Guidebook for Portland
Food Scene
This little family-run restaurant has excellent Ethiopian food and warm service!
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Bole Ethiopian Restaurant
915 NE Alberta StThis little family-run restaurant has excellent Ethiopian food and warm service!
Their pizza is outstanding- I usually get the pepperoni, but they also have good vegan options and creative pairings that often work beautifully.
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Bella Pizza
2934 NE Alberta StTheir pizza is outstanding- I usually get the pepperoni, but they also have good vegan options and creative pairings that often work beautifully.
Though not inexpensive, the food is outstanding. One guest described the steak he had there as "the best he'd ever eaten."
192 locals raden deze aan
OX Restaurant
2225 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdThough not inexpensive, the food is outstanding. One guest described the steak he had there as "the best he'd ever eaten."
It's a restaurant that's also a bakery and coffee shop. They serve huge breakfasts, but get there early because the place fills up soon after 9am. If you don't feel like waiting, just grab some pastries and bring them home to eat on the porch. The desserts are nothing special, but the morning pastries, and the breads, are very good.
385 locals raden deze aan
Petite Provence Boulangerie & Patisserie
3420 NE Sandy BlvdIt's a restaurant that's also a bakery and coffee shop. They serve huge breakfasts, but get there early because the place fills up soon after 9am. If you don't feel like waiting, just grab some pastries and bring them home to eat on the porch. The desserts are nothing special, but the morning pastries, and the breads, are very good.
It is tiny, and run by the owner, who takes great delight in telling you about the specials and helping you to find what you will enjoy. Their gnocchi are particularly good, but any of the lunch specials are likely to delight.
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Enzo's Caffe Italiano
2529 NE Alberta StIt is tiny, and run by the owner, who takes great delight in telling you about the specials and helping you to find what you will enjoy. Their gnocchi are particularly good, but any of the lunch specials are likely to delight.
Their baristas are exceptional, and they make a truly wonderful Valrhona (dark chocolate) mocha that inspired me to begin making my own customized dark & milk chocolate mochas at home. And, they have free Wif and comfortable seating, IF you get space on the padded bench around the outside of the room.
301 locals raden deze aan
Barista
1725 NE Alberta StTheir baristas are exceptional, and they make a truly wonderful Valrhona (dark chocolate) mocha that inspired me to begin making my own customized dark & milk chocolate mochas at home. And, they have free Wif and comfortable seating, IF you get space on the padded bench around the outside of the room.
They serve Indian street food in an eclectic and happening dining room two blocks from the house.
625 locals raden deze aan
Bollywood Theater
2039 NE Alberta StThey serve Indian street food in an eclectic and happening dining room two blocks from the house.
Although the environment is a little bit sterile, the burgers are fast, and the perfect size (and price, at $4.25 for the cheeseburger with chevre!) for those with a smaller appetite. Those who want more can just get a second burger, or go with an order of their truffle-infused fries- yum!
37 locals raden deze aan
Little Big Burger - NE Alberta St
2038 NE Alberta StAlthough the environment is a little bit sterile, the burgers are fast, and the perfect size (and price, at $4.25 for the cheeseburger with chevre!) for those with a smaller appetite. Those who want more can just get a second burger, or go with an order of their truffle-infused fries- yum!
This fixed price, set menu restaurant will have you talking about, and attempting to recreate, your dinner for months to come. Exceptional food, served family style so you can chat with other foodies as you eat.
133 locals raden deze aan
Beast
5425 NE 30th AveThis fixed price, set menu restaurant will have you talking about, and attempting to recreate, your dinner for months to come. Exceptional food, served family style so you can chat with other foodies as you eat.
Hana Japanese Bistro
2236 NE Alberta StGood sushi at reasonable prices.
Bamboo serves only sustainable and extremely high quality sushi. You will pay for it, but you will also be offered the chance to eat lovely local mushrooms and other unique dishes prepared with care by master chefs. Worth the price!
471 locals raden deze aan
Bamboo Sushi
310 SE 28th AveBamboo serves only sustainable and extremely high quality sushi. You will pay for it, but you will also be offered the chance to eat lovely local mushrooms and other unique dishes prepared with care by master chefs. Worth the price!
The line snakes down the block at virtually all hours of the day and night- they must be good, right?
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Salt & Straw
2035 NE Alberta StThe line snakes down the block at virtually all hours of the day and night- they must be good, right?
Their pies have impressed reviewers from here and everywhere- the New York Times did a write-up that may single handedly have caused Portland's population to grow by a significant margin. Ask for your pie warmed- it's just better that way. And, they serve mixed drinks, as well as beer and wine and coffee- what else do you need?
131 locals raden deze aan
Random Order Pie Bar
1800 NE Alberta StTheir pies have impressed reviewers from here and everywhere- the New York Times did a write-up that may single handedly have caused Portland's population to grow by a significant margin. Ask for your pie warmed- it's just better that way. And, they serve mixed drinks, as well as beer and wine and coffee- what else do you need?
Excellent vegan and vegetarian food- I am neither, and I go because the food is delicious, healthy, and reasonably priced.
80 locals raden deze aan
Blossoming Lotus
1713 NE 15th AveExcellent vegan and vegetarian food- I am neither, and I go because the food is delicious, healthy, and reasonably priced.
Drinks & Nightlife
Solae's Lounge
1801 NE Alberta StExcellent Jazz and a great vibe!
Cruzroom
2314 NE Alberta StThey have tapas, beer, wine and mixed drinks
They have a patio with heaters and a fire pit. . . . great place to strike up a casual conversation with locals or out of town visitors.
51 locals raden deze aan
The Knock Back
2315 NE Alberta StThey have a patio with heaters and a fire pit. . . . great place to strike up a casual conversation with locals or out of town visitors.
Essentials
Good quality produce and lots of sustainably raised options for meats and produce.
630 locals raden deze aan
Whole Foods Market
1210 NW Couch StGood quality produce and lots of sustainably raised options for meats and produce.
It's a coop, and small, but they are easy walking distance from the house and will have all the basics, and lots of stuff in bulk.
195 locals raden deze aan
Alberta Cooperative Grocery
1500 NE Alberta StIt's a coop, and small, but they are easy walking distance from the house and will have all the basics, and lots of stuff in bulk.