Things To Do

Downtown Brunch

Pine State Biscuits Mother's Bistro Cheryl's on 12th

Downtown Dinner

Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine Yama Sushi

Downtown Restaurants/ Bars With A View

Departure Metropolitan Tavern Portland City Grill

Hawthorne Food Carts

Breweries

PDX has some great breweries with good food too! Some favs are: Great Notion Brewing Culmination Brewing Wayfinder Beer Deschutes Brewery

Sweets

1927 S'mores Company Voodoo Doughnut Salt & Straw Ice Cream Kate's Ice Cream (plant-based)

Downtown Bars

Multnomah Whiskey Library Forte Portland Teardrop Lounge Pink Rabbit

Downtown Shopping

Oregon has no sales tax! Some favs are: Hello From Portland MadeHere Tender Loving Empire The Spice & Tea Exchange Woonwinkel Canoe Porch Light

Powell's City of Books

Iconic Portland bookstore - the largest used and new bookstore in the world, occupying an entire city block and housing approximately one million books

Boise Neighborhood

Our fav PDX neighborhood! Mississippi Ave and Williams Ave have lots of cute shops, restaurants, and bars: Sloan Boutique The Meadow Shop JinJu Patisserie Prost! Pub and food trucks The Box Social Bar Lua Vietnamese Restaurant Mee-Sen Thai Eatery Eem Thai BBQ & Cocktails

Portland Saturday Market

local arts, crafts, food, and live music 10am to 5pm

Portland Japanese Garden

Hoyt Arboretum

Stop at the Visitor Center for trail recs ranging from 0.5 to 3 miles. We love the short walk to the Redwood Observation Deck.

Living Room Theaters

Movie theater with dinner & drinks in comfy leather recliners

Columbia River Gorge Waterfall Corridor

Do your own driving tour to explore nearby waterfalls (route map in the link): Crown Point, Latourell Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Angels Rest, Wahkeena Falls, Multnomah Falls, Triple Falls, Horsetail Falls, and Ainsworth

Willamette Valley

Less than an hour from downtown are clusters of vineyards and wineries. The one with the best views is Stoller Family Estate!

Hood River

A scenic drive from Portland to this cute, small town with shops, breweries, vineyards, and farms nearby