Guidebook for Portland

George John
George John
Guidebook for Portland

Essentials

Literally a 4 minute walk away. One of the pricier markets in Portland, but food/beer/wine is of the highest quality. Good deli & dessert counters, organic produce. Great beer & wine selection.
61 locals raden deze aan
Zupan's Markets
3301 Southeast Belmont Street
61 locals raden deze aan
Literally a 4 minute walk away. One of the pricier markets in Portland, but food/beer/wine is of the highest quality. Good deli & dessert counters, organic produce. Great beer & wine selection.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great bar with very good kitchen, elevated pub fare. Indoor/outdoor seating. Speakeasy-themed interior. Good service. A 'classy pub'. Interestingly, often inhabited by very attractive people (?!)
69 locals raden deze aan
Circa 33
3348 SE Belmont St
69 locals raden deze aan
Great bar with very good kitchen, elevated pub fare. Indoor/outdoor seating. Speakeasy-themed interior. Good service. A 'classy pub'. Interestingly, often inhabited by very attractive people (?!)
Good bar w/ vegan menu. VERY popular happy hour/weekend nite spot. Interesting Portland hang; clientele dangerously straddles line between hip and hipster. Patio. When uber-busy, kitchen gets slowww.
146 locals raden deze aan
The Sweet Hereafter
3326 SE Belmont St
146 locals raden deze aan
Good bar w/ vegan menu. VERY popular happy hour/weekend nite spot. Interesting Portland hang; clientele dangerously straddles line between hip and hipster. Patio. When uber-busy, kitchen gets slowww.
Quintessential neighborhood hangout. Just a local bar with local folk, but a nice establishment. Good beer & ciders on tap, a very fun Trivia Tuesday (8PM), a good place to pretend you're a homie.
14 locals raden deze aan
Side Street
828 SE 34th Ave
14 locals raden deze aan
Quintessential neighborhood hangout. Just a local bar with local folk, but a nice establishment. Good beer & ciders on tap, a very fun Trivia Tuesday (8PM), a good place to pretend you're a homie.
The best live-music dance spot in the entire city. Live bands 2-3 nights a week, good DJ's other nights. Always a fun scene; no attitude, just folks having a good time. Music in the basement.
87 locals raden deze aan
Goodfoot Pub & Lounge
2845 SE Stark St
87 locals raden deze aan
The best live-music dance spot in the entire city. Live bands 2-3 nights a week, good DJ's other nights. Always a fun scene; no attitude, just folks having a good time. Music in the basement.
A complete DIVE. The Cafe and Bar are connected to one another. Just a good example of a local, old, decrepit establishment. Decent cafe food, often horrible wall art, and plenty o' Portland color.
11 locals raden deze aan
Bare Bones Cafe & Bar
2908 SE Belmont St
11 locals raden deze aan
A complete DIVE. The Cafe and Bar are connected to one another. Just a good example of a local, old, decrepit establishment. Decent cafe food, often horrible wall art, and plenty o' Portland color.
Nothing to recommend it at all. A local sports bar. Completely funky, run-down. A real hole. Drunks. One sign misspelled. TV's. Pool, video poker. Also a popular n-hood joint, for whatever reason.....
20 locals raden deze aan
The Belmont Inn
3357 SE Belmont St
20 locals raden deze aan
Nothing to recommend it at all. A local sports bar. Completely funky, run-down. A real hole. Drunks. One sign misspelled. TV's. Pool, video poker. Also a popular n-hood joint, for whatever reason.....

Food Scene

Funny that two of the few GOOD Pizza joints here have NY connections. Coincidence ? I think not. NY-style pizza: nice BIG, oily slices; combo specials, cheap beer, friendly staff, outdoor seating.
25 locals raden deze aan
Straight From New York Pizza
3330 SE Belmont St
25 locals raden deze aan
Funny that two of the few GOOD Pizza joints here have NY connections. Coincidence ? I think not. NY-style pizza: nice BIG, oily slices; combo specials, cheap beer, friendly staff, outdoor seating.
Portland doesn't do good Pizza. A known fact. BUT this place is run by a native NY'er (like George !) who knows his stuff. Hybrid east-west coast style, crispier crust, interesting toppings. Yum.
49 locals raden deze aan
Baby Doll Pizza
2835 SE Stark St
49 locals raden deze aan
Portland doesn't do good Pizza. A known fact. BUT this place is run by a native NY'er (like George !) who knows his stuff. Hybrid east-west coast style, crispier crust, interesting toppings. Yum.
A basic, right-up-the-alley, middle-eastern place. Large menu. Nothing fabulous, but everything is good; made fresh, and when you have the jones for middle-eastern, this place will do ya well.
19 locals raden deze aan
Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine
3401 SE Belmont St
19 locals raden deze aan
A basic, right-up-the-alley, middle-eastern place. Large menu. Nothing fabulous, but everything is good; made fresh, and when you have the jones for middle-eastern, this place will do ya well.
Great breakfast/lunch joint. Gets busy on weekend mornings. Eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, stuff like this.
11 locals raden deze aan
Utopia Cafe
3308 Southeast Belmont Street
11 locals raden deze aan
Great breakfast/lunch joint. Gets busy on weekend mornings. Eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, stuff like this.
Crazy, quirky eatery which looks like it started as a single-wide trailerhome. Very interesting interior decor. Just terrific food...equally excellent for brunch or dinner. Nice folk. Back patio.
12 locals raden deze aan
Wild Abandon
12 locals raden deze aan
Crazy, quirky eatery which looks like it started as a single-wide trailerhome. Very interesting interior decor. Just terrific food...equally excellent for brunch or dinner. Nice folk. Back patio.
Straight-up family style Thai restaurant. A popular local spot. Very informal. Large servings, decent food. Not a five-star restaurant, just a good, basic Thai joint.
29 locals raden deze aan
Pad Thai Kitchen
2309 SE Belmont St
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Straight-up family style Thai restaurant. A popular local spot. Very informal. Large servings, decent food. Not a five-star restaurant, just a good, basic Thai joint.
Right around the corner, run by a wonderful couple formerly of Austin. Great coffee drinks, and they specialize in very yummy, home-made vietnamese-style stuffed morning buns. Oomph, good stuff.
10 locals raden deze aan
Happy Sparrow Cafe
5405 Jean Rd
10 locals raden deze aan
Right around the corner, run by a wonderful couple formerly of Austin. Great coffee drinks, and they specialize in very yummy, home-made vietnamese-style stuffed morning buns. Oomph, good stuff.
A very typical local cafe, and this one is actually STILL local, hasn't been bought out yet. Good home-roasts, a nice hang with a side garden. Made famous by the 'Portlandia' "Baseball Team" episode.
14 locals raden deze aan
Oblique Coffee Roasters
3039 SE Stark St
14 locals raden deze aan
A very typical local cafe, and this one is actually STILL local, hasn't been bought out yet. Good home-roasts, a nice hang with a side garden. Made famous by the 'Portlandia' "Baseball Team" episode.
One of our favorite Italian joints. Slightly upscale, but not hoidy-toidy or uber-pricey by any means. High quality fare, good bar, nice atmosphere.
30 locals raden deze aan
Accanto
30 locals raden deze aan
One of our favorite Italian joints. Slightly upscale, but not hoidy-toidy or uber-pricey by any means. High quality fare, good bar, nice atmosphere.
A great example of a Portland foodcart lot, a nice walk from our flat. Good variety of carts (Hawaiian, burger, middle eastern, shaved ice, sushi, beer, and fried chicken)
8 locals raden deze aan
EuroTrash FoodCart
4298 SE Belmont St
8 locals raden deze aan
A great example of a Portland foodcart lot, a nice walk from our flat. Good variety of carts (Hawaiian, burger, middle eastern, shaved ice, sushi, beer, and fried chicken)
Crazy place...make-your-own pancakes right at your table.....you'll feel sorta guilty/embarrassed that you are actually having fun.....
73 locals raden deze aan
Slappy Cakes
4246 SE Belmont St
73 locals raden deze aan
Crazy place...make-your-own pancakes right at your table.....you'll feel sorta guilty/embarrassed that you are actually having fun.....
A funny place ! I like it; they try for a bit more upscale Thai experience (at least by PDX standards). A lotta stuff is really GOOD; it's just... the menu and staff can be downright odd at times :)
8 locals raden deze aan
Mai Thai Portland
3104 SE Belmont St
8 locals raden deze aan
A funny place ! I like it; they try for a bit more upscale Thai experience (at least by PDX standards). A lotta stuff is really GOOD; it's just... the menu and staff can be downright odd at times :)
A good creperie...whether for breakfast/lunch or dessert.
15 locals raden deze aan
Suzette
3342 SE Belmont St
15 locals raden deze aan
A good creperie...whether for breakfast/lunch or dessert.

Everything Else

The neighborhood bank.
Advantis Credit Union
4235 SE Woodstock Blvd
The neighborhood bank.
Anudda public park. Hills. Trees. Squirrels. More Crows (aka The Portland Pigeon). Grass. Tennis & Basketball courts. Playground. A duck pond where feeding the ducks is frowned upon (fer chrissake).
437 locals raden deze aan
Laurelhurst Park
SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St
437 locals raden deze aan
Anudda public park. Hills. Trees. Squirrels. More Crows (aka The Portland Pigeon). Grass. Tennis & Basketball courts. Playground. A duck pond where feeding the ducks is frowned upon (fer chrissake).
A park ! This one's flat. Grass, trees, tennis and basketball courts. Also, Crows. Lotsa people sunning themselves. A younger, more hipper park than Laurelhurst, which is more family-esque.
45 locals raden deze aan
Colonel Summers Park
45 locals raden deze aan
A park ! This one's flat. Grass, trees, tennis and basketball courts. Also, Crows. Lotsa people sunning themselves. A younger, more hipper park than Laurelhurst, which is more family-esque.