Portland Area Information

(Many thanks to Portland State University’s Mark Berrettini and University of Florida’s Susan Hegeman and Phil Wegner)

Portland International Airport to Embassy Suites Portland Downtown 

MAX Red Line to Oak/SW 1st Ave stop (~34 minutes, ~$3) then 5-minute walk to hotel: https://trimet.org/home/route/90/; homepage: https://trimet.org/howtoride/index.htm

Restaurants

DOWNTOWN

Nong’s Khao Man Gai downtown location

Roseline Coffee

St. Honore Bakery

Murata Sushi (not as close but downtown)

Farmhouse Thai

Oven and Shaker

Arden

South Park

Maurice

Paper Bridge (Vietnamese, expensive, need reservations)

Bar Diane

Fried Egg I’m in Love (breakfast sandwiches): multiple locations including a food cart in Pioneer Square

Food Cart Pods (https://www.travelportland.com/food-carts/pods/): A few downtown and also Prost Marketplace (Mississippi), Hawthorne Asylum (Hawthorne), The Heist (Woodstock)

Donuts: Voodoo Donuts is the famous one, but many prefer others, such as Blue Star Donuts

Ice cream (https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-ice-cream-portland-scoop-shop-restaurant): Salt & Straw (many locations) is the famous one, but there are tons of other good ones, including vegan, mochi, gelato, etc.

OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN (The bus system is excellent, and it’s easy to get to very walkable neighborhoods across the river on the east side.)

Oma’s Hideaway (Malaysian, eclectic)

Apizza Scholls

Ken's Artisan Pizza

Grana Pizza Napoletana

Nostrana (pizza)

Chuckie Pies (Lake Oswego)

Destinations/activities

DOWNTOWN

Powell’s Bookstore

Lan Su Chinese Garden

Waterfront Park

Keller Fountain Park

North and South Park Blocks

Saturday Farmer’s Market at PSU

Portland Art Museum

Old film revival circuit at the Hollywood, Bagdad, and others (a great listing here: https://www.travelportland.com/culture/independent-movie-theaters/)

OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN

Mt. Tabor Park

Japanese Garden and Rose Garden

Washington Park

Forest Park

Pittock Mansion (the garden and views of PDX are fantastic)

Different neighborhoods for walking, shopping, eating: Alberta Arts District, Mississippi and N. Williams (north Portland), SE Division and Clinton district (southeast Portland), Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, NW 23rd Avenue (Northwest/Nob Hill), Sellwood-Moreland, Woodstock (southeast Portland)