Lonely Planet Pocket Portland & the Willamette Valley , livre ebook

Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Portland & the Willamette Valley
Top Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Shopping
Outdoors
Entertainment
Spectator Sports
Art
For Kids
LGBTQ+
Four Perfect Days
Need to Know

Explore Portland

Downtown
Washington Park
Old Town Chinatown
Northwest & the Pearl District
Forest Park
Northeast
Southeast

Explore the Willamette Valley

McMinnville
Newberg & Dundee
Salem

Worth a Trip

Columbia River Gorge

Portland’s Walking Tours

Kerns: The In-Between Zone

Survival Guide

Survival Guide
Before You Go
Arriving in Portland
Getting Around
Essential Information
Behind the Scenes
Our Writers
Welcome to Portland & the Willamette Valley

Best coffee. Most food carts. Top craft breweries. Number-one hipster haven. In a city this open-minded, self-expression is met with a live-and-let-live attitude, and oddballs are free to take up space. From the hippie haunts of Southeast to the upmarket eateries and boutiques of Northwest, there’s a ’hood for everyone here.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Pioneer Courthouse Square
Settle into Portland’s living room.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Tom McCall Waterfront Park
An emerald esplanade of activity.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Alberta Arts District
Portland’s multicultural creative hub.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Powell’s City of Books
A city block of books.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Craft Beer in Southeast Portland
Best for Beervana’s unique brews.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Saturday Market
Portland’s bizarre local bazaar.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Lan Su Chinese Garden
An oasis of Chinese traditions.

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Forest Park
An enchanting urban wilderness.

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Portland the Willamette Valley Top Sights

Washington Park
An idyllic hillside retreat.

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Columbia River Gorge
Waterfalls, forests and a mighty big river.

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Eating

Expect everything from food carts and fast casual joints to upmarket establishments and experimental, multicourse eateries. The city’s chefs have an arsenal of fresh, seasonal ingredients – meaning even the most humble dishes are top quality.

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Street Food
Some of Portland’s most amazing food comes from humble little kitchens-on-wheels. Found all over town clumped together in parking lots or otherwise unoccupied spaces, food carts offer hungry wanderers a chance to try unusual dishes at low prices, and they often have covered seating areas if you don’t like to walk while you eat. Many of Portland’s beloved eateries got their start as food carts, with specialties that were such hits that brick-and-mortar locations were established to serve increasing demands.

Brunch
Portlanders love brunch and are willing to wait in long lines to get it. At the most popular places, it’s not unheard of to arrive when the restaurant opens and learn that you face a two-hour wait. Weekend hours are usually from 9am to 2pm; some places are open only Saturday and Sunday.

Fine Dining
Portland is nationally recognized for its food scene, with dozens of young, top-notch chefs pushing the boundaries of ethnic and regional cuisines and making the most of locally sourced, sustainably raised ingredients. Fairly casual clothes are acceptable even at higher-end places, where reservations are a good idea.

Best Brunch
Screen Door Withstand the infamous queue and then reward yourself with Southern-fried goodness like chicken and waffles.
Pine State Biscuits Mammoth Southern-style biscuit breakfast sandwiches with decadent adornments like fried chicken.
Tasty n Daughters Serves favorites like shakshuka and patatas bravas , and a pide breakfast pizza.

Best Upmarket
Le Pigeon Portland’s favorite French restaurant offers a comprehensive experience with a seven-course tasting menu.
Imperial Renowned chef Vitaly Paley nails new American cuisine at this upscale hotel joint.
Ataula Upmarket eatery offering a modern take on traditional Spanish tapas.

Best International Fare
Akadi PDX Authentic West African dishes prepared by a chef from the Ivory Coast.
Kachka Traditional Russian dishes served with a side of Soviet kitsch in this homey space.
Pok Pok Chef Andy Ricker’s famous Thai street-food restaurant serving favorites like Ike’s chicken wings.

Best Pacific Northwest Cuisine
Higgins A Portland institution, this elegant downtown eatery has been serving PNW classics since 1994.
Beast Thoughtfully sourced ingredients enjoy adventurous execution across six courses on this prix-fixe menu.
Irving Street Kitchen Pacific Northwest shareables with a Southern touch, served in an urban-rustic space.

Drinking & Nightlife

Drinking, whether it’s coffee or a craft brew, cider, cocktail or kombucha, is practically a sport in Portland. In winter it’s a reason to hunker down and escape the rain; in summer, an excuse to sit on a patio or deck and soak up the long-awaited sunshine.

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Beervana
Portland was an early adopter of the craft-beer craze. Several of the indus-try’s pioneers are still going strong, like the ubiquitous McMe-namins, but new breweries crop up every year and most are well worth check-ing out. If you know what you like, you’ll surely find it, as even dive-ish bars tend to have a pretty good tap list; if you’re not sure what you want, head to any brewery and try a flight of different offerings. Or just ask questions: most servers are well versed in what they’re pouring and happy to offer tastes and make recommendations.

Coffee Paradise
Portland is full of excellent artisan coffee shops that take their roasting and brewing seriously. Even at average places, baristas know their stuff; your pour-over might take a while to get to you, but it’ll be one of the best in your life. If you’re a huge coffee buff or just eager to learn, try to attend a cupping session, or ask at a local shop about special tastings.

Cocktail Heaven
The ‘bar’ is as high for creative cocktails in Portland as it is for beer and coffee. Watering holes range from seedy dives to classy lounges.

Best Brews
Breakside Brewery Experimental brews spiked with fruits, vegetables and spices, plus an award-winning IPA.
Hopworks Urban Brewery All-organic beers made with local ingredients.
Laurelwood Brewing Co Kid-friendly brewpub with organic suds on tap.
Ecliptic Brewing Ambitious ales and IPAs named after the cosmos.
Cascade Brewing Barrel House Specializes in sour beers, many of which are fruit-based.

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Best Coffee
Proud Mary Aussie-based roaster with stellar java and Insta-worthy brunch plates.
Barista This tiny sliver of a cafe was one of Portland’s original third-wave coffee shops.
Push x Pull Bright, cheery shop with natural-process coffees and superfriendly staff.
Deadstock Coffee Sneaker-themed joint owned by a Nike janitor turned designer.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters This Portland roasting empire started with one roastery and cafe in 1999 and helped small-batch roasting go mainstream.

Best Cocktails
Abigail Hall Historic hotel bar with cozy, retro vibes and large-format libations.
Hey Love Hip hotel bar with tropical vibes, slinging tiki-themed cocktails and boozy slushies.
Scotch Lodge Cozy, subterranean lounge with some 300 whiskeys and Scotch-centric cocktails.
Departure Lounge Super swanky eatery and cocktail bar with stellar views from the rooftop of a downtown luxury hotel.

Shopping

Part of the excitement of shopping in Portland is that there’s no sales tax. That combined with a number of indie shops around town that celebrate locally produced goods can make for a fun retail experience.

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Books & Music
The largest independent bookstore in the country, Powell’s City of Books spans an entire block and contains more than a million titles. But there are plenty of other indie bookstores around town as well as fun-to-browse record stores.

Wine & Weed
Portland has well over 300 pot dispensaries and more seem to be opening by the day since cannabis went legal in 2014. Not into weed? The local wines are world class. Of course everything in the city is sold with a creative twist.

Best Book & Music Shops
Powell’s City of Books A whole city block of books – new, used, rare, small-press, special-edition, out-of-print and more.
Music Millennium This venerable record store with new and used selections is the oldest in the Pacific Northwest.
Floating World Comics Well-curated collection of comics and graphic novels, spanning multiple genres.
Tender Loving Empire Hip concept shop and music label with an in-store listening booth and records for sale.
Broadway Books Indie bookstore with solid nonfiction, biography and literary-fiction sections, plus regular author readings.

Best Wine & Weed Shops
Thelonius Wines Natural and organic wines are the focus at this shop that doubles as a tasting room.
Green Hop Hip-hop themed dispensary with strains named after artists who sing the praises of cannabis.
Pairings Select a bottle of organic wine based on your star sign or favorite rock song.
Uplift Botanicals Friendly dispensary with knowledgeable budtenders and daily rotating specials.

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Best Clothing & Accessories
Kiriko Made Atelier using vintage Japane