stahnma / portland

New to Portland?

Portland, Oregon, USA (aka the Good One - sorry Maine)

The first thing you have to understand: Voodoo Donuts is bullshit, Blue Star and Pips are amazing.

Travel Tips

• TriMet is your friend, the Max runs downtown. We have a mobile app to buy bus passes with.
• Transit App is worth the money, helps with routes once you know where are going

• If you are planning to take the bus, this is a good beginners guide

• Cabs have to dispatched, you can't hail them. Radio Cab is a standby. Use Curb to handle payments and dispatch from your phone.
• We have Lyft and that other company also
• There are Five Quadrants: Burnside divides North/South, Willamette and I-5 East/West. Our magical fifth quadrant is North Portland, which is North of the Willamete and East of I-5, but NE was already taken.
• Couch is pronounced "cooch"

FAQ

• "Where can I find out about shows/events/things to do"

• Our two free weekly papers got you covered: Willamette Week and Portland Mercury

• "What is up with the old builings with numbers that aren't their number? I got lost in this place called Ladd's Addition?"

• Read up on the Great Renumbering, and if you thought SemVar changes were a nightmare.

• "There sure seems to be a lot of white people here"

• Our state (and city) has a painful and lasting racist history that didn't involve any wars. You can read more here.

• "Hey man, I hear you can, like, smoke weed here or something?"

• Of no surprise, our free newspapers got you covered there also

Neighborhoods:

Downtown / Pearl:

• Powells Books - 1005 W Burnside, Portland, OR
• Clyde Commons / Kenny Zukes / Stumptown / Pepe le Moko / Ace Hotel: one building, all of portland.
• Multnomah Whiskey Library- worth getting here on a monday/tuesday, no wait or lines, $50 for a reservation otherwise.
• Bailey's Tap Room: All the beers.
• Brunchbox: all the cholesterol
• Raven & Rose: good cocktails / food
• Killer Burger (all over the city actually): great burgers
• TILT: Great burgers
• Sizzle Pie
• Lechon: All the meats

Close In SE (just over the river)

ALWAYS CROSS THE MORRISON BRIDGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE

• Bit House Saloon - New cocktails and food
• Noraneko - Ramen
• Dig A Pony - Hipsters
• Bunk Bar - Sandwiches
• Kachka - Russian Hipsters (really awesome dumplings)
• Clark Lewis - Formalish dining
• Olympia Provisions
• White Owl Social Club - Vegan hipsters
• Le Montage Bistro - Been here forever. If you ever meet a native Portlander, chances are they had a prom dinner here.
• Morrison Hotel - Proper dive, owned by a dedicated Red Sox fan (fuck the yankees)

NE/Alberta/Mississippi area:

• Podnahs: BBQ / Brunch
• Branch: Whiskey
• Random Order: Pie
• Bridge City Comics: Comics
• Meadow: Cocktail bitters, salts, chocolates
• Tasty and Sons: Brunch
• Paadee: Thai food (better than PokPok) - http://langbaanpdx.com/ is their private dining / super awesome space
• tapalaya: cajun tapas, great happy hour
• Bollywood Theatre - Indian street food
• Bye and Bye - Hi

Montavilla (get a cab here, spend the day, go home drunk and happy):

• Vintage Cocktail Lounge - Best cocktails for the price in the city
• Observatory / Over & Out - Great food, Over&Out in back is their less crowded bar
• Country Cat - House made everything
• Tanuki - Izakiya and Big Tit Zombie - don't bother if you have allergies or dietary restrictions or don't like watching japanese B grade horror movies while you eat kimchi and jellyfish salad
• Roscoes - Tons of beer and po' boys. Sushi bar attached is great.
• Bipartisan Cafe - Pie!

How do I?

Watch Sports?

Not an endorsement, just suggestions

• Claudias
• Spirit of 77
• On Deck Sports Bar
• Blitz
• The Fields Bar
• A&L Tavern
• Lil Cooperstown