Portland, OR, USA < change city >

Honeymoon Hotel:

Ace Hotel

"very hip- big weekend crowd. cool rooms. the service was poor. the tv didn't work, and they didn't offer us anything but a shrug."

Wedding:

Leach Botanical Gardens

"it was beautiful. bring a light for the bride's dressing room."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Japanese Garden

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Academy Theater

"Cheap seats at an old-style theater. Food and beer in house!"

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Astoria, Oregon

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Bagdad Theatre & Pub

"McMinnamins Theater where you can eat & drink (but not smoke)."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Burnside Skatepark

"You know who you are and you know you must go. Mecca calls."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Cascade Head

"Nature Conservancy Preserve. Hike up through the woods to a bluff overlooking the ocean."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden

"It's lovely, and bigger than it seems. We always walk in for free, but I don't know.."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Forest Park

"It's the largest park within city limits in the world! Lovely trails, but you can get lost if you're not careful. Safe."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Grand Central Lanes

"newly renovated and newly popular"

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

"Van Halen rocks!"

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Hood River, Oregon

"Great weekend getaway town, featuring the best windsurfing in the US!"

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Laurelhurst Theater

"Pizza and beer, cheap seats, classic theater. We love this place."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Mt. Hood - Timberline Lodge

"I don't know if people ski in September, but it's worth a drive out."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Mt. Hood Village

"It's a cute tourist shopping village on the way to Multnomah Falls or Mt. Hood."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Mt. Tabor Park

"Volcano! There are playgrounds and walking trails and a great view of the city. Nate used to ride his longboard down the hill."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Multnomah Falls

"If you do nothing else while you're in Oregon, visit the falls. Take the scenic Columbia River Highway from Corbett and drive as far as you can stand. There are lots of (uphill) trails around the Gorge. If you make it to Hood River, get a room at the lodge for the night and then drive back on the Washington side of the river. It's a great weekend getaway."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Oaks Amusement Park

"old amusement park with a skating rink. it's walking distance from our house, right on the Springwater trail (a bike trail all over town)."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

OMSI Oregon Museum of Science & Industry

"Great for kids, with an IMAX theater and a submarine."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Oxbow Regional Park

"This was almost the wedding venue. It has old growth forest and salmon spawning grounds."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Pioneer Place

"Mall and downtown center. Perfect for people watching. Right on the Max Line (free fare in "fareless square" downtown)."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Pistils Nursery

"Plant Shop, very cute (hint hint)"

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Pittock Mansion

"Tour the old house and hike the trails through Forest Park."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Portland Aerial Tram

"Our old-timey aquaintences shared their feelings on the tram's killer view with a well-spoken backyard sign. No worries today, though. The kiddies are safe to catch a ride and enjoy the scenery."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Portland Art Museum

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Portland Classical Chinese Garden

"Very peaceful. There's a Tao of Tea inside."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Portland Nursery

"I LOVE IT HERE! Hold me back, please."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Portland Rose Gardens

"Up near Washington Park, near the Zoo and Japanese Gardens and Kid Museum there are rose test gardens (free). It's beautiful when they're all in bloom."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Portland Saturday Market

"Shops, food, and music set up every weekend during the summer. Nate plays here sometimes with Merrilee."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Powell's Books

"Largest Independent Bookstore in the US. Liberal slant. Get lost in the isles."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Reading Frenzy

"You thought Powell's was liberal. Ha! This place is pretty cool."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Rejuvenation

"Where I'd go if I owned my own home."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Rejuvenation Day Spa

"Pre-wedding pampering, here I come."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Sellwood Park

"Walking distance from our house, with trails leading down to Oaks Bottom."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

The Grotto

"Catholic sanctuary with beautiful trails."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Tryon Creek State Park

"I love the trails and bridges at this park. You can get lost, but not for long."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Video Lair

"Our local video store. Just tell CJ that Anonymous said it was okay to use her account. If you give me a heads up, I'll let him know to expect you."

Touristy Stuff to Do:

Wine Country

"McMinnville is a good town to consider a hub for wine tours. Yes, it was named after McMinnville, TN."

Shopping:

Antique Row

"Raven Antiques is one of many antique shops along Antique Row. Old men watching war movies. I love the vintage retro one next to Tilde. All walking distance from our house."

Shopping:

Buffalo Exchange

"Cool used clothes"

Shopping:

Clackamas Town Center Mall

"They've remodeled, so it's pretty good for a mall."

Shopping:

Lloyd Center Mall

"The Max Line drops you right here. The park nearby is a little sketchy at night."

Shopping:

Missing Links Toy Store

"Not your average toys. In fact, I'd say it's PG-14."

Shopping:

Noun

"Tasteful little antique shop on the Belmont strip."

Shopping:

Woodburn Outlet Mall

"I can't ..stop.. my car.. it won't ..drive past! Oh well, another trip to the outlet mall."

Restaurants:

Amnesia Brewing

"oh my beer-gods! great on a nice day when you can sit outside and people watch. Shops nearby..."

Restaurants:

Burgerville USA: Portland

"If you're going to eat fast food..."

Restaurants:

Delta Cafe

"Southern comfort and Louisiana voodoo. Okra as an appetizer. Country fried steak. PBR 40's in a bucket of ice."

Restaurants:

El Palenque Mexican Restaurant

"Actually, they're from El Salvador. I recommend the guacamole with the boiled eggs and onion. It's cozy and close to our house."

Restaurants:

Equinox Restaurant & Lounge

"Regional, seasonal, rustic. They have a garden-y patio for nice days. A favorite date restaurant (hint hint)."

Restaurants:

Hedge House

"Lompoc beers and good food! Nice patio, too."

Restaurants:

Hoda's Middle-Eastern Cuisine

"Decent Lebanese food. Get a table by the window so you can people-watch Stumptown hipsters on SE Belmont & 33rd."

Restaurants:

Hopworks Urban Brewery

"Potential Rehearsal Dinner Venue. HUB is Portland’s first Eco-Brewpub to offer all organic handcrafted beers, fresh local ingredients, and a sustainable building with a relaxed and casual atmosphere."

Restaurants:

Jake's Grill

"McCormick & Schmick's is a nationwide seafood restaurant chain, but it all started here at Jake's Famous Crawfish in the 70's."

Restaurants:

La Bonita Taquiera

"OMG good. Next door to La Serenita on hippy Alberta Street."

Restaurants:

La Sirenita

"Good, cheap mexican food."

Restaurants:

La Sirenita Taquiera

"Try the mexican food La Bonita/Serenita challenge. Tell me who do ya' love?"

Restaurants:

Lagniappe

"Southern cajun."

Restaurants:

Laughing Planet Cafe

"Good for you burritos, etc. Some unusual options. Super kid- and vegetarian- friendly. There's one down on SE Woodstock, too."

Restaurants:

Laurelwood Public House

"Brew pub, kid-friendly."

Restaurants:

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

"Kid and dog friendly brew pub/restaraunt."

Restaurants:

Maiden in the Mist

"nautical and mysterious. i like that it's dark inside."

Restaurants:

Montage

"LATE night cajun and cocktails. You share tables with other folks. Be sure to order the oyster shooters and get your food to go."

Restaurants:

Mother's Bistro & Bar

"your mother would love it. my mother would love it."

Restaurants:

Mudai Ethiopian Restaurant

"I love ethiopian. You get to eat with your fingers! I don't know which place is the best, but I think Mudai. There's also Queen of Sheba on NE MLK and Jarras on SE Hawthorne."

Restaurants:

Nicholas Restaurant

"Possibly the best little (small) lebanese food in town. You may have to wait outside. We might cater the wedding from this place. You like hummus and falafels, right?"

Restaurants:

No Fish Go Fish

"Mmm, soup and fish shaped sammies. So comforting. After this, I love borscht. Cash only, because they fight those scamming credit card companies. Next door to a head shop, in case you into that kind of hippie sh*t."

Restaurants:

Oaks Bottom Public House

"Superior Lompoc beers. Pretty damn good food, too. Walking distance from our house, so maybe I"ll have 2 beers. Believe me, that's plenty!"

Restaurants:

Otto's Sausage Kitchen & Meat

"Sausage Deli with hot dogs on the grill for lunch."

Restaurants:

Pal's Shanty

"Looks like a dive, but it has the best low-brow seafood ever! Bruce Anonymous gave it a thumbs-up! Careful, Hollywood hood traffic is tricky, lots of one-ways."

Restaurants:

Papa Haydn

"High end, but casual for most folks. Get dessert- they're pretty famous for their cakes. It's fairly close to our house."

Restaurants:

Riyadh's Lebanese Restaurant

"Next to some vintage junk shops on Hawthorne, which is fun."

Restaurants:

Russell Street Bar-B-Que

"Cute country meat n' three. Go, eat, and complain about how you could get the same thing in TN for half the price. I do."

Restaurants:

Saburo's Sushi House Rstrnt

"No reservations. You put your name on a list and wait outside (or at the bar down the street). Your chances are better if you get there when they open at 5pm. The sushi portions are huge and folks seem to agree that it's worth waiting out there in the rain. I think that's crazy."

Restaurants:

Simpatica

"This was one of our caterer options. They're open for Sunday brunch, kind of an underground thing."

Restaurants:

SubRosa

"Informal and inexpensive italian on Clinton Street corner. It's a favorite date spot. Bicyclists and pedestrians own this block."

Restaurants:

Super Torta

"On the way to the venue, pick me up a burrito, would ya?"

Restaurants:

Tabla

"Modern Mediterranean restaurant on 28th St. strip. They have a great deal with the $24/person 3-course dinner. Anonymous's work has their Christmas party in the back room every year."

Restaurants:

Vita Cafe

"vegan & vegetarian haven on hippy Alberta St."

Restaurants:

Ya Hala Lebanese Cuisine

"Great food, nice place."

Brunch Spots:

Besaw's Cafe

"Breakfast! This place has a great rep, but we hardly ever go to the swanky pearl district. Right on "trendy-third" for shopping."

Brunch Spots:

Cup & Saucer Cafe

"Breakfast! Prepare to wait outside on Hawthorne Street on weekends. Plenty of people-watching to keep you occupied."

Brunch Spots:

Genies

"Local-grown brunch joint. There's a wait anywhere you go for weekend brunch, but the wait is on the inside here! (Stumptown served.)"

Brunch Spots:

Grand Central Baking Co

"Bread and pastries, walking distance from my house. You can find me here every Sunday after yoga class. They have locations all over the city. We love Joe!"

Brunch Spots:

Gravy

""Gravy." Need I say more? Actually, I need. Try the veggie gravy, just a thought. It's goo-ood."

Brunch Spots:

J & M's Cafe

"The Best Breakfast joint evah!"

Brunch Spots:

Junior's Cafe

"Breakfast! Kitschy 70s style. Be prepared to wait outside."

Brunch Spots:

Pine State Biscuits

"Very small new biscuit joint. Great for carry out"

Brunch Spots:

Sanborn's

"Brunch! More classic, less hipster, than the others we circuit."

Brunch Spots:

Tin Shed Cafe

"Great brunch! Great place with a garden patio in the artsy Alberta St. neighborhood strip. I love Imp, the store next door."

Brunch Spots:

Utopia http://maps.google.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/iw2.pngCafe

"Breakfast! On SE Belmont neighborhood strip, our old 'hood."

Cafes:

Bipartisan Cafe

"Stumptown coffee shop with great Normal Rockwell posters and political tolerance."

Cafes:

Stumptown Coffee Roasters

"Cafes all over town carry Stumptown coffee. We think it's the best. SERIOUS hipster 'tude (and great art)."

Cafes:

Ugly Mug Coffeehouse

"Our local Stumptown coffeeshop."

Bars:

Basement Pub

"Smoking, until 2009. Trivia night- Sunday 9PM!"

Bars:

Beulahland

"Great dive for an afternoon beer and a grilled cheese. Caution: Not very christian-friendly, unless you have a sense of humor."

Bars:

Brazen Bean

"We never go here, but if you like martinis they have a great happy hour. Amanda "Soon to be Clampitt"'s awesome friend owns it, I think."

Bars:

Crow Bar

"Indie Dive. Definitely a smoking bar. Awesome jukebox selection."

Bars:

Dots Cafe

"Dark, with crazy vintage glow-dark velvet paintings of puppies with big eyes. They have pretty good food, and they're on that hip little Clinton St. block."

Bars:

Holocene

"It's got a nice vibe for an indy art club, and usually has good music. Its always been pretty inspiring, actually."

Bars:

Jimmy Mak's

"We don't go out for a lot of jazz lately, but this place is great. Mel Brown is the feature musician."

Bars:

Kay's Lounge

"Non-smoking lounge in historic Sellwood. I got food poisoning from the sliders, I think, but I still go there all the time. Blazers games and Deer Lodge Allstars shows within walking distance from home!"

Bars:

Tug Boat Brewing Co

"Beer-licious downtown pub, where you'd expect your philosophy professor to hang out."

Bars:

Valentine's

"Coffee shop with interesting art and music projects. It's located right there amongst other downtown nightlife, including Berbati's Pan and Dante's, which have good shows."

Music Venues:

Alberta Street Public House

"Great for live music. Nate plays here a lot. The bartenders and the food suck, but the beer's good."

Music Venues:

Goodfoot Pub & Lounge

"Hippies love to dance! DJ Soul Stew on Friday nights. Funky funky. If you don't like hippy sweat, upstairs is hipster pool, pinball, and art."

Music Venues:

Laurelthirst Public House

"Nate and Anonymous's first date spot. It was the summer of my first year in Portland. I wore a little sundress and a flower in my hair. We watched the Stevie Nicks tribute and Nate rode me home on the front of his Schwinn. Our first kiss that night over the bike when he dropped me off. *Sigh*"

Music Venues:

Produce Row Cafe

"Great back deck and beer selection. Nate plays here a lot, mostly with The Decency. They played my 30th birthday party and Nate's 30-something birthday party here."

Music Venues:

Towne Lounge

"This place is wierd, but they have good shows."

Hotels:

Avalon Hotel & Spa

Hotels:

Benson Hotel

Hotels:

Bluebird Guesthouse

Hotels:

Courtyard by Marriott

Hotels:

Courtyard by Marriott

Hotels:

Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Portland-Lloyd Center

"My parents liked staying here."

Hotels:

Four Points By Sheraton Portland Downtown

Hotels:

Four Points Sheraton Portland-East

Hotels:

Hampton Inn Portland East, OR

Hotels:

Hawthorne Hostel

Hotels:

Heathman Hotel The

Hotels:

Hilton Garden Inn Portland Airport

Hotels:

Hilton Garden Inn Portland/Lake Oswego

Hotels:

Hilton Portland & Executive Tower

Hotels:

Hotel Deluxe

Hotels:

Hotel Lucia

Hotels:

Hotel Monaco

Hotels:

Inn At Northrup Station

Hotels:

Jupiter Hotel

Hotels:

Marriott Portland City Center

Hotels:

Marriott-Portland Downtown

Hotels:

McMenamins Kennedy School

"A great tourist spot, actually. The food's not awesome, but you hardly notice."

Hotels:

McMinnamins Edgefield Inn

"Farther from town, but also a great tourist or locals spot. The food's not awesome."

Hotels:

McMinnamins White Eagle Hotel

"Rock on!"

Hotels:

Residence Inn by Marriott-Portland Downtown Lloyd Center

Hotels:

Residence Inn by Marriott-Portland Downtown Riverplace

"This is my favorite Mariott in town. You can ride into downtown on the streetcar or take the tram for a ride."

Hotels:

The Historic Broetje House

Hotels:

Westin Portland

Hotels:

White House Bed & Breakfast