Beaumont Florist
Neighborhood: Beaumont, Northeast Portland

4201 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

B P. writes: After much deliberating/online searching, I chose Beaumont Florist to deliver some flowers to my mom for her birthday. I knew I wanted a local florist and a bouquet that was relatively inexpensive (it's damn hard to find any decent flowers for…

Clyde's Prime Rib Restaurant & Bar
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

5474 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Paula W. writes: Walking into Clyde's, the first thing you notice is that you feel like you've stepped into one of those steak places that were popular in the 70's, complete with the fireplace and naughohyde booths. Their menu is quite extensive and the food has…

When Pigs Fly
Neighborhood: Beaumont, Northeast Portland

4605 NE Fremont Street
Portland, OR 97213

Mike S. writes: I just found this place today and am absolutely going back as soon as I need another gift.

There numerous little gift-shops all around Portland and many of them have fun little custom...well... junk, but When Pigs Fly is different.  It's like a…

Fairley's Pharmacy
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

7206 NE Sandy Boulevard
Portland, OR 97213

Nader A. writes: Alright, here goes my second 5* review for a PDX business.  Fairley's earns my love and loyalty because it offers more than just nostalgia...though that alone might get it 4*s from me!

I like to patronize locally owned businesses, but I am a BIG…

Du's Grill
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

5365 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Bob S. writes: You drive by a small building on a strange shaped lot on a main drag. It reads, small teriyaki dive. Should you risk it? Then you notice the long lines. Nothing fancy, it is what it is. Hi volume, fast, friendly and inexpensive Teriyaki. The Yakisoba…

Jim & Patty's Coffee
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

5015 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

Brian M. writes: Seek cafe when cold wet
Jim and Patty savior from elements
mocha and biscuit

That was my first attempt at a haiku so forgive the indulgence.

Found this place in NE Portland.  Was really just trying to avoid Starbucks down the block.  Was pleasantly…

Thanh Thao Market
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

6517 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Olivia T. writes: I love this market. The only Asian market in Portland where they serve Hot Food Deli that's pretty close to what I ate when I lived in Indonesia. Same with the dessert deli section. Sweet Banana in coconut milk *oh my goodness*.

They also have…

Rose City Liquor Store
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

7333 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

jeff b. writes: Except there not open on Sundays!

Arg!

But still great hours.

Barrett Automotive
Neighborhood: Beaumont, Northeast Portland

4413 NE Fremont Street
Portland, OR 97213

Bob S. writes: Super reliable, fair, and honest . What more do you want? I love that I can walk to the place.

Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

6744 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

jason t. writes: kind of out there, seemingly out-of-place and easy-to-miss, this is one of my favorite restaraunts in the city. cheap, cheap prices, fresh, fresh fish & friendly, friendly (hungry, hungry?) koi.

Pal's Shanty
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Northeast Portland

4630 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Bob S. writes: It took my wife 3 recommendations (one from an ex-PDX  from halfway across the country) to get her in the door. The place looks like a dive from the outside but inside is a seriously retro, authentic seafood bar. No deep fryer, everything is cooked…

Ohana Hawaiian Cafe
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

6320 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Kimberly V. writes: Temperature: Mid-90's.

Mood: Lazy. Languid. I'm one step away from taking the bag of taquitos out of the freezer and resting it on my head, but I can't move from the sofa.

Craving: Waiola's shave ice in a bad way. But Waiola's, being a Hawaii…

La Bodega
Neighborhood: Beaumont, Northeast Portland

1325 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97212

Christen M. writes: Somewhat confusing name, considering this is more of a wine bar than a wine store. This is a very pleasant place to bring friends for a nice quiet glass of wine, and a cheese platter; the wines come from all over the world, and the staff are…

Multnomah County Library - Albina
Neighborhood: Beaumont, Northeast Portland

3605 NE 15th Avenue
Portland, OR 97212

Scrantz L. writes: I LOVE libraries. This is one tiny branch of the famous Mult. Co. Lib. system.  NICE staff.
The idea of free public libraries is one of the best in America. I request lots of books online and chose this one near my house for my pickup place because it…

Multnomah County Library - Hollywood
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Northeast Portland

4040 NE Tillamook St
Portland, OR 97212

Esther H. writes: Very few libraries compare to the grandeur of the downtown Central Library, which is probably the only one in the Multnomah Co. system to rate 5 stars, but Multnomah (the most used library system in the nation) has done an excellent job of…

Lungta
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Northeast Portland

4644 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Ike N. writes: If you like new experiences and great food you will love this place. The ambience is lacking, but comforting. Actually, if the lights were just a little dimmer it would be perfect. but that is really the only criticism I have. Start with the Jasha…

Bazaar of the Bizarre
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

5667 NE Glisan St
Portland, OR 97213

Jane R. writes: I LOVE this place! It's closest thing I've found to my most favorite (1950's) toystore. He's got every thing from the gross to the sublime. Other local specialty toy stores (you know who you are) beware... As an autism specialist, I have to say he…

Rice and Spice Teriyaki
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

4438 NE Glisan St
Portland, OR 97213

Kimberly V. writes: They make bento plates. These plates contain a meat of your choice, a sprinkle of carrot and cabbage shreds, rice (but not always spice), and sometimes an egg roll. Occasionally, some of the meat choices - spicy chicken both tempura'd or not - kind…

Bui Natural Tofu
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

520 NE 76th Ave
Portland, OR 97213

kris h. writes: Wow, Im flabbergasted.  This place has only 2 reviews?  

I guess it's not much of a destination because it's tucked away in a residential hood.  Clean and spacious, but there's only about 2 tables to sit down.  You probably dont want to sit here…

Thien Hong
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

6749 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97213

Olivia T. writes: Thien Hong serves very good Chinese and Vietnamese food. It's not that spendy. You must try their Salt & Pepper Squid. It's so good, it made you want to eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Of course it has MSG in it, but once in a while MSG is…

Red Fig At Beaumont Village the
Neighborhood: Beaumont, Northeast Portland

4537 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

Scrantz L. writes: Salmon burgers with wasabi mayo - YUM YUM!!
A comfy neighborhood place with food that has an Asian flair, so popular for lunch that sometimes it is hard to get a table.
My lunch companion and I often stop in for a bento (they have brown or white rice)…

Sofada
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

2937 E Burnside St
Portland, OR 97214

Esther H. writes: Alice makes classically tailored women's clothings with unique, modern and colorful fabrics that are constructed in a quality manner (i.e. I feel equally at home wearing them at Higgins or riding my bike around the city). If I could afford to buy my…

Alameda Brewing Company
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

4765 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR 97213

Laura N. writes: Stick this one in the "places to take Mom & Dad" list.  

Things that are required for an M&D venue:

-Nothing on the menu that they can't pronounce: CHECK.  
Pop got enchiladas, Mama the spinach salad with salmon, and I "went crazy" with the ahi tuna…

Daily Market & Cafe
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

5250 NE Halsey St
Portland, OR 97213

Adam H. writes: I have eaten at this place a million times as it is in my neighborhood and I have been remodeling my kitchen. Needless to say eating out has become contentious in my household, so going someplace healthy, close and reasonably priced has been a…

Hollywood Farmers' Market
Neighborhood: Hollywood, Northeast Portland

NE Hancock & NE 44th Ave
Portland, OR 97213

Ryan N. writes: Great market! Be sure to stop by the flower stand if you hit this. I managed to pick up a beautiful bouquet that would have been sold somewhere between $80-$100 at a flower shop for only $12 bucks. Super deal!

Ladd's Circle & Squares
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Ladd's Addition

SE 16th Ave & Harrison St
Portland, OR 97214

Brandy S. writes: I absolutely love Ladd's Addition, including the 5 wonderful parks that it includes. The most notorious is Ladd's Circle, which is a park that also serves as a traffic roundabout. Most people are scared to drive through Ladd's because of it, but that…

The Horse Project: little plastic horsies

all around, on sidewalks
Portland, OR 97214

Leanne M. writes: 'tis just another why Portland is so awesome. Cute little things like this: plastic horsies that have been teathered to the still existing, sidewalk horse-tying rings by artist Scott Wayne Indiana. Giddyup!!

Red Flag
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

344 NE 28th Ave
Portland, OR 97232

Kimberly V. writes: This bar turned up miraculously during the season's first torrential downpour and proved itself to be as much of a comfort as a hot shower and a fluffy bathrobe. Yo La Tengo and The Church played not too loudly on the stereo (maybe it's narcissistic…

Valerium

Portland, OR 97214

Brenna S. writes: I am in love with this salon for many reasons, the main one being my stylist Alisha Savage (Chadwick). Every time I get my hair done here, I am greeted with friendly, professional service and leave with a stylin', hip cut. The salon itself is quite…

Colonel Summers Park
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Belmont

20th and Belmont
Portland, OR 97214

Kelly M. writes: This park is so closely located to the Belmont, Hawthorne, and Buckman neighborhoods that it's inevitable well-used by the young Portlanders and families that live in the neighborhood.

Amenities include basketball courts, tennis courts, picnic area,…

Saint Cupcake
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Belmont

3300 SE Belmont St
Portland, OR 97214

Nic Z. writes: I am not sure why there are three listings for this location, I just randomly picked one of them!  LOL!  

Cute little cupcake place, it is in the back of this little antique shop, very cool.  I loved how they have a wide variety of mini cupcakes, and…

Oregon Ballet Theatre
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Central Eastside, Industrial District

818 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97214

Kate B. writes: As a mother of a young ballerina, we had our first OBT experience with The Nutcracker last holiday season. The performance was really sweet and my daughter just loved it (even the scary parts). We have tickets for this year too.

This weekend we had…

Powell's Books on Hawthorne
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Hawthorne

3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

b w. writes: Right now- on vacation in AZ- I'd give almost anything to be back here on a nice Sunday afternoon- cool Portland breeze- a hearty brunch in my gut.

Convenient location.  Contains books, coffee, people.

A great place for a date if you're both into…

Buckman Grill
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Central Eastside

207 SE 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214

Gourmet G. writes: The lighting is dim and the noise level high, but it's worth bearing those minor irritations for the pleasures found in the Northwest comfort food prepared in an open kitchen by a well-choreographed crew that relies heavily on local ranchers and…

Howliday Inn
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Central Eastside

940 SE Madison
Portland, OR 97214

Ken A. writes: I love this place - my dog has boarded here a number of times, sometimes for up to two weeks and he loves it.  Whenever I take him there, he runs up to the door and acts all excited.  They also provide doggy day care, and dogs who are in boarding get…

Ole Ole
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland

2137 E Burnside St
Portland, OR 97214

Laura N. writes: We all love to play the "whooooo knows authentic Mexican food best" game...arguing about this and that, debating the finer points of flavor and size...

And believe me, as a lover of food in general -- I can fully appreciate the art of analysis.

Me?
I…

Tabor Hill Cafe
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Hawthorne

3766 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Jens J. writes: Discovered Tabor Hill Cafe on a walk down Hawthorne.  You might never notice it driving by.  

Doesn't seem too many people know about it, because it is never crowded.  

Excellent for breakfast.  My personal favorite is the hash browns.  The potatoes…

Pho Van
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Hawthorne

3404 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Suzanne F. writes: Easter brought a chilly downpour and after house hunting we decided to fore-go a more traditional dinner, and opted for a late lunch/early dinner here at Pho Van. There was no wait, we were seated immediately and the menu was filled with delicious…

Madison's Grill
Neighborhood: Southeast Portland, Central Eastside

1109 SE Madison St
Portland, OR 97214

Kimberly V. writes: If Madison really owns this grill, I hope she is:

- Terribly disappointed but not emotionally crippled by the fact that her blue-blood parents named her after a president and the capital of Wisconsin. She goes by Mad.

- A hibachi mistress, able to…