Portland

Coffee

• Coava Brew Bar

  1300 SE Grand Ave

  One of the best roasters in town, keep an eye out for the Ethiopian Kilenso espresso.

• Barista

  529 SW 3rd Ave

  Serve up an excellent selection of espressos from local roasters.

• Ristretto Roasters

  555 NE Couch St

  Much better at milk-based coffee drinks. Great pastries too. Oh, and beer!

Food

• Meat Cheese Bread

  1406 SE Stark St

  Expertly-made fresh sandwiches and salads. Beer, their sister bottle shop, is right next door.

• Lardo East

  1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd

  Single-handedly keeping the American pig farming industry alive. Disgustingly good sandwiches.

• Tarad Thai Market

  601 SE Morrison St

  Slow-cooked Northern That with late night hours.

• Olympic Provisions

  107 SE Washington St

  Local charcuterie that will change your life. Try to sneak in for brunch on Saturday or Sunday.

• Bunk Bar

  1028 SE Water Ave

  Infamously good sandwiches, served in a unique bar setting. You won't leave hungry.

• Boxer Ramen

  1025 SW Stark St

  Best ramen in Portland. The Spicy Red Miso is what you’re after, with a side of the greens.

• Biwa

  215 SE 9th Ave

  Second best ramen in Portland. Go hungry enough to eat all the kimchi.

• Nostrana

  1401 SE Morrison St

  Wood-fired oven pizza at this two-times James Beard-nominated osteria is a must.

• Apizza Scholls

  4741 SE Hawthorne Blvd

  New Haven-style pizza, done better than in New Haven. Yeah, seriously.

• Pok Pok

  3226 SE Division St

  Andy Ricker’s award-winning Thai street food. Prepare for a long wait.

• Blue Star Donuts

  1237 SW Washington St

  Fuck Voodoo Donuts. These innovative brioche donuts are the real deal.

• Salt & Straw

  Multiple Locations

  Incredibly inventive locally-produced ice cream. Your coronary will totally be worth it.

Cart Pods

• Cartopia

  SE 12th & Hawthorne Blvd

  Lots of fried things and sugary things, best enjoyed inebriated.

• Tidbit

  SE Division & 28th

  New addition to SE, over 20 carts serving every type of cuisine (and beer!) you can imagine.

• Alder Food Carts

  SW 10th & Alder

  The biggest cart pod in the city, you can’t really go wrong. Say hi to Nong for us.

Other

• Vegan Mini-Mall

  SE 12th & Stark St

  One of a kind, includes a vegan bakery, grocery, clothing shop, and tattoo parlor.

• Guardian Games

  345 SE Taylor St

  World-class tabletop games retailer four blocks from XOXO.

• Ground Kontrol

  511 NW Couch St

  The quintessential 1980s arcade and bar, two stories of classic videogames and pinball.

• Powell’s / Powell’s Tech

  1005 W Burnside St

  Acres and acres of beautiful dead trees.

Booze

• Cascade Brewing

  939 SE Belmont St

  Across the street from Yale Union, specializing in barrel-aged sour and fruit beers with a killer patio.

• Green Dragon

  928 SE 9th Ave

  Massive outdoor patio space a block away from XOXO with 54 beers on tap.

• APEX

  1216 SE Division St

  Pick up a banh mi from across the street and get to work on the list of local and limited-edition beers.

• Bailey’s Taproom

  213 SW Broadway

  A beer geek’s heaven with constantly-rotating taps.

• There Be Monsters

  1308 SE Morrison St

  Portland’s newest English-themed bar. Try a Ploughman's over shuffleboard.

• Dig A Pony

  736 SE Grand Ave

  Cheap drinks and a great menu in a cool space.

• Rum Club

  720 SE Sandy Blvd

  Rum-focused, inspired cocktails with an excellent happy hour menu. Stuck? Try the Punch of the Day.

• ENSO Winery

  1416 SE Stark St

  Made on the premises, try the flights.