There are a multitude of wonderful spots in Portland to drink, eat, and play.  Our favorite neighborhoods to do just that are NW 23rd, Mississippi, Alberta, and Hawthorne.  Street parking is often the only option.  Don't forget that Oregon is a tax free shopping state!  

Enjoy PDX, and check out some of our favorite places listed below.

DRINK

There are over 100 breweries within an hour's drive of Portland.  Here are some of our favorites.

• Fat Head's Brewery
• Breakside Brewery
• Gigantic Brewing Company
• Laurelwood Public House
• Migration Brewing
• Bridgeport Brewery
• Lompoc Brewing
• Great Notion Brewing
• Ex Novo Brewing
• Ecliptic Brewing
• Culmination Brewing
• Hopworks Urban Brewery
• Cascade Brewing Company
• Base Camp Brewing
• pFriem Family Brewers

Here are a couple links to help you out

http://www.oregonlive.com/beer/index.ssf/2016/10/oregons_top_10_breweries_the_o.html

http://www.wweek.com/beer-guide-2017/

eat

Portland is home to a wide variety of dining options. Here are some of our favorites.

• Pok Pok
• Bollywood Theatre
• Salt N' Straw
• Tasty n Alder
• Screen Door
• Mother's Bistro & Bar
• Pine State Biscuits
• Tasty n Sons
• Por Que No
• Pambiche
• Swift Lounge
• Cheryl's on 12th
• Slappy Cakes
• Besaw's
• Nicholas' Restaurant
• Teote
• Fire on the Mountain
• St. Jack
• clarklewis
• Broder

Some links to help you nosh

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/portland

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/page/portlands_101_best_restaurants.html

PDX Staples and outdoors

• Columbia Gorge- lots of great hiking trail here that include Multnomah Falls, Angel's rest, Dog Mountain, and Triple Falls
• International Rose Test Garden - Where Adrian proposed to Amy
• Mount Hood
• Oregon Zoo
• Farmer's Market
• Japanese Garden
• Chinese Garden
• TRAM
• Pioneer Courthouse Square
• Pittock Mansion
• Cathedral Park
• Washington Park
• Forest Park
• Wineries
• Food trucks
• Voodoo Doughnuts
• Tom McCall Waterpark
• OMSI
• Shanghai Tunnels
• Portlandia Statue
• Powell's Books
• Smallest park in the world

Some resources to help you explore the great NW

https://hikingguy.com/hike/hiking-trails/columbia-river-gorge-hikes/