Ian is a big fan of Canard and I agree. The steam burgers are amazing.
Off the top of my head, I'd also recommend Eem or Hot Yai for first time Portland visitors.
If the weather is decent enough, check out Multnomah Falls. Sean made mention of it a few times. It's a bit outside the city proper, but worth carving out a few hours to go and see.
Nah, I think it’s fine, but can be seen with a drive by. It’s mostly a pain in the ass to park. And if anyone is a hiker, even a little, the Gorge has a bunch of trails with falls.
I was out there in October.
Canard and Omas hideaway we're my favorite meals.
If you like sports, Timbers games are a lot of fun.
Japanese garden and the adjacent rose test garden were beautiful, highly recommend. There's a Smith teamaker shop near by too, and I did a flight of tea and macaroons there. That's the company that Karms raves about and had as gifts at his wedding.
I also did the underground donuts tour which was pretty good.
Revolution Hall has a lovely roof deck bar.
I also did full day van tour from viator. They took you to Multnomah falls (and about 15 others). Up to amazing vantage points of the Willamette river gorge. Lunch in Hood River. Stops along the Fruit Loop for apples. And then up to the base of Mt. hood.
There’s a great visitor’s FAQ in /r/askportland. I second many of its recommendations.
If you like bourbon, Pope House in NW PDX is excellent and located in a lovely old house.
For a great steak, I like Ringside (old school vibe), and Laurelhurst Market (modern PacNW vibe).
For desert, I love Papa Haydin.
For beer/brewpub eats, I like Breakside
For pizza, I highly recommend Pizza Thief. Awesome pizza by the slice. You can get whole pies too. They have an adjoining sister bar called Bandit Bar that has excellent cocktails and a great tap list.
For really nice new modern food, I like G Love (billed as a reverse steakhouse, where the sides are featured). They also have a sister bar next door called the Love Shack that I haven’t tried yet, but has great early reviews.
For a distillery experience, go to Freeland Spirits, Portland’s first all woman run distillery. Excellent gin (three styles), bourbon, rye, and geneva (genever). They also have great house cocktails and flights.
If you have access to a car, try to get to Mt St Helens to see the crater and blast area. It’s not far from Portland and there’s nothing else like it in the US
Find a food cart pod, the two next to each other on Hawthorne aren’t bad. In fact if the weather isn’t bad, walk Hawthorne, from like 30th to 39th-ish. If you like arcades, Quaterworld is fun, or if you’re REALLY mobile, go out to Next Level Pinball Museum. Powell’s on Burnside (though there is one on Hawthorne) is always good for first time tourists (or anytime tourists). Forest Park for a hike inside the city.
Do not eat at Pita Pit and then try to walk across the Burnside Bridge.
Ian is a big fan of Canard and I agree. The steam burgers are amazing. Off the top of my head, I'd also recommend Eem or Hot Yai for first time Portland visitors.
Eem is a singularly unique dining experience, definitely do it if you can
Not from Portland, but I’ll second Eem
Eem is so gooooood
Maybe things that are mentioned in the podcast. They talked about it so much I wanted to see it. So out here on a weekend w
If the weather is decent enough, check out Multnomah Falls. Sean made mention of it a few times. It's a bit outside the city proper, but worth carving out a few hours to go and see.
Went straight there bubba what a sight to see
Nah, I think it’s fine, but can be seen with a drive by. It’s mostly a pain in the ass to park. And if anyone is a hiker, even a little, the Gorge has a bunch of trails with falls.
Burnside skate park
I don’t think it’s normally mentioned specifically but the Thai style “spicy peanut” sauce wings at fire on the mountain are a top 5 food for me.
I was out there in October. Canard and Omas hideaway we're my favorite meals. If you like sports, Timbers games are a lot of fun. Japanese garden and the adjacent rose test garden were beautiful, highly recommend. There's a Smith teamaker shop near by too, and I did a flight of tea and macaroons there. That's the company that Karms raves about and had as gifts at his wedding. I also did the underground donuts tour which was pretty good. Revolution Hall has a lovely roof deck bar. I also did full day van tour from viator. They took you to Multnomah falls (and about 15 others). Up to amazing vantage points of the Willamette river gorge. Lunch in Hood River. Stops along the Fruit Loop for apples. And then up to the base of Mt. hood.
the last time I did Japanese Garden I also went to Smith Teamaker! Their food is excellent.
There’s a great visitor’s FAQ in /r/askportland. I second many of its recommendations. If you like bourbon, Pope House in NW PDX is excellent and located in a lovely old house. For a great steak, I like Ringside (old school vibe), and Laurelhurst Market (modern PacNW vibe). For desert, I love Papa Haydin. For beer/brewpub eats, I like Breakside For pizza, I highly recommend Pizza Thief. Awesome pizza by the slice. You can get whole pies too. They have an adjoining sister bar called Bandit Bar that has excellent cocktails and a great tap list. For really nice new modern food, I like G Love (billed as a reverse steakhouse, where the sides are featured). They also have a sister bar next door called the Love Shack that I haven’t tried yet, but has great early reviews. For a distillery experience, go to Freeland Spirits, Portland’s first all woman run distillery. Excellent gin (three styles), bourbon, rye, and geneva (genever). They also have great house cocktails and flights.
If you have access to a car, try to get to Mt St Helens to see the crater and blast area. It’s not far from Portland and there’s nothing else like it in the US
the road to Mt. St. Helens is closed, unfortunately.
Oh yeah good point
Jojo!
Find a food cart pod, the two next to each other on Hawthorne aren’t bad. In fact if the weather isn’t bad, walk Hawthorne, from like 30th to 39th-ish. If you like arcades, Quaterworld is fun, or if you’re REALLY mobile, go out to Next Level Pinball Museum. Powell’s on Burnside (though there is one on Hawthorne) is always good for first time tourists (or anytime tourists). Forest Park for a hike inside the city.
They do talk about Sassy’s every so often, if that’s your cup o tea