What Do I Do Before the I Do's
(Portland Guide)

Portland, Oregon, the land of many towns, rivers, and vegans. 

It is our favorite city, and we’re so excited for you to enjoy where we call home.

FOOD

It is a written law that all bars must serve food of some kind, and it is an unwritten law that some of that food be vegan. Anywhere you turn in this town, you can find good food, and sometimes good vegan food. We have not quite mastered the bagel, but even our pizza is award winning. We are known for our breweries and abundant food cart pods peppered throughout all the neighborhoods. We can’t stress enough how happy your stomach will be. 

For your ease, we’re including a few of our favorites below, but you can find anything that tickles your tongue via the Travel Oregon site above or through google/yelp

Closer to Sellwood/Westmoreland

• Bertie Lou’s – classic diner breakfast/brunch

• Sebastiano’s – Italian sandwiches

• Montelupo – focacceria

• Saburos – Sushi!

Southeast Portland

• Guero – torta spot in Kerns

• Bamboo – Sushi in Kerns

• Miyamota – sushi in Montavilla

• No Name Pho – on Hawthorne

• Jade Rabbit – vegan, but rabbit-shaped dumplings, on Belmont

• Mister Kong’s Chinese Food and Dumpling – east of 82nd

• Straight From New York Pizza – quick slice for people watching (also another location blocks away on Hawthorne)

• Normandie – high-quality seafood

• Asylum – Food Cart Pod (inner SE Hawthorne)

• The Heist – Food Cart Pod (Woodstock)

Northeast Portland

• Just Bob’s Coffee

• Feral – our friend’s restaurant!

• Urdanetta – Tapas! Eat those olives

ACTIVITIES

You’ve surely heard about our rain, but wait till you see what it does to our landscape! Lush greenery as far as the eye can see, waterfalls at every turn. Portland is a hotspot for outdoor activities or casual ogling. Hikes, bikes, or more lazy likes like park picnics are all free and abundant options. We’ve collected a list of some of our favorite indoor and outdoor spots. Here’s another Travel Oregon plug if you want to do more research.

Outdoor, but in the City

• Rose Garden

• Washington Park – more roses!

• Japanese Garden

• Pittock Mansion

• Forest Park

• Mt Tabor

• Laurelhurst Park

• Hoyt Arboretum

Outdoors, Out of the City

• Multnomah Falls

• Columbia River Gorge

• Sauvies Island

• Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge

• Willamette Falls

• For a longer hike, ask Tim and he’ll send you on a journey.

• Day Trips

  • Anywhere on the coast!

  • Mt Hood!

  • Willamette Wine Country!

Indoors

• OMSI

• Portland Art Museum

• Hopscotch

• Powell’s Books

• Ground Kontrol Arcade

• Portland Aerial Tram

• Everette House Healing Center & Spa

• Lloyd Center Mall - an indie mall revival that will soon be dead! 

• The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

• Thrift stores! Everywhere! 

• Portland Center Stage at The Armory 

TRANSPORTATION

If you wanna go far, we do recommend you rent a car. We have a great bus system, a MAX light rail, bike rentals, and ride shares abound, but your travel bliss may be eased by a free adventurous spirit and your own wheels. If you want assistance connecting you to other party guests who may be interested in  sharing a rental car, please let us know! We’d be happy to match-make.