Portland Local Flavor

Best Kept Secret

1. International Rose…

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

You can't say that you've visited Portland, The City of Roses, without having stopped by the Rose Test Garden.  Best things are free and this is one of them!  see pics!...

2. Japanese Garden

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

to Badlands Mexican restaurant in Shanghai, and it was a completely random experience.  Not really very Mexican food (hello, we're from Texas!) but I think it made him feel better.  Maybe the best Mexican...

3. Portland Saturday…

Neighborhood: Old Town

I came on a Sunday.  Was that a mistake?  It was boring.  I'm going with three stars instead of two because it was raining and I'll assume that that may have kept away many patrons and perhaps some...

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Neighborhood Favorite

1. Hawthorne…

Hellloooo Berkeley. Seriously, I've been transported back to Berkeley, minus the Telegraph vendors (which is my favorite part). Basically, you've got your consignment shops, your Fair Trade stores...

2. Lone Fir Cemetery

Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

neighborhood activists stood up and proved that the land not only belonged to the cemetery, not the county, but that there were still the remains of some of the early Chinese immigrants buried under...

3. Yelp Mash-Up Bash @…

Neighborhood: Southeast Portland

Awesome time, mad props for including a photo booth. After seeing all of the hilarious pictures I think every event should have one.   Sake2Me you are my new favorite specialty drink. Delicious...

4. Japanese Garden

Neighborhood: Southwest Portland

Really enjoyed this peaceful, serene place. It's quite possibly one of my favorite destinations in my recent trip to Portland! I loved the crisp, cool air and the natural feel. The tall trees...

5. McMenamins Kennedy…

Neighborhood: Concordia

artist made beautiful mosaic collages from some vintage autograph books. They really sum up the flavor of elementary school from long ago. My favorite was culled from a writer named "Lois" who had...

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