Portland, Or recommendations?

[jobob]

Great thread, thanks people! I'm bookmarking this for when DH & I can get out of dodge ... someday.

[sookiesue]

Depending on what you want done...Sugarpuss Beauty petite spa on Alberta is great for waxing and tinting and facials. Cute little place, Stephanie is very nice and fun to talk with, and very professional.

So many great places to ride - the historic Columbia River Highway takes you up to Crown Point (mentioned above) and past Multnomah Falls. Country roads out in Helvetia/Hillsboro/North Plains (west of Portland) are gorgeous, too.

Bike friendly food - Hopworks Urban Brewery Bikebar on N. Williams is tasty and low-key for a brewpub meal.

Toro Bravo on N. Russell is amazing Spanish-inspired food - a bit on the spendy side but delicious.

Daily Cafe in the Pearl District is decently priced and very good, and the Pearl District has some fun shops and bars to explore.

+1 on the Hawthorne area being fun, also NE Alberta has really exploded with interesting shops and restaurants. Smaller scale is Multnomah Village in SW Portland, a couple of streets that are nice for strolling and shop browsing.

Have a great time - Portland is wonderful!!

[indysteel]

We really enjoyed Pambiche, a Cuban restaurant at 2811 NE Glisan St. It was very festive.

[Kernyl]

Go to The Rogue on Flanders in NW Portland. Get a Kobe beef burger and ANY beer. My hangout, I lived in Portland for 10 years and still miss it.

[TrekDianna]

I am an hour away and the only times I go to Portland are to fly out or go to meetings. I do second the VooDoo donuts, at least go inside and look even if you don't have a couple of hours to wait in line. If you were a geocacher, I could give you a list of must do geocaches, but other than that, not much help.

[salsabike]

SadieKate and Yellow and I went here after various races last year, and liked it: www.dosha.org/