Guidebook for St. Johns Portland

Carla
Guidebook for St. Johns Portland

Food Scene

Comfortable space with friendly staff. A favorite for University of Portland students. They bake their own pastries! yum!
64 yerel halk öneriyor
Cathedral Coffee
7530 N Willamette Blvd
64 yerel halk öneriyor
Comfortable space with friendly staff. A favorite for University of Portland students. They bake their own pastries! yum!
A local favorite! There is often a bit of a line, but it is worth the short wait. Pastries are baked fresh on site. Gluten free offerings too.
100 yerel halk öneriyor
Posies Bakery & Cafe
8208 N Denver Ave
100 yerel halk öneriyor
A local favorite! There is often a bit of a line, but it is worth the short wait. Pastries are baked fresh on site. Gluten free offerings too.
The best local pizza with lots of options. If you don't want to take the short walk up there.. they do deliver!
Pizza Nostra
7237 N Philadelphia Ave
The best local pizza with lots of options. If you don't want to take the short walk up there.. they do deliver!
Some of the most authentic Mexican food found in Portland! Just walk through the market in the front straight back to the restaurant. Food is so good and prices so reasonable that the service can look tired... because they are... tip well my friend!
42 yerel halk öneriyor
Tienda Santa Cruz
8630 N Lombard St
42 yerel halk öneriyor
Some of the most authentic Mexican food found in Portland! Just walk through the market in the front straight back to the restaurant. Food is so good and prices so reasonable that the service can look tired... because they are... tip well my friend!
McMenamins are a Portland institution. Great atmosphere ... You can take your food and beer in to watch a movie or outside to the fire pit. First run movies are in the small and historic theater with was just recently renovated with great picture, sound, and seats. You can bring in your drinks and they will catch up with you and bring your food to your seat. TIP: reserve your seat online or show up early to pick your seat. Shows can and do sell out at times.
98 yerel halk öneriyor
McMenamins St. Johns Theater & Pub
8203 N Ivanhoe St
98 yerel halk öneriyor
McMenamins are a Portland institution. Great atmosphere ... You can take your food and beer in to watch a movie or outside to the fire pit. First run movies are in the small and historic theater with was just recently renovated with great picture, sound, and seats. You can bring in your drinks and they will catch up with you and bring your food to your seat. TIP: reserve your seat online or show up early to pick your seat. Shows can and do sell out at times.
Authentic Thai food! A hidden gem that we still drive by and miss once in awhile even when we are looking for it. The food is super tasty. We are happily working our way through this menu and every time it is a new favorite! LOCAL HINT: you can have the friendly staff deliver food next door to the "Sundown Pub"! ** see our Sundown Pub review
23 yerel halk öneriyor
Drunken Noodle
5907 N Lombard St
23 yerel halk öneriyor
Authentic Thai food! A hidden gem that we still drive by and miss once in awhile even when we are looking for it. The food is super tasty. We are happily working our way through this menu and every time it is a new favorite! LOCAL HINT: you can have the friendly staff deliver food next door to the "Sundown Pub"! ** see our Sundown Pub review
Fantastic hidden gem that serves the best seafood in the NoPo area. They're fish is extremely fresh and the menu is seasonal and locally sourced. The clam chowder is yummy too! Charming and warm, the staff welcomes you promptly and are helpful and friendly. The prices are a bit pricey, but if you're looking for quality ingredients and excellent seafood this is the place to dine!
36 yerel halk öneriyor
Fishwife | Seafood Restaurant
5328 N Lombard St
36 yerel halk öneriyor
Fantastic hidden gem that serves the best seafood in the NoPo area. They're fish is extremely fresh and the menu is seasonal and locally sourced. The clam chowder is yummy too! Charming and warm, the staff welcomes you promptly and are helpful and friendly. The prices are a bit pricey, but if you're looking for quality ingredients and excellent seafood this is the place to dine!
Boar's Head meats and cheeses served at this New York style deli. Cool place to grab a quick sub, sammy or dog.
19 yerel halk öneriyor
East Side Deli on Lombard
4823 N Lombard St
19 yerel halk öneriyor
Boar's Head meats and cheeses served at this New York style deli. Cool place to grab a quick sub, sammy or dog.
A very popular Vegan food destination. This may have you rethinking your need for "real" meat. Lots of options and luckily lots of seating as the place is almost always busy!
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Homegrown Smoker
8638 N Lombard St
24 yerel halk öneriyor
A very popular Vegan food destination. This may have you rethinking your need for "real" meat. Lots of options and luckily lots of seating as the place is almost always busy!
Popular with both locals and visitors alike. Menu is quite diverse ... Nachos may be the best anywhere... and the staff is attentive. Outside seating available. Currently Ax Throwing is available in the back room by reservation and is lots of fun.
35 yerel halk öneriyor
StormBreaker Brewing St. Johns
8409 N Lombard St
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Popular with both locals and visitors alike. Menu is quite diverse ... Nachos may be the best anywhere... and the staff is attentive. Outside seating available. Currently Ax Throwing is available in the back room by reservation and is lots of fun.
Portland is known for their collection of food carts. St Johns food porch ranks among the best. A variety of food types complimented by a great selection of beers/ales and occasionally free music. Lots of kids and dogs and smiles.
51 yerel halk öneriyor
The St Johns Beer Porch
7316 N Lombard St
51 yerel halk öneriyor
Portland is known for their collection of food carts. St Johns food porch ranks among the best. A variety of food types complimented by a great selection of beers/ales and occasionally free music. Lots of kids and dogs and smiles.

Drinks & Nightlife

A local favorite. More on the "dive bar" side of the spectrum ... but charmingly so. The food is surprisingly good ... the owner's wife is a Michelin rated chef who trains all the staff... try the Salmon bites!
35 yerel halk öneriyor
Slim's Restaurant & Lounge
8635 N Lombard St
35 yerel halk öneriyor
A local favorite. More on the "dive bar" side of the spectrum ... but charmingly so. The food is surprisingly good ... the owner's wife is a Michelin rated chef who trains all the staff... try the Salmon bites!
Very Portland. Great mixed drinks and beer on tap. You have to earn a smile from the bartenders, but worth the effort. Dogs are welcome and almost outnumber the two-legged. The owner is Irish and so if there is a football match (soccer) you can guarantee it will be on the TV.
19 yerel halk öneriyor
The Garrison
8773 N Lombard St
19 yerel halk öneriyor
Very Portland. Great mixed drinks and beer on tap. You have to earn a smile from the bartenders, but worth the effort. Dogs are welcome and almost outnumber the two-legged. The owner is Irish and so if there is a football match (soccer) you can guarantee it will be on the TV.
Leisure is a great spot that is still within walking distance. Always a good crowd. Nice outdoor seating with a Bocce court in the back corner. They also have a live trivia night. $3 Pints for happy hour if you get there before 6!
61 yerel halk öneriyor
Leisure Public House
8002 N Lombard St
61 yerel halk öneriyor
Leisure is a great spot that is still within walking distance. Always a good crowd. Nice outdoor seating with a Bocce court in the back corner. They also have a live trivia night. $3 Pints for happy hour if you get there before 6!
Award winning Brewery with amazing offerings. We recommend getting a flight to find your favorite! Tip: Wednesdays a Growler fill is only $8 ... there is a growler for your use in the apartment ; )
38 yerel halk öneriyor
Occidental Brewing Company
6635 N Baltimore Ave
38 yerel halk öneriyor
Award winning Brewery with amazing offerings. We recommend getting a flight to find your favorite! Tip: Wednesdays a Growler fill is only $8 ... there is a growler for your use in the apartment ; )
So happy to have found this place! Very welcoming and well laid out. It just feels like a great space and promotes the phrase "one more please." We found it when getting Drunken Noodle next door (which ironically serves no alcohol) We popped in to split a beer. The lovely and friendly bartender told us that Drunken Noodle would bring the food over for us if we asked them to. We asked them to. They did. Woohoo! ** see our Drunken Noodle review
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Sundown Pub
5903 N Lombard St
10 yerel halk öneriyor
So happy to have found this place! Very welcoming and well laid out. It just feels like a great space and promotes the phrase "one more please." We found it when getting Drunken Noodle next door (which ironically serves no alcohol) We popped in to split a beer. The lovely and friendly bartender told us that Drunken Noodle would bring the food over for us if we asked them to. We asked them to. They did. Woohoo! ** see our Drunken Noodle review

Parks & Nature

Arguably the most photographed park in Portland is only a couple hundred yards from your door! Turn left and walk up to the village or access the bridge. Turn right and head down to the water's edge.
186 yerel halk öneriyor
Cathedral Parkı
186 yerel halk öneriyor
Arguably the most photographed park in Portland is only a couple hundred yards from your door! Turn left and walk up to the village or access the bridge. Turn right and head down to the water's edge.
Hiking and Mountain Bike Trails a plenty! Just across the bridge from our space! Google "Experience Forest Park." It is the best resource. http://www.forestparkconservancy.org/forest-park/ From their site: "At 5,157 acres, Portland's Forest Park is the largest urban forest in the United States. With more than 80 miles of soft-surface trails, fire lanes and forest roads, Forest Park stretches for more than seven miles along the eastern slope of the Tualatin Mountains, overlooking Northwest Portland and the convergence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Forest Park offers an unparalleled opportunity for visitors to experience a true northwest forest without leaving the Portland city limits. "
940 yerel halk öneriyor
Orman Parkı
940 yerel halk öneriyor
Hiking and Mountain Bike Trails a plenty! Just across the bridge from our space! Google "Experience Forest Park." It is the best resource. http://www.forestparkconservancy.org/forest-park/ From their site: "At 5,157 acres, Portland's Forest Park is the largest urban forest in the United States. With more than 80 miles of soft-surface trails, fire lanes and forest roads, Forest Park stretches for more than seven miles along the eastern slope of the Tualatin Mountains, overlooking Northwest Portland and the convergence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Forest Park offers an unparalleled opportunity for visitors to experience a true northwest forest without leaving the Portland city limits. "

Getting Around

Bus # 16 -- Front Ave/St Helens Rd to Portland Trimet (our public transportation service) has an app. You can also text from the busstop to see when the next bus arrives. I like the app "Moovit"
N Philadelphia & Syracuse station
Bus # 16 -- Front Ave/St Helens Rd to Portland Trimet (our public transportation service) has an app. You can also text from the busstop to see when the next bus arrives. I like the app "Moovit"

Essentials

Safeway (a typical big grocery store) within walking distance. Open 6am to 1am
219 yerel halk öneriyor
Safeway
3707 Main St
219 yerel halk öneriyor
Safeway (a typical big grocery store) within walking distance. Open 6am to 1am
A discount grocery store which is great for basics!
45 yerel halk öneriyor
Grocery Outlet
7741 N Lombard St
45 yerel halk öneriyor
A discount grocery store which is great for basics!
Upscale grocery store. Yes Fancy .. yes you pay a bit more for fancy!
1022 yerel halk öneriyor
New Seasons Market
5320 NE 33rd Ave
1022 yerel halk öneriyor
Upscale grocery store. Yes Fancy .. yes you pay a bit more for fancy!
Grocery Store and pretty much everything else you can think of! They are a Pacific Northwest franchise referred to by locals as "Freddie's"
204 yerel halk öneriyor
Fred Meyer
6850 N Lombard St
204 yerel halk öneriyor
Grocery Store and pretty much everything else you can think of! They are a Pacific Northwest franchise referred to by locals as "Freddie's"

Entertainment & Activities

My favorite local theater just up the street!! Enjoy a local brew and some popcorn during a first run movie!
87 yerel halk öneriyor
St. Johns Twin Cinema
8704 N Lombard St
87 yerel halk öneriyor
My favorite local theater just up the street!! Enjoy a local brew and some popcorn during a first run movie!

Sightseeing

The St Johns Bridge is known as the Grand Lady of Portland. With 40-story tall Gothic Cathedral Spires and graceful arches, the 7,360-ton steel St. Johns Bridge, which spans the Willamette River, was almost lost. Opened in 1931, it is the largest and most significant suspension bridge in Oregon
67 yerel halk öneriyor
St. Johns Köprüsü
8600 Northwest Bridge Avenue
67 yerel halk öneriyor
The St Johns Bridge is known as the Grand Lady of Portland. With 40-story tall Gothic Cathedral Spires and graceful arches, the 7,360-ton steel St. Johns Bridge, which spans the Willamette River, was almost lost. Opened in 1931, it is the largest and most significant suspension bridge in Oregon