You’ve hung at the NYC outpost, but Portland’s Ace Hotel has its very own Stumptown Coffee (the go-to local artisan brew). If art deco is more your style, slip into the Hotel deLuxe, with 130 rooms that celebrate Old Hollywood glam.
Because we can’t resist a stiff drink, check out The Nines Hotel, whose Urban Farmer pours cocktails showcasing spirits from Oregon craft distilleries.
Daily boozy brunches (chocolate-potato donuts; Moroccan chicken hash) abound at Tasty n Sons, and if you need a taste of home, check out Irving Street Kitchen, New American fare from the dudes behind SF’s Town Hall and Anchor & Hope.
It’s only natural that superstar chef Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon named his second venture Little Bird. There you’ll find dishes like fried beef tongue and rabbit blanquette with egg noodles. For bar snacks, there’s the recently remodeled Produce Row Cafe.
You can’t go wrong with the state’s oldest craft brewery, the BridgePort BrewPub. Newer spots brewing up trouble include the Hawthorne Hophouse (open ’til 2 a.m.) and Grain & Gristle (with a meat-heavy menu, natch).
Score local labels like Nau at Lizard Lounge. Floral designer Ink & Peat has a well-edited selection of housewares. Canoe focuses on simple, functional design.
Palace launders its vintage clothes in a sweet-smelling wash. And for the best vintage jewelry selection in town, head to Gilt.
The Meadow, known for its range of sea salts, stocks goodies for your inner gourmand.
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