The Portland City Guides cover the questions visitors actually have: which doughnut is worth the queue, where the east side goes for dinner, how to do Washington Park without hunting for parking and which waterfalls, beaches and snow lie within two hours. Every place comes with why it made the list, what to order or look at and a practical tip, and each guide opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Portland City Guides
- 137 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Portland guides
Food guide
25 places
Food carts and quick bites, old Portland dining rooms from the 1800s, neighbourhood restaurants worth booking, markets, coffee and the right doughnut.
Things to do guide
20 places
Museums for wet days, views over the city and Mount Hood, the Aerial Tram, December light displays and the Washington Park gardens.
Family guide
22 places
Nature playgrounds, a science museum with a real submarine, a roller rink from 1905, pushchair-friendly walks and restaurants happy to see children.
Nightlife guide
22 places
Serious cocktail bars, sour beer and dive bars, small live-music rooms, a ballroom with a bouncing floor and food after midnight.
Day trips guide
24 places
Waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge, storm-watching on the Oregon coast, snow on Mount Hood and Willamette Valley wine country, all within two hours.
Budget guide
24 places
Free gardens, bridges and viewpoints, a bookshop the size of a city block, cheap slices and tacos and how to get around for very little.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Kachka
SE 11th Ave, Buckman
Russian and Eastern European cooking taken seriously: start with herring under a fur coat and the dumplings, move on to sturgeon shashlik and share a vodka flight the way regulars do. Happy hour is the cheaper way in. From the food guide.
The Grotto
NE Skidmore St, Madison South
A Catholic sanctuary in a wooded garden, with a chapel on top of the cliff and a view across the Columbia River. In winter it fills with choirs and thousands of lights for its Christmas festival. From the things to do guide.
Timberline Lodge
Government Camp, about 1 hour 30 minutes east
A stone and timber lodge from 1937, high on Mount Hood and familiar from the outside shots of The Shining. Walk in for free, warm up at the giant fireplace, look at the hand-carved furniture, then step onto the terrace for the mountain. From the day trips guide.
Plan your Portland days
Day one: start at Pioneer Courthouse Square, spend a dry hour in Powell’s, then cross the river for lunch on Hawthorne and finish with cocktails or sour beer in Buckman. Day two: ride the MAX to Washington Park for the Rose Garden, the Japanese Garden and the zoo, then catch a show in a small room at night. For a rainy or slow day, OMSI, the Aerial Tram and a food hall keep you dry, or drive out to the waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge.
Portland guides: your questions
What do the Portland City Guides include?
137 places across six guides: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each entry gives the reason to go, the neighbourhood, opening notes and a practical tip.
When do I receive my guides?
Right after payment: the links show on your order page and arrive in your confirmation email. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, without an app or an account.
Can I use the guides in Portland without mobile data?
Yes. Open each guide once while online and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need a connection.
Which languages are available?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Portland guides cost?
One guide is $5.99, two are $10.99, four are $18.99 and the full set of six is $23.99, so you only buy the ones you need.
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