SHOPPING + EATING IN PORTLAND, OREGON

oh hey! hiiiiii. 

and now we have the very best of portland! according to me.

okay but first a shot of huck to start us off.

bam. 

oh yeah and p.s. this is totes bella's truck, isn't it? okay okay okay.

this is a long one, so i've put it after a jump.

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/ EATING

POR QUÉ NO?

3524 mississippi ave

we ate here one friday afternoon and enjoyed us some real, real good tacos. this is one of those places where you doooo want to get the chips + guac. real great for kids, too, so take spider man and his grandma with you (and they have sidewalk chalk!). the shopping down mississippi ave after is pretty fantastic, too.

RIMKSY-KORSAKOFFEE HOUSE

707 se 12th

less kid friendly, but only slightly. i used to go to this place all the time when i was in high school. according to legend, the house is super haunted. it's also super weird in there. there are a few tables that slowly rotate clockwise, so suddenly your dessert will be in front of someone else. another table slowly raises and lowers while you sit, i mean the place is just nuts. amateur musicians come and play in the evenings sometimes (one of my good friends used to come play her bassoon here, it was so great), and it's a good place to get your english reading done. the street it's on has about zero lights. and though i haven't been back since i've been married, i still confidently say unto you: get the pot de crème. and check out the bathrooms upstairs. the man in the canoe always freaks me out, even when i'm expecting him.

BLUE STAR DONUTS

1237 sw washington

if brightly flavored donuts is your jam, blue star is for you. okay but you know what? i've prayed about it and brightly flavored donuts aren't for me. for me it goes: doughnut plant creme brulees > dough everything > fred meyer maple bars > blue star. i am sorry to say this. maybe i have lousy taste in donuts. i do still really like blue star, though. i mean, i never met a donut i didn't like.

JEFE MEX

16360 boones ferry rd, lake oswego

we hit this place for brunch one weekend and every single dish was delicious. if your portland trip ever lands you in suburbia, this place is pretty killer. it has a great vibe, too. and a big old fire pit.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK PIZZA

622 nw 23rd street

another favorite from high school. terribly kid friendly. we're talking crappy slices of pizza that inexplicably hit the spot. also, three monkeys is just up the street, i used to get my platform leopard sandals and goth-y black maxi skirts there back when it was still weird and portland-y to wear that junk. i haven't been back in a while but i hear the place hasn't changed much, so it's worth checking out if you want a slice of pizza that doesn't necessarily come with fluffy crusts and pineapples on top (what is it with portland and pineapples on pizza?). 

p.s. honorable mention to mashita's teriyaki in tualatin and mongolian bbq in king city, and to the shari's in wilsonville that was always open + serving cheese fries well past midnight for me + my fellow choir nerds.

/ SHOPPING

ANIMAL TRAFFIC

4000 n mississippi

i'm pretty sure heaven is going to look just like animal traffic, if i ever get to heaven that is. a good selection of vintage flannels, pendleton, herschel, wooly socks, vintage cowboy boots, small leather goods, and a few cedar scented candles that it physically hurt me to leave behind. if you fancy a camping dude's aesthetic, here you go. i did bring this sweatshirt home with me. i couldn't for the life of me figure out why i needed it, i just knew that i needed it.

POWELL'S

1005 w burnside

because it's powell's.

IMOGENE + WILLIE

1306 w burnside

this shop is only a few months old but you'd think it'd been there a million years for how perfectly portland it is in there. really great denim, vintage silver cuffs, rustic atmosphere, and they also carry my favorite beatrice valenzuela botin booties. holla!

YO! VINTAGE

413 sw 13th

i nabbed the craziest leather vest here, it was really super thrilling. they also have cute pendleton pouches and some really great delicate jewelry here. 

the store next door is really cute too, it's got a built in kure juice bar? google isn't helping me find the name of it, does anybody know? i took this photo there, i know it exists and i didn't make it up.

STEVEN ALAN

1029 sw stark

you know steven alan. they stock the best dainty jewelry and all the completely unaffordable cozy sweaters i like to lust over. i practically drool in there.

JUSTIN+ BURKS

1801 se 13th

this is my mom's favorite stop for really beautiful vintage home decor. that chesterfield could make a person weep, couldn't it?

PENDLETON MILL STORE

2 pendledon way

(shh, this one is actually in washougal, washington)

the mothership! the homeland! i could have visited five more times, easily.

PAXTON GATE

4204 n mississippi

if you like taxidermy, neat plants, and jewelry made out of teeth, this is your mecca. though i have to say, while i'm a huge proponent of adopting mounted trophy for your living room purposes, it turns out i draw the line at teeth jewelry. ew.

thanks portland! muah! xx

add your favorites that i missed in the comments!

photo sources: rimsky's 1, 2, 3, 4 // escape pizza 1, 2 // imogene + willie // steven alan