Where should I take an international visitor in Portland?

so...i am going home after a few years absence, and i'll be bringing my boyfriend, who lives in mexico. we'll be in the portland area for about a week, staying in the pearl district.





like i said...haven't been home in a while. i know we'll go to the rose garden, columbia river gorge, mt hood, and beach. but what are some things we can do locally?? the last time i lived downtown i wasn't old enough to go anywhere! now i feel out of touch with everything.





mainly i'm thinking hang out spots, cool places to eat, or just sit and enjoy the weather, drink a beer, etc.. right now i am thinking Henrys, Kjells, and then...I'm out!!!!





like i said, my man is from mexico, and has only spent a bit of time in texas and arizona. i'm anxious to show him the "oregon spirit" ie...people who aren't racist, just a chill relaxed, accepting attitude. i want to show off our great beer, foods, and beautiful scenery.

Where should I take an international visitor in Portland?
Make sure you hit any of the skillions of locally-owned brew pubs: Lucky Lab, Old Lompoc, McMenamin's, Bridgeport. All of these pubs have locations in Northwest Portland. That's where you'll find the real Portland people, and you can get some excellent beer and food.





Welcome back.
Reply:If you like jazz, Jimmy Mak's...if you like strip clubs, Exotica or club 205. There are some bangin' restaurants, like in the University district, The Green Onion, The Melting Pot, The Cheerful Tortoise is a great place to hang out and have a beer, they have their own brew, Turtle Dew, and the bartenders know how to mix a drink, and the service is slammin...if you go in Mon-Thurs ask for Natalia, a beautiful Chilean/Irish young lady server, there is so much here in Portland I could take all day...I ******** love this city, and I sure hope you and your boyfriend have a great time! Peace and Love...oh- The Cheerful Tortoise has a web site, cheerfulgrills.com, and they have a few different locations ....
Reply:- Saturday Market


- Hawthorne District, or NW 23rd st. district (restaurants, shopping, pubs)


- Doug Fir or Holocene for music


- Aura @ 10th and W Burnside


- Bridgeport pub in NW


- Kennedy School pub on 42nd north of Killingsworth


- Council Crest Park, for the views


- Omsi's Omnimax theatre....





just to name a few...





if you're around in early June, the Rose Festival fun center.
Reply:You are dumb