If you’ve got the weekend to check out the town, here are a few places worth heading:
There are quite a few neighborhoods that have sprung up alongside streets designed as mixed-use live/work/eat/drink/relax areas. Here are a few of them:
Mississippi
- Head over to N Fremont and Mississippi Ave (near the MAX) and start walking up the street. Por Qué No is one of the best taquerias in town. You’ll pass several other places like The Rebuilding Center (a warehouse of donated / deconstructed homes filled with reclaimed material; take a walk through if you’re near; it’s an incredible place), Ruby Jewel is a great ice cream shop, there’s Sunlan (a lightbulb shop; the woman who owns it is a bit of a savant — stop in), Fresh Pot (coffee), Miss Delta (cafe/bar), a few food carts up toward Skidmore, a store for buying coffee beans for roasting, an itzakaya — lots of stuff. Albina Press is also great for enjoying an americano or iced coffee and has free wifi.
Alberta
- Or, head up a bit further to NE 15th and