Troutdale

-Sugarpine -catch on the drive out to Hood River if you can! Food stand located just off the Sandy River with delicious, local offerings and phenomenal rotating ice creams

Cascade Locks

-Bridge of the Gods

-Thunder Island brewing

-Gorges Brewing

-Pacific Crest Trail

-Indigenous Fish Market (under Bridge of the Gods)

-Bonneville Dam (Sturgeon Viewing)

Stevensen/Skamania

-Skamania Lodge

-Walking Man Brewing

-Columbia Gorge Museum

Bingen/White Salmon

-White Salmon Bakery (everything here is incredible)

-Everybody’s Brewing

-The Society Hotel/Spa $30 for a soak, must pre-book!

Hood River

-Ground Espresso Bar and Cafe (good coffee and pastries)

-Pfriem Brewing (gets busy, Hood River’s premier waterfront brewery, delicious food and beer made with local ingredients)

-Double Mountain Brewing (pizza, also great beer)

-Celilo (upscale bistro, lots of variety, amazing burger)

-3 Rivers Grill (traditional fine dining in Downtown with nice views)

-Mugen Noodle (Thai/Japanese ramen fusion), one of our favorite casual places in Hood river, amazing original and yet authentically Thai versions of the Japanese noodle soup

-Solstice Brewing (technically Parkdale)- Incredible views

-Scenic Fruit Loop - 35 mile scenic drive through the Hood River Valley full of orchards and farm stands, highly recommend https://www.hoodriverfruitloop.com/farmstands

-Waterfront Park

-Windsurfing/Kitesurfing

-Pipeline Trail

-Phelps Creek Vineyards

-Landmass Wines

Mt. Hood (Not technically in the Gorge but worth the visit if you have the time. Can also take as a scenic route back to Portland)

-The Timberline Hotel

-Trillium Lake

-Alpine Coaster

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Portland

Some of our favorites cherry picked from the food mecca that is PDX.

SE

-Nostrana (a Portland tradition. Italian, Dinner)

-Luce (Italian, no reservations, amazing rotating wine menu)

-Flattop Salamander (amazing fried chicken/waffles, rotating specials, great breakfast and brunch)

-Screen Door (Famous Southern Style in the heart of inner SE. Brunch, Lunch, Dinner)

-Sammich (amazing Pastrami sandwiches. Lunch Dinner)

-Kann (James Beard awarded Haitian cuisine)

-Wu Ron's (delicious ramen)

-Bauman's on Oak (great Cider and food, rotating menu check their instagram)

-Push x Pull Coffee

-Puff Coffee

-Khao Moo Dang (Northern Thai, amazing pork belly and curry noodles)

-Master Kong (cheap and filling dim sum)

-Saburos Sushi (be there 30 to 45 min before they open for the craziest sushi experience of your life, not for the faint of heart, bring your appetite)

-Superdeluxe Drive Thru

-Company (Natural Wine)

-Division Wines

-Scotch Lodge

-Tabor Bread

-Twisted Croissant

-Dos Hermanos bakery

NE

-Eem (upscale Thai, really good brisket in coconut curry)

-Gado Gado (Dutch-Indonesian)

-Burrito Azteca (Local spot with 2 locations, old school Cantina vibes)

-Landmass Winery Taproom(Great Rose and Sparkling Rose)

-Ki’ikibàa (one of our favorites Regional Mexican, family owned Yucetacan food, Pozole Verde, Panuchos, and Salbutes are a must try)

Downtown, NW, SW

-Mezbaan Mahal (indian staples)

-Tasty Corner (Szechuan style Chinese)

-Ramen Ryoma

-Multnomah Whiskey Library

-Top Burmese (both locations)

-Jakes Crawfish (a Portland classic)

-International Rose Test Garden- Located in beautiful Washington Park, the International Rose Test Garden boasts more than 10,000 individual rose bushes, in bloom from late May through October and representing over 610 different rose varieties.

-Portland Japanese Garden

Breweries

-Little Beast (awesome belgian styles)

-Great Notion (home of the milkshake IPA and an incredible blueberry muffin sour)

-Von Ebert (lots of options, all well done, good food carts)

-Level Brewing (location close to the airport, Kid Friendly, arcade)

-Baerlic Brewing

-Living Haus

-Zoiglhaus (kid friendly, lots of indoor food pod options)

-Breakside (various locations)

-Gigantic (awesome hawaiian food truck right next door)

Bars/Dives

-Loyal Legion (SE and Airport Locations hidden speakeasies in both, literally 100 beers on tap and a robust whisky and scotch menu to match)

-Baby Doll Pizza (Great bar and also great if you’re not tired of pizza for some reason)

-Good Foot (Alex and Alyssa met here! Music venue with upstairs pool hall)

-The Vern (great food)

-Roadside Attraction (fun decorated outdoor dive bar, cash only)

-Sandy Hut (fun indoor Decor)

-Bare Bones

-Holmans

-Low Tide Lounge (great vegetarian options)

SE

-Lutz Tavern (old school dive bar in Woodstock neighborhood)

-Bar Maven (Mediterranean inspired dive Bar in Foster Powell)

-Star Day (a true dive, Live music every night)

-Rhinestone (Good drinks, there is a crunch wrap on the menu)

NE

-Paydirt (boilermakers, lots of whiskey to choose from)

-Peters Bar and Grill (Brodeur family favorite on NE fremont)

-Mad Hanna (stalwart dive in NE also on Fremont)

-Kellys Olympian (one of the oldest bars in portland)

-Paymaster (paydirt’s sister bar)

-Rialto/Jack London (pool hall Downstairs Jazz Venue)

-MOMO

Other Things to Do:

-International Rose Garden (a must see if you have time in Portland. Go early as it will be peak season and it gets crowded)

-Japanese Garden (Super beautiful and right next to the Rose Garden)

-OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, great for kids)

-Portland Art Museum

-Sauvie Island

-The Coast...if you plan on going let us know...extended travel guide available :)