Places near the downtown Hilton area:
- Lunch (classy but not too formal): Picnic House
- Quintissential quiryk hispter place for drinks and bar food with great happy hour: Paymaster Lounge (a little walk)
- 10 Barrel Brewing: great beer – rooftop bar if weather is reasonable
- Coffee: Ace Hotel (more of a cafe than for to-go)
- Food trucks: Map of the pods here
Places to eat and drink near OMSI/Central Industrial Eastside for after the opening reception.
- Not a place to eat/drink- but walk around Ladd’s Addition, planned and inspired by Washington DC (on a small scale)
- Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, funky and “ghostly” coffee shop
- Olympic Provisions, classy European style dinner
Things to do on a Friday afternoon for those not attending mobile tours:
- $5 Fridays at Portland Art Museum
- Indoor mini golf
- Wine tasting (overall ideas) and Abbey Creek Vineyard (wines from Oregon’s only African American-owned winery)
- Portland Mercado: yummy food and supporting community economic development.
For joggers: Eastbank Esplanade loop
Urban hikes: 4t Trail is a great way to explore Portland’s transportation lines and see some of our best urban forests.
Farmers Market: PSU Saturday Market
What to wear:
- Bring a raincoat and some shoes/boots that are good for the rain
- Layers!
- Bright colors to ward off the gray
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