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Travel + Leisure: Everything you’d expect from the Ace brand is at this Portland outpost: hoodie robes, Pendleton blankets, and, in Deluxe rooms, turntables (and LP’s from local legends such as Pink Martini).
Travel + Leisure: This well-curated boutique stocks trendy men’s-style shirts and suits for women. Among the 80 brands: Tilda Swinton–worthy labels such as Shades of Grey and Red Wing boots inspired by Annie Oakley.
2710 N Interstate Ave (at N Knott St), Portland, OR
Furniture and Home Store · 9 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: At Beam & Anchor, you will find ties made from vintage Japanese boro fabric, wild-harvested Douglas fir tea, and Eames rocking chairs reupholstered in the workroom upstairs.
2181 NW Nicolai St (at NW Sherlock Ave), Portland, OR
Furniture and Home Store · 9 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: In a 1910 former wool warehouse, the interiors shop's Portland flagship carries hand-loomed herringbone rugs, exposed-bulb chandeliers, and tufted velvet headboards with kiln-dried alder-wood frames.
1219 SW Park Ave (Sw Jefferson Street, Sw Main Street), Portland, OR
Art Museum · 81 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: The oldest museum in the Northwest houses nearly 800 Japanese woodblock prints and indigenous work excavated from the Columbia River Gorge.
1626 NW Thurman St (btwn NW 16th & NW 17th Ave. on Thruman), Portland, OR
Tea Room · 21 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: This tea company has a tasting room in a 1900’s blacksmith’s shop. Order the tea flight for a tour of varied infusions (our favorite, Jasmine Pearls, is hand-rolled and scented with jasmine blossoms).
3377 SE Division St (at SE 34th Ave), Portland, OR
Italian Restaurant · 69 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: At this trattoria-inspired spot, chef Joshua McFadden turns out Italian dishes such as rabbit agnolotti with chicory and striped bass with duck-egg mayonnaise.
1752 SE Hawthorne Blvd (at SE Poplar Ave), Portland, OR
American Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: Justin Woodward, a Noma alum, spotlights foraged ingredients at Castagna. Expect a 12-course tasting menu with such dishes as Dungeness crab and yellow-foot chanterelles with an infusion of hops.
Travel + Leisure: Grab a seat at the bar of James Beard Award–winning chef Gabriel Rucker’s kitchen to watch cooks turn out meat-centric platters including squab, served here with kumquats and charred marrowbone.
Travel + Leisure: Andy Ricker’s latest venture—a drive-up Thai-street-food noodle shop—joins his bucket-list stop Pok Pok. Try the Singaporean coconut curry rice noodle soup and any of the vinegar spritzers.
Travel + Leisure: The U.S.'s first LEED-certified winery facility has a room overlooking the red hills of Dundee; sample the Pinot Noir. In summer, take a guided hike through the vineyards—complete with a picnic lunch.
Travel + Leisure: The 130-acre vineyard is known for its fruity Arneis. Bring a glass of Pinot Gris to the bocce court or stay in the airy tasting room for a flight with smoked salmon, ricotta, and house-made crackers.
Coffee Shop · Downtown Portland · 99 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: Owned by Finnish pro snowboarder Wille Yli-Luoma, Heart has Scandinavian interiors and a Hikari siphon table that vacuum-steams grounds to bring out flavor.
Travel + Leisure: You’ll find truly inventive brews at this spot in the Southeast Industrial District, where raw beans from El Salvador are aged in Pinot Noir barrels before roasting.
Seafood Restaurant · Ballard · 201 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: Pristine shellfish displayed on a gleaming zinc counter are the main event at this handsome Ballard oyster bar. The shucking itself is a work of art. More places to eat like a local: tandl.me/12ufz7c