These are some of the places I really like in Portland, gathered on one map.
Best seafood outside of Legal Seafoods in New England.
Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant
401 SW 12th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 226-1419
1-888-344-6861 toll free
Jake's Grill, in case you can't get into regular Jake's.
Jake's Grill
611 SW Tenth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205
Restaurant: (503) 220-1850
1-888-344-6861 toll free
Best bookstore in the world.
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland, OR 97209 USA
Powell's Technical Bookstore, in case you are a pure weenie.
Powell's Technical Books
33 NW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97209 USA
Real Swiss chocolate, primarily truffles.
Teuscher's
531 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 827 0587
In case people with computers at OOPSLA want to buy more gear.
Apple Store
700 Southwest 5th Avenue, Suite #1035
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 222-3002
Need I say more?
This is my favorite steakhouse in Portland. There are several others, like Ruth's Chris (which is easier to get to), but RingSide is an old-fashioned steakhouse with a dark atmosphere. It's just off the map to the left at basically Burnside and 22nd Street.
RingSide
2165 West Burnside Portland, OR
Phone: 503-223-1513