Get Out: Southeast Portland

Use this handy guide to build itineraries packed with food, activities, craft beer and fun in Southeast Portland.

Updated Oct. 28, 2019 1 min read

Brittany Powell

This zine will have you living on the edge … of Portland, at least. Portland is divided into five quadrants (North, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest) that offer delicious meals, tax-free shopping, one-of-a-kind bars and much more off the beaten path. Here’s what to do in Southeast Portland.

Food

• Portland Mercado 
• Arleta Library Bakery Cafe 
• An Xuyen Bakery 
• Otto’s Sausage Kitchen 

Drink

• Slingshot Lounge 
• Tea Chai Té – Sellwood 
• Bipartisan Cafe 

Activity

• Leach Botanical Garden 
• Stars Antiques Malls 
• Mt. Tabor Park 

Shop

• Pendleton – Woolen Mill Store 
• Fubonn Supermarket 
• Columbia Sportswear Outlet Store 

Wild Card!

Oaks Amusement Park & Roller Skating Rink 

Brittany Powell is an Oregon native who gave up horse training, personal assisting and handing out samples of natural kitty litter to cut things out of paper, embroider SkyMall products into quilts and make paintings of strangers’ cell phone photos. See her work at brittanypowell.com and lowcommitmentprojects.com.

Southeast neighborhoods

Belmont

Located a few blocks from Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, Belmont boasts its own mix of vintage and indie shops, coffee houses, bars and food carts.

Central Eastside

Across the Willamette River from downtown, this area blends industrial Portland with new restaurants, microbreweries and riverside recreation.

Hawthorne

Eclectic is the norm on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard, a walkable street with block after block of vintage shops, boutiques and cafés.

Neighborhood Spotlight: Foster-Powell

The up-and-coming Foster-Powell neighborhood in Southeast Portland is a great place to try diverse cuisine and meet locals from all walks of life.

Division/Clinton

This pair of close-in Southeast Portland streets features block after block of must-see — and must-eat — destinations.

Neighborhood Spotlight: Lents

Experience Portland like a true local with a journey to the diverse Southeast neighborhood of Lents, where beer, baseball and good eats abound.

Sellwood-Moreland

History — from a vintage amuseument park to antique goods — dominates this Southeast Portland area.

Montavilla

Follow our guide to eat and explore the best that Montavilla has to offer, only an easy 6-mile journey from downtown Portland.