Portland, OR Business Trip with Clients

[Anonymous]

I'll be in Portland for 3 days, 2 nights this summer with a number of business clients. I need to plan dinners for both nights, and possibly a "fun" event, ie wine tour, etc.

Amazingly, I have never been to Portland. The bulk of my group will be between 35-50 yo.

Please tell me where I should take them to eat and to have some fun.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

There are tons of restaurants all owned by 30 to 40 something hipsters covered in tattoos who will certainly try to offer the best of whatever avant garde thing there is at the time. Every two yards. Tip well as they are all educated but living on $25,000 a year in someone's rental in Cully.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I was hoping for real recommendations.

Sigh...

[Anonymous]

There are some helpful Portland area posters here. So hopefully they'll come through.

[Anonymous]

Check the city-data.com forums. Or TripAdvisor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some helpful Portland area posters here. So hopefully they'll come through.

They're probably all still sleeping - it's only 6am there .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some helpful Portland area posters here. So hopefully they'll come through.

They're probably all still sleeping - it's only 6am there .

Yeah, I said it poorly, but they are native Portlanders (is that the term)? They seem to live in DC now.

OP, as another person suggested, I'd check Trip Advisor, but hope for their input.

[Anonymous]

I'd check Chowhound, honestly. I'm a native Portlander, but haven't lived there in over a decade, so wouldn't have fantastic restaurant suggestions.

As for a "fun activity," a wine tour would be fine, but maybe a trip to Multnomah Falls would be more Oregon-specific. http://www.multnomahfallslodge.com/

[Anonymous]

Chowhound is dead these days. The redesign destroyed the site community last year and it's never recovered.

Tripadvisor is the best bet, along with google searches for restaurant reviews in Portland.

Anonymous wrote:I'd check Chowhound, honestly. I'm a native Portlander, but haven't lived there in over a decade, so wouldn't have fantastic restaurant suggestions.

As for a "fun activity," a wine tour would be fine, but maybe a trip to Multnomah Falls would be more Oregon-specific. http://www.multnomahfallslodge.com/

[Anonymous]

Yelp it

[Anonymous]

Tom Sietsema from the Wash Post did an article on the Portland food scene:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2015/06/30/the-search-for-americas-best-food-cities-portland-ore/

The NY Times has several articles on visiting Portland:

http://www.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/oregon/portland/overview.html

[Anonymous]

Veritable Quandary is my favorite place in Portland for brunch or dinner. It's closing after this summer, so get there while you can! McMenamins Edgefield could also be fun with a group if you have transportation.

[Anonymous]

Portland has a lot of fun, walkable neighborhoods. Depends what you're in to. The Pearl District is a very nice neighborhood for walking/shopping/galleries. North Missisippi Ave is also fun (hipster) neighborhood. Andina is an amazing restaurant, but Portland is a real foodie town and there are many excellent restaurants. Pok Pok and Luc Lac are my favorites. McMenamin's is a popular local chain of brewpubs--check out Kennedy School. Powell's books is a must-visit. If you have transportation, Multnomah Falls (about 30 miles away) is a tourists' favorite--though you can hike a short loop behind the waterfall at nearby Horsetail Falls. If you want a wine tasting at a winery, the Columbia Gorge/Hood River Valley is full of them as is the Willamette valley south of Portland. No car? Take the bus to Washington Park for a beautiful view of Mt. Hood from the rose garden (the postcard view)--you can also walk from downtown. Check out Willamette Week for a listing of the free concert in the park/movies in the park/symphony in the park all summer. A walk along the east side esplanade from OMSI gives you good views of downtown too. Tourists always want donuts from VooDoo donuts. Drink beer and coffee, don't carry an umbrella.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Veritable Quandary is my favorite place in Portland for brunch or dinner. It's closing after this summer, so get there while you can! McMenamins Edgefield could also be fun with a group if you have transportation.

Thank you!