Bee House Guidebook
Food scene
Lair Hill Bistro: weekday pancake breakfast is a carboloader’s dream! Across from 7-Eleven. (2823 SW 1st Ave)
13 locals recommend
Lair Hill Bistro
2823 SW 1st AveLair Hill Bistro: weekday pancake breakfast is a carboloader’s dream! Across from 7-Eleven. (2823 SW 1st Ave)
Ross Island Grocery & Cafe: pleasant little café hits the spot, & pick up beverages to bring back! But not much for cooking ingredients. (3502 SW Corbett Ave)
19 locals recommend
Ross Island Grocery & Cafe
3502 S Corbett AveRoss Island Grocery & Cafe: pleasant little café hits the spot, & pick up beverages to bring back! But not much for cooking ingredients. (3502 SW Corbett Ave)
Farmers Markets: Hot meals, baked goods, small-batch beverages, specialty meats, plus fruits & veggies. Straight from farms & forage in Portland to the Hood River Valley!
South Waterfront Farmers Market - Thursdays, June–October (Elizabeth Caruthers Park, http://www.southwaterfront.com/farmers-market)
South Waterfront Greenway
0848 SW Curry StFarmers Markets: Hot meals, baked goods, small-batch beverages, specialty meats, plus fruits & veggies. Straight from farms & forage in Portland to the Hood River Valley!
South Waterfront Farmers Market - Thursdays, June–October (Elizabeth Caruthers Park, http://www.southwaterfront.com/farmers-market)
Farmers Markets: Hot meals, baked goods, small-batch beverages, specialty meats, plus fruits & veggies. Straight from farms & forage in Portland to the Hood River Valley!
Farmers Market at PSU - Saturdays year-round. (South Park Blocks between SW College & Montgomery, https://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/our-markets/psu/)
14 locals recommend
Portland Farmers Market at PSU
1803 Southwest Park AvenueFarmers Markets: Hot meals, baked goods, small-batch beverages, specialty meats, plus fruits & veggies. Straight from farms & forage in Portland to the Hood River Valley!
Farmers Market at PSU - Saturdays year-round. (South Park Blocks between SW College & Montgomery, https://www.portlandfarmersmarket.org/our-markets/psu/)
Within a Mile of the Bee House
Convenience Store: 7-Eleven, ~half mile to walk off the hangry. (30 SW Arthur St)
9 locals recommend
7-Eleven
1715 SE Tacoma StConvenience Store: 7-Eleven, ~half mile to walk off the hangry. (30 SW Arthur St)
Restaurant areas: South Waterfront up to Tom McCall Park & around Elizabeth Caruthers Park are walkable choices to many fancy foods. (Plus shopping & city park scenery.)
25 locals recommend
South Waterfront
Restaurant areas: South Waterfront up to Tom McCall Park & around Elizabeth Caruthers Park are walkable choices to many fancy foods. (Plus shopping & city park scenery.)
Restaurant areas: South Waterfront up to Tom McCall Park & around Elizabeth Caruthers Park are walkable choices to many fancy foods. (Plus shopping & city park scenery.)
Elizabeth Caruthers Park
3508 S Moody AveRestaurant areas: South Waterfront up to Tom McCall Park & around Elizabeth Caruthers Park are walkable choices to many fancy foods. (Plus shopping & city park scenery.)
Indoor Attractions
Funhouse Lounge: We were introduced to this divey, campy show spot with the Christmas Special, “Die Hard, the Live Musical”. (2432 SE 11th Ave, https://funhouselounge.com/)
14 locals recommend
Funhouse Lounge
2432 SE 11th AveFunhouse Lounge: We were introduced to this divey, campy show spot with the Christmas Special, “Die Hard, the Live Musical”. (2432 SE 11th Ave, https://funhouselounge.com/)
Rimsky-Korsakoffee House: Rich desserts. Pinkie-lifting teas & coffees. Classical musicians & furniture often perform live. Just prepare for: odd hours, cash payment, relaxed-pace service, off-season decorations. And, um, an intriguing bathroom. (707 SE 12th Ave)
56 locals recommend
Rimsky-Korsakoffee House
707 SE 12th AveRimsky-Korsakoffee House: Rich desserts. Pinkie-lifting teas & coffees. Classical musicians & furniture often perform live. Just prepare for: odd hours, cash payment, relaxed-pace service, off-season decorations. And, um, an intriguing bathroom. (707 SE 12th Ave)
Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: Sit on Krampus’ lap, peer into a haunted doll house, get quick ideas for that home-movie you vowed to make with your drinking buddies last Friday night. The horror-western-50’s-space-flick one. (2234 NW Thurman St, https://www.peculiarium.com to check hours)
29 locals recommend
Freaky But True Peculiarium
2234 NW Thurman StFreakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: Sit on Krampus’ lap, peer into a haunted doll house, get quick ideas for that home-movie you vowed to make with your drinking buddies last Friday night. The horror-western-50’s-space-flick one. (2234 NW Thurman St, https://www.peculiarium.com to check hours)
Zymogliphic Museum: Diorama-tastic! After a short visit to this little attic, you will never see tattered autumn leaves & the bones from your hot-wings the same way again. (6225 SE Alder St, http://www.zymoglyphic.org to check hours)
The Zymoglyphic Museum
6225 SE Alder StZymogliphic Museum: Diorama-tastic! After a short visit to this little attic, you will never see tattered autumn leaves & the bones from your hot-wings the same way again. (6225 SE Alder St, http://www.zymoglyphic.org to check hours)
Roosevelt’s Terrariums: Plant lovers, take a class with President Teddy Roosevelt on conservation & create a little ecosystem in a jar to bring home. (1510 SE 44th Ave., Unit. 101, https://www.rooseveltspdx.com/)
Roosevelt's Terrariums
1510 SE 44th AveRoosevelt’s Terrariums: Plant lovers, take a class with President Teddy Roosevelt on conservation & create a little ecosystem in a jar to bring home. (1510 SE 44th Ave., Unit. 101, https://www.rooseveltspdx.com/)
Curious Comedy Theater: This non-profit’s mission is to make you laugh! Our favorites are the Improvised comedy made up on the spot, where your suggestions are built into the show. (5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, https://curiouscomedy.org)
21 locals recommend
Curious Comedy Theater
5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr BlvdCurious Comedy Theater: This non-profit’s mission is to make you laugh! Our favorites are the Improvised comedy made up on the spot, where your suggestions are built into the show. (5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, https://curiouscomedy.org)
Hollywood Theater: “Modern-Historic” means this non-proft runs movies & events that range from nostalgic, arthouse, documentary, classics, to just goofy. Our favorite programs include B-Movie Bingo & costume musical sing-a-longs! (https://hollywoodtheatre.org/)
231 locals recommend
Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy BlvdHollywood Theater: “Modern-Historic” means this non-proft runs movies & events that range from nostalgic, arthouse, documentary, classics, to just goofy. Our favorite programs include B-Movie Bingo & costume musical sing-a-longs! (https://hollywoodtheatre.org/)
Outdoor Attractions & Natural Areas
Tom McCall Waterfront Park: On sunny weekends, you find festivals, fun runs, community bike rides, boat races. On any weekend, you always find Canadian Geese.
212 locals recommend
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
98 SW Naito PkwyTom McCall Waterfront Park: On sunny weekends, you find festivals, fun runs, community bike rides, boat races. On any weekend, you always find Canadian Geese.
Lan Su Chinese Garden & Teahouse: Serene classical sanctuary designed & built in China, then reassembled in Portland downtown. We volunteer there, performing Lion Dance & feeding the Koi. (https://lansugarden.org/)
405 locals recommend
Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett StLan Su Chinese Garden & Teahouse: Serene classical sanctuary designed & built in China, then reassembled in Portland downtown. We volunteer there, performing Lion Dance & feeding the Koi. (https://lansugarden.org/)
Oregon Zoo & Washington Park: A hill of gardens, museums, & parks. Chock full of educational plaques about fascinating animals, vegetables, minerals, & the construction machinery building new exhibits. (http://explorewashingtonpark.org/)
326 locals recommend
Washington Park
4033 SW Canyon RdOregon Zoo & Washington Park: A hill of gardens, museums, & parks. Chock full of educational plaques about fascinating animals, vegetables, minerals, & the construction machinery building new exhibits. (http://explorewashingtonpark.org/)
Forest Park: over 30 miles of trails! Some paths fully accessible, & some trailheads right in a neighborhood. Once, a father & daughter lived there off the grid (illegally). Also there, hipster tweens & talking critters battled sentient plants (fictitiously). (https://www.forestparkconservancy.org)
31 locals recommend
Forest Park
Forest Park: over 30 miles of trails! Some paths fully accessible, & some trailheads right in a neighborhood. Once, a father & daughter lived there off the grid (illegally). Also there, hipster tweens & talking critters battled sentient plants (fictitiously). (https://www.forestparkconservancy.org)
Sauvie Island: Farm stands, u-pick fruit, wildlife & waterways. One Halloween, we almost lost a rainboot to the mud while spooked at a haunted corn field maze! (https://sauvieisland.org/)
181 locals recommend
Sauvies Island
38799 NW Reeder RdSauvie Island: Farm stands, u-pick fruit, wildlife & waterways. One Halloween, we almost lost a rainboot to the mud while spooked at a haunted corn field maze! (https://sauvieisland.org/)
Columbia River Gorge: water cascades off cliffs & flows under bridges here. Some waterfalls are visible right the road, or just a short walk from the parking lot. Others require hikes. They don’t dry up in the summer! (https://www.fs.usda.gov/crgnsa)
236 locals recommend
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Columbia River Gorge: water cascades off cliffs & flows under bridges here. Some waterfalls are visible right the road, or just a short walk from the parking lot. Others require hikes. They don’t dry up in the summer! (https://www.fs.usda.gov/crgnsa)
Portland Local Art
Saturday Market, also open Sundays: local artisans craft up any material you can think of, some edible. May – Dec., rain or shine. We’ve bought lovely gifts there; our brother commissioned us a pair of gnomes sculpted in our likeness. (https://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/)
425 locals recommend
Portland Saturday Market
2 SW Naito PkwySaturday Market, also open Sundays: local artisans craft up any material you can think of, some edible. May – Dec., rain or shine. We’ve bought lovely gifts there; our brother commissioned us a pair of gnomes sculpted in our likeness. (https://www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/)