Market Guide 2013: Greengrocers

Fresh spots for local produce.

Market Guide 2013 The Barn 5211 NE 148th Ave., 253-5103, thebarnproduce.com. Open June 1-Thanksgiving only. Closed Sundays. Smack in the middle of one of the most industrial stretches of Portland—near the airport   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Bakeries and Bagels

Fruits of the grain fields.

Market Guide 2013 ALL-PURPOSE Bakeshop 5351 NE Sandy Blvd., 946-8884, bakeshoppdx.com. Closed Monday-Tuesday. Bakeshop’s top priority isn’t making you feel super-comfortable; the only place to perch at Kim Boy   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Sweets

Portland’s finest junk food.

Market Guide 2013 CHOCOLATE Alma Chocolate 140 NE 28th Ave., 517-0262, almachocolate.com.  Nestled between well-known eateries along bustling Northeast 28th Avenue, this charming little chocolatier’s boutiq   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Alcohol

Wine, beer and high spirits.

Market Guide 2013 BEER The Beer Mongers 1125 SE Division St., 234-6012, thebeermongers.com.  At Beer Mongers, man is not so far removed from his ancestors. Huddled in a dark cave, hairy men drink and grunt mo   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: World Markets

Exotic foods from Burma to Germany

Market Guide 2013 AFRICAN East Africa Market 7830 NE Glisan St., 516-9378. Covered in stickers and lottery signs, this small store would be completely indistinguishable from its convenience-store neighbors were    More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Coffee and Tea

Caffeination stations.

Market Guide 2013 COFFEE Clive Coffee 79 SE Taylor St., 784-3464, clivecoffee.com. Closed Sunday-Monday. While most good coffeehouses in town now have the customary shelf o’ brewers for sale, this industrial sho   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Meat

Local cuts, cured meats and fine seafood.

Market Guide 2013 BUTCHERS (GENERAL) Cason’s Fine Meats  8238 N Denver Ave., 285-4533.  Theotis Cason opened his Kenton butcher shop in the summer of 2011 in a storefront just south of the towering Pau   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Spice

Anoint your meal in oils, herbs and salts.

Market Guide 2013 OILS Benessere Olive Oils and Balsamic 907 SW 9th Ave., 206-5317; 1428 NE Broadway, 281-6389; oilgoodness.com. This specialty oil and vinegar store opened downtown to very little fanfare—kind o   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Supplies

Your toolkit for culinary excursions.

Market Guide 2013 BAKING The Decorette Shop 5338 SE Foster Road, 774-3760, thedecoretteshop.com. Closed Sunday. Did I hear you say you wanted to make chocolates in the shape of a fax machine, telephone or beeper?    More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff

Market Guide 2013: Portland Boutiques

Market Guide 2013 Portland is a city obsessed with rarefied goods, not just rarefied salts and olio nuovo but artisanal pastas from Italy and cheeses from everywhere. Thus, boutique markets.   More

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 WW Staff