Food Reviews & Stories Sandwich Island would make a great cart, but (for better or for worse) it’s currently tucked away in a bustling downtown food court. Lord knows its pulled-pork sandwiches would be just as loved by   More

Food Reviews & Stories 11:30 am-10 pm Monday-Tuesday, 11:30 am-midnight Wednesday-Sunday. Cash only. One may be accustomed to seeing buildings built around trees or hillsides, but a full-size bus? A retrofitted espresso an   More

Food Reviews & Stories Step through Geraldi’s tiny door and it’s as though you’ve traveled 3,000 miles east. You’ll be greeted in a thick Boston accent; the glorious scent of fresh meatballs and marinara sauce waf   More

Food Reviews & Stories A true surprise in the midst of the Lloyd District, the J Cafe is an oasis in a desert of bland hotels, mallrats and Blazers. A clean, small space (be wary of noontime crowds), it serves typical lu   More

Food Reviews & Stories You may not realize, upon first visiting J&M Cafe, that you’ve never been there before. It is so very Southeast Portland in all the best ways, with brick walls, exposed wooden rafters, local a   More

Food Reviews & Stories You will probably be the youngest customer in Nancy’s Kitchen, but having brunch with the octogenarian set has its perks. There’s no waiting for a table at this relatively obscure shopfront eate   More

Food Reviews & Stories Bridge City has the comics zone covered: local authors, independent publishers, classics, kid-friendly, how-tos, used and new. The staff, knowledgeable and enthusiastic, can suss out the perfect person-to-comic match with astonishing accuracy. Bridge City’s motto is no exaggeration—these   More

Food Reviews & Stories Kid-wonder kicks into overdrive upon entering this ultra-cozy bookshop. Long, skinny bindings of picture books beckon, from Richard Scarry classics to Patricia Polacco’s politically relevant titles. You’ve got your Beverly Cleary, your Roald Dahl, your J.K. Rowling, but there’s als   More

Food Reviews & Stories Half gentleman’s study, half artist’s library, Monograph is a warm, quiet refuge full of art and design books from international publishers and super-local presses and antique pieces of a typographic bent. You’ll feel smarter the moment you step inside. Buy this: German craft bookl   More

Special Section Cork2901 NE Alberta St., 281-2675, corkwineshop.com.Cork is much more than a wine shop, with a careful selection of beers, Champagne (arranged in a clawfoot “bubble tub”), fine chocolate a ...   More