Pete Cottell

Shine Distillery Applies the Brewpub Formula to a House of Spirits

If you can ignore the overly glossy finish—and perhaps wait a few weeks before its distillery operation really gets rolling—it’s likely Shine will grow on you as a welcome addition to a neighborhood that’s still drunk on its own newness.

Lay Low Carries On Club 21’s Legacy and Offers an Outdoor Haven for Chain-Smokers

Lay Low carries on Club 21’s legacy, with cheap tallboys, mismatched décor and a hearty food menu that’s available all hours and features some of the best burgers, fried chicken and tots in town.

Bar Maven’s Redesigned Patio Offers Plenty of Bench Seating Shrouded by Bamboo

Bar Maven strikes a friendly balance between dilapidated neighborhood hideout and urbane hipster hang.

Assembly Brewing Has Outdoor Real Estate That Keeps the Party Going Late

Assembly Brewing is one of Foster’s most ambitious and immediately beloved boozers to join a busy stretch of dive bars and plumbing supply outlets.

Cooling Off With a Frozen Rosé on Thunderbird’s Patio Should Be Priority No. 1 on a Hot Day

Thunderbird is a dimly lit, neo-pub specializing in boozy slushies, local craft beer and smoked faux-meat products courtesy of St. Johns’ vegan soul food spot Homegrown Smoker.

Find Your Oasis Along the Urban Core of Highway 26

It’s no secret the fugliest section of Highway 26 is the tract that passes through Portland and Gresham.

A Paved-Over Train Bed That Runs From Banks to Vernonia is One of Oregon’s Best Bike Paths

Though impossible to please everybody at once, it’s hard to imagine anyone but the most technically minded adrenaline junkies feeling anything short of amazed by the Banks-Vernonia State Trail.

Single-Day Snow-To-Surf Challenge

If you time it right, hitting Timberline Lodge and Ski Area in the morning and a popular surf spot like Short Sands Beach or Indian Beach near Cannon Beach in the afternoon is a breeze.

You Can Find Carts on Foster Owner Steve Woolard’s Homebrews on Tap at Pod Bar

Pod Bar is the boozy anchor of Carts of Foster.

Not All of the Portland Area’s Best Korean Food Is in Beaverton, and These Two New Restaurants Are Proving It

For meat lovers, Korean barbecue is the perfect DIY treat. You take a seat at a table with a burner in the middle and a smoke-sucking hood above, slap your chosen cut on the grill, and within minutes, dinner is served. This is well known to K-BBQ aficionados in Beaverton, where most of the good spots are located. Now, denizens of the outer eastside have an alluring spot of their own.

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