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Portland: Food Carts, Pods, & Patios Tour★ 4.9 (22)

Guided tour · 3 hours

Portland: Food Carts, Pods, & Patios Tour

Find out what the food cart hype is about in the food cart capital of the world. On this walking tour you'll discover global food & drinks, and learn fun history in th...

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Portland: Downtown Coffee & Donut Tour★ 5.0 (5)

Guided tour · 2.5 hours

Portland: Downtown Coffee & Donut Tour

Walk around the bustling streets of Downtown Portland with your local guide and discover why Portland is the coffee and donut capital of the world.

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Price$$
NeighborhoodHawthorne/belmont
HoursWed varies by event, Thu-Sat 21:00-02:00, Sun varies by event. Closed Mon-Tue.
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Tip: Weekend nights start at 21:00 and most parties run to 02:00; ticketed events sell out, so grab in advance rather than chancing the door.

Location

Address: 1001 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR 97214

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45 East ★ 4.3

$$$ Hawthorne/belmontThu 20:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 22:00-02:00. Closed Mon-Wed/Sun.

45 East is the Central Eastside warehouse where Portland sees its biggest touring EDM names, with a main floor for headliner sets and an upstairs Jade Room for techno and ambient.

Tip21 and over, doors usually 22:00 on Friday and Saturday; check the calendar for the Jade Room upstairs which programs separately from the main floor.

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45 East ★ 4.3

$$$ Hawthorne/belmontThu 20:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 22:00-02:00. Closed Mon-Wed/Sun.

45 East is the Central Eastside warehouse where Portland sees its biggest touring EDM names, with a main floor for headliner sets and an upstairs Jade Room for techno and ambient.

Tip21 and over, doors usually 22:00 on Friday and Saturday; check the calendar for the Jade Room upstairs which programs separately from the main floor.

Dixie Tavern ★ 4.0

$$ DowntownWed 17:00-00:30, Thu-Sun 17:00-02:30. Closed Mon-Tue.

Dixie Tavern is the two-level country-leaning bar on the corner of 3rd and Couch in Old Town, where bartenders dance on the bar and the dance floor runs to 02:30 on weekends.

TipCountry and line-dancing programming Thursday through Saturday; cover after 21:00 on busy nights, and the dance floor packs out for top-40 sets later in the evening.

Tube ★ 3.9

$$ DowntownWed varies by event, Thu-Sat 21:00-02:30. Closed Mon-Tue/Sun.

Tube is the long-running Old Town dance bar a few doors from Dixie on NW 3rd, with a steady weekend DJ booking and a small but committed dance floor on Friday and Saturday nights.

TipNo cover most nights, drinks run cheap by Portland nightclub standards, and the late shift goes to 02:30 on Friday and Saturday.

Lola's Room ★ 4.2

$$ DowntownWed-Thu varies by event, Fri-Sat 21:00-02:00, Sun varies by event. Closed Mon-Tue.

Lola's Room is the second-floor venue inside McMenamins' Crystal Ballroom complex on West Burnside, programmed for smaller dance nights and DJ residencies under the bigger room above.

TipFriday's 80s Video Dance Attack and Saturday's 90s Dance Flashback are the long-running anchors; doors usually 21:00 with a low cover.

Mississippi Studios ★ 4.6

$$ Mississippi/williamsDaily 11:00-02:00. Bar Bar hours; show times vary.

Mississippi Studios is the converted Baptist church on N Mississippi that is the city's most reliable mid-size indie room, with the attached Bar Bar handling drinks and burgers.

TipMost shows have a 21+ bar room and an all-ages floor; the Bar Bar patio next door is open every day from 11:00 if you want food before the set.

Crystal Ballroom ★ 4.7

$$$ DowntownDaily varies by event.

The Crystal Ballroom is the 1914 McMenamins ballroom on West Burnside with the famous floating dance floor that bounces under the weight of a sold-out crowd, the room Tina Turner and the Grateful Dead both played.

TipThe floor's spring suspension is unique in the country; standing on the main floor is the way to feel it, balcony seats trade that for sightlines.

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