The New York Times has a strange love-hate relationship with Portland. They fawn over it’s eclictic parts while (rightly) lambasting many of the now widely known disastrous far-left public policies.

They mention all these things to try with 36 hours, but there’s absolutely no way to do all of this, or even half of it in that timeframe. Still, it’s an interesting list.

• Food/drinks:
  •  TwentySix Cafe, ask for a hazelnut latte (from $5.50), made with a house-made nut paste instead of syrup
• Events:
  • the Goodfoot Soul Stew dance parties
  • https://turnturnturnpdx.com/
• Galleries (they miss lots of better ones, but these aren’t bad):
  • https://www.nucleusportland.com/
  • https://www.blindinsect.com/
  • https://guardinogallery.com/ 
• Cascada Thermal Springs & Spa

Links:

• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/28/travel/things-to-do-portland-oregon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hk8.6yCg.XUQgQEi5wXIr&smid=url-share