Hubers Restaurant
Portland’s oldest restaurant and bar has a long history beginning in 1879 with Frank Huber as the bartender owner. In 1880, Frank Huber hired a young Chinese cook, Jim Louie, who went from being a ship stowaway to a partner and eventually full owner of one of Portland’s landmark businesses. A great cook with a shining demeanor, Jim Louie made Huber’s a favorite lunch spot with Portland’s business crowd. The present day Jim “James” Louie made Huber’s famous for their tasty Flaming Spanish Coffees. Designed with the same stained glass ceilings and lots of mahogany as is the original room so adorned in 1911. They have managed to capture the elegant atmosphere that distinguishes Huber’s as a place to linger over the spirits.
Bridgeport Brewpub
This granddaddy of craft breweries, operating longer than any other in Oregon, underwent a facelift in 2005. Reopening in 2006 with an on-site bakery and espresso bar, an atrium, and a two-story main bar with five stainless-steel 300-gallon serving tanks, this Portland landmark continues to draw crowds. Originally opened in 1888 as a cordage factory that made ropes for sailing ships, BridgePort’s impressive building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to its main location, BridgePort also maintains the BridgePort Ale House on Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard.
Powell’s City of Books
Powell’s is one of the oldest Pearl District entities. Recognized as the largest independent bookstore in the world, Powell’s spans a full city block and rises three stories to house its selection of more than 1,000,000 used, new and rare books.
WEIR’S - Portland’s Oldest Bicycle Shop
For over 75 years Weir’s Cyclery has provided what their community has wanted in family bicycling. Started in 1925 byGordon Weir as Weir’s Fix-it Shop,Gordon repaired appliances, lawnmowers, plumbing and, always, bicycles. As bicycles continued to grow in popularity, other repairs were eliminated to concentrate solely on bicycle sales and service. Steve Weir, third generation owner and operator, invites you to visit his store in St. Johns, Oregon for the finest, personal and family, bicycling experience.
Portland’s Oldest Teahouse (Est. 1997)
The Original Tao of Tea teahouse was built in 1997 in Portland, Oregon. It was our first step with tea and took eight months of craftsmanship to build the interior with black bamboo, old reclaimed wood, copper and stone. Veerinder’s oldest brother Harpreet and Bob, a friend, were instrumental in the making of the teahouse. The design was formulated without the use of any formal drawings. It was built as if a picture were being painted. Our philosophy was to work with a handful of materials and find a spot that best suited them. The teahouse includes a rock waterfall, wooden tea chest tables and bamboo shelves. The teahouse was awarded ‘best interior’ among 600 restaurants in the Pacific Northwest in 2000 by nationally known Zagat restaurant guide. It is consistently rated as the ‘Best Teahouse’ in Portland and offers one of the largest variety of teas in the country.
White Eagle Tavern
The White Eagle is one of the most storied joints in the Northwest. And with any good watering hole, the line between fact and fiction–and between this world and the other–seems to have been thoroughly and wonderfully blurred. Tales of ghosts and mortal mischief abound, seemingly with no regard for historic accuracy…
