Travel & Stay

Getting There
The nearest airport is Portland International (PDX). With traffic, it can take up to 40 minutes to reach the venue, Castaway.

Hotel Block
We have arranged a block of rooms at The Woodlark. Book here.

Parking
There is ample street parking available at the wedding venue, as well as a parking lot on the corner of 18th and Vaughn.

While You’re Here

Restaurants & Sweet Treats

• Turning Peel — Sourdough pizza, best tiramisu, delicious olives, spectacular beet salad.
• Khao Moo Dang — Perfect cold weather Thai comfort food.
• Fantino — Cozy Italian, cutest vibes.
• Lauretta Jean’s — Pie and sandwiches, what more could you want?
• G-Love — Elevated NW Portland vibes. Honorable mention for their new brunch — it is 10/10. (Spendier side.)
• Fried Egg I’m In Love — Because who doesn’t love a breakfast sandwich where the names are all music related?
• Friendship Kitchen — Delicious Vietnamese in the NW neighborhood.
• Sun Rice — Filipino comfort food that tastes like you are at Lolo and Lola’s.
• Bluefin — Delicious sushi and fantastic happy hour.
• Pizza Thief — Adidas owned and we are a loyal household. Not to mention their pizza is fantastic — honorable mention for their chocolate chip cookie, just trust me.
• Flattop & Salamander — AMAZING brunch. It gets busy but was worth the wait.
• Cheese & Crack — Have you ever had a delicious charcuterie board and after thought, “I wish I had soft serve with a chocolate cowboy hat on it”? Well, you can have both here.
• Kulfi — I will say this until the end of time: this is the BEST ice cream in Portland.
• Rimsky Korsakoffee — If you want kitschy Portland vibes, have a yummy brownie sundae at this old house that looks haunted — but that’s just the bit!

Coffee Shops

• Dragonfly Coffeehouse — The coziest, most nostalgic, eclectic coffee shop in NW Portland.
• Prince Coffee — This is where all the artsy & trendy folk get their coffee and matcha, for FANTASTIC reasons. The flavor combos of their drinks are lovely.
• Project Matcha — Don’t let the trendiness fool you, this is some of the best matcha and hojicha I have found in the city.
• Hypnos — Another place you can find artsy & trendy Portlanders. Honorable mention for their Carrot Cake Latte and their hojicha. Add the foam top — just trust me.
• Mother Foucault’s — Smaller coffee and tea menu, but it is in a library/bookstore that is so beautiful. There is a “no laptop” policy, and I believe you can’t use your phones either, but it is a lovely place to disconnect.

Bars

• Alibi — I wouldn’t be a true regular if I didn’t recommend my favorite karaoke tiki bar.
• After Ours — Filipino owned, amazing Asian bar food. It is a vinyl bar, but they also have DJs on the weekend.
• Panther Club — If a vintage casino and a tattoo parlor had a baby and it was a bar, it would be here. Fantastic drinks, lovely staff, pretty good bar eats.
• Creepy’s — Eclectic clown themed bar, but a great smash burger.
• Laverne’s — Lovely aesthetic and the food gets high praise — I hear their rotisserie chicken is yummy.
• Revolution Hall — They are known for their rooftop, so not sure the time of year is the best for this location, but you never know with Portland!
• Sugar Hill — 1970’s bar with phenomenal drinks, yummy eats, and fun decor. They have a back sitting room and a patio, all with lovely warm orange vibes.
• Cult Classics — If you have any film buffs, this is a really fun place. The back of the bar is lined with VHS tapes and they always have a movie playing. Honorable mention for their $6 hot dog — trust me.
• Paymaster Lounge — Fun bar in NW Portland. Great indoor/outdoor space with pool tables and a covered outdoor area with heaters. They also do a fantastic dirty martini.
• Side Eye Cocktail Lounge — They also play a movie on a projector; speakeasy vibes. Yummy espresso martini.
• Bar Bar — Great indoor/outdoor bar. They play movies outside and have a fantastic burger.

Neighborhoods & Shops to Explore

• NW 23rd — A Portland classic for new visitors. A great neighborhood to hop in and out of the stores and try our infamous Salt & Straw.
• N Williams & Mississippi Ave — Quite a few hidden gems here when it comes to vintage stores and boutiques. If you go up to N Going St there is a lovely queer bookstore called Always Here. If you start on N Williams you are only a few blocks from Mississippi Ave, which also has good hop-in-hop-out shopping — honorable mention for plant lovers to check out Pistils. They even have chickens! Not for purchase, though.
• Hawthorne — I would argue another Portland classic. You will not have a shortage of shops to check out. If you want a dessert waffle, check out the Waffle Window. I also prefer the Powell’s on this street (cozier).
• Alberta Arts District — More fun small stores; leans into the artsy side of Portland.
• Division — Smaller area but lots of great shops.
• Memory Den Vintage Mall — If you have a few hours to kill and LOVE thrifting, this is basically your Disneyland. I believe this is the largest vintage mall in Portland, with multiple stalls and booths.
• Cargo — Another fun store nearby. The downstairs has old vintage furniture while the upstairs has a hodgepodge of clothing, plants, paper goods, etc. Great place to get a souvenir for the trip.
• Sellwood — If you want a break from the city, Sellwood is the cutest neighborhood with plenty of shops. For everything on one street, start at Yours Truly to get a coffee and work your way down. In the same neighborhood you will also find Stars & Stripes, another great spot for thrifting.
• Powell’s Bookstore — If it’s your first time in PDX, you just have to. There’s also a coffee shop inside.