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Portlandia Pilgrimage
Portlandia is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

1. Portlandia

8.0
1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR
Outdoor Sculpture · 25 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: This statue is not only the namesake of the TV program Portlandia, but is also featured in the show's intro.

Bicycle Sculpture is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

2. Bicycle Sculpture

1234 SW Stark St (Burnside), Portland, OR
Sculpture Garden · 1 tip

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Featured in the opening credits of Portlandia.

Mary's Club is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

3. Mary's Club

7.5
129 SW Broadway (Burnside), Portland, OR
Strip Club · 12 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: One of Portland's most iconic strip clubs (and believe me, there are many). Also featured in the Portlandia opening credits.

Burnside Skate Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

4. Burnside Skate Park

7.1
1 SE 2nd Ave (E Burnside St), Portland, OR
Skate Park · 10 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Featured in Portlandia's opening credits.

Avalon Theater & Wunderland is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

5. Avalon Theater & Wunderland

7.4
3451 SE Belmont St (at SE 35th Ave.), Portland, OR
Movie Theater · 25 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Featured in Portlandia's opening credits.

Powell's City of Books is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

6. Powell's City of Books

9.5
1005 W Burnside St (at NW 10th Ave.), Portland, OR
Bookstore · 471 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: One of the best bookstores in the world, you may also know it from the opening credits of Portlandia.

Keep Portland Weird is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

7. Keep Portland Weird

7.0
33 SW 3rd Ave (btw W Burnside St & SW Ankeny St), Portland, OR
Monument · 5 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: An iconic Portland landmark that you may recognize from the intro of Portlandia.

Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

8. Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade

8.5
Pedestrian Walkway btwn Hawthorne & Steel Bridges (Willamette River), Portland, OR
Hiking Trail · 22 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The characters of Portlandia walk along the Esplanade as they sing the opening song "The Dream of the 90s" in Portlandia S1 E1.

Gilt Club is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

9. Gilt Club

306 NW Broadway (at NW Everett St), Portland, OR
Lounge · 27 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The Gilt Club is sadly now closed, but is well known as the restaurant in Portlandia S1 E1 in which Peter and Nance ask for details about a chicken.

In Other Words is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

10. In Other Words

8 NE Killingsworth St (at N Williams Ave), Portland, OR
Bookstore · 10 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: You may know this better as Portlandia's "Women and Women First." The only meaningful difference is the store's name.

PCC Library is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

11. PCC Library

Portland, OR
College Library · 2 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Featured as the location for Portland's Adult Hide and Seek League from Portlandia S1 E1.

Portland City Hall is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

12. Portland City Hall

1221 SW 4th Ave (btwn SW Jefferson & SW Madison St), Portland, OR
City Hall · 9 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Sure, it's a functional city hall… but it's also the location of Portlandia's mayor's office.

Firehouse Restaurant is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

13. Firehouse Restaurant

8.2
711 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR
Italian Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: "Have you seen this dog? Are you the owner?" Firehouse is featured in Portlandia S1 E2 in which Fred and Carrie freak out over a dog being tied up outside.

The Frying Scotsman is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

14. The Frying Scotsman

SW 9th Avenue (SW Alder Street), Portland, OR
Food Truck · Downtown Portland · 26 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: In the sketch "Cacao" on Portlandia S1 E2, Lance is talking outside of this food cart when he receives the text "Cacao" from his girlfriend.

Urban Grind Coffeehouse is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

15. Urban Grind Coffeehouse

6.5
911 NW 14th Ave (NW Lovejoy St), Portland, OR
Coffee Shop · 11 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: "Coffee land! Coffee land!" This was a filming location for Portlandia S1 E3.

Lucky Devil Lounge is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

16. Lucky Devil Lounge

7.0
633 SE Powell Blvd (at SE 7th Ave), Portland, OR
Strip Club · 11 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Filming location for Portlandia S1 E3 stripper shadowing sketch.

James John Cafe is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

17. James John Cafe

8527 N Lombard St, Portland, OR
Coffee Shop · 14 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: "Did you read this?" Portlandia sketch from S1 E4 was filmed here.

Slabtown is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

18. Slabtown

1033 NW 16th Ave (at NW Marshall St), Portland, OR
Bar · 17 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: They mayor of Portlandia is found playing in a reggae band here in S1 E4

Wieden + Kennedy is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

19. Wieden + Kennedy

224 NW 13th Ave (btw Davis & Everett), Portland, OR
Office · 22 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The ad agency featured in Portlandia S1 E4 when Julia can't find her way to a meeting.

Ace Hotel Portland is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

20. Ace Hotel Portland

7.8
1022 SW Stark St (at SW 10th Ave), Portland, OR
Hotel · 77 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Referred to as "The Deuce Hotel" in Portlandia S1 E5. Some rooms really do come with turntables and complimentary bikes.

Berbati is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

21. Berbati

19 SW 2nd Ave (btw W Burnside St & SW Ankeny St), Portland, OR
Bar · 10 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Singer-songwriter "Sparkle Pony" tries to play a gig here in Portlandia S1 E5.

North Portland Wellness Center is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

22. North Portland Wellness Center

4922 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, OR
Medical Center · 2 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The acupuncture center in Portlandia's S1 E5 featuring "relaxing music."

Hollywood Theatre is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

23. Hollywood Theatre

9.4
4122 NE Sandy Blvd (at NE Broadway), Portland, OR
Indie Movie Theater · 50 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: A location for Portlandia S1 E5. A film panel featuring "The Warnicker Brothers" do a Q&A to a mostly empty crowd.

Oblique Coffee Roasters is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

24. Oblique Coffee Roasters

7.8
3039 SE Stark St (at SE 30th Pl), Portland, OR
Coffee Shop · 15 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The Mayor asks Fred and Carrie to create Portland's Major League Baseball Team here in Portlandia's S1 E6.

Pier Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

25. Pier Park

8.3
Pier Park (at N Lombard & Bruce), Portland, OR
Park · 9 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Featured in Portlandia's S1 E6 for The Portland Thinkers baseball tryouts.

Screen Door is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

26. Screen Door

9.1
2337 E Burnside St (at NE 24th Ave.), Portland, OR
Southern Food Restaurant · 222 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Dubbed "Porchlight" in Portlandia S1 E6, the kitchen of this quintessentially Portland restaurant is the filming location for the foodie photo shoot.

Irving Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

27. Irving Park

8.9
3498 NE 7th Ave (at NE Fremont St), Portland, OR
Park · 16 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Location of the movie in the park from Portlandia S1 E6 (and you can indeed actually go to outdoor films here).

Mint 820 is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

28. Mint 820

816 N Russell St (at Albina Ave), Portland, OR
Cocktail Bar · 22 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Andy Samberg plays the mixologist in Portlandia's S2 E1.

Sandy River Delta Dog Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

29. Sandy River Delta Dog Park

8.0
Exit 18 (I-84), Troutdale, OR
Dog Park · 9 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: "Hey oh, river!" The Sandy River (though not necessarily the dog park) was a filming location for the Portlandia S2 E1 river rafting sketch.

Zupan's Market is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

30. Zupan's Market

3301 SE Belmont St (at SE 33rd Ave), Portland, OR
Grocery Store · 24 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Filming location of Portlandia's S2 E3 when Jack McBrayer forgets to bring his reusable bag to the grocery store.

31. Cathedral Park

9.0
8676 N Crawford St (N Pittsburg Ave), Portland, OR
Park · 26 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The location of Portlandia's "cool wedding" from S2 E3. Don't forget your multi-colored parachute.

Jackpot Records is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

32. Jackpot Records

7.7
3574 SE Hawthorne Blvd (btwn SE 35th Pl & SE 36th Ave), Portland, OR
Record Store · 5 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: One of many locations around Hawthorne where Fred and Carrie are invited to a DJ night in Portlandia's S2 E4.

Umpqua Bank is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

33. Umpqua Bank

3557 SE Hawthorne Blvd (btw 35th & 36th Ave), Portland, OR
Bank · 1 tip

Alex B.Alex Brehm: One of many locations around Hawthorne where Fred and Carrie are invited to a DJ night in Portlandia's S2 E4.

The Waffle Window is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

34. The Waffle Window

8.7
3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd (at SE 36th Ave), Portland, OR
Breakfast Spot · 74 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: One of many locations around Hawthorne where Fred and Carrie are invited to a DJ night in Portlandia's S2 E4.

Normandale Dog Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

35. Normandale Dog Park

7.3
5700 NE Halsey (Ne 57th), Portland, OR
Dog Park · 12 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Dave and Cath bring their rescued dog Quicksilver here in Portlandia's S2 E4

Buckman Elementary School is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

36. Buckman Elementary School

320 SE 16th Ave (at SE Pine St), Portland, OR
Elementary School · 1 tip

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Filming location for Portlandia's S2 E4 in which Grover's parents try to get him into "Shooting Star Preschool"

Ankeny Square is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

37. Ankeny Square

Ankeny Square, Portland, OR
Plaza · 2 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Garmin "the little guy" and company start their scavenger hunt here in Portlandia S2 E4

Voodoo Doughnut is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

38. Voodoo Doughnut

8.3
22 SW 3rd Ave (at SW Ankeny St), Portland, OR
Donut Shop · 543 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Garmin "the little guy" and company are forced to eat a doughnut for a clue in Portlandia S2 E4

North Park Blocks is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

39. North Park Blocks

6.0
300 NW Park Ave (btwn NW Gilsan St & W Burnside St), Portland, OR
Park · 12 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Garmin "the little guy" and company climb through the playground here in their scavenger hunt in Portlandia S2 E4

White Stag Sign is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

40. White Stag Sign

8.7
70 NW Couch St, Portland, OR
Historic and Protected Site · 6 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Garmin "the little guy" floats away past the sign after winning the scavenger hunt in Portlandia S2 E4

Olympia Provisions SE is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

41. Olympia Provisions SE

9.2
107 SE Washington St (at SE 3rd Ave), Portland, OR
Modern European Restaurant · 113 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The dream of the 1890s is alive in Portland! This was a filming location for the song in Portlandia's S2 E5.

Woodlawn Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

42. Woodlawn Park

8.5
Dekum Ave (at 13th), Portland, OR
Park · 4 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Home of "Trek in the Park" as seen in Portlandia's S2 E5.

Bagdad Theater & Pub is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

43. Bagdad Theater & Pub

8.6
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd (at SE 37th Ave), Portland, OR
Indie Movie Theater · 66 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: "Cat Nap" plays a gig here before being cornered backstage by Kristin Wiig in Portlandia S2 E6. It's also the best place in SE Portland to watch a movie.

Rock n' Rose Vintage + New Clothing is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

44. Rock n' Rose Vintage + New Clothing

7.0
616 E Burnside St, Portland, OR
Vintage and Thrift Store · 6 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Featured in Portlandia S2 E7 when Carrie tries to sell her old clothes to the vintage store.

Copy Pilot is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

45. Copy Pilot

5215 N Lombard St, Portland, OR
Office Supply Store · 2 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Peter and Nance stop here to get a sign to hold up at the Timbers game in Portlandia S2 E8.

Providence Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

46. Providence Park

9.2
1844 SW Morrison St (btwn SW 18th & SW 20th Ave), Portland, OR
Soccer Stadium · 108 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Home of the Timbers and a filming location for Portlandia S2 E8.

Blue Lake Park is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

47. Blue Lake Park

8.0
Fairview, OR
Park · 11 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: A filming location for Portlandia S2 E9. Get ready for some interpretive canoeing!

Oregon Historical Society is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

48. Oregon Historical Society

7.9
1200 SW Park Ave (btwn SW Madison St & SW Jefferson St), Portland, OR
History Museum · 13 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Sacajawea! Sacajawea! Sacajawea! Sacajawea! I promise your visit will be more educational than the class visit in Portlandia S2 E9.

Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

49. Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry

8.4
808 NE Dekum St, Portland, OR
Coffee Shop · 29 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Under the faux name Fisherman's Porch, this is Portlandia's most popular brunch spot featured in S2 E10.

Hawthorne Bridge is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

50. Hawthorne Bridge

Hawthorne Bridge, Portland, OR
Bridge · 17 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The mayor gets stuck on the bridge while taking his bike to meet Fred and Carrie for brunch in Portlandia S2 E10.

Pattie's Homeplate Cafe is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

51. Pattie's Homeplate Cafe

8501 N Lombard St (N Leavitt Av), Portland, OR
Breakfast Spot · 16 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: "I guess it's a restaurant, but it's also kind of a drug store." Featured in Portlandia S2 E10.

Teen Challenge Portland Thrift is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

52. Teen Challenge Portland Thrift

3121 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR
Vintage and Thrift Store · 2 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Spyke finally buys a TV here before resolving to take back MTV in Portlandia S3 E2.

Yoga Pearl is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

53. Yoga Pearl

8.6
925 NW Davis St (at NW 9th Ave), Portland, OR
Yoga Studio · 10 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Try not to daydream about the mysterious men in your yoga class as Sandra did here in Portlandia S3 E2.

Multnomah County Library - North Portland is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

54. Multnomah County Library - North Portland

7.9
512 N Killingsworth St (at N Commercial Ave.), Portland, OR
Library · 6 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The location of the discussion over what to rename NE 15th Ave in Portlandia S3 E2.

55. Mr. Formal

12620 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, OR
Men's Store · Downtown Beaverton · 1 tip

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Lance tries on formalwear here while Nina gets hair extensions next door in Portlandia S3 E4.

Oba Restaurante is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

56. Oba Restaurante

555 NW 12th Ave (at NW Hoyt St), Portland, OR
Latin American Restaurant · 43 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The tapas birthday dinner from Portlandia S3 E4 takes place here.

Prasad Cuisine is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

57. Prasad Cuisine

925 NW Davis St (925 NW Davis St), Portland, OR
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Pearl · 62 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: It's every bit as good as described in Portlandia S3 E5, but does not actually have a fart patio. Bummer.

Hotel deLuxe is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

58. Hotel deLuxe

8.7
729 SW 15th Ave (SW Yamhill St), Portland, OR
Hotel · 33 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Squiggleman stays here and sleeps on the bouncy-bounce in Portlandia S3 E5.

59. The Clearing Café

2772 NW Thurman St (btw NW 27th Ave & NW 28th Ave), Portland, OR
Café · Northwest District · 11 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: This is the shop in the opening of Portlandia's Coffee Shop Manifesto sketch from S3 E7.

Clinton St. Theater is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

60. Clinton St. Theater

7.4
2522 SE Clinton St (at SE 26th Ave.), Portland, OR
Movie Theater · 12 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Fred and Carrie stop by here while giving the temp mayor a tour of Portland in Portlandia S3 E7.

DoubleTree by Hilton is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

61. DoubleTree by Hilton

6.1
1000 NE Multnomah St (btwn NE 9th Ave & NE 11th Ave), Portland, OR
Hotel · Lloyd District · 60 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: This is the meeting place for Portlandia's Steampunk Convention in S3 E8.

Half Pint Cafe is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

62. Half Pint Cafe

7.3
537 SE Ash St. (btwn SE Grand & SE 6th Ave.), Portland, OR
Café · 18 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Fred and Carrie come here to vent about (and later meet up with) their roommate Alexandra in Portlandia S3 E9

AMC Progress Ridge 13 is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

63. AMC Progress Ridge 13

8.1
12345 SW Horizon Blvd (at Progress Ridge), Beaverton, OR
Movie Theater · Neighbors Southwest · 71 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Movie theater concessions take a turn for the artisan here in Portlandia S3 E9

The Waypost is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

64. The Waypost

7.8
3120 N Williams Ave (at NE Fargo), Portland, OR
Bar · 9 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Fred and Carrie realize they are dating the same woman while watching her perform here in Portlandia S3 E9.

International Rose Test Garden is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

65. International Rose Test Garden

8.9
400 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, OR
Botanical Garden · 105 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Fred, Carrie, and Alexandra come here for a super French photo shoot on Bastille Day in Portlandia S3 E9.

Pearl District is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

66. Pearl District

Portland, OR
Neighborhood · 11 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: A trio of rats need to move out of the neighborhood after Pearl's gentrification cut into their food supply in Portlandia's S3 E10.

Regal Pioneer Place is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

67. Regal Pioneer Place

6.1
340 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR
Movie Theater · 14 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: They don't really have 570 screens as suggested in Portlandia S3 E10. They do have many escalators.

5th Quadrant is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

68. 5th Quadrant

3901 N Williams Ave (at NE Failing St.), Portland, OR
Brewery · 35 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: The setting of Portlandia's Communal Table sketch from S3 E10.

Multnomah University is one of Portlandia Pilgrimage.

69. Multnomah University

8435 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR
College and University · 3 tips and reviews

Alex B.Alex Brehm: Professor Santos gets inspired by a group of students here in Portlandia S3 E10.