Friday
- 6:30 PMMississippi AvenueNightlife · North Portland
Indie venues, natural-wine bars and the Mississippi Studios courtyard.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in North Portland — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:00 PM
Pok Pok
Thai · $$$ · DivisionLow-lit dinner — Andy Ricker's Northern Thai — get the fish sauce wings, lines move.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Division — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
Saturday
- 4:00 PMPortland Japanese GardenCulture · Washington Park
Among the most authentic Japanese gardens outside Japan.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Washington Park — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
- 8:00 PM
Apizza Scholls
Pizza · $$ · HawthorneArrive early — they cap dough daily and walk-ins disappear.
Why this pick- ·Date-night ready — low-lit, cocktail-paced
- ·Keeps you in Hawthorne — short walk from your other stops
- ·A shoulder-season favorite
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