Today we took a walking tour of the Kerns neighborhood in northeast Portland. We started kale and avocado with salads at a Cuban restaurant (Pambiche), accompanied by cafecito and Jamaica hibiscus tea, both very yummy. We tasted pistachio schmear at Montelupo, which also has its own market. We ate sushi crab roll and a pina colada at Tropicale. We went through Providore, another foodie market, where we bought some lovely low salt blue cheese. We had a buckwheat savory crepe with ham and arugula at one of the many food pods (parking lots now rented to food trucks) in the city. We finished with sorbet and gelato at Gelato Staccato.
Clearly, Portland excels in great food, walkability and diversity of food. Our tour guide was Sherri of https://portlandbymouth.com/. along the way, she pointed out neighborhood architecture, gave the history of the restaurants and generally celebrated her adopted city. Quite fun!
