Having written restaurant reviews for vegans for years, folks often ask us just where they should eat in Portland, OR, and we’re always happy to offer advice.

Now, there are obvious stand-out choices, and some decision-making to take into consideration: How long are you here for? What part of town are you staying in? Are you looking for brunch? Are you seeking gluten-free or raw options? Do you require a burrito? etc.Thinking about the hundreds of vegan bloggers arriving soon for the Vida Vegan Bloggers Conference who will have their hands full and may be wondering the same, we recently sat down in our downtown studio and recorded this casual podcast about our picks for dining, where to stay, where to stop, and what else to do in Portland, OR.

Overall, the two Stumptown Vegans agreed on the vast majority of suggestions, making them super Stumptown Vegans approved!

We both also strongly encourage you to visit – and stay – with friends. They’ll show you their city, and you’ll have even more greatness to share!

The entire podcast, where we give our live recommendations, can be heard at the link above, and via Itunes (bear with us if it’s not up yet).

With that, listen as we present our Portland recommendations, condensed into a one day period, for following:

THE ULTIMATE STUMPTOWN VEGANS’ ONE DAY IN PORTLAND PICKS

Note: As always, personal taste is an opinionated matter and things change! We encourage your thoughts and suggestions below – as do out of town visitors, no doubt.

We’ll be posting our printable, documented breakdown shortly.

Show Notes:

• APEX: a beer bar
• Back to Eden Bakery Boutique
• Blossoming Lotus
• Bluebird Guesthouse
• Brass Tacks Sandwiches
• The Bye & Bye
• Coava Coffee Roasters
• Couchsurfing
• Courier Coffee Roasters
• Dovetail Bakery
• Food Fight! Vegan Grocery
• Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade
• Hawthorne Hostel (a member of Hostelling International)
• Homegrown Smoker Vegan BBQ
• Hotel deLuxe
• Hotel Modera
• Hungry Tiger Too
• Jam on Hawthorne (newly expanded!)
• Juniors Cafe
• Jupiter Hotel
• Kitchen Dances
• McMenamin’s Kennedy School
• Native Bowl
• Natural Selection
• Petunia’s Pastries (no storefront)
• Portland Farmers Markets
• Portland Japanese Garden
• Portland Saturday Market
• Portobello Vegan Trattoria
• Prasad
• Scapegoat Tattoo
• Sizzle Pie
• Spella Caffe
• Star Bar
• Stumptown Coffee Roasters (multiple locations; also available in countless coffee shops)
• Sweet Hereafter
• Sweetpea Baking Co.
• Taqueria Los Gorditos (cart and taqueria, both on SE Division St.)
• Townshend’s Teahouse
• Tube
• UniCart
• The Victory Bar
• Vita Cafe
• VooDoo Doughnuts