Best Diners in Hillsboro

"Last summer, if wanderers near Netarts Bay timed it just right, they could drop by Nevør Shellfish for a very special pop-up: Maylin Chavez of Olympia Oyster Bar, shucking, dressing, and baking oysters with everything from smoked goat butter to pickled serrano peppers (“bringing in a bit of my Mexican influence,” she says). OOB‘s coastal pop-up is on hiatus this summer, but Chavez still dishes the goods year-round at her three-year-old shellfish palace on N Mississippi: Hama Hamas, Oregon bay shrimp, sardine conserva with pimentón and verjus, fresh corn and crab gazpacho with peanut-and-pepper-laced salsa macha. Look also for the small oddities Chavez sources from farms up and down both coasts: cockles, barnacles, butter clams, and more."

"Oysterman Louis Wachsmuth founded this popular seafood restaurant more than a century ago, and it is still in the hands of the Wachsmuth family. Located only a short distance from the Willamette River in downtown Portland, the restaurant specializes in Pacific Northwest oysters, but offers a full range of local seafood. Popular menu entrees include Dungeness Crab Louis, hearty seafood stews and chowders and platters of broiled or fried seafood, including oysters, prawns, halibut, cod, scallops and calamari."

"This restaurant has been around for more than a century and it has seen the involvement of five generations of the same family. It is the perfect place to enjoy some luscious oysters along with a generous helping of history. The walls are packed with photos and memorabilia that tell their own story."

"A blue-collar counter operation nestled between the Pearl and Old Town, Fuller's has a U-shaped counter and friendly -- mostly older -- staff that make it feel like something you'd find on the way out of town, not a few blocks from what people consider the yuppie neighborhood. The food is inexpensive but delicious. And it's not trying to be anything other than a place for properly cooked eggs, crispy hash browns, and a seemingly never-ending cup of hot coffee."

"When breakfast calls for no more than greasy spoon simplicity and endless coffee refills, there’s nothing like Fuller’s. This institution has been serving Portlanders since the 1940s, and managed to weather the trials of the pandemic despite its intimate interior. Sure, people can’t sit at the bar and eat breakfast, but customers can order Monte Cristos and massive Pigs in a Blanket online for takeout."

"It's been around since 1941, and when you slide under the W-shaped counter your knees will tell you that folks were shorter then. The food is so basic you really could cook it at home, but the ambience and shared conversation around the counter makes you glad something so old has survived in this part of town."

"Some of the best free entertainment in town is going to this 24-hour place by the Ross Island Bridge right after the bars have closed. (It used to have a security guard on weekend nights.) It's much more casual by day, with some very fluffy pancakes, an amazing array of meat selections (cube steak, anyone?), and specials on Post-It notes."

"The classic restaurant serves up no-fuss pancakes with strawberries, blueberries, or nothing but syrup. Location: 1002 SE Powell Boulevard, PortlandPhone: 503-236-7402"

"Beloved by local night owls and pancake enthusiasts, Portland’s Original Hotcake House stays open 24/7, dishing up delicious diner grub and breakfast classics."

"For fans of whimsy and the feeling of being a child once more, the Portland Puppet Museum offers to take you down a road that’ll have you feeling like a kid again!. Browse through a collection of puppets from all sorts of backgrounds, and allow yourself to get lost in the feeling of carefree notions in one of the best museums in Portland. After looking through all of the amazing and wonderful creations, try your hand at making your very own puppet!"

"Taking up residence in an old corner store in Sellwood, this is where hundreds of puppets, ranging from walking, talking animals to marionette witches, come to life every Thursday through Sunday with live performances. Kids can try their hand at making their own puppets, too."

"Portland Puppet Museum is your place to learn about all things puppet and as their website says, to let loose your inner child. Ping Pong’s Pint Size Puppet Museum is Oregon’s first and only puppet museum."

"3229 NW Pittock Dr, Hillside, Portland, OR, United States map. It’s one of our favorites in the city and walking the grounds is completely free (there is a fee to enter the mansion). Try to visit in the summer to increase your chances of having a clear sky to see Mount Hood looming over the city."

"West HillsIt has better views of the city than any other Portland park, and it's free to tour the grounds. Tours of the sprawling mansion cost $10, which isn’t a bad price if you like creepy toys: the Pittock kids’ playroom is straight out of the Bride of Chucky."

"Explore the rich and diverse part of Chinatown in Portland at the Portland Chinatown Museum!. With photographs, art displays, and two new exhibitions opening within the coming months that explore the rich history within the Chinatown concept, this amazingly diverse and extremely welcoming look into the modern culture is certainly one of the best museums in Portland. Two new exhibits are opening up in October and December, allowing you to delve even further into the history of Chinatown!"

"The Portland Chinatown Museum (PCM) is Oregon’s first museum about Chinese American history, art, and culture. Opened to the public in December 2018 in an historic building at NW Third Avenue and Davis Street, the museum honors Portland Chinatown’s past, celebrates its present, and is helping to create its future. You can visit Thursday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m."

"Opened in 2018, Oregon’s first museum to celebrate Chinese American history, art and culture tells the stories of Portland’s historic Old Town Chinatown."

"Rose QuarterAn understated basement brewery beloved by industry types for its aversion to trends and devotion to European classicsFew scenes in the Portland beer world are as inspiring as the sight of an ironclad Haze Bro stepping into Upright Brewing for the first time. To be clear, brewmaster Alex Ganum does offer an IPA, and an awesome one at that, but that’s not why you’re here, and it’s definitely not why you’ll stay. You’re here because your buddy who homebrews says this is the only brewery he’ll actually spend any time in, and the general consensus around town is that this may be one of the only breweries worth saving if a mass culling is in the works."

"Upright is undoubtedly the best Portland brewery most people haven’t visited, and should be on every drinker’s short list. A truly world-class brewery, it is also one of the most diverse. Founder Alex Ganum was heavily inspired by the beers of Belgium when he opened Upright in 2009, but over time he has extended his approach so that it has become entirely original."

"Upright Brewing is a farmhouse-focused brewery that sources its inspiration from traditional French and Belgian beers and combines these traditions with Pacific Northwestern flair. It’s a cash only, casual spot for drinkers interested in intimately enjoying their beers."

"One of Portland’s best breweries is routinely overlooked for one unfortunate reason: it makes only gluten-free beer. Thus it is usually considered separately, if at all, at best an asterisk in the landscape of beer. This is a shame because drinkers who entered and ordered unaware of this detail would encounter ales that taste like and match up with the city’s best."

"In a city with so many excellent breweries, parents don't have to choose between spending time with their kids and enjoying a great pint of beer."

"1201 NW 17th Avenue Portland OR 97209 503-229-0627www.bodyvox.com. Dance troupe BodyVox takes a wildly imaginative and often hilarious approach to physicality. The company’s engaging visceral work has been featured at the Academy Awards and in music videos for U2 and Sting."

"Established in 1952 Lakewood Theatre Company is the oldest continuously operating theatre company in the Portland metro area. Performances are on the Headlee Mainstage a 220-seat intimate theatre at Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego."

"Catch a show at the Portland Center Stage at The Armory which is known as the “crown jewel” of the Brewery Blocks redevelopment. Alternatively, if you are here for the hard brew, book into the Pearl District Brewery tour. This 3-hour guided tour cover three breweries, Deschutes, Pints Brewing, and Rogue Ales. Brew-tasters received a sampling journal, a Pilsner glass, and a pretzel necklace to snack on!"

"128 NW 11th Avenue Portland OR 97209 503-445-3700www.pcs.org. Portland’s premier professional theater company Portland Center Stage presents classic and contemporary plays in the Gerding Theater at the Armory a sustainably renovated historic building. Drop-in visitors can check out the historic building and grab a bite at the Armory Café inside."