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]]> 45.516345 -122.628876 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:40:46.75475+00:00 http://platial.com/post/940767 Tags: food, coffee, close by, dessert, hawthorne, staff picks

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]]> 45.511858 -122.632736 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-01-30 18:46:00.512977+00:00 http://platial.com/post/943451 Staff Picks: Favorite Coffee Shop "They use Stumptown coffee and have a real laid-back approach. People from all walks of life frequent Mojo's." - Talbot
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]]> 45.519185 -122.636973 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-02 15:46:35.861484+00:00 http://platial.com/post/943455 Staff Picks: Favorite Coffee Shop "One of the best coffeeshop atmospheres in the area. Plus, bagels, wraps, cookies and more. Lots of books and a few games to entertain yourself, cozy couches and good music." - Kate
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]]> 45.516441 -122.635888 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-02 15:49:40.074288+00:00 http://platial.com/post/943465 Staff Picks: Best Coffee Shop "Both locations (on Hawthorne and at the main Powell's downtown) are great for checking out books you have pulled off the shelves and sitting back and people-watching." - Emily (They also sell Voodoo Doughnuts!)
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]]> 45.512143 -122.624915 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-02 15:57:48.890178+00:00 http://platial.com/post/943468 Staff Picks: Coffee Shops "Best coffee close by. A nice walk from the hostel." - Greg
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]]> 45.51634 -122.630262 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-02 16:01:00.430444+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945241 Staff Picks "You have to see The Back Stage to believe it. Literally the backstage of the Bagdad Theater, behind the movie screen, turned into a pub and pool hall with the same Middle Eastern theme as the rest of the Bagdad. The ceiling is seven stories above your head, through the theater's old catwalk system. There's a 20 foot by 20 foot mural on the wall that shows the space's history, from when it was a behind-the-scenes area of a vaudeville theatre in the '30s to when it was an arthouse and hippie haven in the '70s. When most people walk into The Back Stage for the first time, they seem to have trouble believing their eyes. All this, plus drinks and a jukebox with everything from Johnny Cash to Modest Mouse to Tom Waits!" - Brandon
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]]> 45.51163 -122.62559 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-04 21:16:21.818777+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945537 Staff Picks: Place To Go Out At Night "The most fun on Friday nights. DJs spin old-school hip-hop n' funk with breakdancers and they have great beer, artwork and bands to boot!" - Talbot
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]]> 45.51914 -122.636467 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-05 13:07:47.783945+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945539 Staff Picks: Place To Go Out At Night "Look for the tavern with the broken 'ta'. Pretty divey, but every night they have $2 beer specials on good beer! Plus free pool, foosball and pinball." - Kate
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]]> 45.516444 -122.638849 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-05 13:11:43.870813+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945544 Staff Picks: Places To Go Out At Night "Inside is illuminated by candlelight. This loung is always a good place for beer and conversation." - Emily
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]]> 45.503394 -122.644512 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-05 13:20:55.20462+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945554 Staff Picks: Best Place to Get Out of the Rain "Movies for #3, beer and pizza while you watch." - Emily Probably the best second-run movie theater in Portland, the Laurelhurst features four screens. You can buy microbrews, wine, Pizzicato pizza, in one of the first art deco buildings in the U.S., dating back to 1923. It's about a 15 minute walk north from the Hostel.
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]]> 45.523009 -122.637949 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:36:58.785351+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945584 Staff Picks: Best Place to Get Out of the Rain "Cheap movies, plus a huge arcade with lots of games. Good for all ages." - Kate The Avalon Theatre has two screens of mostly family-themed movies, and a Nickel Arcade. Movies range from $2.50 to $5 for adults, depending on whether they're starred attractions or not. The Nickel Arcade is fun, but deceptive. The machines only take nickels... but that doesn't mean they only cost a nickel to play! Most of the machines are only slightly less expensive than games in a normal arcade. Caveat emptor!
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]]> 45.516451 -122.628877 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:37:45.5487+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955262 Staff Picks: Dinner Place "Sushi, bento, salads, pot stickers, miso, something or everyone. Good prices, cool atmosphere." - Kate
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]]> 45.512647 -122.625868 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 21:46:04.839029+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955264 Staff Picks: Dinner Place "Downtown, so if you're headed that way and want some great sandwiches and smiling waitstaff, this is a good pick. They close early (at 6 p.m.), so go for a late lunch. Their specials are always spectacular!" - Emily
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]]> 45.520285 -122.675398 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 21:50:46.985416+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955265 Staff Picks: Dinner Place "The food is pretty standard upscale tavern fare with numerous veggie selections. However, the atmosphere is somewhere between lite-goth and dark-retro. Funky, fun and a great hangout. Priceless velvet painting collection with a rare 'Dogs Playing Cards' and an 'Old Fat Elvis.'" - Drew
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]]> 45.503515 -122.640181 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 21:53:42.717395+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955272 Staff Picks: Breakfast "Awesome sandwiches." - Greg The Red & Black is a worker-owned collective coffeeshop, featuring free live music and wifi, as well as food and coffee.
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]]> 45.50474 -122.643966 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 21:57:55.798586+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955283 Staff Picks: Breakfast "It's in a beautiful old Victorian house. The owner is so friendly, you'll feel at home. Great daily specials, and some of the best quiche ever." - Shawn
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]]> 45.548325 -122.675207 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:06:57.205567+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955285 Staff Picks: Breakfast "By far the best breakfast in town. Don't forget to top it off with the best Bloody Mary in town. Closes at 3 p.m. Expect a wait on weekends. It's that good." - Michele
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]]> 45.50496 -122.654607 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:12:38.589831+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955289 Staff Picks: Breakfast "By far the most delicious breakfast in town. Very creative and diverse menu. Good for vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike!" - Kate
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]]> 45.516457 -122.632912 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:17:31.905775+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955291 Staff Picks: Breakfast "Delicious breakfasts, locally-inspired dishes, great for anyone whether you are omnivores or vegan!" - Emily
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]]> 45.512055 -122.626485 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:28:03.934677+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955292 Staff Picks: Breakfast
"I very much like the smoked salmon eggs benedict and the homemade cream cheese spread at the Hawthorne Café." - Drew
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]]> 45.51194 -122.629805 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-03-25 18:49:51.726076+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955293 Staff Picks: Favorite Place to Get Out of the Rain "Of course, the old standby -- the big Powell's downtown -- but I like the one on Hawthorne better. It's more manageable and the people-watching is a little more interesting." - Talbot
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]]> 45.512143 -122.624915 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:35:20.371552+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955297 Staff Picks: Favorite Place to be Outdoors "Forest Park is the largest urban forest in the U.S. It's like the forest moon of Endor. But my favorite part is the "Witches Castle," a ruined stone building along the trail. It's a stone restroom from the '30s that was damaged in a storm in the 60s. It's absolutely gorgeous." - Brandon Forest Park stretches for more than eight miles, and the walking path in it is a 40 mile loop. The #15 bus from Belmont will drop you off near the Lower Macleay Park entrance, where these photos were taken. To get to the Witches Castle (also called the Stone House), walk the Lower Macleay Park trail for 20 minutes. The "Castle" is on your left, at a juncture with another trail.
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]]> 45.53582 -122.71249 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 23:06:02.22587+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955318 Staff Picks: Coffee "This one is a good evening place. Many books to borrow, and a dark, comfortable interior -- couches, easy chairs, writing tables. They also have a small porch for smoking, and two computers with internet access that customers can use." - Sara
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]]> 45.516478 -122.639994 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 23:15:58.023938+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955320 Staff Picks: Place to go at Night "Its a tie between this place and The Vern for my favorite place to have a beer/play some pool. They both have good jukeboxes -- the Vern's tends more towards punk, with more of a hipster crowd. The Watertrough is a quieter place, lots of room to move and regulars." - Sara
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]]> 45.512032 -122.612917 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 23:18:35.370884+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955321 Staff Picks: Breakfast "Really great desserts, of the work-of-art variety. Has a cool atmosphere at night, dim with candles. They serve beer and wine as well, and occasionally show movies."
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]]> 45.504641 -122.629385 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 23:25:04.517818+00:00 http://platial.com/post/940745 Staff Picks: Favorite Place to be Outdoors
"Take the trails, not the roads, to the top. Great view of Mt. Hood. Check out the wonderful reservoirs, the volcanic cutaway (beside the basketball courts), and on a clear day you can see Mt. St. Helens. A perfect place for sunrise and sunset." - Drew

Mt. Tabor, the hill you can see up Hawthorne from the Hostel, is an extinct volcano and a great park for walks, scenic views, and riding your bike or longboard down from the top.

In the park you'll find basketball and tennis courts, a playground, a cut-away of the hill showing the volcanic rock it's composed of and the soil on top, as well as three of Portland's reservoirs. The reservoirs were built between 1894 and 1911, and their battlements and stonework give the area sort of a medieval feel.

Portland didn't discover that Tabor was a volcano until after they'd already turned it into a park, and they used cinders from the volcano to pave the park's roads. Tabor makes Portland one of only two cities in the continental U.S. to contain an extinct volcano. (The other one, Bend, is also here in Oregon.)
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]]> 45.51161 -122.59395 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-03-14 23:44:46.229746+00:00 http://platial.com/post/943437 Staff Picks: Favorite Coffee Shop
"A funky eccentric evening coffee and dessert spot with live instrumental music. Check out the rotating tables, the underwater bathroom and the ohhh sooo bizarre atmosphere. A little like Grandma's house on psychedelics." - Drew

Rimsky-Korsakoffee is located in an old Victorian house. The only sign is tiny and right over the door, so it's easiest to find by its street number.

It's the sort of coffeehouse where you have a waiter and you get a bill at the end, rather than one where you order at the counter. There's origami and random objects hanging from the ceiling on string, and 'guestbooks' you can write in on the tables. And some of the tables, they do things you don't quite expect... There's live classical music most nights, a piano or a harp or a classic guitar. The bathroom upstairs is decorated to look like you're underwater, and it's one of a bunch of doors in a hallway with hats dangling from the ceiling. The other doors say things like, "No, not this door," and "You really better not to try to go through this door."

Needless to say, it's quite a strange, unique place.

On Friday and Saturday there's a $3 minimum per person, and there's a $1+ tip encouraged for the musician.
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]]> 45.517752 -122.653899 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-03-25 18:46:49.876528+00:00 http://platial.com/post/943443 Staff Picks: Favorite Coffee Shop "Great coffee. A good place to lounge away the hours drawing or reading. They have some of the best desserts ever, and there are plenty of games to play if you want. Open until 11 p.m." - Shawn
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]]> 45.508924 -122.649861 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-02 15:39:41.584274+00:00 http://platial.com/post/945553 Staff Picks: Places To Go Out At Night "Great bands, close by." - Greg
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]]> 45.522803 -122.657454 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-05 13:27:11.789526+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955260 Staff Picks: Dinner Place "Makes the most reasonably-priced and yummy burritos this side of the Willamette! Try the mole sauce." - Talbot (Also a great option for vegan and vegetarian food.)
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]]> 45.516308 -122.630601 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 21:43:34.246435+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955282 Staff Picks: Breakfast "I can't help it -- I have always loved the Cup & Saucer and their World Famous Veggie Scramble. Nothing quite as filling -- especially if you are heading out in the cold and wet." - Talbot The Cup & Saucer is a trendy chain of local cafés, with locations of SE Hawthorne, NE Killingsworth and N Denver. If you're coming on a weekend in the morning or early afternoon, it might take a little while to get seated. In the summer there's a line waiting outside -- it's a popular place, and also good for people watching!
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]]> 45.512055 -122.627192 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 22:04:03.863488+00:00 http://platial.com/post/955316 Staff Picks: Favorite Place to Get Out of the Rain "Nothing quite like wandering around an eight story mausoleum on a rainy day. Yes, I know I'm morbid. It's still neat, and impressive." - Brandon The Portland Memorial Mausoleum covers two and a half city blocks, and holds 58,000 bodies, with room for 120,000 more. Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) describes it as a cross between Dracula's castle and Nordstorms, and one of his books is set here.
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]]> 45.47475 -122.65229 platialUser:hawthornehostel 2007-02-10 23:12:37.396768+00:00