Food & Drink, North (N) Portland

Ah, to be six years old again, when people planned your birthday parties for you and it was almost a guarantee that pizza and ice cream would be involved. Recapture some of that childhood glee with a visit to Atomic Ice Cream, which opened as part of the increasingly...

Lisa Lavochkin used to live in New York City, where she worked for years in restaurants. Then, in 2009, she moved to Portland and worked for a while in a specialty section of a local Whole Foods outlet. This month, she opened Barrel, her first business. Specializing in...

The Lake Oswego coffeeshop has branched out as far north as possible for its second location in a former bank—complete with drive-thru. Free wi-fi, Stumptown coffee, and the trademark Blue Moon baked goods are gathering a following in St. Johns. Liz Hummer, 11/17/09

Liz Lemon of “30 Rock” would love this—a sandwich shop that’s open way after sundown. And Tracy Jordan would love the deli’s motto: “Big fat, f***in’ sandwiches. And on the serious cheap.” (You read that right.) East Side...