Girls' Night in Portland — The Full Send

Indie venues, natural-wine bars and the Mississippi Studios courtyard.

Apizza Scholls

Dressed-up dinner — Arrive early — they cap dough daily and walk-ins disappear.

Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.

Weeknight stand-up sets at a club or bar — a few laughs and a cheap night out.

Salt & Straw

Slow brunch — Pear-and-blue-cheese ice cream made it nationally famous — the line is the experience.

The oldest continuously operating open-air crafts market in the US, with great street food.

Gritty rock and burlesque venue running Sinferno Sunday karaoke nights beloved by locals.

Nong's Khao Man Gai

Recovery brunch — One menu item, perfectly executed — the ginger sauce is everything.