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Location
Hotel
Weather
Restaurants
Amusements

 

Location

Reed College is located in residential SE Portland at 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd. It is about 15-20 minutes from the Portland airport and a similar distance from downtown Portland. You can get to Reed by taxi or bus, but we recommend that you rent a car. Parking on the Reed campus is not a problem.

Workshop sessions will take place in the Psychology building, which is strategically located near the east parking lot and the new Educational Technology Center.
Map of the Reed Campus

Directions from the Benson to Reed || Generic Directions to Reed

Hotel

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland. The rate is $105 for a deluxe king room. For reservations call 888-523-6766 and mention Reed College. The block of rooms will be held through March 7.

Other hotels in Portland

The Weather

Folks on the east coast will be happy to hear there is no chance of snow. There is, however, a pretty good chance of rain. Dress for comfort and bring a coat.

Restaurants

Breakfast suggestions

There are several good breakfast spots on Hawthorne Boulevard:

  • Johnny B's, 1212 SE Hawthorne, 503-233-1848
  • Cup and Saucer, 3566 SE Hawthorne,
  • Tabor Hill Cafe, 3766 SE Hawthorne, 503-230-1231
  • At least two Starbucks and a Coffee People

Other good breakfast joints include:

  • The Bijou Café, 132 SW Third Avenue, 503-222-3187
  • J&M Café,
  • The London Grill, in the Benson Hotel, 503-228-2000
  • Morning Star Espresso, 510 SW 3rd, 503-241-2401
  • Zell's An American Café, 1300 SE Morrison, 503-239-0196

Dinner suggestions

Alert! Monday March 17th is St. Patrick's Day. This will mean lots of people out in restaurants and pubs that are even vaguely Irish. You may find this annoying or amusing, so take your pick.

Southeast Portland has many great restaurants:

  • Bombay Cricket Club (Indian), 1925 SE Hawthorne, 503-231-0740
  • Bread and Ink Café (Northwestern), 3610 SE Hawthorne, 503-239-4756
  • Chopsticks (pan Asian), 3616 SE Hawthorne, 503-231-9898
  • Delta Cafe (Southern), 4607 SE Woodstock, 503-771-3101
  • Eleni's Estiatorio (Greek), 7712 SE 13th, 503-230-2165
  • Hoda's (Middle-Eastern), 3401 SE Belmont, 503-236-8325
  • Nicholas' Restaurant (Middle-Eastern), 318 SE Grand, 503-235-5213
  • Noble Rot (Northwestern & wine bar), 2724 SE Ankeny, 503-233-1999
  • Papa Haydn (Northwestern), 5829 SE Milwaukie, 503-232-9440
  • Tartine (French), 1621 SE Bybee, 503-239-5796
  • Wild Abandon (Northwestern), 2411 SE Belmont, 503-232-4458

Downtown Portland and the Pearl District also have many options:

  • Bluehour (Italian), 250 NW 13th, 503-226-3394
  • Fernando's Hideaway (Spanish), 824 SW 1st, 503-248-4709
  • Fratelli (Italian), 1230 NW Hoyt, 503-241-8800
  • Heathman Hotel Restaurant (Northwestern), 1001 SW Broadway
  • Higgins (Northwestern), 1239 SW Broadway, 503-222-9070
  • India House (Indian), 1038 SW Morrison, 503-274-1017
  • Jake's Famous Crawfish (Northwestern), 401 SW 12th, 503-226-1419
  • Jake's Grill (American), 611 SW 10th, 503-220-1850
  • ¡Oba! (Latin American), 55 NW 12th, 228-6161
  • Pazzo Ristorante (Italian), 627 SW Washington (at Broadway), 503-228-1515
  • Red Star Tavern and Roast House (American), 503 SW Alder, 503-222-0005
  • Sinju (Japanese), 1022 NW Johnson, 503-223-6535
  • Typhoon! (Thai), 400 SW Broadway, 503-224-8285

Pubs (see St. Patrick's Day warning above):

  • Bridgeport Ale House, 3632 SE Hawthorne, 503-233-6540
  • Kells Irish Pub (Irish!), 112 SW 2nd, 503-227-4057
  • Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, 915 SE Hawthorne,
  • Mickey Finn's Brew Pub, 4336 SE Woodstock, 503-788-1587
  • Produce Row Café, 204 SE Oak st., 503-232-8355

Other Restaurant Guides

Amusements

  • Chamber Music Northwest, Winter Russian Festival part 2 (the complete piano sonatas of Prokofiev), will be performing at Reed on Monday the 17th at 8:00. Call 503-294-6400 for tickets.
  • Did I mention that March 17 is St. Patrick's Day?
  • Powells City of Books, 1005 West Burnside, is within walking distance of the Benson. The Powells Technical Store is even closer, 33 NW Park.
  • The Portland Classical Chinese Garden, NW 3rd & Everett, is a lovely garden, rain or shine.

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