Portland, Seattle, Vancouver

[L33Tg33k]

Doing Pacific Northwest thing in October. Hit me with suggestions of shit to do, eat, and skate. Meet up with me if you’re not a coward, will ya.

[Luddite]

Check out the courts at all 3 cities.

[TheLurper]

Portland:
Twisted Croissant.
I've heard negative things about Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, but it is still my fav place for coffee/sweets after 11PM.
Friendship Kitchen is hipster AF, but the beef dishes are pretty good.
The kavas is awesome from Pelmeni Pelmeni is awesome.
I've heard Kachka is good, but haven't been yet.
BetterHalf was good the first time I went there, I'm not sure how I feel about it now.
On the other side of the bridge in Vancouver, WA. The RiverMaiden is decent. Not great, but decent.

If you know someone who has access to the Adidas Skatepark it is so much fun.
Battleground skatepark is fun, albeit a bit dated.

Seattle
The Station.
Paseo is good.
Lupo is good.
Carmello's Tacos is good (the gas station location is better than the free standing location).


The downtown skatepark is super fun.
The Everette Park is fun.
The Sedro Woolley Park is awesome as well.
The Arlington park is terrible unless you are a gnarly bowl dude.

Vancouver:
Downlow Chicken next to the Courts.
Lucky Doughnuts on Main (all the other locations are meh at best).
Healthy Noodle House.
Maruchati Ramen in the West End.
Greenhorn Cafe be good if you go at the right time.
Federal Store is good too.

The Plaza is fun.
The Courts can be fun if 4 douchey dudes aren't there skating against traffic thinking they are the only people on the planet that matter.
And the RDS park in North Van is good, but it rather small.


Note: There is a military skatepark off the 5. It is something like JMLA or something, don't bother trying to go there. It is military only.

[L33Tg33k]

Portland:
Twisted Croissant.
I've heard negative things about Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, but it is still my fav place for coffee/sweets after 11PM.
Friendship Kitchen is hipster AF, but the beef dishes are pretty good.
The kavas is awesome from Pelmeni Pelmeni is awesome.
I've heard Kachka is good, but haven't been yet.
BetterHalf was good the first time I went there, I'm not sure how I feel about it now.
On the other side of the bridge in Vancouver, WA. The RiverMaiden is decent. Not great, but decent.

If you know someone who has access to the Adidas Skatepark it is so much fun.
Battleground skatepark is fun, albeit a bit dated.

Seattle
The Station.
Paseo is good.
Lupo is good.
Carmello's Tacos is good (the gas station location is better than the free standing location).


The downtown skatepark is super fun.
The Everette Park is fun.
The Sedro Woolley Park is awesome as well.
The Arlington park is terrible unless you are a gnarly bowl dude.

Vancouver:
Downlow Chicken next to the Courts.
Lucky Doughnuts on Main (all the other locations are meh at best).
Healthy Noodle House.
Maruchati Ramen in the West End.
Greenhorn Cafe be good if you go at the right time.
Federal Store is good too.

The Plaza is fun.
The Courts can be fun if 4 douchey dudes aren't there skating against traffic thinking they are the only people on the planet that matter.
And the RDS park in North Van is good, but it rather small.


Note: There is a military skatepark off the 5. It is something like JMLA or something, don't bother trying to go there. It is military only.

Wow, this is what I’m talking about right here. Thanks

[Candied cigarettes]

I’m in Seattle and not a coward. Pm me

Otherwise:

Courts in cal anderson are really sick rn. I really like judkins too. Jackblock park in west Seattle is awesome- perfect bank/curb spot with several curbs of varying heights and textures. Go there if nowhere else. Lake city skate park is one of my favorites.

Food: tacos chukis. Gonna have to disagree with thelurper on carmelos, it’s tanked recently. The last 2 times the burritos were really bad, like undercooked rice and terrible layering. There’s some dope spots in the central district by judkins park of 23rd street.

[TheLurper]

Bummer about Carmelos.

Did you go to the gas station one? The one near the uni is always meh, but that'll suck if the gas station one has gone downhill. Where is a better place to get a taco?

[Candied cigarettes]

Bummer about Carmelos.

Did you go to the gas station one? The one near the uni is always meh, but that'll suck if the gas station one has gone downhill. Where is a better place to get a taco?

Yeah, i used to live right by the convenience store location you’re referring to and went there all the time before it started sucking. Tacos chukis is hands down the better taco

[L33Tg33k]

I’m from San Diego and the de facto ethnic cuisine here is Mexican so I’m not really trying to get it up North. I am however interested in whatever the ethnic food these cities are known for. But realistically I’ll never say no to a taco.

[SupremePizza]

I lived in Seattle for 4 years and moved an hour south last year. Pm me if you'd like.

My favorite spots to skate were the Cal Anderson courts and Jefferson Park. The Seattle Center skate plaza looks sick, still need to skate it myself. There's also random stuff to be found around Westlake and the whole downtown area.

As far as eats I suggest Le's deli for Banh Mi and Boba, Georgetown liquor, Dochi, Salt & Straw, and if you like coffee definitely check out Starbucks Roasters Reserve in Capitol Hill

[j....soy.....]

I’ll come up with some more Vancouver spots but other parks are: Ambleside and UBC……both are a bit of a mission if you don’t have a car….

[bombsaway86]

Doing Pacific Northwest thing in October. Hit me with suggestions of shit to do, eat, and skate. Meet up with me if you’re not a coward, will ya.

I’m in the Seattle area. What do you like to skate?
If you skate transition, Marginal Way is a must stop.
South Park (River City skatepark) is worth checking out too, it’s pretty unique and fun.
The new Seattle Center park is really fun.
DM me if you’re into transition and I can give you a more detailed list of all the best parks you’ll pass in Oregon and Washington. If you have time, drive the Oregon Coast and hit all the gnarly parks.

Food:
Boon Boona Coffee (Capital Hill)
Anchored Ship Coffee (Ballard)
Seattle Biscuit Company (Fremont/Ballard)
Zaina (gyros spot in Lake City)
Sultan (gyros in University District)
Chilis South Indian (University District)
Coba (Vietnamese near space needle)
Kwanjai (Thai in Fremont)
Pestle Rock (Thai in Ballard)
Falafel Salam (West Seattle)
Big Mario’s (good cheap pizza, multiple locations)
Mexican and BBQ here are trash

Other Stuff:
Tons of hiking
Cool parks (Gas Works, Kerry, Discovery, Carkeek)
Argosy harbor cruise is actually pretty cool
Jupiter bar
Meet a nice girl on Aurora Ave

[Sangriawaterfall]

Enjoyed every late night gyro I ate from various food trucks in Portland. Not sure if they still have that long line up. The unicorn in Capitol Hill is a cool bar with tons of pinball machines. If you need a pallet cleanser from the cities, and have the time, taking a ferry to the islands from Seattle is very pleasant. Bremerton WA is sick, Location skateshop is one of my favorite shops in the world.

[treeebark]

Check out the courts at all 3 cities.

this! to clarify — PSU Courts on SW Broadway in Portland, Cal Anderson courts in Seattle, The Courts in East Vancouver BC off McLean and Venables.

also in Portland is Chrome HQ in NW (off 15th and Savier), fun spot with some good boxes, long flatbar, curb, good QP. another one is DaVinci Middle School — same deal, some boxes and a little qp if it's still there.

to add to the food thing for Portland — Burrito Azteca is a classic, the special is a burrito, chips & salsa, shot of decent tequila, and craft tap beer for like $16 (last i checked). but Mole Mole is my go to spot, amazing and cheap ($8 mole burrito).  stop by Jet Black coffee in NE off Emerson if you're in that neighborhood — they have a concrete mini ramp and mini park in their courtyard.

[L33Tg33k]

Thanks everyone. Gnars all around!
Also I suck at skateboarding now so keep that in mind, but I’ll try to roll around anywhere

[Coldpizza]

Thanks everyone. Gnars all around!
Also I suck at skateboarding now so keep that in mind, but I’ll try to roll around anywhere

What are you looking to skate in Portland? Park? Street?
And what other interests so it’s not just tossing out randoms.