Top 10 Portland Dating Ideas - Portland Dating Guide
Climb a mountain, take a walk, or have a drink at a trendy bar. Whatever your plans for your next date are, Portland has it all. Check out the Top Ten Guide for Dating in Portland.
Below, you'll have an opportunity to give us your tips for dating in Portland, so let us know what you think!
The Pacific Northwest holds a certain allure for a particular type of people. For the most part, these people love the great outdoors, but still enjoy the conveniences of an urban lifestyle. Although an influx of 20- and 30-somethings moved in recent years to Portland, it is the city famous for being a popular area for aging hippies.
That said, it is a relatively liberal town that places high value on the arts and culture. This means that Portland has an endless variety of dating options. Here are just a few ideas:
1. Play in the snow!
With Mount Hood within driving distance of the city, a skiing or snowboarding date is a romantic option for like-minded singles. Nothing beats the romance of après-ski hot cocoa. However, under no circumstances should you ever attempt to teach a significant other or a potential significant other to ski or snowboard. Leave that to the professionals! For a mellower, get-to-know-you type of activity, consider a snowshoe date.
2. Take to the Waters!
The Columbia River is a great place to go kayaking or windsurfing. Got a date? Consider a Portland Spirit lunch, brunch or dinner cruise.
3. Show your Creativity
The Rimsky-Korsakoffee House is named after the classical composer Rimsky-Korsakov. It features nightly classical music as well as creative coffee drinks and unique desserts.
4. Get a Dog
Portland is a pet lover’s paradise, and dogs are natural icebreakers.
5. Consider Moving to the Pearl District
This former warehouse and industrial district is now a mecca for art galleries, trendy stores and bookshops.
6. Browse the Books
What a great way to meet people who share your interests! Spend an afternoon at Powell’s Books.
7. A Walk in the Park
Spend a day exploring the wetlands at Tanner Springs Park.
8. Movie and Pub Date
The St. John’s Cinema and Pub is a Portland institution. This 500-seat Venetian theater opened in 1926. Described as a place where you can find first-run films at second-run prices, the St. John’s Cinema is a place to enjoy a flick, and then chat over pizza and beer after the show.
9. Share a Drink at the Sapphire
Sexy and intimate, the Sapphire Hotel pours some of Portland’s best five-dollar drink specials. Described as a place where couples “gaze meaningfully into each other’s eyes,” the lush red décor spells romance with an exclamation point.
10. Climb Rocky Butte
This is especially recommended at sunset, when you can enjoy spectacular views of Mount Hood and the Columbia River. Whether you are an athlete, an intellectual or an iconoclast, there’s something to do in Portland. Doing it with the right person adds to the thrill!
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Skyward_Bound
August 7,2009 at 10:26 pmFog is only a myth! haha
PY
October 27,2008 at 07:39 pmRain? What rain???
Lindac7
October 23,2008 at 06:13 pmHey, I just moved here, and I LOVE it! The Portland area is gorgeous, and I don't mind a little rain . . . it's certainly a vast improvement over the 6 months of snow Ijust escaped from in Utah!
Quite frankly, I think Oregon/Portland's reputation for rain is worse than the reality . . . I've been checking out actual rainfall throughout the year for almost 2 years now, and I findit to be quite bearable (NOT a big deal). I was quite surprised at all the people who warned me upon learning I was moving here that 'itrains a lot in Portland', and 'you'll never see the sun'. I really think the perceptionof that kind of weather is far worse than reality. So far, totaling all the time I've spent here (visiting before, and now living here), I've seen the sun just about every day, and the rain hasn't been that bad at all.
The quality of the air and water here far surpass what I just left, and the temperatures are quite comfortable as well. I'll shut up now . . . I don't want everyone to start moving here.
Altair
October 23,2008 at 06:02 pmWho cares about a little rain? Besides, It just drizzles most of the time. We don't call that rain in Portland. It keeps the trees green and the air clean and fresh, unlike L A.
Oregon_Coast_Guy
October 23,2008 at 05:54 pmA dog and a pint (or more) at The Lucky Labrador... sounds like a time to me!
SweetJude
September 18,2008 at 06:45 pmI have traveled many places, and I can honestly say - there's no place like home!! Portland is beeeautiful!
Oregon_Coast_Guy
September 17,2008 at 02:54 amYes, for 6 months of the year, it does rain alot in Portland. However, the rest of the 6 months are equally as dry.
createscreenname
September 11,2008 at 06:53 pmI heard it rains a lot there.
I really don't have a reply, I'm just posting to test something.
/carry on
cindy_lou_who
September 11,2008 at 06:49 pmPortland's awesome, as far as cities go. Very friendly, eco-oriented, lots to do.
RedCashew
September 11,2008 at 03:48 pmI love Portland!
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