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Sandino at the Mercado is a no frills shop with stools in the shop, plus lots of indoor seats in the central arcade, plus access to outdoor picnic tables and benches.   Usually the interior arcade on Sunday mornings is pretty … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since we’ve visited Water Avenue and were pleased with the tweaks that’s made it visually more interesting, increased its bike parking, and increased its seating capacity.  The stools are not any softer, but grabbing the big … Continue reading →

This Sellwood teashop caboose and its attachments, is a favorite destination for its unique variety of interesting, out-of-the mainstream, seating options: in a railroad car, or a comfy parlor, or an atrium.    They always seem to aid in making … Continue reading →

On a clear, crisp spring morning three of us sought out this newly opened shop on SE Foster, which a few years back used to be severely lacking in meeting places for its residents.  So it’s heartening that the owner … Continue reading →

On a great spring morning for biking, our sextet descended on this recently opened Seven Virtues shop after first navigating through the pre-opening bustle of Saturday Market and Cinco de Mayo vendors, plus an organized run along the downtown waterfront.   … Continue reading →