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Portlandia Lives!
Once considered Nowheresville, the citys West End is now a cool stopover.
3 Cacao Sweet tooth? This artisanal-chocolate shop is filled with habit-forming treats, such as a darkchocolate Virgin of Guadalupe coated in gold leaf. 414 S.W. 13th Ave.; cacaodrink chocoate.com. 4 Grner Chef Christopher Israel creates Alpine comfort foodbeetpickled deviled eggs; mustard spaetzle with guinea-hen ragwhile cocktails at the adjacent bar, Kask, have a Pacific Northwest spin. 527 S.W. 12th Ave.; grunerpdx.com. $$ 5 Canoe Head here for expertly curated goods from both near (sea salt harvested in Oregons Netarts Bay) and far (Chilean booties made of salmon skin and wool). 1136 S.W. Ader St.; canoeonine.net. 6 Animal Traffic Cowhand staples get an upgrade in 1 Clyde Common In this industrial restaurant beneath the Ace Hotel Portland (the undisputed heart of the neighborhood), almost everything is sourced from within a 100-mile radius, from the nettles in the cavatelli to the bacon, house-smoked over applewood. 1014 S.W. Stark St.; cydecommon.com. $$ 2 Tanner Goods Pick your preferred shade of English bridle leather and fittings (from brass to stainless steel)and in just 10 minutes, youll walk out with a custom-made belt. 1308 W. Burnside St.; tannergoods.com. this 21st-century version of a Wild West merchant that sells vintage and American-made clothing. Also look for one-offs like an antique gramophone retrofitted as an iPhone speaker. 429 S.W. 10th Ave.; animaltrafficpdx. com. kathryn oshea-evans
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Hotels are giving loaner bikes a stylish spin. At Shutters on the Beach (shuttersonthebeach. com), in Santa Monica, California, guests can rent bright-green wheels designed by Kate Spade. In New York, the Mark (themarkhote.com) lends chic black-andwhite cycles adorned with bells and (for a fee) a Jean-Georges Vongerichtencatered picnic basket. nikki goldstein

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