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Kells Irish Pub is a pub in Portland, Oregon, United States. The restaurant is housed in the Glisan Building, in the southwest portion of the city's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. Opened in 1990, the restaurant is owned and operated by Gerard and Lucille McAleese. Their son Garrett opened Kells Brew Pub (now Kells Brewery) in northwest Portland in 2012. Since 1995, money affixed to the ceiling has been donated to charity. The restaurant also hosts an annual Kells Irish Festival, and hosted the first Irish Beer Festival in 2017.

The Wachsmuth Building (historically known as the Bickel Building) is a building in Portland, Oregon, United States. The structure was built in 1883. It is a contributing property to the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District.

Dan & Louis Oyster Bar is a seafood restaurant in Portland, Oregon described by Fodor's as a "Portland landmark". As its name implies, it specializes in oysters — from Yaquina Bay and beyond — served raw and in an oyster stew the restaurant has been known for since 1919. The restaurant has been in business at the same location since 1907 when it was founded by Louis C. Wachsmuth as a raw oyster bar. Louis was the son of Meinert Wachsmuth, a Danish immigrant who had farmed his own oyster beds on Yaquina Bay. The bay became the home of a farm, the oldest in Oregon, established to provide the oyster bar with a regular supply of oysters.The menu was expanded in 1919 when Wachsmuth took over the food bar of the Merchant's Exchange Saloon. Dining rooms were added in 1937 and 1940. The restaurant remains under Wachsmuth family ownership into the 21st century, and is currently operated by Meinert Keoni Wachsmuth. Dan & Louis Oyster Bar is located in Old Town, at 208 SW Ankeny Street.

Shanghai Tunnel Bar, or simply Shanghai Tunnel, is a dive bar and Asian restaurant in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Named after the city's Shanghai tunnels, the underground bar serves Asian-themed cocktails and foods such as BLTs, Chinese chicken salad, miso and noodle soup, quesadillas, and veggie burgers. Owned by Phil Ragaway, Shanghai Tunnel is known for its inexpensive drinks and pinball machines. The bar closed temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic, and later offered street-level service.

The PAE Living Building is a commercial building in Portland, Oregon. Located at Southwest 1st Avenue and Pine Street, the five-story "living building" was designed by ZGF Architects.

Pine Street Market is a food hall in the United Carriage and Baggage Transfer Building in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, curated by Feast Portland co-founder Mike Thelin. The building's renovation cost $5 million. The market opened in April 2016.

The United Carriage and Baggage Transfer Building is an historic building in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, completed in 1886 (another source says 1875). It is a contributing property in the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District,: 32  which was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1977.: 103  Its ground floor currently houses the Pine Street Market.The building was designated a Portland Historic Landmark by the city's Historic Landmarks Commission in 1969. It had been the location of The Old Spaghetti Factory's first restaurant and the youth dance club Quest.

Ascension is an outdoor 1996 sculpture by American artist Robert Calvo, located in downtown Portland, Oregon. It is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

The Queen's Head was an LGBT-friendly pub and lounge in Portland, Oregon. This establishment closed in 2022.

Baes Fried Chicken, or Baes Chicken, is a fried chicken restaurant with three locations in Portland, Oregon.

The Skidmore Fountain is a historic fountain in Portland, Oregon, United States. The fountain is a contributing property of and the namesake for the Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, which is also a National Historic Landmark.The fountain has also been designated a Portland Historic Landmark and underwent restoration in 2005.

The Haseltine Building is a historic property in Portland, Oregon near the Willamette River and on the edge of the city's Central Business district. Located at the intersection of Southwest 2nd Avenue and Ash Street, the building was designed by architects McGraw & Martin, and built in 1893. It was originally used by J.E. Haseltine & Co., a family owned and operated company that sold hardware, supplies and equipment from 1883- 1961. The building underwent a significant renovation in 2020. Today, it is primarily an office building home to a variety of tenants who appreciate its rich history and irreplaceable visual elements, such as the red brick, and giant old-growth timber beams and columns. As of December 2021, the building had four suites totaling 6,173 square feet available for lease. Marketing materials for the property highlight a number of tenant amenities, including a bike room and shower facilities, new common area finishes, operable windows and easy access to parking and public transportation.