Downtown Portland

Itinerary: Make a Big Impression

• 1. SmartPark (1st & Jefferson) portlandonline.com/smartparkPark

  1st and Jefferson Directions

• 2. Morton's Steakhouse mortons.comDining

  213 SW Clay St. Directions

  All you need to know about the Morton's Steakhouse chain is contained in the slogan on its menu: 'The Best Steak Anywhere!' The Morton's experience is designed for the accidental tourists, the business travelers with fat expense accounts who want to parachute into a city and, when feeding time rolls around, have a rich, reliably excellent meal.

• 3. Waterfront Park www.portlandonline.com/parks/Arts

  Directions

  Waterfront Park includes a boat dock, disabled access restroom, fountain, historical site, paths – paved, statue or public art, trails – biking, and views of Portland's bridges.

• 4. Veritable Quandary veritablequandary.comDining

  1220 SW 1st Ave. Directions

  The V.Q. has long been a favorite watering hole of lawyers, city planners and wheeler-dealers. It's the restaurant version of a railroad apartment: a long, slow march through the narrow bar and booth area to the lighter back precincts. Take the stroll to see how much patrons are enjoying themselves on food that's robust, hearty and filling. A great starter that gives you health without refinement is the spinach and roasted wild-mushroom salad, the forest juices bathing the greens with essence of lobster mushrooms and chanterelles.

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