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Portland Saturday Market

Saturday Market is the largest continuously operating open-air market for handcrafted goods in the United States. It offers more than 250 craft booths, as well as an international food court and live entertainment. The market is located in the Old Town District and operates on Saturday and Sunday, March through December 24. No admission. 108 W. Burnside Street Portland, OR 97209 503.222.6072

Tax-Free Shopping

With no sales tax, Portland is a haven for commerce regardless of budget, transportation or personal style.

Pearl District
Nob Hill/Northwest Portland
Downtown
Lloyd Center
Cultural District
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PEARL DISTRICT

Haute couture and hot cuisine rule Portland's Pearl District, which has quickly become the place to see and be seen. The Pearl is composed of 50 city blocks of industrial warehouses-turned sleek loft apartments, cutting-edge art galleries and vibrant international restaurants.

Though the neighborhood features outstanding brewpubs, delicious international cuisine and the world's largest independent bookstore, the soul of the Pearl is in its galleries. Check them out on the first Thursday of every month, when most galleries stay open late and provide food, drinks and entertainment.

NOB HILL/NORTHWEST PORTLAND

You can also find great shopping areas in bustling Nob Hill/Northwest Portland, another of the city's hippest hubs. Seemingly designed for people-watching, the main streets never fail to produce an eclectic mix of leather-clad Harley riders congregating outside Starbucks, immaculately dressed West Hills' shoppers searching for imported linens, and boisterous Gen-Xers enjoying microbrews and pizza at sidewalk cafes.

DOWNTOWN

With no sales tax, Portland is a haven for commerce regardless of budget, transportation or personal style. The clean and vibrant downtown is home to three major department stores: Nordstrom, Meier & Frank and Saks Fifth Avenue (the only one other than the original to reside on Fifth Avenue).

Pioneer Place is a multi-level glass-ceilinged mall in the heart of the city that's home to J. Crew, Pottery Barn and Eddie Bauer. Across the street is a brand new expansion of Pioneer Place, home to two dozen retailers and Todai Restaurant, an upscale Japanese seafood and sushi buffet featuring more than 40 types of sushi.

LLOYD CENTER

From downtown, hop aboard the MAX light rail for a jaunt across the Willamette River to Lloyd Center, where 200 stores wrap around an indoor ice rink. Oregon's largest mall, Lloyd Center houses a 17-restaurant food court, an 18-screen movie house and department stores.

CULTURAL DISTRICT

During summer months, you can also hit the city's farmers market, located in the Cultural District in the South Park Blocks. Here, you'll find organically and locally grown perishables, from goat cheese to loganberries to passion flowers.