North Williams: Stacked with Surprises
May 7th, 2012
Bert scans the racks at Lodekka, the double-decker-bus-turned-dress-shop on North Williams.
Spurred by an article in the new Travel Portland magazine, Bert and I spent a recent afternoon on North Williams Avenue, a vibrant district of retailers and restaurants — and one of the newer additions to Portland’s rich tapestry of neighborhoods.
Our first stop was Lodekka, a vintage dress shop that’s housed inside a double-decker bus. The rest of the afternoon was similarly stacked with surprises: In the span of just two blocks, we perused the hand-made handbags at Queen Bee Creations; gawked at the letterpress at Lark Press; shared a dozen happy-hour oysters at EaT (hey, I had earned a few points by then); and enjoyed a fine meal at James Beard Award-nominated Lincoln Restaurant.
On tap for our next visit to North Williams: a stop at BikeBar, the latest venture from Hopworks Urban Brewery.
Tags: Bike Bar, EaT, Hopworks, Lark Press, Lincoln, Lodekka, North Williams, Oysters, Queen Bee Creations
