We had such a great time that I thought I'd start a new series on the blog letting y'all know about the places I've traveled Gluten Free and the great restaurants, stores, and more I've discovered along the way. That way if you decide to take off on a GF vacation you'll have a starting point.
The first amazing meal we had was at a restaurant in downtown Portland, called Pastini Pastaria. The meal we had at Pastini was probably one of the best I've had since going gluten free. Nearly every dish on their menu can be made gluten free with no up-charge! They offer two different types of gluten free pasta, penne and spaghetti, so you can get the proper shape to go with the dish you are eating. They also offer gluten free tiramisu for dessert!!! The restaurant is nice, but definitely relaxed enough to be family friendly.
We were in Portland for a wedding, and the reception that we went to had two kinds of gluten free cake from a bakery called Piece of Cake Bakery. Both the carrot and chocolate cake with raspberry filling were amazingly good! According to their website, you can also stop in for cake by the slice.
We also enjoyed a wonderful meal of Thai food at Typhoon! restaurant. They had a very extensive gluten free menu (especially for Thai food) and I ate delicious pad thai noodles. We also had an amazing coconut soup and a wonderful pumpkin curry dish.
Finally, after a long day of traveling up to the mountains, we enjoyed some take-out GF pizza from Sellwood Pizza Kitchen. We had some very yummy thin crust pizza, but they also offer GF garlic bread, hot wings, and other appetizers.
There are SO many more great gluten free options in Portland and I wish we would have been there longer (and been there only to eat!) so I could have visited them all. It's a great fun city with tons to do in the downtown area as well as beautiful coastline and mountains to visit. In short, Portland is a wonderful gluten free vacation spot.
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