28th Avenue restaurant row
Northeast and Southeast 28th Avenue host a dense, celebrated cluster of restaurants, bars, and cafes.
KERNS · PORTLAND
Kerns
Southeast Uplift
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The Vibe
What Kerns Feels Like
Dense walkable close-in restaurant district
Kerns is dense, walkable, and food-forward, with historic homes packed close to several lively commercial corridors. The atmosphere is urban and energetic.
The restaurant row along 28th Avenue gives the neighborhood a strong culinary identity, while its proximity to downtown and the Central Eastside keeps it busy and connected day and night.
History
How Kerns Came To Be
Kerns is a compact close-in neighborhood in inner Southeast and East Portland, set just across the river from downtown and bordered on the north by East Burnside Street. Among the earliest east-side districts to develop, it filled in densely during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with houses, apartments, and the small commercial buildings typical of streetcar-era Portland.
The neighborhood straddles several busy corridors, including East Burnside, Sandy Boulevard, and Northeast 28th Avenue, the last of which grew into a celebrated restaurant row. Its western edge brushes the Central Eastside industrial district along the river.
Today Kerns is a dense, walkable, and food-focused neighborhood, known especially for the cluster of restaurants and bars along 28th Avenue and Burnside, set among historic homes and converted commercial buildings close to the city center.
Character
What Defines Kerns
Multiple commercial corridors
East Burnside and Sandy Boulevard run through the neighborhood, adding shops, eateries, and easy connections across the city.
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Landmarks
Notable Places in Kerns
East Burnside / 28th Avenue icon
East Burnside / 28th Avenue
A bustling restaurant row and nightlife district at the heart of the Kerns neighborhood.
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Laurelhurst Theater
A historic 1923 art-deco movie theater and pub on East Burnside.
Real Estate
Homes & Architecture in Kerns
Kerns offers a dense mix of historic homes, vintage apartments, and converted commercial buildings, valued for walkability to its corridors and to downtown.
Old Portland four-square
Craftsman bungalow
Vintage apartment
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Businesses in Kerns
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Screen Door
Restaurants·Kerns· 4.7 (7,594)
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Heart Coffee Roasters
Coffee·Kerns· 4.5 (705)
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North By Northwest Electric
Services·Kerns· 4.9 (33)
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Esparza's Tex Mex Cafe
business· 3.8 (15)
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Future Shock
business· 4.7 (111)
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Hollywood Vintage
Retail·Kerns· 3.7 (290)
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Sandy Blvd Liquor
Food & Drink·Kerns· 4.6 (1,176)
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The Standard
Bars·Kerns· 4.5 (453)
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Brooklyn Mall
Retail·Kerns· 4.3 (107)
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Bao Bao
Restaurants·Kerns· 4.4 (399)
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La Buca
Coffee·Kerns· 4.2 (447)
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Classique Floors + Tile
Retail·Kerns· 4.6 (98)
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S.D. Deacon Corp. of Oregon
Services·Kerns· 3.3 (15)
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Franz Bakery Outlet
Bakeries·Kerns· 4.5 (188)
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Golden Lotus Thai Kitchen
Restaurants·Kerns· 5.0 (43)
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Grid Forward
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Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels
Bakeries·Kerns· 4.4 (700)
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Holst Architecture
Services·Kerns· 5.0 (2)
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InterWorks
Services·Kerns· 5.0 (4)
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Knot Springs
Health·Kerns· 4.4 (666)
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Lone Fir Fitness
Health·Kerns· 5.0 (168)
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Migration Brewing - Glisan
Bars·Kerns· 4.4 (1,282)
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MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care at Laurelhurst
Health·Kerns· 4.5 (24)
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Music Millennium
Services·Kerns· 4.8 (2,318)
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