Find Everything You Want on Williams/Vancouver This Holiday Season
The district, sponsored by Venture Portland and Prosper Portland, will kick off the holiday season on Sunday, Dec. 3 with the Fa La La LLama event! Live llamas will be hosted for petting and photographs by Migration Brewing on their heated and covered patio from roughly 2-4 pm (llamas being llamas, the time may flex a bit, check the Williams District instagram for updated timing closer to the event). Shops will be organizing special sales and charity efforts, such as Blackthorn Mercantile organizing a blanket drive to benefit Community Warehouse. Come join in the fun!
SHOP
Blackthorn Mercantile offers gifts, some clothing and tarot readings.
On Williams Avenue, Blackthorn Mercantile has gifts, art and clothing with a spiritual, occult flare – you can get tarot readings and more here.
Circle Round offers vintage, upcycled and refurbished goods for kids and adults. SpielWork Toys is a perfect place to go for holiday gifts for the littles. For contemporary couture and home décor, Monochromatic sports simple, elegant clothing lines “for every pronoun and every body,” while Origin Story includes clothing, home décor and plants. Around the corner on Vancouver Avenue, Salty Teacup proffers a more Bohemian vibe in its clothing, gift and home décor options. Art lovers looking to beautify their homes can find two art galleries right next to each other on North Vancouver Avenue – Catherine Freshley Art Gallery, and LK Gallery (which shares a space with Salty Teacup).
EAT + DRINK
Gorgeous menu items from The Celery.
You could start your day at The Celery, for fresh juices, smoothies, salads and acai bowls, or head over to JinJu Patisserie for their delectable baked goods and hand-crafted chocolates. Kayo’s Ramen Bowl serves up traditional ramen, noodle dishes and Japon Tacos for lunch and dinner. And Portland being Portland, there is no shortage of specialty beer and wine shops in the neighborhood. Ora et Labora offers an international wine selection, while GC Wines focuses on the delights of local Willamette Valley vineyards. Both have wine clubs and tasting rooms on North Williams. Meanwhile, Migration Brewing on Williams and Second Profession Brewing on N. Russell each create their own delicious beers.
The elegant event room available for rent at Ora Et Labora’s tasting room on Williams.
Welcome to the North Portland Wellness Center.
HEALTH + BEAUTY
To work off all that delicious food and drink in the neighborhood, become a member of the Superpower Studios gym and training center, and tune up your bike at Metropolis Cycle Repair. If you need medical care, Stoke Physical Therapy, Honey Health Acupuncture and the North Portland Wellness Center can treat many ills. And spoil yourself with a facial or other skin care treatment at Peach Skin Portland Healthcare. Meanwhile, Bridge City Collective can provide your smokeable and edible weed products.
Catherine Freshley Gallery on North Vancouver Avenue.
SERVICES
DIY Bar on North Vancouver Avenue offers visitors the ultimate makers experience of creating different art and craft projects while drinking wine (two pastimes that are perennial Portland favorites).
Blackthorn Mercantile offers gifts, some clothing and tarot readings.
Bank locally with IQ or Unitus credit unions, both of whom have branches on North Williams. The apartment complex Eco FLATS hosts a community herb and flower garden, solar power assistance, bike storage and a coffee shop, tattoo parlor and restaurant attached to the building (what else do you need in this town?). For real estate assistance, contact Portland Proper, Realty Works Group or Apex Group PNW. For legal help, particularly regarding injuries and insurance denials, reach out to Ben Cox Law.
The Williams Business District is supported by Venture Portland and Prosper Portland.
