Get to Know a Dating Expert’s Favorite Spots

Eden Dawn, author of “The Portland Book of Dates” and co-host of the “We Can’t Print This” podcast, gave the City Cast Portland podcast her formula for a perfect date, as well as some advice on spring date ideas.

We also asked Dawn for her favorite spots in and around her neighborhood, Concordia:

Wilder:

“It is just a really cute little neighborhood bar where a lot of creatives in the area [hang out]. In the summers, we have a little weekly night. I'm not gonna say which night, it's already too big. But a lot of friends from bands and other writers, we all come together. And I always think, ‘What a special thing that all these people live in my neighborhood and we come to this bar [owned by] this nice person we know and everyone gets together.’ Such a lovely thing.”

P’s and Q’s:

“I specifically love the garden in the back of P’s and Q’s. That's such a nice thing in the summer to just go for a neighborhood walk and sit in the garden and drink coffee and see everybody else. It's just a really sweet thing.”

Thicket:

“So there's this tiny, cute nursery right off the corner of Alberta. It has gorgeous plants. It's a really sweet spot, and I'm a gardener, so I love having a place that I can walk to in my neighborhood. It's just like, overflowing with plants and right there.”