BELMONT · PORTLAND

Belmont

28 spots to discover in this neighborhood

“SE Belmont commercial corridor. Eclectic small biz row.”

~5,800 residents · SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalition · TriMet bus 15 Belmont. Bike-friendly Salmon greenway. Hawthorne corridor adjacent.

Triangle hood
Bike-friendly
Up-and-coming
Walkable corridor
Eclectic eats

LIVE ACTIVITY

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4.7

Average across 28 businesses

Reviews

9,525

Across 28 businesses

Open Now

8 Live

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Top Categories

Food 10
Shops 10
Restaurants 6

NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY

What Belmont Is Known For

“SE Belmont commercial corridor. Eclectic small biz row.”

Foster corridor

Triangle loop

Local evening

“SE Belmont commercial corridor. Eclectic small biz row.”

— Belmont, Portland

The Vibe

What Belmont Feels Like

Eclectic walkable commercial corridor

Belmont is energetic, eclectic, and unmistakably inner-Portland, packed with coffeehouses, bars, vintage shops, and restaurants along a walkable, pedestrian-scaled street. The atmosphere is creative and a little bohemian.

The corridor draws a steady flow of locals and visitors day and night, with a mix of old Portland grit and newer polish that gives it a lively, lived-in feel.

History

How Belmont Came To Be

Belmont is a commercial corridor neighborhood centered on Southeast Belmont Street, one of the inner east side's classic streetcar-era business streets. As Portland's east side filled in during the early twentieth century, Belmont Street developed as a walkable spine of shops, theaters, and storefronts serving the surrounding residential blocks.

The corridor weathered the mid-century shift toward automobiles and the decline that touched many inner-city commercial streets, then saw renewed energy from the 1990s onward as a wave of cafes, bars, restaurants, and small businesses revitalized the strip. The historic Avalon area and the long-running movie house tradition anchored the street's character.

Today Belmont is one of inner Southeast's most distinctive commercial districts, a dense, eclectic stretch of independent businesses set among the bungalows and old apartment buildings of the surrounding Sunnyside and Buckman neighborhoods.

Character

What Defines Belmont

Belmont Street business district

A dense, walkable stretch of independent cafes, bars, restaurants, and vintage shops that anchors the inner east side's commercial life.

Streetcar-era storefronts

Historic low-rise commercial buildings give the corridor its pedestrian scale and old-Portland character.

Businesses

100%

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4.3

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Services

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Categories in Belmont

Services

6 Restaurants

4 Retail

4 business

4 Arts

2 Health

2 Beauty

2 Bars

Services 6 Restaurants 4 Retail 4 business 4 Arts 2 Health 2 Beauty 2 Bars 1 Bakeries 1 Auto 1 Grocery 1

Landmarks

Notable Places in Belmont

Belmont Street

A lively commercial corridor lined with restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and independent businesses in inner Southeast Portland.

Movie Madness

A landmark video rental store and film archive on SE Belmont, now operated by the Hollywood Theatre.

Real Estate

Homes & Architecture in Belmont

Housing around the corridor is a mix of early-twentieth-century bungalows, foursquares, and vintage apartment buildings, prized for their walkability to the business district.

Craftsman bungalow Old Portland four-square Vintage apartment

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Discovery Paths

Three ways to experience Belmont.

Foster corridor

1 Small cafes on SE Foster Rd
2 Eclectic eateries (Stella Taco, Pieper Cafe)
3 Bike-friendly side streets

Triangle loop

1 Foster Powell Park
2 Local restaurants
3 Mt. Scott / Holgate bike greenway

Local evening

1 Bar Carlo
2 Pieper Cafe
3 Stella Taco

Civic Infrastructure

The associations, meetings and shared resources that hold Belmont together.

Active associations

Belmont Neighborhood Association (SNA) neighborhood assn

Belmont triangle: SE Powell Blvd (north) to SE Foster Rd (south) to SE 82nd Ave (east) — bounded by SE Holgate to the north on the SW corner

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