Union Way

This small shopping arcade spans the block between Powell’s and the Ace Hotel, and is home to a handful of wonderful stores, including Quin Candy. The nine-shop corridor features a Scandinavian-sleek design aesthetic and counts such retailers as Spruce Apothecary (503-206-4022) and Danner (503-262-0331), a famous Portland boot brand. Fashionistas should make time to stop into the Steven Alan (971-277-9585) boutique, which sells such elegant items as Veda leather jackets, ready-to-wear pieces by APC and Acne and Mansur Gavriel bags. If you get peckish while shopping, take a break at Boxer Ramen (503-894-8260), a casual Japanese restaurant.