Guidebook for Bend
Food Scene
Our favorite restaurant! Homemade and locally sourced menu items, delicious pizza, salads, and housemade pasta and very well made food. Always a great beer selection on tap with a cider; Boneyard RPM (local favorite) is a permanent on tap. They also have fridges lining the wall with drink options, non and alcoholic. And, you can just buy a bottle of wine for $8 for the table, very nice and cost-effective! They have a good coffee bar and awesome desserts too. One of the local favorites in town for sure. There's one on Northeast Cushing Drive, Bend, which is super close but we're attached to the original one which is slightly cozier, in NorthWest Bend close to downtown.
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Jackson's Corner
845 NW Delaware AveOur favorite restaurant! Homemade and locally sourced menu items, delicious pizza, salads, and housemade pasta and very well made food. Always a great beer selection on tap with a cider; Boneyard RPM (local favorite) is a permanent on tap. They also have fridges lining the wall with drink options, non and alcoholic. And, you can just buy a bottle of wine for $8 for the table, very nice and cost-effective! They have a good coffee bar and awesome desserts too. One of the local favorites in town for sure. There's one on Northeast Cushing Drive, Bend, which is super close but we're attached to the original one which is slightly cozier, in NorthWest Bend close to downtown.
Awesome breakfast joint! beautiful gardens outside and great, big portions of good breakfast food with lots of options. Also, they'll serve you coffee while you wait and seem to give a pastry with every breakfast entree. Good for lunch too, and right across the street from the river. Ask at the restaurant for how to get to the close-by park that you can walk to to enjoy the water.
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McKay Cottage Restaurant
62910 O. B. Riley RdAwesome breakfast joint! beautiful gardens outside and great, big portions of good breakfast food with lots of options. Also, they'll serve you coffee while you wait and seem to give a pastry with every breakfast entree. Good for lunch too, and right across the street from the river. Ask at the restaurant for how to get to the close-by park that you can walk to to enjoy the water.
Best coffee in town! Delicious espresso, great baked good choices, and they make everything themselves-- their own roasted beans and even the whipped cream they did by hand... super sweet people too.
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Lone Pine Coffee Roasters
910 NW Harriman StBest coffee in town! Delicious espresso, great baked good choices, and they make everything themselves-- their own roasted beans and even the whipped cream they did by hand... super sweet people too.
Another coffee favorite in town- ties with Lone Pine for me but this is closer to the house. Great coffee and espresso and nearby.
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Backporch Coffee Roasters
1052 NW Newport AveAnother coffee favorite in town- ties with Lone Pine for me but this is closer to the house. Great coffee and espresso and nearby.
Bakery and coffeeshop with lots of yummy goodies including gluten-free ones! Super cozy and sweet atmosphere and 5 minutes or less to drive there.
Fearless Baking
1900 NE Division StBakery and coffeeshop with lots of yummy goodies including gluten-free ones! Super cozy and sweet atmosphere and 5 minutes or less to drive there.
SUCH a good bakery. Is french-style and delicious and is situated right next door to very cool artist-coop buildings you can poke around.
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The Sparrow Bakery
2748 Northwest Crossing DriveSUCH a good bakery. Is french-style and delicious and is situated right next door to very cool artist-coop buildings you can poke around.
Rad outdoor seating area/food cart pod with a beer bar to boot. on Galveston street close to other breweries and restaurants.
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The Lot
745 NW Columbia StRad outdoor seating area/food cart pod with a beer bar to boot. on Galveston street close to other breweries and restaurants.
Yummy and a little less typical thai scene with a lovely ambience! great for a date but also casual. They've got some delicious cocktails as well as the local beer favorites like Boneyard RPM.
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Wild Rose Northern Thai Eats
150 NW Oregon AveYummy and a little less typical thai scene with a lovely ambience! great for a date but also casual. They've got some delicious cocktails as well as the local beer favorites like Boneyard RPM.
Drinks & Nightlife
Several spots on this street! 10 Barrel, Sunriver Brewing, Brother Jon's Pub and restaurant, high end Ariana restaurant if you're looking for a nice splurge, and awesome taco shop Parrilla at the corner with 14th street.
Northwest Galveston Avenue
Northwest Galveston AvenueSeveral spots on this street! 10 Barrel, Sunriver Brewing, Brother Jon's Pub and restaurant, high end Ariana restaurant if you're looking for a nice splurge, and awesome taco shop Parrilla at the corner with 14th street.
One of the best breweries in town with a great outdoor firepit
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10 Barrel Brewery
1135 NW Galveston AveOne of the best breweries in town with a great outdoor firepit
Another awesome brewery in town, Belgian inspired beers often but also great IPA's northwest style, with a giant lawn and lawn games, outdoor bonfires, and lots of seating and some food carts.
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Crux Fermentation Project
50 SW Division StAnother awesome brewery in town, Belgian inspired beers often but also great IPA's northwest style, with a giant lawn and lawn games, outdoor bonfires, and lots of seating and some food carts.
Cider and Beer with pool, awesome old-school video games, free popcorn, and live music on fridays and saturdays often!
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AVID Cider Co
550 SW Industrial WayCider and Beer with pool, awesome old-school video games, free popcorn, and live music on fridays and saturdays often!
We love the nachos and the Mosquito IPA here! also has fun outdoor seating that's super nice on a nice summer evening.
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Sunriver Brewing Co. Galveston Pub
1005 NW Galveston AveWe love the nachos and the Mosquito IPA here! also has fun outdoor seating that's super nice on a nice summer evening.
The classic brewery that started it all in Bend. Still wonderful, ask to sit in the old section or sit yourself in the bar. Can have very long waits though, beware.
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Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House
1044 NW Bond StThe classic brewery that started it all in Bend. Still wonderful, ask to sit in the old section or sit yourself in the bar. Can have very long waits though, beware.
Awesome beer and close to the house! Great outdoor patio. Has live music sometimes too!
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Worthy Brewing Company
495 NE Bellevue DrAwesome beer and close to the house! Great outdoor patio. Has live music sometimes too!
Entertainment & Activities
On a hot day this is a regular local activity, floating the river right through the middle of town. It's so fun and I highly recommend it. Very relaxing. I have 2 floaties you can borrow and a pump you can use plugged into a car. plan about 1-1.5 hours if you get out before the bridge with all the signs, and about 2+ hours if you float to Drake park. You can park a car at Drake park or take a shuttle back from there. Or, you can park at Riverbend park and just walk back from the Colorado bridge exit off the river (you'll see other people getting out, big signs with warnings about the upcoming rapids). If you go through the "rapids", just be careful and lift your bum really well so it doesn't hit any rocks. It's safe if you do so.
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Riverbend Park station
On a hot day this is a regular local activity, floating the river right through the middle of town. It's so fun and I highly recommend it. Very relaxing. I have 2 floaties you can borrow and a pump you can use plugged into a car. plan about 1-1.5 hours if you get out before the bridge with all the signs, and about 2+ hours if you float to Drake park. You can park a car at Drake park or take a shuttle back from there. Or, you can park at Riverbend park and just walk back from the Colorado bridge exit off the river (you'll see other people getting out, big signs with warnings about the upcoming rapids). If you go through the "rapids", just be careful and lift your bum really well so it doesn't hit any rocks. It's safe if you do so.
Mt. biking trail system! Whoops is a fun one to head to, there's a map at the trailhead or you can pull one up on your smartphone. Let me know if you're mt. biking and I'll leave you what resources for maps that I can. This system connects to many trails further out.
-Other fun mt. bike routes are: Funner-Tiddliwinks loop (up 14th street further, you'll need to look on the bike map to find how to get there). This one is a great climb, then cross country ride, then awesome, flowy with jumps downhill.
-If you start at Swampy Sno Park (either you need to cars or you can sign up to do a shuttle through Cog Wild ahead of time), you can do a great downhill ride for 2-4 hours back to Phil's. Downhills you should consider are South Fork and Upper/Lower Whoops.
Phil's Trail
Phil's TrailMt. biking trail system! Whoops is a fun one to head to, there's a map at the trailhead or you can pull one up on your smartphone. Let me know if you're mt. biking and I'll leave you what resources for maps that I can. This system connects to many trails further out.
-Other fun mt. bike routes are: Funner-Tiddliwinks loop (up 14th street further, you'll need to look on the bike map to find how to get there). This one is a great climb, then cross country ride, then awesome, flowy with jumps downhill.
-If you start at Swampy Sno Park (either you need to cars or you can sign up to do a shuttle through Cog Wild ahead of time), you can do a great downhill ride for 2-4 hours back to Phil's. Downhills you should consider are South Fork and Upper/Lower Whoops.
Parks & Nature
South of Bend is the area of Sunriver and the surrounding area. I go there to do a more quiet, nature-like float on the river, or sometimes we go to the Sunriver Brewery there too. The float there is one you kind of have to find- you would drive in on S. Century Drive off Highway 97 from Bend, then you'd cross a wooden bridge and the road's name is now Spring River. From there you take your first left onto Lunar and have to find a place to get in the river. You float back to the bridge, about 45 minutes. Then you have to walk back to your car :) It's very fun though! and you're close to lots of places to go hiking- you can head down to Paulina and East Lakes further south by maybe 20 minutes or up near Mt. Bachelor and the lakes surrounding it.
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Sunriver
South of Bend is the area of Sunriver and the surrounding area. I go there to do a more quiet, nature-like float on the river, or sometimes we go to the Sunriver Brewery there too. The float there is one you kind of have to find- you would drive in on S. Century Drive off Highway 97 from Bend, then you'd cross a wooden bridge and the road's name is now Spring River. From there you take your first left onto Lunar and have to find a place to get in the river. You float back to the bridge, about 45 minutes. Then you have to walk back to your car :) It's very fun though! and you're close to lots of places to go hiking- you can head down to Paulina and East Lakes further south by maybe 20 minutes or up near Mt. Bachelor and the lakes surrounding it.
Up near Mt. Bachelor some of my favorite activities to do are:
-Hikes: a classic beautiful summer hike is the Greenlakes Hike, which there is a sign for after you pass Mt Bachelor and continue on Cascade Lakes Highway
-Lakes: Sparks Lake, Elk Lake, or other lakes also nearby are fun to explore with paddling activities and to take a picnic and chairs for the day, especially on very hot days! The air is slightly less hot up here :)
Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway
Cascade Lakes National Scenic BywayUp near Mt. Bachelor some of my favorite activities to do are:
-Hikes: a classic beautiful summer hike is the Greenlakes Hike, which there is a sign for after you pass Mt Bachelor and continue on Cascade Lakes Highway
-Lakes: Sparks Lake, Elk Lake, or other lakes also nearby are fun to explore with paddling activities and to take a picnic and chairs for the day, especially on very hot days! The air is slightly less hot up here :)
Essentials
Great place! Always good samples and easy food to by pre-made or treats to get.
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Trader Joe's
63455 N Hwy 97Great place! Always good samples and easy food to by pre-made or treats to get.
Bigger full grocery store than Trader Joe's and next to it
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Food 4 Less
63455 N Hwy 97Bigger full grocery store than Trader Joe's and next to it
7-Eleven
1008 NW Galveston AveClose convenience store
Yummy (and more expensive) grocery store with lots of good and fancy options, both food made in the case as well as nice organic options.
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Whole Foods Market
2610 NE Hwy 20Yummy (and more expensive) grocery store with lots of good and fancy options, both food made in the case as well as nice organic options.