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Rainy afternoons, neighborhood strolls, and a stop for something sweet feel like a natural part of life in Portland. In a city where people care deeply about good food and local businesses, there's one bakery on…
There are plenty of places along the Oregon Coast where you can grab a burger or a basket of fish and chips. But every now and then, you stumble into a place that feels like it's…
There are restaurants that chase every new food trend that comes along. They rebuild their menus, redesign their dining rooms, invent elaborate sauces, and stack burgers so high that eating one requires a strategy meeting. Then…
There is a certain kind of hunger that only shows up at the Oregon Coast. It usually arrives after a long walk on the beach, when your shoes are full of sand and your face is…
There are certain meals in Oregon that stay with you long after the plates have been cleared. Not because the tablecloth was fancy, or because the chef used words you had to quietly Google under the…
It started with a million dollar hamburger. Now they sell some of the best steak in Portland.
Some meals are just lunch. Others become part of the memory of a place. On the Oregon coast, those meals usually do not arrive under silver domes or in candlelit dining rooms. They come on paper-lined…
While Portland has changed dramatically over the years, Goose Hollow Inn still feels wonderfully familiar.
Some restaurants feed people. Others become part of a family's story. Long before food delivery apps, self-order kiosks, or burger chains on every corner, there was Scottie's Drive-In in Forest Grove. It's the kind of place…
If you've spent much time driving between Eugene and Springfield, chances are you've passed this colorful little building more times than you can count. It doesn't necessarily scream for attention. There aren't giant flashing signs or…
There are some places in Oregon that feel like they should be much farther from the freeway. McMenamins Edgefield is one of them. You can be rolling along Interstate 84 one minute, surrounded by traffic, exit…
For a lot of Oregonians, the drive to the coast has never just been about the destination. It's about the traditions. It's the excitement of packing up the car before sunrise. The smell of Douglas fir…
