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Best Dining Bets
The Best Dining with a View
Chart House (Portland; tel. 503/246-6963): Perched high on a hillside, this restaurant boasts the best view of any restaurant in Portland. The Willamette River is directly below and off in the distance stand Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens.
Roseanna's Oceanside Cafe (Oceanside; tel. 503/842-7351): You can expect a long wait to get a table here on a summer weekend, but the view of the haystack rocks just offshore makes this place an absolute legend on the Three Capes Scenic Loop.
Pelican Pub & Brewery (Pacific City; tel. 503/965-7007): Cheap pub food and good microbrews are usually enough to keep an Oregon brewpub packed, but this one also has a head-on view of Pacific City's Haystack Rock and is right on the beach.
Tidal Raves (Depoe Bay; tel. 541/765-2995): When the surf's up, you can practically forget about getting a table at this oceanfront restaurant. The windows overlook a rugged shoreline known for putting on some of the coast's best displays of crashing waves.
Saffron Salmon (Newport; tel. 541/265-8921): As you dine at this restaurant at the end of a short pier on the Newport bayfront, keep an eye out for sea lions and fishermen unloading their catch.
Lord Bennett's Restaurant and Lounge (Bandon; tel. 541/347-3663): The beach in Bandon is strewn with dozens of huge monoliths that make this one of the most impressive stretches of shoreline in the state, and this restaurant has the perfect view for enjoying sunset over the sand, surf, and giant rocks.
Multnomah Falls Lodge (Columbia Gorge; tel. 503/695-2376): This historic lodge is at the base of Oregon's tallest waterfall, and although not every table has a view of the waterfall, there are plenty that do, especially in the summer when there is outside seating.
The Best Off-the-Beaten-Path Restaurants
The Joel Palmer House (Dayton; tel. 503/864-2995): Mushrooms are the chef's obsession at this wine-country restaurant, and you'll find them in almost every dish on the menu. The restaurant is quite formal, housed in an immaculately restored old home.
Yachats River House (Yachats; tel. 541/547-4100): With a highly creative menu and an enviable setting overlooking the mouth of the Yachats River, this restaurant on the central Oregon coast is reason enough to stay in Yachats. All the nearby scenery is just icing on the cake.
Cascade Dining Room (Mount Hood; tel. 503/622-0700): Located inside the historic Timberline Lodge, the Cascade Dining Room is Oregon's premier mountain-lodge restaurant and has long kept skiers and other hotel guests happy.
Jen's Garden (Sisters; tel. 541/549-2699): This little cottage in the central Oregon faux cowtown of Sisters is the best thing to happen to this town in years. With superb food and exquisite wines, dinner here is unforgettable.
Kokanee Cafe (Camp Sherman; tel. 541/595-6420): Located amid the ponderosa pines on the banks of the Metolius River near the Western theme town of Sisters, this rustic restaurant has the look of an upscale fishing lodge, but its clientele is much broader than just the fly anglers who come to test the waters of the Metolius. The trout is, of course, always a good bet.
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
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