Guy Fieri alert: Newport Cafe should be on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives! This roadside joint has an adorable crab cartoon logo and beckons from the road with breakfast all day, lots of seafood and 24/7 hours. It's home to an 8-lb. burger--yes, you read that right. Eight pounds of burger. We decided not to take… Continue reading Restaurant Recommendation: Newport Cafe, Newport, Oregon
During our stay in Newport as part of our roadtrip along Highway 101, we ate lunch at Local Ocean Seafoods, a place I just have to rave about. It was busy when we walked into the two-story restaurant, bar and market, and we came at an opportune time to snag a table. Our helpful waitress… Continue reading Restaurant Recommendation: Local Ocean Seafoods, Newport, Oregon
Newport, Oregon was one of our stops during our road trip up Highway 101. It's a cute oceanside town with fickle weather. It can be beautiful one day and brooding the next. The day we arrived, the sky was clear, and the sun highlighted the dramatic cliffs and rolling waves of the dark green-blue Pacific.… Continue reading Hotel Recommendation: Best Western Plus Agate Beach Inn, Newport, Oregon
I have to rave about Bellhop. We found this place while strolling for brunch spots in downtown Corvallis, Oregon. We had spent the previous night in this college town after a Dead & Co. concert in Eugene, Oregon. The meal we had there has been our best restaurant meal in a long time. We ordered… Continue reading Bellhop, Corvallis, Oregon
This past week, I opened the bottle of pinot noir we picked up at the Nehalem Bay Winery in Oregon. We swung by the winery on our way to Portland from Astoria, Oregon during a road trip earlier this year. We found the winery off a back road on a rainy day and walked into… Continue reading Nehalem Bay Winery, Oregon
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