Welcome to Bend!
Food Scene
Bend offers many great food choices. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Nearby. Open for breakfast and lunch. Super friendly. Delicious food. Pleasant setting, inside and outside seating. In cool weather, the outside fire tables are lovely, and the waiters provide blankets for your lap or shoulders! Serve yourself coffee while you wait for a table. This place is so popular that you may have to wait. No reservations taken, but it seems if you call when you are on the way, you can bump up higher in the line.
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McKay Cottage Restaurant
62910 O. B. Riley RdNearby. Open for breakfast and lunch. Super friendly. Delicious food. Pleasant setting, inside and outside seating. In cool weather, the outside fire tables are lovely, and the waiters provide blankets for your lap or shoulders! Serve yourself coffee while you wait for a table. This place is so popular that you may have to wait. No reservations taken, but it seems if you call when you are on the way, you can bump up higher in the line.
Mmmm! Middle eastern flavors! Try the savory tofu with nut mixture, the roasted cauliflower, and the olives! We've heard the quail is superb.
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Joolz
916 NW Wall StMmmm! Middle eastern flavors! Try the savory tofu with nut mixture, the roasted cauliflower, and the olives! We've heard the quail is superb.
Wild Rose Northern Thai Eats
150 NW Oregon AveOur coffee of choice, the local treat Two locations, both pleasant. Simple, healthy, delicious food choices. Many area events offer Strictly Organic, a generous sponsor of good causes.
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Strictly Organic
6 SW Bond StOur coffee of choice, the local treat Two locations, both pleasant. Simple, healthy, delicious food choices. Many area events offer Strictly Organic, a generous sponsor of good causes.
Large outside area is nice children to run around, and everyone to play bean bag toss and sit on the grass or at tables. Trucks offer great food, and there's more food inside. Big selection of brews. Good view of the mountains. Very popular, so expect a lot of people.
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Crux Fermentation Project
50 SW Division StLarge outside area is nice children to run around, and everyone to play bean bag toss and sit on the grass or at tables. Trucks offer great food, and there's more food inside. Big selection of brews. Good view of the mountains. Very popular, so expect a lot of people.
Orchid Thai Restaurant
1900 NE Division StClose, and excellent!
Nature, Parks, Sightseeing
Several of our favorite walking, biking, and water play places are within minutes of our neighborhood.
A plethora of amazing natural areas can be accessed by drives of 1 1/2 hours or less.
Gorgeous cliffs. Climb, hike, stroll, or just look. It's very popular, so weekdays are more clear. About 45 minutes from Bend -- worth the drive!
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Iparke yaseSmith Rock State
Gorgeous cliffs. Climb, hike, stroll, or just look. It's very popular, so weekdays are more clear. About 45 minutes from Bend -- worth the drive!
Great water hole, and easy hiking along the river. If you park there and park another car at Riley Ranch Nature Preserve, you can walk from one to the other in 1.5 hours or so.
You need a state park pass for parking at Tumalo State Park, but not at Riley Ranch.
Note: Tumalo State Park is different than Tumalo Falls, which is farther away.
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Tumalo State Park
64170 O. B. Riley RdGreat water hole, and easy hiking along the river. If you park there and park another car at Riley Ranch Nature Preserve, you can walk from one to the other in 1.5 hours or so.
You need a state park pass for parking at Tumalo State Park, but not at Riley Ranch.
Note: Tumalo State Park is different than Tumalo Falls, which is farther away.
So close! Great views of the mountains. look down at the river. You may see mule deer herds grazing, and you can fly kites on a large open field. The paths are nice for snowshoeing and x-country skiing too. No bikes or dogs allowed.
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Riley Ranch Nature Reserve
19975 Glen Vista RdSo close! Great views of the mountains. look down at the river. You may see mule deer herds grazing, and you can fly kites on a large open field. The paths are nice for snowshoeing and x-country skiing too. No bikes or dogs allowed.
Another close place to enjoy the river and stroll, bike, or hike. If you go far enough, the trail connects to a section with a spectacular view of the mountains.
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Sawyer Park
62999 O. B. Riley RdAnother close place to enjoy the river and stroll, bike, or hike. If you go far enough, the trail connects to a section with a spectacular view of the mountains.
It's a good hike up, spiraling around to see the city from all views. In not-winter, you can drive to the top. 360 degree view of the city and the horizon, and a legend showing the name of each mountain. Popular for sunsets.
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Pilot Butte
It's a good hike up, spiraling around to see the city from all views. In not-winter, you can drive to the top. 360 degree view of the city and the horizon, and a legend showing the name of each mountain. Popular for sunsets.
Essentials
It's the closest supermarket. All produce is organic.
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Natural Grocers
3188 N Hwy 97It's the closest supermarket. All produce is organic.
Trader Joe's
63455 N Hwy 97It's not far at all.