2020 Best of Eugene Staff Picks
Best Art World Hangout Perugino 767 Willamette, No. 102. 541-687-9102. PeruginoCoffeehouse.com. OK, maybe it’s not the Café du Dôme in […]
Best Coffee
1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Dutch Bros DutchBros.com. 3. Equiano Coffee 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com.
Best Outdoorsy Store
1. Down to Earth 532 Olive St. 541-342-6820. DownToEarthEugene.com. 2. Bi-Mart BiMart.com. 3. Backcountry Gear 1855 W. 2nd Ave. 541-485-5418. […]
Best Veterinarian
1. Eugene Animal Hospital 1432 Orchard St. 541-342-1178. EugeneAnimalHospital.net. 2. Echo Hollow Veterinary Hospital and Urgent Care 1980 Echo Hollow […]
Best Food Cart
1. Da Nang 488 Lincoln St. 541-915-0144. DaNangEatery.com. 2. IRIE Jamaican Kitchen 1845 W. 11th Ave. 541-833-0351. www.iriejamaicancuisine.com. 3. Tam’s […]
Best Classical Music Group
1. Eugene Symphony 115 W. 8th Ave. #115. 541-687-9487. EugeneSymphony.org. 2. Oregon Mozart Players 317 Goodpasture Island Rd. Ste A. […]
Best Recreation Space
1. Mount Pisgah 34901 Frank Parrish Rd. 541-747-3817. MountPisgahArboretum.org. 2. Ridgeline Trail System 3. Alton Baker Park 100 Day Island […]
Best Politician
1. Peter DeFazio Representative, U.S. Congress. 2. Kate Brown Oregon governor. 3. Isiah Wagoner former Eugene mayoral write-in candidate. It […]
Best Pizza
1. Coburg Pizza Co. 90999 S. Willamette, Coburg, 541-484-6600; 1710 Centennial Blvd., Springfield. 541-484-6600. CoburgPizza.com. 2. Mezza Luna 933 Pearl […]
Best Health Care Worker
1. Ebony Caprice Morgan program coordinator, CAHOOTS. 2. Meredith Blair surgical nurse, PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. 3. […]
Best Pho
1. Bon Mi 153 E. Broadway, 541-505-9349. 849 E. 13th Ave. 541-650-6129. BonMiEugene.com. 2. Pho The Good Times 2729 Shadow […]
Best Event Venue
1. Cuthbert Amphitheater 2300 Leo Harris Pkwy. 541-762-8099. TheCuthbert.com. 2. Hult Center for the Performing Arts 1 Eugene Ctr. 541-682-5000. […]
Best Massage or Physical Therapist
1. Footloose Massage 35 W. 8th Ave. 541-686-4461. FootlooseMassage.com. 2. Andrea Alric Healing by Hand, 1505 Lincoln St. 541-600-5388. Facebook.com/AndreaHealingByHand. […]
Best Beer
1. Ninkasi 272 Van Buren St. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. 2. Hop Valley 990 W. 1st Ave., Eugene; 980 Kruse Way. Springfield. […]
Best Sushi
1. Izumi Sushi and Grill 2773 Shadow View Dr. 541-683-1201. IzumiSushiEugene.com. 2. Akira 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. Instagram.com/AkiraOmakase. 3. Sushi […]
Best Teacher/Professor
1. Leah Dunbar Churchill High School. 2. Julie Bounds Sheldon High School. 3. Daniel Gallo South Eugene High School.
Best Distillery
1. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com. 3. Swallowtail […]
Best Thai
1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032; 1410 Mohawk, Springfield, 541-505-8987. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 […]
Best Photographer
1. Athena Delene Delene.co. 2. Tre Stewart BoopTroopEugene.com. 3. Ashley Fenison AshleyFenison.net.
Best Wine
1. Sweet Cheeks Winery 27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Sarver […]
Best Civil Rights Leader
1. Eric Richardson NAACPLaneCounty.org. 2. Isiah Wagoner, IsiahWagoner.com. 3. Clea Ibrahim (Black Unity) Black_Unity on Facebook. This year, Black Lives […]
Best Cannabis Dispensary
1. Moss Crossing 2751 Friendly St. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. SpaceBuds The Dispensary 741 Lincoln St. 541-505-9834. SpaceBudsTheDispensary.com. 3. Eugene OG […]
Best Hair Stylist
1. Jordin McDowell Jordin Does Hair (Anomaly Hair Collective), 837 Monroe St. 503-544-0741. AnomalyHair.com. 2. Tina Rex Amethyst Hair Studio, […]
Best Program for the Homeless
1. CAHOOTS 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. Eugene Mission 1542 W. 1st Ave. 541-344-3251. EugeneMission.org. 3. St. Vincent […]
Best Animal Advocates
1. Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd. 541-689-1503. Green-Hill.org. 2. Cascade Raptor Center 32275 Fox Hollow Rd. 541-485-1320. CascadesRaptorCenter.org. […]
Best Bartender
1. Andrew Lathrop Sam Bond’s Garage (temporarily closed), 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Chad Kushuba Viking Braggot, 2490 Willamette, […]
Best Yoga
1. Eugene Yoga 3575 Donald St. 458-205-8378. EugeneYoga.us. 2. Everyday People Yoga 352 W. 12th Ave. 541-782-8678. EpYogaEugene.com. 3. Wild […]
Best COVID-Adaptive Eatery
1. Public House 418 A St., Springfield, 541-895-5885. PublicHouseHub.com. 2. Café Yumm Eugene: 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. […]
Best New Restaurant
1. Straight Outta Soul Food On hiatus, stay updated on Instagram. 2. The Better Living Room by Ninkasi 155 Blair […]
Best Coffee Shop
1. Wandering Goat 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com. 2. Vero Espresso 205 E. 14th Ave. 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com. 3. Dutch Bros […]
Best Desserts
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Prince Pücklers 1605 […]
Best Bicycle Shop
1. Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life 556 Charnelton St. 541-344-4105. 2480 Alder St. 541-342-6155. BicycleWay.com. 2. Hutch’s Bicycle 960 Charnelton […]
Best Local Food Market
1. Market of Choice MarketofChoice.com. 2. Lane County Farmers Market 8th Ave. & Oak St. 541-431-4923. LaneCountyFarmersMarket.org. 3. Kiva Grocery […]
Best Bakery
1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Noisette 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com. 3. Hideaway Bakery 3377 […]
Best Barbershop
1. American Traditional Barber Shop 23 E. 11th Ave. 541-915-9613. Facebook.com/AmericanTraditionalBarbershop. 2. Tim’s Trims 27 W. 5th Ave. 541-393-6312. TimsTrims.com. […]
Best Comfort Food
1. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette. 541-687-8226. Find on Facebook. 2. Brail’s Restaurant 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542. Find on Facebook. […]
Best Vegetarian/Vegan
1. Café Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Morning Glory 450 […]
Best Italian Food
1. Beppe and Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-6661. BeppeAndGiannis.net. 2. Mazzi’s Italian Restaurant 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-687-2252. […]
Best Body Mod Business
1. High Priestess 525 E. 13th Ave. 541-343-3311; 210 W. 6th Ave. 541-342-6585. Find on Facebook. 2. Area 51 Piercing […]
Best Latin American Food
1. Tacovore 530 Blair Blvd. 541-735-3518. TacovorePNW.com. 2. Mama Mayra’s Kitchen 764 Blair Blvd. 541-606-1823. Find on Facebook. 3. 1960 […]
Best Artist
1. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 2. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. 3. Jud Turner JudTurner.com.
Best Indie Bookstore
1. Smith Family 525 Willamette. 541-343-4717. SmithFamilyBookstore.com. 2. Tsunami 2585 Willamette. 541-345-8986. TsunamiBooks.org. 3. J. Michaels Books 160 E. Broadway. […]
Best Thing About Surviving COVID-19 in Lane County
1. Parks, trails and open spaces 2. Being alive/not dead 3. Being close to nature This is the first — […]
Best Budtender
1. Katy Cote Higher Ground, 324 E. 12th Ave. No. 2. 541-636-3724. MossCrossing.com. 2. Kellianne Firnsin Higher Ground, 324 E. […]
Best Doughnuts
1. Voodoo Doughnut 20 E. Broadway. 541-868-8666. VoodooDoughnut.com. 2. Dizzy Dean’s Donuts 2380 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-3505. OrderDizzyDeansDonuts.com. 3. Cal’s […]
Best Secondhand Shop
1. St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store and organization headquarters at 2890 Chad Dr. 541-687-5820. Fifteen retail outlets in western […]
Best Cocktails
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. The Vintage 837 Lincoln St. 541-349-9181. EugeneVintage.com. 3. Party Downtown […]
Best Local Band
1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. JD Miller & Broken Heart Rodeo Facebook.com/JDMillerandBHR. 3. Upstate Quartet UpstateQuartet.com.
Best Drag Queen
1. Slutashia (Sam Thrower) Facebook.com/Slutashia. 2. Karress Ann Slaughter (Cornel Hardiman) Facebook.com/GlamazonsEugene. 3. Trai La Trash Facebook.com/MsTraiLaTrash. “When you see […]
Best Actor/Actress
1. Storm Kennedy StormKennedy.com. 2. Tom Wilson Facebook.com/Tom.Wilson.104855. 3. Bill Hulings Facebook.com/Bill.Hulings. It’s starting to look like Eugene has found […]
Best Burger
1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. […]
Best Meal Over $25
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 3. Marché […]
Best Kombucha
1. Brew Dr. Kombucha 41 W. Broadway. 541-654-4284. BrewDrKombucha.com. 2. BNF Kombucha & Jun 2495 Prairie Rd., Unit A. 541-653-9816. […]
Best DJ (Club)
1. DJ Stoggrd (Tre Stewart) 2. Ella Trash EllaTrashAndTheGoods.com. 3. Sapphire Strange
Best Nonprofit
1. CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) 341 E. 12th Ave. 541-342-8255. WhiteBirdClinic.org/Cahoots. 2. FOOD For Lane County […]
Best Hot Wings
1. Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com. 2. Toxic Wings 943 River Rd. 2766 W. 11th Ave. […]
Best Chinese Food
1. (Tie) Kung Fu Bistro 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. Facebook.com/KungFuBistroEugene. 1. (Tie) Bao Bao House 868 W. Park St. 541-799-1088. BaoBaoHouseOR.com. […]
Best Sit-Down Restaurant To Go To After COVID
1. Izakaya Meiji 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-9349. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Cornucopia 295 W 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E 5th Ave. […]
Best Server
1. Shelby Dines Morning Glory Cafe, 450 Willamette St. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Ava Albrecht Cornucopia, 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; […]
Best Local Theater Company
1. Very Little Theatre 2350 Hilyard St. 541-344-7751. TheVLT.com. 2. Oregon Contemporary Theatre 194 W. Broadway. 541-465-1506. OCTheatre.org. 3. Actors […]
Best DJ (Radio)
1. Val Steele 101.5 US101, 104.7 KDUK. 2. Liz and Reiley Mix 94.5 FM, KMGE. 3. Downtown Deb (Deb Trist) […]
Best Out-Of-Town Restaurant (not in Eugene-Springfield)
1. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell, 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com. 2. King Estate 80854 Territorial Hwy., Lorane. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. […]
Best Meal Under $10
1. Café Yumm! Eugene: 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-3349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 1005 Green Acres Rd. […]
Best Hangover Breakfast
1. Brail’s Restaurant 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542. Find on Facebook. 2. Morning Glory 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 3. Glenwood Restaurant 1340 […]
Best Singer-songwriter
1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Savelle tha Native Find on Facebook. 3. Betty (Bettreena) Jaeger BaroqueBetty.com.
Best Place for Takeout
1. Ta Ra Rin 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1250 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032; 1410 Mohawk Blvd., Springfield, 541-505-8987. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Café […]
Best French Fries
1. Cornucopia 295 W 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. Ste. 109; 541-485-2676; 521 Main St., Springfield, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. […]
Best Tech Company
1. Pipeworks Studios 133 W. Broadway. 541-393-3500. Pipeworks.com. 2. CBT Nuggets 1550 Valley River Dr. 541-284-5522. CBTNuggets.com. 3. Palo Alto […]
Best Bar
1. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Jackalope Lounge 453 Willamette, 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com. 3. Party Downtown Bar […]
Best Journalist
1. Tre Stewart Boop Troop Eugene 2. Camilla Mortensen Eugene Weekly 3. Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick The Register-Guard Tre Stewart describes himself […]