Tag: Eats and Beverages

  • Best Meal Over $25

    Best Meal Over $25

    1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Marché 5th Street Public Market, 296 E. 5th Ave. 541-342-3612. MarcheRestaurant.com. 3. Lion and Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626. LionandOwl.com.

  • Best Bartender

    Best Bartender

    1. Molly Powell Sam Bond’s Garage407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Thor Slaughter Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com. 3. Ryan Prescher Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com Sam Bond’s Garage and Molly Powell cleaned house in “Best of Eugene” this…

  • Best East Asian Food(Japanese, Korean and Chinese)

    Best East Asian Food(Japanese, Korean and Chinese)

    1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Bao Bao House 868 West Park St. 541-799-1088; 3342 Gateway, Spfd. 541-600-8868. BaobaoHouseor.com, 3. Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com.

  • Best Cocktails

    Best Cocktails

    1. Izakaya Meiji Company 345 Van Buren St. 541-505-8804. IzakayaMeiji.com. 2. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com.  3. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404. NelsonsInTheWhit.com.  Trying to get a table for two at Izakaya Meiji on a Friday night is not…

  • Best Local Beer 

    Best Local Beer 

    1. ColdFire Brewing 263 Mill St. 541-636-3889. ColdFireBrewing.com.  2. Oakshire Brewing 207 Madison St. 541-654-5520. OakBrew.com. 3. Ninkasi Brewing 272 Van Buren St. 541-344-2739. NinkasiBrewing.com. ColdFire Brewing has offered small-batch, Western European-inspired beer to the Eugene community since it opened its doors in 2015. Now,…

  • Best Local Wine

    Best Local Wine

    1. Sweet Cheeks Winery ​​27007 Briggs Hill Rd. 541-349-9463. SweetCheeksWinery.com. 2. King Estate Winery 80854 Territorial Hwy. 541-685-5189. KingEstate.com. 3. Sarver Winery 25600 Mayola Ln. 541-935-2979. SarverWinery.com.

  • Best Distillery

    Best Distillery

    1. Thinking Tree Spirits 88 Jackson St. 541-515-6993. ThinkingTreeSpirits.com.  2. Heritage Distilling Company 110 Madison St. 541-357-4431. HeritageDistilling.com. 3. Swallowtail Spirits 111 Main St. Spfd. 541-357-5951. SwallowTailSpirits.com.

  • Best Takeout

    Best Takeout

    1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Nelson’s in the Whit/Nelson’s Taqueria 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site.  3. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 88 Jackson St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery.

  • Best Meal Under $12

    Best Meal Under $12

    1. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com. 2. Burrito Boy 510 E. Broadway. 541-344-8070; 1889 Olympic St. Spfd. 541-747-7775; 1840 Chambers St. 541-246-8775; 2511 W. 11th. 541-338-4219; 1060 River Rd.…

  • Best Bar

    Best Bar

    1. Sam Bond’s Garage 407 Blair Blvd. 541-431-6603. SamBonds.com. 2. Jackalope Lounge 453 Willamette St. 541-485-1519. JackalopeLounge.com. 3. Blairally 245 Blair Blvd. 541-683-1721. Blairally.com.

  • Best Chef

    Best Chef

    1. Crystal Platt Lion & Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626 LionandOwl.com. 2. Taro Kobayashi Akira Omakase 359 Mill St. 458-205-8288. AkiraEugene.com.  3. Billy Reid Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Rd. 541-398-8929. DuelingSpoons.net. It’s been quite a year for Crystal Platt, chef and owner of…

  • Best Server

    Best Server

    1. Abbie Taylor Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com.  2. Heather Ensign Brail’s on 5th 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co.  3. Chrissy Norris Nelson’s in The Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site.  Abbie Taylor is a self-described “restaurant kid.” Taylor grew…

  • Best Food Cart

    Best Food Cart

    1. Nelson’s Taqueria 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site.  2. Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery 88 Jackson St. 541-915-0144. Facebook.com/danangeatery. 3. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com.  The best food carts in Eugene this year are globetrotters. Yardy’s Afro-Caribbean influenced fried chicken, Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery’s…

  • Best Catering 

    Best Catering 

    1. Mucho Gusto 67 Oakway Center. 541-343-148; 205 E. 18th Ave. 541-650-6985. MuchoGusto.info. 2. Marigold Cooking Collective MarigoldCookingCollective.com. 3. Viking Brewing Company Southtowne Pub, 2490 Willamette. 541-515-6314; 520 Commercial St. unit F. 541-653-8371. DrinkViking.com.

  • Best New Restaurant

    Best New Restaurant

    1. Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Road. Fall Creek. 541-398-8929. DuelingSpoons.net. 2. Jade Dumpling and Noodle House 2560 Willamette. 541-968-9258. Instagram.com/jade_dumpling_eugene. 3. Osteria DOP 1122 Oak St. 541- 913-6460. PizzeriaDop.com. Whenever you step inside Dueling Spoons, right away you become a part of the family.…

  • Best Out-of-Town Restaurant(not in Eugene-Springfield)

    1. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St., Creswell. 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com.  2. Dueling Spoons 39074 Jasper Lowell Road. Fall Creek. 541-398-8929. Duelingspoons.net. 3. Waterfront Depot 1252 Bay St. Florence. 541-902-9100. TheWaterfrontDepot.com.

  • Best Restaurant

    Best Restaurant

    1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site.  3. Lion and Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541- 606-0626 LionandOwl.com

  • Best Burger Joint

    Best Burger Joint

    1. Cornucopia 295 W. 17th Ave. 541-485-2300; 207 E. 5th Ave. ste. 109, 541-485-2676; 521 Main St. Spfd, 541-485-2879. CornucopiaEugene.com. 2. Gotcha Burger 1702 W. 7th Ave. 541-221-2839. 3. Toxic Burger 943 River Rd, 541-689-9464; 2766 W. 11th Ave. 541-255-4345; 2866 Willamette, 541-930-3355; 285 E.…

  • Best Bakery

    Best Bakery

    1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Creswell Bakery 182 S. 2nd St. Creswell. 541-895-5885. CreswellBakery.com.  3. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com.

  • Best Ice Cream or Desserts

    Best Ice Cream or Desserts

    1. Sweet Life Patisserie 755 Monroe St. 1609 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-5676. SweetLifeDesserts.com. 2. Prince Pückler’s Ice Cream 1605 E. 19th Ave. 541-344-4418. Princepucklers.com. 3. Noisette Pastry Kitchen 200 W. Broadway, 541-654-5257. NoisettePK.com.

  • Best Breakfast

    Best Breakfast

    1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Brail’s 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 3. Lion and Owl 60 E. 11th Ave. 541-606-0626 LionandOwl.com

  • Best Barista

    Best Barista

    1. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com.  2. Okon Udosenata Equiano 300 Blair Blvd. 541-953-2879. EquianoCoffee.com.  3. Katie Stowe Stay Woke,1380 W. 7th Ave. 541-600-0585. StayWokepnw.com. Aaron (Sully) Sullivan’s first reaction to hearing he was a finalist for Eugene…

  • Best Coffee Shop

    Best Coffee Shop

    1. Wandering Goat Coffee Co. 268 Madison St. 541-344-5161. WanderingGoat.com.  2. Farmers Union Coffee Roasters 152 W. 5th Ave. FarmersUnionCoffee.com. 3. Vero Espresso House 205 E. 14th Ave. 541-654-0504. VeroEspressoHouse.com.

  • Best Bagel Place 

    Best Bagel Place 

    1. Lox, Stocks and Bagels 368 E. 40th Ave. 541-692-2435. Facebook.com/loxstocksandbagels.  2. Bagel Sphere 810 Willamette. 541-344-1335; 4089 W. 11th Ave. 541-868-1072. BagelSphere.com. 3. Hideaway Bakery 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-868-1982. HideawayBakery.com.  When Lox, Stocks and Bagels owner Maxwell Davis thinks of a bagel, he…

  • Best Pizza

    Best Pizza

    1. Hey Neighbor! Pizza House 1621 E. 19th Ave. 605 W. 19th Ave. 541-505-9302. H-n-p-h.com.  2. Mezza Luna Pizzeria 933 Pearl St. 541-684-8900. MezzaLunaPizzeriaEugene.com. 3. Slice Pizzeria and Bar 325 Blair Blvd. 541-653-9937. Slicepizzeriaandbar.com. A corgi mascot at Hey, Neighbor! makes sense. The herding dogs…

  • Best Vegetarian/Vegan Food

    Best Vegetarian/Vegan Food

    1. Morning Glory Café 450 Willamette. 541-687-0709. MorningGloryEugene.com. 2. Laughing Planet 760 Blair Blvd. 541-868-0668; 2864 Willamette, 541-505-5399. LaughingPlanet.com.  3. Cafe Yumm! 860 E. 13th Ave. 541-349-9866; 1801 Willamette. 541-686-9866; 130 Oakway Ctr. 541-465-9866. 550 Pearl St. ste. 130. 541-344-9866. CafeYumm.com.

  • Best Barbecue

    Best Barbecue

    1. Bill & Tim’s Barbecue & Tap House 201 E. 13th Ave. 541-654-0578. Billandtims.com. 2. Hole in the Wall 3200 W. 11th Ave. 541-683-7378; 1807 Olympic St. Spfd. 541-726-1200. Holeinthewallbbq.com. 3. Paper Plate BBQ 263 Mill St. 541-606-2130. Paperplatebbq.com.

  • Best International Cuisine That Didn’t Fit in One of the Other Categories

    Best International Cuisine That Didn’t Fit in One of the Other Categories

    1. Cafe Soriah 384 W. 13th Ave. 541-342-4410. Soriah.com. 2. Poppi’s Anatolia 992 Willamette. 541-343-9661. PoppisAnatolia.com. 3. Evergreen Indian 906 W. 7th Ave. 541-343-7944.

  • Best Thai Food

    Best Thai Food

    1. Ta Ra Rin Thai Cuisine 1200 Oak St. 541-343-1230; 1410 Mohawk Blvd. Spfd. 541- 505-8987; 1520 Coburg Rd. 541-844-1032. TaRaRinThai.com. 2. Sabai 27 Oakway Ctr. 541-654-5424. SabaiCafe.com. 3. Krob Krua 1313 Pearl St. 541-636-6267. KrobKrua.com. 

  • Best Italian Food

    1. Beppe & Gianni’s Trattoria 1646 E. 19th Ave. 541-683-6661. BeppeAndGiannis.net. 2. Mazzi’s Italian Restaurant 3377 E. Amazon Dr. 541-687-2252. Mazzis.com. 3. Placido’s Pasta Shop ​​120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd. #110, 458-205-8092. Placidos.com.

  • Best Latin American Food

    Best Latin American Food

    1. Nelson’s in the Whit 400 Blair Blvd. 541-844-8404; NelsonsInTheWhit.com; Nelsons-Taqueria.Business.Site.  2. Tacovore 530 Blair Blvd. 541-735-3518. TacovorePNW.com. 3. El Buen Sabor 650 Blair Blvd. 541-653-2517. ElBuenSabor.us.

  • Best Comfort Food

    Best Comfort Food

    1. Brail’s 1689 Willamette. 541-343-1542; 395 W. 5th Ave. #2506, 541-342-2075. BrailsRestaurant.co. 2. Black Wolf Supper Club 454 Willamette. 541-687-8226. BlackWolfSupperClub.com.  3. Mandy’s Family Restaurant 1491 Willamette. 541-654-0382. MandysFamilyRestaurant.com. 

  • Best Chicken Joint

    Best Chicken Joint

    1. Hot Mama’s Wings 420 W. 13th Ave. 541-653-9999. HotMamasWings.com.  2. Yardy Eugene 263 Mill St. YardyEugene.com.  3. Chicken Bonz 1815 Pioneer Pkwy E. Spfd. 541-726-0111. ChickenBonz.com.