Tag: Eats and Beverages
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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,…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.…
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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.
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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
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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.…
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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.
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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.
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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
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.