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Welcome to the the 2025 edition of Eat+Drink, your guide to the best in food and drink places in Lower Columbia region. This year’s edition includes lists of our Readers Choice Award top nominees.
Don’t see your favorite? Mark your calendar for your chance to nominate them in the 202526 Coast Weekend Readers Choice Awards. Nominations begin in January 2026, and look for voting to open in February 2026.
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The Sandbar is a stunning full-service restaurant and bar showcasing the Pacific Northwest’s finest bourbon selection. Enjoy expertly curated bourbon flights, the best oysters in the world from Lilliwaup Oysters, and our popular Traditional Sushi Nights, offered every Friday through Sunday.
In addition to our extensive bourbon collection and family friendly atmosphere, step outside to our lively Food Court, home to four unique food trucks.
Sandbar Burger Cart
Gourmet Burgers on the Coast
The Sandbar Fish & Chips
Delicious Fish and Chips
Coastal Class Crepes
Gourmet, Award-Winning Crepes
Frite & Scoop
Made from Scratch Ice Cream
Whether you’re craving elevated dining or casual bites, The Sandbar has something for everyone.
2024-2025 COAST WEEKEND
ReadeRs ChoiCe aWaRds
tOp 10 Best Bakery
Dylan’s Cottage Bakery & Delicatessen
Blue Scorcher Bakery & Cafe
Cannon Beach Bakery
Sadie and Josie’s Bakery
Owl Valley Cakes
Long Beach Pie Lady
The Nest by Dough Dough
Seaview Biscuit Co
Flour & Scone
Astoria Co+Op
tOp 10 Best Bar/BrewpuB
North Jetty Brewing
Ilwaco Cider Co
Fort George Brewery
Bridge & Tunnel Bottleshop & Taproom
Dead Man’s Isle
Thand Sandbar
Castaways Seafood Grille
Obelisk Beer Co.
Delilah (tie)
Inferno Lounge (tie)
North Beach Tavern (tie)
tOp 10 Best Barista
Lexi Shirley, Buoy 10 Espresso
Madison Burnett, A-Town Coffee
Janelle Early, Kiss of Mist Espresso
John Good, BOLD Coffee, Art & Framing
Roxy Ficken-Jones, Sleeper Coffee
Amber DeWees, The Rusty Cup
Valarie Bittner, Chinook Coffee Co.
Louann Lane, Chinook Coffee Co.
Porsche Thompson, Kick Ass Koffee
Kristy Cross, Riverbrew Coffee
tOp 10 Best Bartender
Kandi Eros, Moose Lodge. No. 2362
Dwayne Smallwood, Bridge & Tunnel
McKenna Cunningham, Ilwaco Cider Co.
Erik Svendsen, North Jetty Brewing
Brandon Dau, Xanadu Astoria
Paula McCargish, The Chart Room
Audrey Kanapaux, Dead Man’s Isle
Trisha Agnitsch, North Jetty Brewing
Ben Thompson, Blaylock’s Whiskey Bar
Taylor Laurito, North Jetty Brewing
Bridge & Tunnel Bottleshop & Taproom features 22 taps of ever rotating Craft Beer, Cider and Wine from across the country and around the world. Along with a curated selection of to go cans & bottles.
tOp 10 Best Breakfast
Seaview Biscuit Co.
42nd Street Cafe and Bistro
Arnie’s Cafe
Labor Temple Diner & Bar
The Breakfast Club
Sierra’s Place
Broder Strand
Osprey Cafe
Olde Towne Trading Post Cafe
Coffee Girl
tOp 10 Best Brewery
North Jetty Brewing
Fort George Brewery
Ilwaco Cider Co.
Obelisk Beer Co.
Sisu Brewing Co.
Astoria Brewing Co.
Buoy Beer Co.
Public Coast Brewing Co.
Rogue Pier 39 Public House
Pelican Brewing Co.
tOp 10 Best Burger
The DEPOT Restaurant
Corral Drive-In
B&D’s Food Hut
Custard King
Coastal Smash
Portway Tavern
Castaways Seafood Grille
Dairy Maid (tie)
The Owl’s Nest
Fort George Brewery
2024-2025 COAST WEEKEND
ReadeRs ChoiCe aWaRds
tOp 10 Best Catering
Gaetano’s Market & Deli
Taco Wok
V’s Coastal Market & Deli
B&D’s Food Hut
Coastal Class Crepes
Drop Anchor Seafood & Grill
Nekst Event
Fulio’s
Serious Pizza
Galletti’s Spaghetti House
tOp 10 Best Chef
Jamie Gisby, The DEPOT Restaurant
Autumn Blackwell, Daphne
Paul Klitsie, MyCovio’s
Kenzo Booth, Busu
Jake Martin, Daphne
Harold Donahue, The Sandbar
Christian Weidner, Galletti’s Spaghetti House
Allan LaPlante, Fulio’s
Jesus Sanchez, Castaways Seafood Grille
Kevin Basarab, B&D’s Food Hut
Chris Holen, Nekst Event
Surfer Sands 1113 Pacific Ave S, Long Beach, WA 98631
(360) 642-7873
Open everyday 10:30am - 4pm
COUNTER-SERVE EATERY FOR CHEESESTEAKS & SANDWICHES ON FRESH-BAKED BREAD, INCLUDING VEGETARIAN OPTIONS.
COME ENJOY THE MOST SAVORY CLAM CHOWDER ON THE PENINSULA.
Ilwaco Cider Co
Hip cider house offering flights of hard cider alongside snacks, beers and other beverages. With Family Friendly service, Kids & Dogs Welcome. GAME NIGHTS & MUSIC.
116 Spruce St E, Ilwaco, WA 98624
(360) 777-1933
Sun-Wed 12-8p Thurs 12-9p Fri-Sat 12-10p
tOp 10 Best Clam ChOwder
Castaways Seafood Grille
B&D’s Food Hut
The DEPOT Restaurant
Drop Anchor Seafood & Grill
The Chowder Shop
Fishstix Seafood Market
Ship Out Fish & Chips
Dooger’s Seafood & Grill
Silver Salmon Grille
The Cove Restaurant
tOp 10 Best COffee
Buoy 10 Espresso
BOLD Coffee, Art & Framing
Sleeper Coffee
A-Town Coffee
The Rusty Cup
Astoria Coffee Co.
Coffee Girl
Kiss of Mist Espresso
Kick Ass Koffee
Chinook Coffee Co.
ReadeRs ChoiCe
tOp 10 Best dessert
The DEPOT Restaurant
Frite & Scoop
T. Paul’s Supper Club
Silver Salmon Grille
Coastal Class Crepes
Long Beach Pie Lady
Castaways Seafood Grille
Gathered Bakeshop
Chinook Coffee Co.
B&D’s Food Hut
TRY OUR GOURMET BURGERS, SOUPS, CHOWDER, STEAKS, SEAFOOD AND DESSERTS!
35 Breakfast Varieties served anytime with specialty pancakes made from scratch
BREAKFASTS - available all day!
Our signature Buttermilk, French, Sourdough, and Swedish Pancakes are made from scratch. Delectable Crepes, French Toast, Waffles.
Bacon & Eggs, Skillets, Omelettes, Coastal favorites like Crab
Benedict and Razor Clams & Eggs and much more!
Pancakes & Waffles - Made from scratch, The Best!
French toast • Specialty Crepes • Smaller Appetites
Lighter Fare • Gluten reduced pancakes
Eggs & Omelettes - Delicious Egg and Omelette Dishes
Eggs Benedict • Kielbasa
Chicken Sausage and Razor Clams & Eggs
Combos - Combination Breakfasts • Eggs & Pancakes
Biscuits & Gravy
LUNCH AND SANDWICHES
Halibut Fish & Chips, Sandwiches, Clam Chowder, Salads including Wild Salmon & Tomato Salad, Classic & Gourmet Burgers and more!
Burgers & Sandwiches - Cheeseburgers & Gourmet burgers • Patty
Melts and BLT’s • French Dips • Clubhouse
Chicken Burgers • Wraps
Specialties - Fish & Chips • Philly Steak Sandwich
Halibut & Salmon • Miss Piggy Sandwhich Hand-cut Halibut Fish Burger
Salads • Gardens • Chef’s • Taco • Crab Louie Caesar, Spinach
DINNER ITEMS - available in astoria, seaside
Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Chicken dijon and feel-good-favorites like Chicken Fried Steak...Something for everyone in the family!
Entrees - Steaks • Seafood and more!
Senior’s Entrees - Steaks • Seafood and more! PRIME RIB
ASTORIA
146 W. BOND
(503) 325-3144
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
SEASIDE 323 BROADWAY (503) 738-7243
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
LINCOLN CITY
3910 NE HWY 101 (541) 994-3268
Breakfast & Lunch
CANNON BEACH
223 S. HEMLOCK (503) 436-2851
Breakfast & Lunch
NEWPORT
810 SW ALDER (541) 265-9065
Breakfast & Lunch
tOp 10 Best fine dining
The DEPOT Restaurant
Daphne
MyCovio’s
Fedé Trattoria (tie)
T. Paul’s Supper Club (tie)
Bridgewater Bistro
Fulio’s
Castaways Seafood Grille
Silver Salmon Grille
Carruthers Restaurant
tOp 10 Best fish & Chips
Bowpicker Fish & Chips
Ship Out Fish & Chips
Castaways Seafood Grille
B&D’s Food Hut
Lost Roo
South Bay Wild Fish House
Salt Hotel & Pub
Scallywags
Drop Anchor Seafood & Grill
Grizzly Tuna
tOp 10 Best fOOd Cart
Surf 2 Soul
The DEPOT Gourmet Burgers
B&D’s Food Hut
Bucket Bites
Coastal Class Crepes
Good Bowl
Scallywags
Coastal Smash
Tu Tu’s Lunch Wagon
Alma’s Mexican Cuisine
Mai Tong Thai Food
tOp 10 Best frOzen treats
Frite & Scoop
Scoopers Market
Custard King
Coastal Class Crepes
Sea Star Gelato
Dairy Maid
Dairy Queen, Warrenton
Suzy’s Scoops
Astoria Co+op
Snow Peak Campfield
Gaetano’s Market & Deli
The Lost Roo
B&D’s Food Hut
V’s Coastal Market & Deli
Pho Mekha, Astoria
Castaways Seafood Grille
Bucket Bites
North Jetty Brewing
Astoria Co+op
Drop Anchor Seafood & Grill
tOp 10 Best pizza
Fultano’s, Astoria
Serious Pizza
Fort George Brewery
Chico’s Pizza
North Beach Tavern
Sahara Pizza
Geno’s Pizza & Burgers
Long Beach Tavern
A&B Pizza Pizza a’ fetta
tOp 10 restaurant fOr kids
Chico’s Pizza
Pig ‘N’ Pancake, Astoria
The Lost Roo
Fultano’s, Astoria
Galletti’s Spaghetti House
Coastal Class Crepes
B&D’s Food Hut
Fort George Brewery
Drop Anchor Seafood & Grill
Arnie’s Cafe
HOME OF THE SMASH BURGER
tOp 10 Best seafOOd market
Tre-Fin Day Boat Seafood
FishStix Seafood Market
Sportsmen’s Cannery
Olebob’s Seafood
Bell Buoy of Seaside
Gezellig Seafoods
tOp 10 Best server
Ashley Wassmer, The DEPOT Restaurant
LOOSE KABOOSE
Local
Piper Vaughan, Buoy Beer Co.
Martha Guitron, El Tapatio
Alex Kaino, Lost Roo
Heather Jones, Galletti’s Spaghetti House
Frannie Zinsli, Drop Anchor Seafood & Grill
Erica Brown, Daphne Astoria
Melissa Rowe, Castaways Seafood Grille
Matthew Sites, MyCovio’s
Isaac Perez, 42nd Street Cafe & Bistro
ENJOY TACOS BY THE BEACH
tOp 10 Best wine Bar/shOp
Brut Wine Bar
V’s Coastal Market & Deli
Bridge and Tunnel Bottleshop and Taproom
WineKraft
Peter Pan Market and Deli
Beer and Wine Haus
Cannon Beach Wine Shack
Snow Peak Campfield
Vineside Wine Bar
Buddha Kat Winery
tOp 10 Best wOrld Cuisine
Pho Mekha, Astoria
Busu
Fede Trattoria
MyCovio’s
El Catrin
Himani Indian Cuisine
Nisa’s Thai Kitchen
La Cabaña de Raya
Galletti’s Spaghetti House
Fulio’s
