Guidebook for Bend

Courtney & Matt
Courtney & Matt
Guidebook for Bend

Parks & Nature

24 locals recommend
Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint
1310 NE Hwy 20
24 locals recommend
Drake Park and Mirror Pond make Bend... Bend.
18 locals recommend
Mirror Pond
18 locals recommend
Drake Park and Mirror Pond make Bend... Bend.
The closest wilderness area to town offers year-round hikes meandering through huge juniper stands.
Badlands
The closest wilderness area to town offers year-round hikes meandering through huge juniper stands.
Lounge in the grass. Nap under a tree. Or walk along the river in either direction for as long as you like.
12 locals recommend
Pioneer Park
1525 NW Wall St
12 locals recommend
Lounge in the grass. Nap under a tree. Or walk along the river in either direction for as long as you like.
Beautiful lake to stop at right off Highway 20 west of Sisters. Recently purchased and renovated by the owners of the Ace Hotel in Portland and New York. Get really good food, coffee, and beer at the Boathouse.
30 locals recommend
Suttle Lake
30 locals recommend
Beautiful lake to stop at right off Highway 20 west of Sisters. Recently purchased and renovated by the owners of the Ace Hotel in Portland and New York. Get really good food, coffee, and beer at the Boathouse.

Food Scene

Locally roasted and crafted coffee and espresso.
132 locals recommend
Backporch Coffee Roasters
1052 NW Newport Ave
132 locals recommend
Locally roasted and crafted coffee and espresso.
Giant burgers, classic ambiance.
34 locals recommend
Pilot Butte Drive In
917 Northeast Greenwood Avenue
34 locals recommend
Giant burgers, classic ambiance.
Some of the tastiest eats around.
234 locals recommend
Spork
937 NW Newport Ave
234 locals recommend
Some of the tastiest eats around.
Food trucks. Coffee. Motorcycles. Music. Beer.
44 locals recommend
Spoken Moto
310 SW Industrial Way
44 locals recommend
Food trucks. Coffee. Motorcycles. Music. Beer.
Wonderful tacos, but be sure to get the corn.
80 locals recommend
El Sancho Taco Shop East
335 NE Dekalb Ave
80 locals recommend
Wonderful tacos, but be sure to get the corn.
Tasty, healthy, inventive burritos and bowls. (Probably the best vegetarian in town food as well.)
10 locals recommend
Laughing Planet
913 NE 3rd St
10 locals recommend
Tasty, healthy, inventive burritos and bowls. (Probably the best vegetarian in town food as well.)
Inventive and delicious wraps a mere block from the flat. Good selection of Northwest beers on tap. Music on most weekends too.
10 locals recommend
Parrilla Grill Midtown
706 NE Greenwood Ave
10 locals recommend
Inventive and delicious wraps a mere block from the flat. Good selection of Northwest beers on tap. Music on most weekends too.
The best Mexican cooking in town. Breakfast burritos too.
10 locals recommend
Los Jalapenos
601 NE Greenwood Ave
10 locals recommend
The best Mexican cooking in town. Breakfast burritos too.
Unabashed about being Bend's "best kept secret" breakfast spot sharing a wall with a old motel. The classic breakfast offerings are actually really good. Two blocks away from the flat.
18 locals recommend
Palmer's Cafe
645 NE Greenwood Ave
18 locals recommend
Unabashed about being Bend's "best kept secret" breakfast spot sharing a wall with a old motel. The classic breakfast offerings are actually really good. Two blocks away from the flat.
Our favorite breakfast spot in Bend.
23 locals recommend
Sintra Restaurant
1024 Northwest Bond Street
23 locals recommend
Our favorite breakfast spot in Bend.
Big bagels. Big bagel sandwiches. Dave makes it all in-house. There's a bar in the back too.
44 locals recommend
Rockin' Dave's Bistro & Backstage Lounge
661 NE Greenwood Ave
44 locals recommend
Big bagels. Big bagel sandwiches. Dave makes it all in-house. There's a bar in the back too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good cocktails, great bites. Snowboard films on the TVs.
49 locals recommend
Velvet Lounge
805 NW Wall St
49 locals recommend
Good cocktails, great bites. Snowboard films on the TVs.
Brew shop on top, vast selection of great beers from around the world below. All in an old church - go figure.
Platypus Pub
1203 NE 3rd St
Brew shop on top, vast selection of great beers from around the world below. All in an old church - go figure.

Entertainment & Activities

Pools (kids and adults), sauna, hot tub, yoga, spin classes, weights, and much more. Childcare too while you work out. There's a playground and horseshoe pits outside too.
31 locals recommend
Juniper Swim & Fitness Center
800 NE 6th St
31 locals recommend
Pools (kids and adults), sauna, hot tub, yoga, spin classes, weights, and much more. Childcare too while you work out. There's a playground and horseshoe pits outside too.

Shopping

Local artists create and sell under one roof. Always changing, don't miss it.
9 locals recommend
The Workhouse
50 SE Scott St
9 locals recommend
Local artists create and sell under one roof. Always changing, don't miss it.

Essentials

61 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
2610 NE Hwy 20
61 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
Albertsons
61155 S Hwy 97
22 locals recommend
Locally-farmed meats and vegetables. More grows in the high desert than you might think! **NEW LOCATION: 1841 NE 3rd St
8 locals recommend
Central Oregon Locavore Indoor Farmers Market
1841 NE 3rd St
8 locals recommend
Locally-farmed meats and vegetables. More grows in the high desert than you might think! **NEW LOCATION: 1841 NE 3rd St