Photo top Nathan Holstedt, bottom Alex Jordan EXPLORELINCOLNCITY.COM 27 CULINARY HIGHLIGHTS The flickering soul of Hearth & Table is reflected in the first half of the bistro’s name. A massive Forno Bravo wood-fired oven not only immediately catches your eye, it’s the kitchen’s workhorse, pumping out most of the dishes that grace your table. Enjoy appetizers like a rosemary-infused baked brie as well as 10 varieties of blistered-crust pizza finished with Oregon-made olive oil. The spacious, high-ceilinged dining room at the Side Door Cafe devotes an entire wall to heirloom baking pans — a charming addition to the historic building. The delicacies coming out of the kitchen are of the highest caliber, including Marcona almond-crusted salmon, chargrilled rib eyes and a bouillabaisse brimming with Northwest steamers, oysters and prawns. Enjoy a handcrafted cocktail for happy hour, or a relaxing date night where burger lovers will be just as happy as diners who enjoy Dungeness crab cakes and pink shrimp Louis salads. Half the fun of eating at a food-cart pod is building a wild buffet of entrees you’d never be able to find on the menu at one restaurant. The Pines Dine, Lincoln City’s first collection of kitchens on wheels, allows customers to ping-pong from Greek souvlaki to smoked-meat sandwiches to Hawaiian barbecue all in the same sitting. Try warm, filling Nepalese steamed dumplings at Momo on the Wheels, a delicious Dungeness crab roll at Rook & Larder or fresh, authentic Indian staples at Taste of India. Picnic tables abound, but don’t bypass the pod’s permanent structure, Vin & Bräu, a beverage bar with an open, elegant ambiance, a display of apparel and souvenirs to browse, and a robust calendar of events. SWEET TREATS Whether you need a morning jolt of energy in the form of a marionberry bear claw or crave a sugary midafternoon snack of cookies, doughnuts, sticky buns and other delectables, Depoe Baykery has you covered. Owner and baker Ray Degele has overseen the ovens for more than a decade and racked up plenty of awards in the process. Don’t miss the eclairs or the locally famous Depoe Dongs — a unique take on the Hostess Ding Dong made of chocolate cake, buttercream and chocolate ganache. Yes, you can indeed buy chocolate frogs at The Chocolate Frog — a question that’s sure to cross the mind of any visitor. Just like the rest of its dark, milk and white confections — haystacks, s’mores bark, truffles and more — those candy amphibians are handmade on-site with chocolate imported from Switzerland. Saltwater taffy and the Oregon Coast have been synonymous for decades. That’s thanks, in part, to Read’s Homemade Candies, which has been producing its own taffy for more than 60 years — the only shop in Lincoln City that continues to do so. You can watch the candymakers pulling sugary batches on an antique machine before stocking up on assorted taffy flavors or melt-in-your-mouth caramels and chocolates. Depoe Baykery Hearth & Table
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