Specialty Drinks Fresh bubble tea, smoothies, tea-infused drinks and milk tea at Tea Artist (737 Broadway) are ready for customizing. Made to order with your own choice of sweetness level and amount of ice, choose add-ins like bobas and jellies. Accompany your drink with a piping-hot bubble waffle or fresh pastry, or a scoop of gelato. Coffee connoisseurs have plenty of options for a great brew in town. Two spots serving local Sleepy Monk organic coffee are Controversial Coffee (111 Broadway), an art-filled, queer-owned cafe with smoothies and light meals; and drive-through Surf Squatch Espresso & Grindz (1545 N. Roosevelt), a cheerily painted stand on the north side of town with breakfast to go. If you haven’t had a mangoneada, you’re in for a real treat. MAS Savory CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: JOHN VALLS; GREGOR HALENDA; SEA LEGS MEDIA (21 N. Columbia) celebrates tropical fruit with eye-popping mango-based confections that double as a dessert and come in two sizes: mega and crazy. If mango’s not your thing, there are also smoothies, whippedcream-laden horchatas, Mexican-style shaved ice, and blended drinks based on cotton candy, bubble gum and Gansito (a Mexican chocolate Twinkie). For a lighter option, try the aguas frescas, made from just fruit, water, lime juice and a bit of sweetener. Asian Restaurants The appetizing menu at Thai Us Up (1480 S. Roosevelt) in south Seaside includes stir-fries, curries and spicy basil fried rice — and the marinated wings are not to be missed. Downtown, Yellow Curry Cozy Thai (20 N. Holladay) and Thai Thai Fusion (1 N. Holladay) are known for warming Thai curries and noodles. New Garden Asian Cuisine (300 Broadway), a Chinese-American diner inside the Carousel Mall, wins over patrons with fresh ingredients and well-balanced spices. New Phoholic & Cafe (507 S. Roosevelt) offers hearty Vietnamese soups, sandwiches and coffee specialties. The creative rolls and delicate cuts of sashimi at downtown Tora Sushi Lounge (619 Broadway) will delight any sushi lover. In north Seaside you have several options, including Tokyo Teriyaki (1111 N. Roosevelt), a hole-in-the-wall spot known for its sweet-savory teriyaki chicken. Head to The Noodle House (2490 Highway 101) for pho, ramen and boba fruit drinks. Sharing the building, A Mighty Thai & Sushi offers Japanese and Thai dishes in a dining room overlooking picturesque Neawanna Creek. Seaside Brewery Una Ves Mas Mexican Restaurant Osprey Café seasideOR.com 23
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