Dining on the Coast: Restaurants, Menus of
Lincoln City, Oregon
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| Sometimes the best dining in Lincoln City can be grabbing something
to go and munching on the beach. |
(Lincoln City, Oregon) - On Oregon's Central Coast, there's
much ado about eating.
Something about the ocean air just makes for a heartier
appetite - or maybe it's all that bouncing around the beach. Lincoln City
has the largest array of restaurants available on the coast, and no shortage
of something for everyone. Upscale, mid-price range, family joints to
fast food: you'll find everything, often with a stunning ocean view.
Before you head out to the coast, indulge in this preview
of Lincoln City’s most dynamic and engaging restaurants, along with
a sampling of stunners in nearby areas of Newport and Yachats.
Fathoms
Restaurant. Dine to one of the most breathtaking
views on the entire coast, several stories above the surf, inside the
Inn at Spanish Head. Breakfast features various griddle classics like
pancakes, waffles, French toast to pigs in a blanket around $7, along
with a large array of omelets in the worlds of seafood, veggies and meats
around $10 - $13, or build your own. A choice of more elaborate breakfast
skillet dishes is available too. For lunch, there’s plenty of seafood
specialties, pastas, salads and sandwiches. At dinner, steaks, clams,
fish, chorizo, pastas and dozens of intricate, gourmet dishes grace the
menu, made with extravagant flair and creativity, often in the $20 - $30
range. Find delicacies like Surf ‘n’ Turf, Blackened Ahi,
Wild Mushroom Risotto, Lobster Tails and chicken dishes, featuring interesting
additions like stuffed mushrooms or Thai-influenced aspects, all creating
the many layers of delirium. 4009 SW Highway 101. Lincoln City, Oregon.
541-994-1601 or 800-452-8127. www.spanishhead.com/site/restaurant.html
(Fine dining, family, lounge)
Mo's Lincoln City. Situated on Lincoln City’s Siletz Bay, where seals and other marine life abound, creating an unparalleled show. Start off with appetizers like oyster shooters or in the half shell, skewers, seafood cocktails, fries, clam strips and fried goodies ($3 - $10). Salads include many seafood varieties. Sandwiches (around $7) may find you munching a tuna melt, cod, sole, deep fried shrimp, clam fritter, or various hamburgers. Mo’s famous clam chowder comes in various sizes, including a gigantic sourdough bread bowl. Also, there’s chili and a scrumptious slumgullion (chowder w/ shrimp), and a bouillabaisse of shrimp, salmon, cod oysters, halibut and clams. For the land-dwellers, there’s BBQ ribs, chicken strips, grilled chicken and country fried steak (served with mashed potatoes and country gravy). Dinners come with chowder, salad and choice of rice, fries, vegetables or mashed potatoes – all with just about any seafood option possible, as well as fish ‘n’ chips. 860 SW 51st Street. Lincoln City, Oregon. 541-996-2535. www.moschowder.com. (family, seafood, burgers, lunch, dinner)
- Dining Near Lincoln City
Secret side of Pacific City normally not seen, the hidden north end. Here, there's an arch, along with various other intriguing rock structures. Inside here, enormous waves crash up against the rocks.
Pelican
Pub & Brewery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and microbrews – all in a family
restaurant with an amazing ocean view. It all begins with breakfast (generally
around $10), that includes a large menu of egg concoctions, omelets, pancakes
and surprises like breakfast burritos and benedict a la Florentine. Lunch
($9 - $11) has bundles of salads, seafood, chowder, sandwiches, fish and
chips, and interesting morsels like wings, calamari, bangers and mash
and even shark. Plenty of pizzas dominate. Amidst the usual toppings you
can find chicken, spinach or even a barbecue sauce. Calzones as well.
Dinner ($10 - $20) brings a fancier slant to the gourmet vibe, including
salmon, beef brisket, prime rib, beef medallions, chicken and other seafood
specialties dishes. Many pastas and a kids menu rounds out the culinary
action. 33180 Cape Kiwanda Drive. Pacific City, Oregon. 503-965-7007.
www.pelicanbrewery.com.
(30 minutes from Lincoln City). (family, seafood, microbrews, breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Mo's Newport. The iconic original, with an open wall to the bayfront. Appetizers huge and serve a family, ($5 - $26). Entrees ($10 - $14) w/ signature Mo’s clam chowder, salad and other choices. Large dishes of halibut, local oysters, calamari, prawns, cod, clam strips or massive combo plates, cioppino, fish tacos and of course fish ‘n’ chips. Seafood sandwiches ($7 - $13). Luscious pastas. Burgers, chicken, hot dogs and more for the landlubbers as well. 622 SW Bay Blvd. Newport, Oregon (25 miles from Lincoln City, Oregon).. 541-265-2979. www.moschowder.com. (Family Restaurant, Seafood)
Mo's West. Astounding views of dramatic vistas, Otter Rock and the Devil’s Punchbowl. Appetizers, like baked oysters or shrimp cocktail. Major dinners w/ signature Mo’s Chowder, and include grilled scalloped oysters in butter and cream, grilled oysters, a monster cioppino or shrimp casserole ($9 - $15). Seafood sandwiches (about $7) feature grilled oyster, shrimp, clam fritter or tuna. Sizable menu of non-ocean goodies like grilled chicken sandwich, chilli dog, hamburgers or quesadilla and vegetarian specialties ($5 - $9). Enormous stews. Open seasonally. 122 1st Street. Otter Rock (15 miles from Lincoln City, Oregon).. 541-765-2442. www.moschowder.com. (Family Restaurant, Seafood, Oceanview)
Mo's Annex. An engaging view to Yaquina Bay starts things off. Gigantic appetizers, feeding four to six for around $10. Seafood specialties ($10 - $15) come w/ famed Mo’s clam chowder and more: a cioppino crammed with local oysters, clams, salmon shrimp and cod in rich Italian sauce; fish tacos. Large entrees ($10 - $16) feature petroli sole, halibut steak, salmon and codfish. Seafood sandwiches (around $9). Burgers, hot dogs, etc. 657 SW Bay. Newport (25 miles from Lincoln City, Oregon). 541-265-7512. www.moschowder.com (Family Restaurant, Oceanview Dining)
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Inn
at Cannon Beach. Beautifully wooded natural setting at quiet south
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strolling. Handsome beach cottage-style architecture. Lush flowering
gardens and naturalized courtyard pond. Warm, inviting guest rooms.
Continental buffet breakfast. Warm Cookies. Family and Pet Friendly.
Welcome gifts. Smoke-free. Complimentary Wireless Connectivity. Wine
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decks, and fire pits or barbecues. Call about tempting winter specials
that go until March (not valid holidays, however). www.archcaperentals.com
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