Update: At this point (late on March 16), it’s safe to say that it would be a bad idea to be out pub crawling on St. Paddy’s Day with the coronavirus severity and restrictions. I’ll leave this post up for a reference when it’s advisably safe to go out again, … Continue reading
It’s no secret that the dual businesses of the Platypus Pub and The Brew Shop (homebrew beer supply store) are being evicted from their building, the semi-historic former church-turned-series-of-restaurants, and the end of March is when they have to be out. (Previous posts on the story here, and here.) Sadly, … Continue reading
The annual Bend St. Patrick’s Day pub guide returns for 2019! Since St. Patrick’s Day is on a Sunday, that gives you (theoretically) a long weekend to celebrate, so make the most of it! As always, this isn’t meant to be a definitive guide to all the bars, pubs, taverns, … Continue reading
Also on the list of celebrations for this Saturday, April 15, is the M & J Tavern, celebrating their 70th anniversary! The Source Weekly had a great write-up this week about the M & J, delving into a bit of its history (opened in 1947) and highlighting it as the … Continue reading
The return of what has become an annual feature—the St. Patrick’s Day pub guide for 2016! St. Paddy’s falls on Thursday this year, and if you’re of an drinking mind that means Irish beers (dry stout, red ale) and whisky (Jameson!), so once again here’s the guide for your pub-crawling pleasure … Continue reading
The return of what has become an annual feature—the St. Patrick’s Day pub guide! With St. Paddy’s tomorrow (Tuesday) this year, I figured I’d try to post this a bit early, so once again here’s the guide for your pub-crawling pleasure on this most Irish-of-holidays. As always, this isn’t meant to … Continue reading
Some more openings of places that I missed last week. Pop’s Place—eastside, intersection of Butler Market and 27th Street. They occupy the space originally populated by Little Pizza Paradise (before they moved to the Cascade Village Shopping Center), then by Hot Lips or Hot Rock Pizza or whatever it was … Continue reading
Bend’s newest bar, The Dogwood Cocktail Cabin, opened up this past week in the former Astro Lounge space downtown at 147 NW Minnesota (not to be confused with the Astro’s current address of 939 NW Bond). This so-called “farm to shaker” bar specializes in house infused, culinary cocktails and hails … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Though it feels a bit odd to have St. Patrick’s Day on a Monday this year, once again I’m posting this annual Bend pub guide for your pub-crawling pleasure on this Irish-of-holidays. Most notably, there are more breweries this year, and while they may not all be … Continue reading
Hard to believe it’s been nine years since McMenamins Old St. Francis School opened up in the, er, old St. Francis school property in downtown Bend, but there it is. I loved it when it first opened and I still love it today; I know McMenamins historically gets a bad … Continue reading