A big, bold sign hanging in the window of a vacant restaurant space on Oregon Avenue in downtown Bend announces the future location of Bamboo Sushi. Marketing Manager Ava Brenneke says if all goes well, the restaurant will open in late December. The company has 10 locations, including six in the Portland area, as well […]
Best Of Central Oregon
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Meet the Winners! Best of Central Oregon 2025
Read about the winners in the biggest isue of the year!
“The King of all Wild Things” Mischievous Max on his wild adventure has landed on the island of winners for this year’s Best of Central Oregon. The Wild Things led him to the kings and queens of food, drinks, services, people, places, shopping and nonprofit events in Bend, Redmond, Sisters and Sunriver. “He sailed back […]
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Abe Capanna’s Neighborhood Restaurant
Detroit Pan Pizza now served in two locations
Abe Capanna’s Detroit Pan Pizza now has a brick-and-mortar restaurant in NE Bend across from St. Charles Health System. Its food truck has been a staple at Crosscut-Warming Hut No.5 in southwest Bend. The new location on NE Cushing Drive features daily pizza slices starting at $4 including cheese, pepperoni and a rotating daily special […]
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Bend Comedy Festival
Twenty-six comedians, from Bend and afar, round out a packed weekend
Twenty-six comics in three days. That’s a lotta laughs. Spanning about eight venues during the Aug. 29-31 weekend, the Bend Comedy Festival is the brainchild of local comedian Skylar King, who flexed her organizational chops last year by putting on four comedy nights in Bend. By scaling to the festival format, King, 26, felt ready […]
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Best Breakfast in Redmond
One Street Down Cafe
When they were traveling across the nation as a military family, Kristy Cross, her husband and her four kids always found themselves at cozy, homey, eclectic diners. Inspired and imaginative, they would sketch on paper napkins what their own cafe could look like. Seventeen short years ago, when Cross’s husband began building homes in Redmond […]
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Best Boutique in Redmond
Willow Wild
Diana Pierce has owned Willow Wild on Southwest Sixth Street in downtown Redmond for the past three years. Before that, she was an employee. The women’s boutique has been voted the Best in Redmond for the past two years. Pierce believes one of the reasons is that they try to cater to every woman. “We […]
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Best Pizza in Redmond
Grace and Hammer
Grace and Hammer’s pizza menu offers a variety of divine names, including, “Belltower,” “Integrity,” “Purist” and “Benevolent Bird.” The meaning behind the holy motif? The pizzeria is in a declared historic church site. Adam Valentine, the “preacher of pizza,” spoke with the Source during the eve of Grace and Hammer’s sixth anniversary. Valentine told the […]
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Best Japanese
Yokocho Izakaya
The team behind Yokocho Izakaya had a clear vision when they opened their spot on Northeast Division in November last year. “We wanted to build the food scene in Bend,” said Kwan Singhakham, co-owner of Yokocho Izakaya. “Most people, if they think about Japanese food, they’re gonna think about a sushi place. But actually, I […]
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Best Breakfast Burrito in Redmond
Jonny’s Joint
An Americana diner on wheels, Jonny’s Joint serves what Redmond locals voted the Best Breakfast Burrito, as well as being runner up for Best Burger and Best Food Truck. Co-owned by mother-son duo LoriAnn and Jonny Kuhn, the bright red food truck parked on First Street is a family affair, involving three of the four […]
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Best Barber in Redmond
Aziz Crew
Amber Webb started cutting her cousins and three brothers’ hair as a joke at the age of 12. At 15, she decided it was her career path. “Everyone’s like, chicks aren’t barbers, right? Chicks do chick things, and guys do guy things.” Webb said. That is where Aziz Crew started — at least the namesake. […]