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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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. […]
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Best Nonprofit Event in Sisters
Sisters Folk Festival
While the sun is still burning hot these days, there will come a time not so long from now when the scene looks more like this: a late September weekend in Sisters, evening settling in with a sharp autumn bite. The streets are filled with music, merriment and warm layers as people wander in and […]
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Best Furniture Consignment
Roundabouts Home Consignments
Just like Bend’s famous roundabouts keep traffic moving smoothly through the city, Roundabouts Home Consignments keeps quality furniture flowing through the community — and thankfully, out of our landfills. Its combination of quality, community focus and environmental consciousness makes Roundabouts Home Consignments a well-deserved winner of Best Furniture Consignment 2025. Husband and wife team Gavin […]
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Best Food Cart in Sunriver
Wonderland Chicken Co.
The history of Wonderland Chicken Co. begins with a love story. In 2019 the owners, husband-wife team Jonathan Gooden and Autumn Eberlei, happened to order a Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich at a brewery in Portland. They loved it so much, they obsessed over how to replicate it. Their experiments turned into a recipe for the […]
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Best Vintage Clothing
Revival Vintage
Stepping into Revival Vintage feels like entering a cocktail party attended by disembodied — if gloriously outfitted — party guests, transported from any number of the 20th Century’s fashion eras. Hovering near the entrance, black leather bombers and blazers rub elbows with ‘60s denim chore coats and nylon athletic team jackets. Western pearl-snap shirts cluster […]