Sparrow Bakery is opening a second Bend location called Sparrow Mercado. Located in the newly developed Discovery Corner Plaza on the westside of Bend, Mercado, which is the Spanish word for market, is just that. It’s an upscale bodega with grab-and-go lunches, after-school snacks, dinner components, picnic items, Sparrow pastries, breads, cookies, crackers, pizza dough and other items. It’ll include a small grocery section with eggs, bacon, yogurt, cheese, pasta, ice cream, candy, olives, pickles, fresh fruit and flowers. There will also be a full espresso bar, beer, wine, kombucha, juice and wine-based canned cocktails. Mercado will be Sparrow’s third retail location in Oregon with its flagship bakery in Northwest Crossing and a bakery in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood. Mercado is expected to open sometime during the first full week of August.
A few doors down, a new wine bar is also opening in Discovery Corner. Put A Cork In It is a longtime dream of owner Ron Harris who grew up with parents dabbling with their own private vineyard. His wine bar will focus exclusively on unique labels from the Pacific Northwest. He’s curated a selection that may not be easy to find in Bend.
“Once they start selling in stores, I’m just going to move on and look for the mom-and-pop vineyards,” Harris says. “My goal is to bring education and knowledge to this area.” Customers can purchase a glass or bottle alongside options of small bites like charcuterie boards, hummus and caviar.
The intimate interior is adorned with handmade light fixtures made locally by Rustic Repurpose. The wooden bar top, shelves and window table are hewn from the same tree by a company in Sherwood. Put A Cork In It will open Saturday, Aug. 2.
This article appears in Source Weekly July 24, 2025.
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Cool. Sure the Bendifornians will be all over these. Stop the out of control development of Bend! Never mind. It’s over. If you were here in the 80s and early 90s. You know.