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Welcome to Bend and beyond! Here’s the Source’s curated map of places honored by our readers in our most recent “Best Of” poll, the spots dubbed “Best” for parents & kids by the readers of our sister publication, Bend Nest parenting magazine, and other spots we recommend.

• Best of Central Oregon >>>
• Best of the Nest >>>
• Best Spots for Foodies >>>
• Best Burgers >>>
• Best Patios >>>
  

This article appears in May 16-23, 2018.

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Scout It Out

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 16, 2018

<h1>Scout It Out</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 16, 2018</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scout-map.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/scout-map.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-37508" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Looking for all the hot spots in Central Oregon? Check out the links below.</figcaption></figure> <p> Welcome to Bend and beyond! Here's the Source's curated map of places honored by our readers in our most recent "Best Of" poll, the spots dubbed "Best" for parents &amp; kids by the readers of our sister publication, Bend Nest parenting magazine, and other spots we recommend.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/bend/LocationSearch?locationCategory=6006936&amp;sortType=name" target="_blank">Best of Central Oregon &gt;&gt;&gt;</a></p> </li> <li><a href="/bend/LocationSearch?locationCategory=6006937&amp;sortType=name" target="_blank">Best of the Nest &gt;&gt;&gt;</a></p> </li> <li><a href="/bend/LocationSearch?locationCategory=6006791&amp;sortType=name" target="_blank">Best Spots for Foodies &gt;&gt;&gt;</a></p> </li> <li><a href="/bend/LocationSearch?locationCategory=6006792&amp;sortType=name" target="_blank">Best Burgers &gt;&gt;&gt;</a></p> </li> <li><a href="/bend/LocationSearch?locationCategory=6006793&amp;sortType=name" target="_blank">Best Patios &gt;&gt;&gt;<br /> </a></li> </ul> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/scout/scout-it-out-6007176/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=37486&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/scout/scout-it-out-6007176/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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