When it comes to dining out, don’t let dinner have all the fun!

Our annual Breakfast and Lunch Guide puts a spotlight on the sunnier parts of the day, offering ideas for breakfast sandos before the work day, an alternative to the Sunday-brunch ritual of the Bloody Mary, some ideas for lunch on a budget, a musing on the perfect pastry from a local expert and so much more. Read on for ideas about how to fully enjoy some of the tastiest parts of the day!

My Kingdom for a Sandwich: A search for the tastiest breakfast bites around

The Art of the Pastry: A conversation with Cari Brown of Cafe des Chutes

Budget Lunches: The Endangered Species: A local’s guide to good eats, without the price creep

New Flavors, New Locations: What you might have missed in Bend’s breakfast and lunch dining scene this year

Beyond Bloodys: When it comes to breakfast cocktails, what else is there?

Best of Breakfast and Lunch: Eat early, eat often at these winning places in Central Oregon’s biggest reader’s poll

Check out the digital edition!

This article appears in Source Weekly September 21, 2023.

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Breakfast and Lunch Guide 2023

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 27, 2023

<h1>Breakfast and Lunch Guide 2023</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 27, 2023</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/landing-page-e1754336036824.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/landing-page-e1754336036824.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-51075" /></a></figure> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">W</span>hen it comes to dining out, don't let dinner have all the fun!</p> <p>Our annual Breakfast and Lunch Guide puts a spotlight on the sunnier parts of the day, offering ideas for breakfast sandos before the work day, an alternative to the Sunday-brunch ritual of the Bloody Mary, some ideas for lunch on a budget, a musing on the perfect pastry from a local expert and so much more. Read on for ideas about how to fully enjoy some of the tastiest parts of the day!</p> <p><span><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/my-kingdom-for-a-sandwich-19906550" target="_blank">My Kingdom for a Sandwich:</a> </span><b>A search for the tastiest breakfast bites around<br /> </b><br /> <span><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/the-art-of-the-pastry-19906572" target="_blank">The Art of the Pastry</a>: </span><b>A conversation with Cari Brown of Cafe des Chutes</b> </p> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/budget-lunches-the-endangered-species-19906563" target="_blank">Budget Lunches: The Endangered Species:</a> <b>A local's guide to good eats, without the price creep</b></h3> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/new-flavors-new-locations-19906567" target="_blank">New Flavors, New Locations:</a> <b>What you might have missed in Bend's breakfast and lunch dining scene this year</b></h3> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/beyond-bloodys-19906559" target="_blank">Beyond Bloodys:</a> <b>When it comes to breakfast cocktails, what else is there?</b></h3> <h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/best-of-breakfast-and-lunch-19906556" target="_blank">Best of Breakfast and Lunch:</a> <font color="#000000" face="Droid Serif, Georgia, serif"><span>Eat early, eat often at these winning places in Central Oregon's biggest reader's poll</span></font></p> <div> <h4 class="content_h4">Check out the digital edition!</h4> </p></div> </h3> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://issuu.com/thesourceweekly/docs/breakfast_and_lunch_guide_2023?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/breakfast_and_lunch_guide_2023-2.png" alt="" class="wp-image-51076" /></a></figure></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/breakfast-and-lunch-guide-2023-19906320/&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=51070&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/special-issues-and-guides/breakfast-and-lunch-guide-2023-19906320/&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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