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Looking for a new place to get out of your restaurant rut? Want a review of what’s on offer at that place you have yet to try? The Source’s annual Restaurant Guide is here for you.

Inside our 2025 Restaurant Guide, peruse the listings of the restaurants and food trucks serving up tasty bites for hungry Central Oregonians. We’ve scoured the scene to add all the new places you may not yet have heard of, let alone tried.

Also check out our nods, selected by our team of foodies who keep tabs on the scene all year round, for our Restaurant of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Food Cart of the Year and Rookie Food Cart of the Year. As always, these are some of the superstars of our ever-changing food scene here in Central Oregon. It’s a labor of love to bring you this guide, so bon appetit!

Restaurant of the Year: Rancher Butcher Chef

Rookie of the Year: Hawkeye & Huckleberry

Food Cart of the Year: Tacos Pihuamo

Rookie Food Cart of the Year: Cotto

Restaurant Trends

Check out the digital version!

This article appears in Restaurant Guide 2025.

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Restaurant Guide 2025

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
April 23, 2025

					<h1>Restaurant Guide 2025</h1>
<p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />April 23, 2025</p>
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<p> <span class="fdnDropCap">L</span>ooking for a new place to get out of your restaurant rut? Want a review of what’s on offer at that place you have yet to try? The Source’s annual Restaurant Guide is here for you.</p>
<p>Inside our 2025 Restaurant Guide, peruse the listings of the restaurants and food trucks serving up tasty bites for hungry Central Oregonians. We’ve scoured the scene to add all the new places you may not yet have heard of, let alone tried.</p>
<p>Also check out our nods, selected by our team of foodies who keep tabs on the scene all year round, for our Restaurant of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Food Cart of the Year and Rookie Food Cart of the Year. As always, these are some of the superstars of our ever-changing food scene here in Central Oregon. It’s a labor of love to bring you this guide, so bon appetit!</p>
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<h3 class="content_h3"><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/restaurant-of-the-year-rancher-butcher-chef-23048691" target="_blank">Restaurant of the Year: Rancher Butcher Chef</a> </p>
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<h3 class="content_h3"> <a href="/special-issues-and-guides/rookie-of-the-year-hawkeye-and-huckleberry-23048932" target="_blank">Rookie of the Year: Hawkeye &amp; Huckleberry</a></p>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-full"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/food-cart-of-the-year-tacos-pihuamo-23048939"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tp1-277727933.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5319" /></a></figure>
<p><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/food-cart-of-the-year-tacos-pihuamo-23048939" target="_blank">Food Cart of the Year: Tacos Pihuamo</a></p>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-full"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/special-issues-and-guides/rookie-food-cart-of-the-year-cotto-23048946"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/co1-276346238.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-5316" /></a></figure>
<p><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/rookie-food-cart-of-the-year-cotto-23048946" target="_blank">Rookie Food Cart of the Year: Cotto</a></p>
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<p><a href="/special-issues-and-guides/restaurant-closures-reflect-broader-trends-but-local-dining-scene-holds-strong-23048953" target="_blank">Restaurant Trends</a></h3>
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