Best Bartender 1st Place | CJ Hitchcock, M&J Tavern 102 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend Mon-Sun: 11:00 am – 1:30 am 2nd Place | Buck Bales, D&D Bar & Grill
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Best Mexican
1st place | El Rancho Grande Mexican Restaurant
This year’s Best Mexican is an ace up the sleeve, for sure. If you don’t know El Rancho Grande, you should. It’s in the Cascade Village Shopping Center across from the water fountain. You can’t miss it because there’s a giant bucking bull out front. That’s Diablo, their mascot. The dining room is lined with […]
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Best Home Decor
1st place | Lark Mountain Modern
Lark: n. A merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade. That description was the inspiration behind owner Karen Letourneau and general manager Jessica Pollard’s decision to open a companion shop to their popular Lone Crow Bungalow store. Mimicking the carefree adventure that Bend embodies, Lark opened less than a year ago with the goal of offering home […]
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Best Breakfast – Redmond
Best Of Redmond – Best Breakfast 1st Place | One Street Down Cafe 124 SW Seventh St., Redmond Open daily: 7am to 3pm
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Best Instagram Selfie Spot
Pilot Butte
Teenage girls, Instagram celebs and Ellen DeGeneres know the rules for taking the perfect selfie: get a good amount of natural light; chin down, lips pouted; and pick a memorable location for the background. Here in Bend, there is no end of beautiful spots that make for great selfies, but Bendites at the top of […]
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Best Children’s Clothing Store
1st place | Hopscotch Kids
Hopscotch Kids’ owner Bridget Swetland has been in the children’s clothing business for a long time. She ran a children’s clothing store in Klamath Falls named Bella Bella for a decade before moving to Bend in 2012 and opening Hopscotch in 2013. The clothing at Hopscotch runs the gamut from babies to kiddos, with books, […]