Staff’s Favorite Places to hang out!

Our favorite coffee spots

Kick Ass Coffee for drive through, Coffee Girl for sit down and chill (out on Pier 39, GREAT scones and Lox ‘n Bagel breakfast!)

Also Young’s Bay, A-town coffee, Journey’s End, Slug Coffee, Rusty Cup, and Sleeper Coffee.

 

Best pet friendly hang out restaurants

Astoria Brewing Company (aka ABC), Breakside, Sisu, Peter Pan

 

Favorite “NW cuisine” breakfast

The Osprey, Bluebell Bakery, Uptown Cafe, Astoria Bistro, Carruther’s brunch on weekends

Favorite “hangover-style” breakfast

Arnies, Labor Temple, The Workers, Portway, Pig N Pancake, El Azadero

 

Favorite brewery

Fort George, Astoria Brewing Company, Obelisk, Buoy Beer Co. (All have great outdoor spots that are dog friendly!)

 

Favorite lunch

Nekst, Nissa’s Thai, Fish Mongers, Surf 2 Soul, Ft George, ABC , Silver Salmon, T. Pauls Supper Club, Peter Pan

Favorite restaurant with amazing river views 

Akres, Bowline, The Red Building Bistro, ABC

Best fish and chips

Bowpicker, Ship out, ABC

Best clam chowder

Silver Salmon (While you’re there, check out the wall art!)

Best pizza around

Fultanos, Genos, Fort George (upstairs after 4), Sahara Pizza

 

Best dessert shop

Frite and Scoop, The Naked Lemon, Dundee’s Donuts, Astoria Co-op bakery

 

ALSO….

Pilot House and Pacifick are great distilleries

Xanadu for LBGTQ supporting friends has fun drinks, food, and activities

Brut Wine Bar and Vineside are worth it wine tasting stops

Favorite outdoor activity

The BEACH! River walk, Fort Stevens Trails, the jetty at low tide

Favorite playground for kids

Tapiola (hands down everyone’s fave!), Peter Pan (also great lunch spot!)

Astoria Aquatic Center

 

Favorite Toy Shop

Purple Cow

Favorite coastal town destinations

Haystack Rock and tide pools, Marshe’s Museum of Oddities, Seaside Aquarium

Favorite arcade

Galactix (Cool atmosphere and drinks), Gizmo’s (nostalgia, hot dogs and drinks), Seaside Funland (attached to a Fultanos Pizza and near lots of tourist spots)

Merrytime Bar has loads of pinball upstairs, pool tables downstairs (21+).

 

“Keep it secret”
Astoria gems from the locals:

*Visit Video Horizons for movie rentals, and the shop below it to find cassette tapes

*Check out Seth the Magic Man at his Magic Shop downtown Astoria, he will probably show your kiddos some fun tricks!

*During the summer evenings catch “Shanghaied in Astoria” local play at Astoria Opry Co- fun for the whole family

*Astoria Ghost Tours- entertaining and educational

*Highlife Zip-line Tours- great experience! Axe throwing and snacks too

*At the Astoria Column explore the nearby woods for wooden airplanes people fly off the monument, then head up the column to send them off again

*Don’t miss the Goonies house, Free Willy house, Kindergarten Cop School, Short Circuit house, and much more movie info at the Oregon Film Museum (also Goonies jail)

*McMenamins in Gearhart has a small pub hidden in the golf range, free Putt-Putt and kid friendly.