4 Best Restaurants in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon

Set in a stately 1880s former Masonic lodge in downtown Pendleton, what began as a coffeehouse and wine bar has expanded over the years into a full restaurant serving reasonably priced salads, sandwiches, soups, pizzas, and appetizers. The food tends toward traditional American café fare, with focaccia topped with kalamata olives and chèvre, smoked-salmon Caesar salads, and barbecued-pork pizzas among the favorites. There's a great selection of both international and local wines, and bottled and draft beers. 

A large downtown complex of western-style brick and log cabin buildings holds a steak house, café, and saloon, and captures Pendleton's cowboy heritage with its ornate interior. The swanky steak house is open for dinner only, the saloon serves a lighter bar menu, and the café serves breakfast and lunch. Peppercorn-crusted top sirloin, slow roasted prime rib, burgers, and fire-roasted salmon are among the favorites.

A downtown institution since 1883, this historic saloon hasn’t changed much in more than a hundred years. Locals donning cowboy hats and leather boots still belly up to the bar seven days a week for no-frills breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Rainbow chicken, a half chicken coated in batter then pressure cooked, is a signature item.

A cavernous and historic former car dealership houses this hip brewpub, which also has a kitchen serving tasty pub food, such as Tillamook cheeseburgers and beer-battered fish-and-chips. Since it opened in 2010, it's become known for its nicely crafted beers, including the heady Maxxx Power IPA, faintly tart Huckleberry Wheat beer, and robust Bruce/Lee Porter.