3 Best Restaurants in The Oregon Coast, Oregon

This casually elegant, wood-paneled trattoria helmed by James Beard–nominated chef Justin Wills offers well-crafted takes on familiar Italian classics, including burrata with grilled bread, baked rigatoni in a creamy marinara sauce, and old-school spaghetti and meatballs. But it's the wood-fired pizzas that many regulars come back for, including a slightly spicy version topped with Italian sausage, Castelvetrano olives, Mama Lil's hot peppers, Calabrian chili oil, and San Marzano tomato sauce. The tiramisu is spot-on, and ther'es a great wine list.

Blistered-crust wood-fired pizzas topped with bases of either San Marzano tomato sauce or garlic-Parmesan cream are the main draw at this convivial, conversation-filled spot on the steadily gentrifying Coos Bay waterfront, but you can also order tasty calzones, pastas, and sandwiches. There's a good selection of reasonably priced cocktails and wines by the glass.

Late in 2022, this wildly popular Italian restaurant and its neighboring sister restaurant, the Firehouse Grill, restructured and combined into one bustling, inviting space—called Nonni's Bistro—that features hearty breakfast and lunch fare, including fluffy biscuits with gravy, salmon Benedicts, cinnamon French toast, and meat-loaf scrambles early in the day. At night, tuck into well-prepared Italian classics like lasagna Bolognese and linguine in a garlicy white wine sauce tossed with local crab, salmon, and prawns.