Guidebook to Albany and the Willamette Valley

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Guidebook to Albany and the Willamette Valley

Great beer

Just a 5 minute walk away, Calapooia serves a rotating tap of their beers as well as cocktails with their distilled spirits (Vivacity Spirits). Great pub food and there is often live music.
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Calapooia Brewing
140 NE Hill St
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Just a 5 minute walk away, Calapooia serves a rotating tap of their beers as well as cocktails with their distilled spirits (Vivacity Spirits). Great pub food and there is often live music.
This is one of the best breweries in the area, winning national and international awards every year. They brew a wide range and the food is good local pub food.
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Block 15 Brewing Co
300 SW Jefferson Ave
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This is one of the best breweries in the area, winning national and international awards every year. They brew a wide range and the food is good local pub food.
This is Corvallis's downtown gem--it's got a very Cheers vibe, but make it kinda crunchy.
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Squirrels Tavern
100 SW 2nd St
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This is Corvallis's downtown gem--it's got a very Cheers vibe, but make it kinda crunchy.
Not beer--but a HUGE array of different ciders and a decent selection of hard seltzers, all made locally.
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2 Towns Ciderhouse
33930 SE Eastgate Cir
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Not beer--but a HUGE array of different ciders and a decent selection of hard seltzers, all made locally.

Sightseeing

This trail goes along the Willamette River waterfront and ends at Monteith Park. You can easily walk from the house to this trail, which is 2 blocks away. From there, it's a 15-20 minute walk (or 5-8 minutes on bike/blades/board) to most of the downtown dining and shopping.
Dave Clark Trail
Dave Clark Trail
This trail goes along the Willamette River waterfront and ends at Monteith Park. You can easily walk from the house to this trail, which is 2 blocks away. From there, it's a 15-20 minute walk (or 5-8 minutes on bike/blades/board) to most of the downtown dining and shopping.
This centerpiece of downtown is a labor of love, with all carousel animals carved by local volunteers. It's a sweet spot to take kids or to tap in to your inner child.
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Ιστορικό Καρουσέλ και Μουσείο
503 W 1st Ave
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This centerpiece of downtown is a labor of love, with all carousel animals carved by local volunteers. It's a sweet spot to take kids or to tap in to your inner child.
This is a great coastal town. Home of Rogue Brewery, the Oregon Aquarium, and amazingly fresh seafood (check Local Ocean for a meal), and near a number of other coastal attractions.
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Newport
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This is a great coastal town. Home of Rogue Brewery, the Oregon Aquarium, and amazingly fresh seafood (check Local Ocean for a meal), and near a number of other coastal attractions.
This is the highest point in the Oregon Coastal Range and is easy to access via mostly paved (until the end) roads. On a clear day, you can see the ocean, the Cascade Range mountains, and even Mt. St. Helen's!
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Marys Peak
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This is the highest point in the Oregon Coastal Range and is easy to access via mostly paved (until the end) roads. On a clear day, you can see the ocean, the Cascade Range mountains, and even Mt. St. Helen's!
A perfect place for many outdoor activities, Bryant is a big park with a comprehensive disc golf course that winds through the woods, has easy access to the river, and baseball fields. It's a favorite for picnics and for exploring the trails on the disc golf course.
Bryant Park
801 Bryant Way SW
A perfect place for many outdoor activities, Bryant is a big park with a comprehensive disc golf course that winds through the woods, has easy access to the river, and baseball fields. It's a favorite for picnics and for exploring the trails on the disc golf course.

Food scene

Really awesome brunch spot, complete with a loaded Bloody Mary bar.
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Brick & Mortar Café
222 W 1st Ave
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Really awesome brunch spot, complete with a loaded Bloody Mary bar.
Also downtown, this is a cute little Scottish-style pub with delicious cocktails, good Scottish food, and a comprehensive Scotch collection.
The Squeaky Cork
136 Southeast 1st Avenue
Also downtown, this is a cute little Scottish-style pub with delicious cocktails, good Scottish food, and a comprehensive Scotch collection.
This spot hosts roughly 8-10 food carts at any one time. It's a great spot to catch an evening sunlight bite, is very family and dog-friendly, and has a wide selection of food: Mexican, Venezuelan, Thai, Japanese, local-inspired American, and a wicked churro cart.
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The Barn at Hickory Station
640 NW Hickory St
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This spot hosts roughly 8-10 food carts at any one time. It's a great spot to catch an evening sunlight bite, is very family and dog-friendly, and has a wide selection of food: Mexican, Venezuelan, Thai, Japanese, local-inspired American, and a wicked churro cart.
This is about a 40 minute drive away, but has one of the best pizzas in Oregon. The candied bacon is to die for and they often have outdoor events during warmer months.
Bread Board
404 N Main St
This is about a 40 minute drive away, but has one of the best pizzas in Oregon. The candied bacon is to die for and they often have outdoor events during warmer months.
Need drive through Mexican that is open 24 hours and is pretty darn good? Rigoberto's is your place.
Rigoberto's
1720 Pacific Blvd SW
Need drive through Mexican that is open 24 hours and is pretty darn good? Rigoberto's is your place.
Vault has amazing cocktails, great food, and a more cosmopolitan vibe.
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Vault 244
244 W 1st Ave
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Vault has amazing cocktails, great food, and a more cosmopolitan vibe.
This is Albany's most special place to dine. The menu is always on rotation and the meals are inventive and locally-sourced. You may want to call for a reservation, as it has limited seating but is quite popular.
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Sybaris Bistro
442 W 1st Ave
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This is Albany's most special place to dine. The menu is always on rotation and the meals are inventive and locally-sourced. You may want to call for a reservation, as it has limited seating but is quite popular.
A fully-functioning farm with its own restaurant, this is a bucolic spot that serves incredible meals. There is also a small farmstand shop, complemented by locally made products. Recommendation: go for lunch! It's easier to get seated quickly and the menu is most comprehensive.
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Gathering Together Farm
25159 Grange Hall Rd
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A fully-functioning farm with its own restaurant, this is a bucolic spot that serves incredible meals. There is also a small farmstand shop, complemented by locally made products. Recommendation: go for lunch! It's easier to get seated quickly and the menu is most comprehensive.
This IS the place for tacos. A local favorite all around.
Tacos El Machin
544 SW 4th St
This IS the place for tacos. A local favorite all around.
You need to check their schedule (they post on Instagram), but they make a wicked açai bowl.
Pono Bowl Co. Food Cart
You need to check their schedule (they post on Instagram), but they make a wicked açai bowl.
Tasty bahn mi and pho--only a short drive or medium length walk (along Dave Clark trail) away!
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Ba's Vietnamese Comfort Food
117 SE 1st Ave
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Tasty bahn mi and pho--only a short drive or medium length walk (along Dave Clark trail) away!

Wineries

Airlie is a woman-owned and run winery with a wide array of wines, with a specialty in pinot noir.
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Airlie Winery
15305 Dunn Forest Rd
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Airlie is a woman-owned and run winery with a wide array of wines, with a specialty in pinot noir.
One of my favorite wineries in the area, this boasts gorgeous views, employs solar power for most of its operation, and makes stellar pizza. This is family friendly, with a huge oak tree grove under which to picnic.
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Left Coast Cellars
4225 N Pacific Hwy W
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One of my favorite wineries in the area, this boasts gorgeous views, employs solar power for most of its operation, and makes stellar pizza. This is family friendly, with a huge oak tree grove under which to picnic.
This is a Portuguese winery that offers very unique wines, including incredible ports.
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Coelho Winery
111 5th St
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This is a Portuguese winery that offers very unique wines, including incredible ports.
Lumos excels in just about every wine they do. Like many wineries in the area, they specialize in Pinot Noir, but they have many whites, a rosé, and other reds. The setting is gorgeous, with mostly outdoor seating.
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Lumos Wine Co.
24000 Cardwell Hill Dr
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Lumos excels in just about every wine they do. Like many wineries in the area, they specialize in Pinot Noir, but they have many whites, a rosé, and other reds. The setting is gorgeous, with mostly outdoor seating.

Coffee

A really great coffee shop that roasts their own beans, I love this spot for a little work session or to catch up with friends.
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Margin Coffee
206 SW 2nd Ave
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A really great coffee shop that roasts their own beans, I love this spot for a little work session or to catch up with friends.

Grocery

This is a large grocery store with a comprehensive bulk section and reasonable prices. They also have a decent beer and wine selection and are likely the most affordable grocery store in town. Bonus: they are employee-owned.
WinCo Foods
3100 Pacific Blvd SE
This is a large grocery store with a comprehensive bulk section and reasonable prices. They also have a decent beer and wine selection and are likely the most affordable grocery store in town. Bonus: they are employee-owned.
If you want lots of fresh, organic produce and products made locally, the co-op is your spot. You do not need to be a member to shop there.
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First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op North Store
2855 Northwest Grant Avenue
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If you want lots of fresh, organic produce and products made locally, the co-op is your spot. You do not need to be a member to shop there.
This has just about anything you need for Mediterranean and Indian-style cooking. There is also a really tasty restaurant in the back of the store.
Bazaar International Market
2240 Southwest 3rd Street
This has just about anything you need for Mediterranean and Indian-style cooking. There is also a really tasty restaurant in the back of the store.

Spirits

It's a cute little pub with excellent Scottish pub food and a great Scotch, whiskey, and bourbon library.
The Squeaky Cork
It's a cute little pub with excellent Scottish pub food and a great Scotch, whiskey, and bourbon library.