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( 541-387-4000; www.norastable.com ; 110 5th St; breakfast mains $8-10, dinner mains $12-27;
8am-noon & 5-9pm May-Oct, 8am-noon & 5-9pm Fri-Sun, 5-9pm Mon-Thu Nov-Apr) One
of the region's best restaurants, serving exotic breakfast treats like curried potatoes with
kale hash and fried oysters, and ricotta, lemon and almond-filled challah French toast.
Dinner mains are limited, but local, sustainable meats and vegetables are used, and even
the wines are only from the Columbia Gorge.

Celilo Restaurant & Bar NORTHWESTERN$$$ $$$

( 541-386-5710; www.celilorestaurant.com ; 16 Oak St; mains $18-27; 11:30am-3pm & 5-9pm)
For upscale dining there's Celilo, a modern and beautiful restaurant with walls that
open to the sidewalk on warm afternoons. Main dishes can include the house-made pap-
pardelle pasta with lamb meat balls, or braised pork shoulder in miso-mushroom broth
(check the website for the current menu). Lunch is more affordable and casual.

Doppio Coffee CAFE$
( 541-386-3000; www.doppiohoodriver.com ; 310 Oak St; mains $8-9; 7am-7pm Sun-Thu, to
8pm Fri & Sat) Very popular and trendy coffeehouse serving up egg sandwiches for break-
fast and panini and salads for lunch.
Especially pleasant on warm days, when the window-walls go up and the place opens
to the outside. Dog-friendly patio.

Double Mountain Brewery BREWPUB$$$
( 541-387-0042; www.doublemountainbrewery.com ; 8 4th St; sandwiches $7.50-10, pizzas
$16-22; 11:30am-11pm Sun-Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat) For a casual bite, step into this
hugely popular brewpub-restaurant for a tasty sandwich or excellent brick-oven pizza.
The menu is limited, but the food is great and the beer even better. Live music on week-
ends.

Full Sail Brewpub BREWPUB$$$
( 541-386-2247; www.fullsailbrewing.com ; 506 Columbia St; mains $10-15; 11am-9pm) Hood
River's main brewpub offers salads, sandwiches and burgers, along with great river
views and decent beer.
An outdoor patio is a plus on sunny days, and there are free 30-minute tours in the af-
ternoon.

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