Newport, Oregon Dining Guide: A Look at Newport Restaurants

(Newport, Oregon) – Along Oregon's coast, Newport sports something different in the way of eateries. There are more restaurants with outdoor eating areas than anywhere along these shores. And there's a unique mix of places to eat along the bay, with a beachfront view or in especially handsome interiors.

Plus, some major coastal staples got their start here and remain as culinary examples of living history. While other new, cutting edge restaurants blaze stellar paths via your palate.

Mo's Newport. The iconic original, with an open wall to the bayfront. Appetizers are large and serve a family, ($5 - $26), including a wide variety of deep friend seafoods, onion rings, zucchini, chicken strips, or cheese breads. Entrees ($10 - $14) come with the signature Mo’s clam chowder, salad and choice of rice pilaf, garlic mashed potatoes, garlic green beans or fries, which accompany large dishes of halibut, local oysters, calamari, prawns, cod, clam strips or massive combo plates. There’s a filling cioppino, fish tacos and of course fish ‘n’ chips. Seafood sandwiches ($7 - $13) include shrimp, halibut, a tuna melt, shrimp melt or cod. A luscious pasta alfredo offers cod, shrimp, salmon or chicken. Their famous clam chowder comes in various styles: New England, slumgullion, oyster stew and even chili. Burgers, chicken, hot dogs and more for the landlubbers as well. 622 SW Bay Blvd. Newport, Oregon. 541-265-2979. www.moschowder.com.

Mo's Annex, Newport. An entrancing view to the bay is just the beginning. Appetizers are gigantic, meant for a whole family (feeding four to six for around $10), like a seafood sauté with scallops, steamed clams, prawns and mussels in garlic and chardonnay. Also: a mélange of oyster shooters, shrimp cocktail and clams; and more. Seafood specialties ($10 - $15) come with the famed Mo’s clam chowder and dinner salad. These include: a cioppino crammed with local oysters, clams, salmon shrimp and cod in a rich Italian sauce; and fish tacos with a zesty jalapeno-cilantro sauce. Many salads, or chowder in a massive bread bowl, or slumgullion or even chili. Large entrees ($10 - $16) feature petroli sole, halibut steak, salmon and codfish. Seafood sandwiches (around $9) include a large halibut, grilled oyster, cod or tuna. Flat landers can get a good selection of burgers, grilled cheese and hot dogs. 657 SW Bay. Newport, Oregon. 541-265-7512. www.moschowder.com.

Café Stephanie. This tiny wonder in the Nye Beach district specializes in gourmet, rather legendary, lunches, with hot sandwiches around $7 for a full one and $3.95 for half. There is the French Dip, the BBQ ham, Reuben, Club and a roasted veggie with gobs of greens inside. The Grilled Salmon comes with roma tomatoes, a pesto mayonnaise and pickled red onions. The Tuna Melt arrives with bacon in the mix.

Cold sandwiches ($3.95 & $5.95) include delicacies in the ham, salami, roast beef and veggie categories, often with a variety of lovely additions such as Dijon mustard, herbed cream cheese and premium vegetables. They have an intriguing fish taco recipe, and a turkey wrap that comes with a curried cucumber/mango slaw.

There's a kids' menu including hot dogs, PB&J or a cheese sandwich. Meanwhile, breakfast specials change daily, and they also have espresso and salads. 411 Coast St. (541) 265-8082.

Dining, Restaurants Near Newport

Depoe Bay Winery. Inside the “cave de vin” as they termed it, there’s more quirky fun from the folks who bring you the Nehalem Bay Winery. Like their north coast sister winery, enjoy a large variety of reds and whites, as well as dessert wines. Guests can enjoy year round tasting, every day. The fun never stops at this varietal merry-go-round. Write your name on the cave walls as well. Highway 101, downtown Depoe Bay, Oregon. (541) 765-3311. www.depoebaywinery.com (15 minutes from Newport)

Mo's Lincoln City. On Lincoln City's Siletz Bay, where seals and other marine life play. Appetizers like oyster shooters or in the half shell, skewers, seafood cocktails, fries ($3 - $10). Salads. Sandwiches (around $7): tuna melt, cod, sole, deep fried shrimp, clam fritter, or various hamburgers. Mo’s famous clam chowder in various sizes; plus chili and a scrumptious slumgullion (chowder w/ shrimp). BBQ ribs, chicken strips, grilled chicken and country fried steak. Large seafood dinners. 860 SW 51st Street. Lincoln City, Oregon (30 mins north of Newport). 541-996-2535. www.moschowder.com.

Mo's West. Astounding views of dramatic vistas, Otter Rock and the Devil’s Punchbowl. Appetizers, like baked oysters or shrimp cocktail. Major dinners w/ signature Mo’s Chowder, and include grilled scalloped oysters in butter and cream, grilled oysters, a monster cioppino or shrimp casserole ($9 - $15). Seafood sandwiches (about $7) feature grilled oyster, shrimp, clam fritter or tuna. Sizable menu of non-ocean goodies like grilled chicken sandwich, chilli dog, hamburgers or quesadilla and vegetarian specialties ($5 - $9). Enormous stews. Open seasonally. 122 1st Street. Otter Rock (10 mins north of Newport, Oregon). 541-765-2442. www.moschowder.com.

Adobe Restaurant and Lounge. Views of the area’s dramatic ocean available from every seat. Breakfast: French toast selections $8.50. Waffles, biscuits and gravy. Numerous egg dishes, seafood. Lunch: salads, fish n’ chips, club steak, crab cakes, pastas and burgers. For dinner, appetizers around $8. Seafood entrees $17 - $24: fettuccine with bay shrimp, shrimp in corn tortilla, large crab pot in cheeses, massive captain’s platter. Vegetarian specialties; chicken and beef. Early bird specials from 5 to 6 p.m. 1555 Hwy 101. Yachats (30 mins from Newport). 800-522-3623. (541) 547-3141. www.adoberesort.com/dining.htm

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