The 17 Essential Restaurants in Ashland, Oregon
Where to find tasting menus, crab rolls, Indonesian food, and more in the hilly home of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Excerpted from article by Susanne Robertson and Eater Staff
April 25, 204
For around eight months each year, the artsy community of Ashland, Oregon, nestled into the leafy hills just above the California border, revolves around the Oregon Shakespeare Festival — a season of theater that runs from March through November and draws 120,000 visitors annually to a town of fewer than 22,000 residents. During this time, all rhythms of life — including where and when to eat — necessarily sync with curtain calls and theater locations. But there’s plenty here to keep palates entertained the rest of the year, too, with izakayas, fine dining destinations, and farm-to-table palaces spread throughout the town. Here, then, are the essential places to eat and drink in Ashland, Oregon, the theatrical gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
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Hearsay Restaurant, Lounge & Garden
Ashland is laid back, but Hearsay is one of those places that makes you want to pull out your Friday-night finest. A sleek venue with a jazzy speakeasy vibe, Hearsay multitasks like a pro. Diners can unwind in the cool, deeply upholstered lounge during happy hour or dine swankily on Ora King salmon with fennel risotto in a grand piano-dominated dining room. Start with one of the restaurant’s cocktails, which often use culinary ingredients like lacto-fermented blueberries.
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