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The coffee counter a few steps from the Prom
Owner profileSeaside

From the counter

A short note from the shop: the cup, the photo, and a link back.

Beach Day Coffee · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 min

Saltwater taffy bins and a bright candy shop in Heritage Square
Owner profileSeaside

One hundred seventy-two flavors

The Seaside Candyman is in Heritage Square, not on the Prom, and that is part of the point. Taffy, a wheel, and a man who will rap about candy.

Cove Tales · Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min

VR headsets on wooden shelves in a coastal studio
Owner profileSeasideOwner disclosure

A living room that looks at the Pacific

Seaside VR is a free-roam arena on Highway 101, across from City Hall. It is also the publisher’s own business, which this site will not pretend otherwise.

Cove Tales · May 20, 2026 · 2 min

Handmade coastal goods and color in a small Broadway shop
Owner profileSeaside

She made herself a local

Dawn Fujiwara-Pavlik moved from Murrieta in 2017, hung flower baskets, learned to crab, and then opened a shop for other people’s hands.

Cove Tales · May 14, 2026 · 3 min

Broadway near the Turnaround, a few steps from the beach
Owner profileSeaside

The closest cup to the Prom

Beach Day Coffee opened in 2015 at 7 Broadway, under the WorldMark, across from the Promenade Inn. The beans come from Astoria. The pastry comes from the shop.

Cove Tales · May 6, 2026 · 2 min

Pans of gelato and a downtown counter a block off the Prom
Owner profileSeaside

The base

Douglass and Tanya Lintow bought Sea Star Gelato on a birthday trip. The secret, he will tell you, is not a flavor. It is the base.

Cove Tales · Apr 21, 2026 · 3 min

Cafe windows on the Seaside Promenade with the beach beyond
Owner profileSeaside

The gathering place on the Prom

Ocean Bakery Cafe sits inside the Best Western Ocean View Resort. The pastry case faces the beach. The coffee is Portland roasted. The room is for people who slept here and people who didn’t.

Cove Tales · Apr 2, 2026 · 2 min

A historic public room with warm lamps, a bar, and the bones of an old cinema
Owner profileSeaside

A living room for Seaside

Kerri Lambert runs the Times Theatre on Broadway and the Downtown Development Association from the same conviction: the town needs a room that is for everyone.

Cove Tales · Mar 12, 2026 · 3 min

A plant-filled coffee room with mixed chairs and a Holladay window
Owner profileSeaside

Black coffee in a white mug

Michelle and Tim Wunderlich roast in Seaside and pour on Holladay. The Coffee House is still the room with the plants, the yearbooks, and the regulars who do not need a menu.

Cove Tales · Mar 4, 2026 · 2 min

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