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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

Haystack Rock and the town that named a loaf after it

Owner profileCannon Beach

Home of Haystack Bread

Cannon Beach Bakery started in Seaside, burned in 1935, and moved down the coast. Gib Hammond baked for Dave’s Killer Bread and Bob’s Red Mill. Now the ovens are his.

Cove Tales · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 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 chocolate counter of truffles, bars, and espresso in Cannon Beach

Owner profileCannon Beach

The milkshake is still on the menu

Kelly Mauer and Danielle Shipp bought Cannon Beach Chocolate Cafe in 2020. The Krupas taught them the room. The town kept it open. They have since moved down the block.

Cove Tales · Apr 1, 2026 · 3 min

The Astoria waterfront and the old cannery buildings on Marine Drive

Owner profileAstoria

The fire still has to be checked

Mike Josephson is the fourth generation at Josephson’s Smokehouse on Astoria’s waterfront. The cold-smoked Chinook is still Anton’s. The building is still a cannery.

Cove Tales · Mar 20, 2026 · 3 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

A working coastal dining room set for seafood

Owner profileSeaside

Behind the grill

Doug Wiese grew up on a Gearhart grill. His son Carnegie came home from New Zealand to take the chowder. Dooger’s is still on Columbia Street.

Cove Tales · Feb 18, 2026 · 3 min

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