Hip Tips for New GTFs
So you're new to town and you want to know where you might find the best breakfast, music or Bi-Bim-Bob in town? Looking for somewhere to unwind on a Friday afternoon with your colleagues? TEP's favs for food, clothes, music, and other necessities. Check it out! Where to go for:- Affordable Food
- Groceries & Household Goods
- Beer
- Pizza
- Dessert
- Coffee
- Books
- Music
- Movies
- Furniture & Clothing
- Entertainment
- Misc. Fun
Affordable Food
- Poppi's Anatolia: Excellent Greek and Indian cuisine, affordable
prices, and intimate dining. You'll wait in line on a Friday or Saturday night
at the peak dinner hour, but also try them for lunch. [992 Willamette, 343-9661]
- Hana's: Be very, very careful when you try out Hana's. If you don't
watch yourself, you'll end up selling your furniture so you can eat there
every day! Without a doubt the place to go in town for Korean and Japanese
cuisine, and (un)fortunately it's so close to campus. Try their Bi-Bim-Bob.
[1219 Alder, 343-2932]
- La Tiendita & Taco Loco: Eugene Weekly's People's Choice Best
Mexican and Best Dinner under $8. Great atmosphere, and even better
food. [764 Blair Blvd., 683-5531]
- Keystone Cafe: The "Best Breakfast In Town" is their motto, and who
are we to argue? Great for a little breakfast before you run off for your
Saturday fun, and even better for that big lazy Sunday brunch. [395 W. 5th,
342-2075]
- Soriah's:Great place to take your date for a special occasion. Food
prepared with expertise and attention to detail, live music (often classical
guitar), intimate, wonderful outdoor courtyard for summer evenings. Bring
your Visa card.
- Zenon:If your favorite meal out is breakfast, try the Zenon. At other times of the day, the place can be too noisy for a conversation (unless you like that kind of atmosphere) but mornings around 8am are ideal for chatting over a superbly prepared gourmet breakfast. [898 Pearl Street, 343-3005]
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Groceries & Miscellaneous Household Goods
- The Saturday Market: There's no better place in town for quality,
local produce. It will be in full swing when you arrive on campus. The prices
are the best to be had and it's a delight to shop there. Get there early (booths
are setting up between 8:30-9am), bring something to carry your load of fresh
vegetables and fruits in, buy a bunch of flowers for your weekend table and
treat yourself to a Full City latte and breakfast at the Market.(Full City
is located at 842 Pearl. Be sure to stop in at Palace Bakery next door for
your bread and pastries.) The Market is in the heart of downtown around 8th
and Oak.
- Sundance Natural Foods: More yummy organic produce and lots of bulk
food. [Hilyard & 24th, 343-9142]
- Kiva: Organic produce,full line of health foods in bulk, other natural
products, nice selection o f wines, small and uncrowded. Located on the corner
of 11th and Olive.
- Down to Earth: A unique home and garden store-the kind you want to take your out-of-town guests to on a tour of the city. Great pottery, cookware, linens, toys, candles, soaps, furniture, plants, and gardening supplies (more seed companies represented than anywhere else). [Olive & Fifth, 342-6829]
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- High St. Brewery & Cafe and East 19th St. Cafe: Brew pubs
with great food, extensive selection of microbrews and outdoor seating. Be
sure to try their famous Ruby Ale. [1243 High St., 345-4905; 1485 E. 19th;
342-4025]
- Steelhead Brewery: Good food, better beer, and awesome ambiance.
Be sure to sample the amber ale and any of their seasonal brews. [188 E 5th,
686-2739]
- Rennie's Landing: Gourmet hamburgers, specialty sandwiches along with appetizers and a full bar just a stone's throw away from the Bookstore. Rooftop tables available to those who get there before the crowd. [1214 Kincaid, 687-0600]
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- Pegasus Smokehouse Pizza: Yep, kitchen sink pizza. You name it, they'll
put it on your 'zza! Just a block from campus. [790 E 14th, 344-4471]
- Pizza Answer: "The Delivery Specialists," make the best cheap pizza
in town. If you're broke but just need pizza, here's the answer. [1432
Orchard, 687-8600]
- Track Town Pizza: For those days of self-indulgence, try the pizza that eats like a meal. Lots of clever toppings and fresh ingredients, this is the quintessential UO pizza place. [Three locations to serve you but only one number to remember, 484-2799]
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- Zenon Cafe: Some nights you feel underdressed, but if you're looking
for coffee and excellent desserts, definitely check out Zenon. They have been
voted "The Best" year after year. The dessert rack will have you drooling.
It's also a great place to have an early breakfast. Get there around 8am when
they open. The acoustics are horrible once the place fills up, but you can
actually hear each other in the early morning hours. Try the eggs benedict
(they have a vegetarian and nonvegetarian version), it is superb. [898 Pearl,
343-3005]
- Excelsior Cafe: Who'da thunk that the nice building down the street
from campus contains desserts to die for? Open late for the quasi-romantic
rendezvous or the "I really deserve some mousse after reading that horrible
book" kinda thing. [754 E 13th, 342-6963]
- Bacari: Great place for dessert. Nice atmosphere for coffee and dessert after that "special" date. [1210 Willlamette, 343-8404]
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- Full City: Between 8th and 10th and Pearl. Custom roasting and people who really care about good coffee. The bookstore coffee joint now uses their beans. Eugene is a coffee drinker's heaven. You'll have no trouble finding your caffeine fix. Try Coffee People for the greatest variety in how to get your stimulant dose.
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- Smith Family Book Store: Eugene's largest used book store, with campus
and downtown locations. Smith's has something for everyone. It's the next
best thing to driving up to Powell's. [Campus: 768 E 13th, 345-1651, Downtown:
525 Willamette, 343-4717]
- Barnes and Noble: The only place in the area where you can satisfy
that late night book browsing urge. [1169 Valley River Dr., 687-5707]
- Eugene Public Library: One of Eugene's most cherished possessions is the small, but ever resourceful local public library.
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- House of Records: By far the best place to sell/trade your old music.
Broad selection of new and used CDs in that little ol' house. [258 E. 13th,
342-7975]
- Balladeer Music: A bit pricy, but still the best place to find new
CDs from all around the globe. [285 E. 5th, 343-8043]
- Record Garden: The place to find those rare CDs, with a wonderful selection of hard-to-find imports and CD singles. Don't forget to pay a visit to the Record Garden Annex, you'll find over 25,000 LPs and gobs of music related videos to rent. [1030 Willamette, 344-7625; 1340 Willamette, 344-3714]
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- Bijou Art Cinemas: If your flick tastes run a little deeper than
the latest Arnold movie, you'll need to get to know the Bijou. Foreign films,
documentaries, late nite fare (remember midnight movies?), and those wacky
little independent films have a friend in Eugene. Check out the Bijou's website for showtimes
and film synopses. [492 E. 13th, 686-2458]
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Cheap Options for Furniture and Clothing
- St. Vincent De Paul Society of Lane County, Inc.: They sell attractive
and inexpensive factory direct unfinished furniture - bookcases, tables, chairs,
student desks, dressers, etc. [1880 West 11th, 683-8284]
- Goodwill:Several stores throughout the city. The one at 16th and
Willamette is the most organized and so you pay a bit more for the convenience
of being able to find things easily. There's another ones in Eugene proper
are across from the West 11th Cinemas on Seneca and at 1015 River Road
- Second Thoughts: Slightly pricy used clothing. [98 E. 11th, 683-6501]
- Target: The place to get great deals on household goods. You need
it, they got it. [2750 Gateway, Springfield, 741-0410]
- Fred Meyer: The Mecca of dry goods. The only place where you can
buy auto parts, concert tickets, groceries, and a bean bag chair. Just in
case you were wondering. [3333 W. 11th, 484-4200]
- Valley River Center: Eugene's Mall. Yep. [683-5513]
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- Hult
Center: Eugene's formal center for the performing arts.
- Lane County Fairgrounds: A large establishment which houses
Eugene's only ice ring, the summer annual fair, and numerous exhibits throughout
the year.
- WOW Hall: This entertainment center is dedicated to providing diverse arts and educational events for Eugene, Oregon and Lane County. It also is host to a wide variety of musical bands and local talent. Great place to meet new friends.
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- Eugene Celebration:This is just what it says - a celebration of our
city. Music, food, parades, booths representing all kinds of issues, concerns
and groups in our town. The parade is a homegrown mix of floats, cars with
queens and princesses (the most spectacular of which is the "Slug Queen"),
cowpeople on horseback, baton twirlers, unicyclists and a full range of the
completely unexpected. Don't miss it!
- Eugene Emeralds: For the sport fanatics, in particularly those
baseball fans, the Ems is the local baseball team for the city of Eugene.
Their facility provides a nice atmosphere to relax and enjoy an afternoon
game, and the chance to get acquainted with other baseball fans.
- UO Outdoor Program: Whether it's mountain biking in Tibet, rafting
down the Grand Canyon, skiing at Willamette Pass, sea kayaking in Canada or
hiking the local Spencer's Butte, the Outdoor Program invites outdoor enthusiasts
of all skill levels to participate in exciting cooperative adventure outings!
For more than 25 years, the Outdoor Program has been bringing people together
in a wide range of outdoor pursuits and environmental settings, providing
a diversity of rich experiences for UO students, staff and community members.
There are no dues for UO students.
- Hendricks
Park Rhododendron Garden: Plan a visit to Eugene's internationally
recognized premier rhododendron garden. The 12-acre garden displays more than
6,000 ornamental plants highlighting rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and
viburnums.
- City of Eugene Webpage: Now you can find all the information you ever wanted to know about this lovely city. There is resourceful information about local events and politics, not to mention how to get involved with local volunteer services.
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