Recommendations in Bend, OR?

Deschutes Brewery and the McMenamins' Old Saint Francis Pub have some of the best burgers I've ever had, and reportedly their beers are also excellent. Not sure about running stores, but you should buy a map of the trails in the area, and possibly some sort of hiking guidebook for ideas on where to run. Be careful to avoid the singletrack mountain bike trails so you don't get in anyone's way. They're usually too rocky to run anyway. Depending on what temperature you like your ice baths, the Deschutes River or one of the lakes in the area should work great. If it's not ridiculously hot, I would recommend a quick trip up to Smith Rock.

Lived here for ten years now. Old Mill is a good stay. Down town is another great place to walk around at night. Great night life for a small town in the down town sector. There are a lot of great places to eat, Old Mill has Greg's Grill and Anthony's. Down town has The Blacksmith, McMinnemen's (sp?) and many more. Just walk around, you can't miss the dozen's of fancy smancy restaurants. As for shopping, Old Mill or down town are good places to stroll around in. Are you getting a theme here? Those are the two hot spots. There is a good running store called Foot Zone down town on Wall St. You can't miss it.

Cool stuff to see depends on what you are interested in. For just a couple of days, I'd say the Old Mill is good enough for now.

Enjoy your stay.

Thanks (to both of you) for the info.

Any place to get some good pasta? I heard of a place called the Staccato Firehouse that is supposedly pretty good.

I will check out the Footzone store; we have those too up here in the Seattle area, I was just curious if there was any "local" spots.

Thanks again!

Footzone is all you got. No "local" running stores in Bend that I know of. There are tons of "local" bike shops though.....

You mean "Stuck-upo"?!?!? Please don't go there, unless you enjoy being surrounded by yuppies who will look down upon you rolling up in "just a benz". Good pasta can be had Johny Corrino's up on 97 on the North end of town. You'll drive right by it (next to Home Depot) as you come in to town. I know it's not a "local" place, but it's probably the best we got. Pasta can be had at Anthony's or better yet the Pine Tavern in down town. Actually, if you want to experience "old Bend" then go to Pine Tavern. It's been around since Bend was full of lumberjacks and offers some of the best food in town as well as a very unique atmosphere with having trees growing out of the building. Don't be fooled by the name... it's no tavern. It's high class eating.

Haha, thanks for saving me. I'm a broke college student, so I wouldn't even be rolling up in "just a benz". Sad to hear that yuppies have invaded Bend too though.

I'll try Pine Tavern. Thanks man.