Specialty Drinks Fresh bubble tea, smoothies, tea-infused drinks and milk tea at Tea Artist (737 Broadway) are ready for customizing. Made to order with your own sweetness and amount of ice, choose from various flavors of bobas and jellies. Sip your worries away with the matcha smoothie with sea-salt cream or the sparkling-blue butterfly mango strawberry tea, with its rainbow-ombre effect in the glass. Founder Yin Na is a certified tea-art specialist and university professor who wrote a book about the tea art of China. Serious coffee lovers already know Burly & the Bean Coffee Roasters (1803 S. Roosevelt) offers caffeinated concoctions with global flavor profiles, like the Sneaky Diablo (iced Vietnamese coffee, espresso, cinnamon and a dash of hot sauce), influenced by the co-owner’s Mexican heritage. Guests can roast and bag their own custom CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: DON FRANK; JENNIFER BURNS BRIGHT; COURTESY OF TEA ARTIST beans with guidance from trained baristas. The store also hosts a rollicking live music calendar. If you haven’t had a mangoneada, you’re in for a real treat. MAS Savory (21 N. Columbia) celebrates tropical fruit with eyepopping mango-based confections that double as a dessert and come in two sizes: mega and crazy. If mango’s not your thing, there are also smoothies, whipped-creamladen horchatas, Mexican-style shaved ice, and blended drinks based on cotton candy, bubble gum and Gansito (a Mexican chocolate Twinkie). For a lighter option, try the aguas frescas, made from just fruit, water, lime juice and a bit of sweetener. Asian Restaurants The appetizing menu at Thai Us Up (1480 S. Roosevelt) in south Seaside includes stir-fries, curries and spicy basil fried rice — and the marinated wings are not to be missed. New Garden Asian Cuisine (300 Broadway), a ChineseAmerican diner inside the Carousel Mall, wins over patrons with fresh ingredients and well-balanced spices. The creative rolls and delicate cuts of sashimi at downtown Tora Sushi Lounge (619 Broadway) will delight any sushi lover. Nearby, Yellow Curry Cozy Thai (20 N. Holladay) is known for its authentic, bold flavors — its signature yellow curry is a must-try. For a quick lunch in north Seaside, Tokyo Teriyaki (1111 N. Roosevelt) is a hole-in-the-wall spot known for its sweet-savory teriyaki chicken. Head to The Noodle House (2490 Highway 101) for pho, ramen and boba fruit drinks. Sharing the building, A Mighty Thai & Sushi offers Japanese and Thai dishes in a dining room overlooking picturesque Neawanna Creek. New Garden Asian Cuisine Phillips Candies Tea Artist seasideOR.com 23
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