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 choice of sweetness level and amount of ice, choose from various flavors of bobas and jellies, like blueberry or lychee, among other add-ins. Accompany your drink with a piping-hot bubble waffle or fresh pastry, or a scoop of delicious gelato. 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 beans with guidance from trained baristas. The store also hosts CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: GREG CLODFELTER; JENNIFER BURNS BRIGHT; DON FRANK 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. Downtown, Yellow Curry Cozy Thai (20 N. Holladay) and Thai Thai Fusion (1 N. Holladay) are known for warming Thai curries and noodles. New Garden Asian Cuisine (300 Broadway), a Chinese-American 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. In north Seaside you have several options, including Tokyo Teriyaki (1111 N. Roosevelt), 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. Marivel’s Kitchen Nonni’s Italian Bistro Phillips Candies seasideOR.com 23
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