Dining
Anyone dining in Salem may feel overwhelmed by the choices. Diners can embrace local specialties like baked salmon, berry pie, fresh produce or handcrafted ales, or experiment with eats from another culture. Restaurants range from gourmet to family friendly to a local pub, each with its own charm.
Visitors wanting food with excursion should board the Willamette Queen sternwheeler cruise. This classic sternwheeler roams up and down the Willamette River near downtown Salem. Diners can choose from brunch, lunch or dinner cruises, or even reserve the entire boat for a special event.
Anyone wanting to dive into the famed Pacific Northwest brewery industry should not pass by the Ram Big horn Brewery. It’s delicious food and friendly service are a perfect fit for its mouth-watering ales. The menu ranges from sandwiches to gourmet steak and seafood.
If seafood is the desire, the Eola Inn Riverview Restaurant overlooking the Willamette River is a great fit for anyone. This casual dining establishment features a restaurant, lounge, banquet room and patio. Delectable parmesan crusted halibut washed down with an Eola Hills chardonnay is the perfect welcome for any visitor or new resident to Salem.
Fun Facts
City population: 135,000
Metro population: 2.4 million
Size: 40.8 square miles
Average temperature (January): 46.9 (max) / 37.0 (min) F
Average temperature (July): 81.6 (max) / 50.7 (min) F