The Real Oregon

One of the challenges of staying overnight in Florence’s Old Town is: no breakfast.

Mo’s isn’t open. What places there are, aren’t too inspiring.

FInally we found a great one one. Just a short walk up the hill from Old Town, on Highway 101, is Nature’s Corner Cafe & Market, where the food is decent even if it is organic, the service is friendly, and they serve full breakfast, lunch and dinner despite the coffee-only sound of the name.

Walk up Second Street, on your right just past the bridge, and it’s right there; you don’t even have to cross the highway.

185 Highway 101; 541-997-0900.

Friendly, muy autentico, really delicious food, and costs practically nothing. What else could you want? We stumbled across this little place while looking for breakfast and came back to have lunch.

Los Compadres Taqueria is on the west side of Highway 101 next to Old Town in Florence. It feels more Mexican than Oregonian, with phone cards for calling home and the mandatory image of the Virgin of Guadalupe — all a good sign in a restaurant.

The pozole — served on Saturday and Sunday only — was incredibly good, an entire meal in a bowl for just $6.50.

We’ll be going back for more…. Very soon.