Warm plates for rainy days in Tualatin.
November is Tualatin's soggy season, and the city's restaurants lean in with the kinds of meals made for it: all-day breakfasts, slow-roasted prime rib, steamy bowls, and pie. Here is where to warm up within minutes of 22379 SW 107th Ave when the rain sets in.
Tualatin's dining scene runs the gamut from sushi counters to Brazilian steakhouses, but on a cold, wet evening the neighborhood classics win. These are the reliable, close-to-home spots for comfort food, many of them longtime anchors of the Boones Ferry and Martinazzi corridors, and all of them easy reaches from the house on 107th Avenue.
Since 1974
C I Bar & Grill: prime rib at the Boones Ferry corner.
C I Bar & Grill has anchored the corner of Boones Ferry Road and Tualatin Road since 1974, with the same family behind the bar for more than forty years. On a rainy evening it delivers exactly what the name promises: all-day breakfast, burgers, and slow-roasted prime rib, with karaoke on Fridays and live music on Thursdays adding to the neighborhood feeling.
It is Tualatin's enduring local tavern, and we dig deeper into its history in our C I Bar & Grill guide. The prime rib special is a fixture on the calendar for anyone who wants a warm, filling dinner without driving into Portland.
The short version
- Prime rib, burgers, all-day breakfast
- Boones Ferry Rd and Tualatin Rd, Tualatin
- Karaoke Fridays, live music Thursdays
The short version
- Scratch-made breakfast and lunch, in-house bakery
- 7107 SW Nyberg St, Nyberg Woods Center
- Open daily, seven days a week
Nyberg Woods Center
Sunny's Diner: cinnamon rolls on a gray morning.
Sunny's Diner brings old-school diner energy to 7107 SW Nyberg St in the Nyberg Woods Center, serving scratch-made breakfast and lunch all day, seven days a week. The in-house bakery turns out fresh breads and cinnamon rolls, and the omelettes, scrambles, and pancakes are the kind of warm, generous cooking that makes a rainy morning easier.
See our full Sunny's Diner guide for the menu rundown. Order the cinnamon roll, sit by a window, and let the rain do its thing.
Tualatin-Sherwood Road
Brix Tavern: tavern food with a pond view.
Brix Tavern on Tualatin-Sherwood Road serves upscale tavern fare with locally sourced ingredients and a dining room that overlooks a pond, which makes it a favorite for weekend brunch after a storm and happy hour before the rain hits. It is polished enough for a date night and casual enough for a family dinner.
Our Brix Tavern guide covers the brunch menu and happy hour deals. On a gloomy afternoon, the pond-view seats are worth asking for.
The short version
- Locally sourced tavern fare and weekend brunch
- 8187 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd, Tualatin
- Outdoor and pond-view seating
And a Few More
More warm spots within ten minutes.
60's Cafe & Diner
A retro-styled sit-down diner at 19358 SW Boones Ferry Rd serving classic plates in a room that feels like stepping into another decade. Read our profile.
Shari's Cafe & Pies
The Pacific Northwest chain known for its pies and comfort plates sits right on the Martinazzi corridor at 19365 SW Martinazzi Ave, handy for a slice and coffee on a wet evening. Visit sharis.com.
Biscuits Cafe and Fat Milo's
Just across town, Biscuits Cafe on Pacific Highway in Tigard does breakfast and brunch all day, and Fat Milo's in downtown Sherwood is a cozy comfort-food cafe. Both are about ten minutes from 22379 SW 107th Ave.
Rain Is Part of the Charm
A neighborhood built for cozy living.
Gray skies are half the reason Tualatin's restaurants feel so warm. From a 1974 tavern corner to a pond-view brunch spot, the dining within minutes of 22379 SW 107th Ave makes even the rainiest stretch feel like an excuse to go out. If cozy is your kind of living, Paul Knighton of MORE Realty would love to show you the house and the neighborhood that come with it.
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