Brad Root’s refined spot in a strip mall off 192nd regularly attracts executives and lawyers from the nearby corporate offices for business lunches and dinners. Elegant dishes made from locally sourced ingredients draw the casual business-attired regulars looking to impress visiting clients. Here, diners can find dishes like cream of spinach soup with beet chips, spring risotto with asparagus and snap peas, or Lan Roc pork loin with white cheddar gratin.

Chicago transplants Janessa and Chuck Stoltz transformed an old chalet on Lacamas Lake into an updated supper club, plating dishes like chicken stroganoff with wild mushrooms and pan-roasted Sockeye salmon. Their Midwest hospitality relish tray starter offers a bounty of pickled veggies, spiced nuts, and a generous round of pimento cheese. Chuck’s eclectic playlist, Janessa’s vibrant floral arrangements, and their combined quirky sense of style — stills from The Shining line the bar, for instance — give the space a unique, timeless vibe. Tables on the outdoor patio in the warmer months provide stunning views of Lacamas Lake.

Olga Mikhalets and Yaroslav Mikhalets, owners of European bakery Sweet Touch Bakery and Svitoch European Deli by the Vancouver Mall, recently took over Camas Market by Lacamas Lake creating the perfect spot to grab picnic provisions like organic produce, deli meats and cheeses, pickles, and large rounds of crusty sourdough bread baked daily in the newly installed onsite oven.

Classic American burgers have sizzled on the well-seasoned griddle at this no-frills drive-thru since 1957. Locals flock to this checkered-tile-floored, red-leather-booth-filled blast from the past for their seasoned fries, cheeseburgers, and thick shakes made with Umpqua and Tillamook dairy products.

Nuestra Mesa serves beautiful and comforting Mexican food in a warm space with earth-toned walls and well-worn wood floors. The chef makes fresh tortillas for their popular tacos every day with masa from Three Sisters Nixtamal in Portland, filling them with things like conchinita (achiote marinated pulled pork), garlic shrimp, and beer-battered avocado. Tequila and mezcal mixtures from jalapeño margaritas to refreshing citrus-forward Palomas fill the cocktail menu.

Salud Wine Bar recently added a full menu of antipasti, soups, salads, and pastas to pair with their extensive wine list of reds, whites, bubblies, and dessert wines. Wine flights provide an opportunity to sample pours from their wine cellar, filled with bottles sourced from the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Locals on date nights or out for a family meal frequent this buzzy rustic Italian-inspired space.

Tommy O’s at the Camas Hotel offers a Hawaiian vibe in a warm space, with rock music streaming through the speakers and Hawaiian-inspired art of coconut trees on the walls. Island favorites like kalua pork and teriyaki chicken come with steamed rice and a choice of curry macaroni salad or cucumber tomato salad, with upgrades like pork belly fried rice and yakisoba. Tommy O’s doesn’t just stick to plate lunch and loco moco, however; the restaurant also serves a full menu of sushi, like the Tommy O’s Roll topped with spicy tuna and avocado and filled with coconut shrimp and crab.

Locals fill the indoor and outdoor tables at this cozy neighborhood coffee shop to sip coffee and espresso drinks made with Caffe Umbria beans. Scones, sticky buns, maple bars, and other pastries from Marsee Bakery fill the glass case. Breakfast and lunch paninis fill the short cafe menu as well as soup specials like corn chowder served with oyster crackers. The spacious back room at the cafe provides ample space to set up a laptop or eavesdrop to catch some local gossip.

Traditional boiled bagels rest in the glass case at this spot on Cedar Street. Seattle Bagel Bakery dough is used to create flavors that vary from traditional plain, salt, and everything to new twists like snickerdoodle and wild cheddar, as well as gluten-free options. Bagels with a simple schmear, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch sandwiches fill the short menu.

Tim and Melissa McCusker recently revamped this popular downtown steakhouse by adding new furniture with a cozy vibe to the front room and transforming the menu from a classic steakhouse format to a list of communal dishes. A variety of cuts from 12-ounce hanger to 30-ounce Tomahawk come sliced to share with Irish mashed potatoes (champs) whipped with triple-cream Cambozola and horseradish. Starters include miso barbecue shrimp served in a rich broth fortified with fresh thyme and served with pork belly hush puppies with a side of chive honey butter.