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Food & Drink » Chow

San Simón Open Downtown

“Sophisticated debauchery” in downtown Bend

by Nicole Vulcan

November 06, 2019

2 comments

Looking for some “sophisticated debauchery” in downtown Bend? San Simón aims to deliver. The owners of the new bar, now open in Tin Pan Alley, have transformed the space formerly occupied by Lone Pine Coffee Roasters into a lavish space that feels like a hidden speakeasy.

Nancy Patterson, Eat Drink Bend

Named after the liquor-drinking, chain-smoking Mayan saint, San Simón, the space was opened by two brothers from Wisconsin (really nice guys who let us tap their power for a Best of Central Oregon shoot outside their space this summer).

Nancy Patterson, Eat Drink Bend

On top of delightful cocktails, you’ll find a shrine for San Simón himself inside the bar.

San Simón
845 Tin Pan Alley, Bend
Open Daily 2pm-late
Sansimonbend.com

Nancy Patterson, Eat Drink Bend

About The Author

Nicole Vulcan

Nicole Vulcan has been editor of the Source since 2016. (Blame her for everything since then.) Favorite car: A Trek commuter bike. Favorite cat: An adopted dog who looks like a Jedi master. Favorite things, besides responding to your comments: Downton Abbey re-runs, Aretha Franklin albums, and pink wine.

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