Pacific City · Cape Kiwanda · Beachfront brewpub
Pelican Brewing – Pacific City
The original Pelican brewpub, right on the sand at Cape Kiwanda, pouring award-winning house beer with chowder, fish and chips and a front-row view of Haystack Rock
Opens Pelican’s dine-in menu (PDF, May 2026). The brewpub doesn’t take table reservations; takeout is on Toast.
Details checked November 2026
Price
$$–$$$
Fish & chips $26.99 (May 2026 menu)
Hours
Mon–Fri 11 am–9 pm
Sat–Sun 10:30 am–9 pm
Parking
On-site lot + county lot
Cape Kiwanda lot is $10/day, cards only
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What to order
A big brewpub menu of chowder, fish and chips, burgers and salads, built to go with beer brewed by Pelican. There’s a kids’ menu for ages 12 and under, and some dishes can be made gluten-free.
A house favorite
Fish and chips
One of the two dishes reviewers mention most, along with the clam chowder. It’s $26.99 on the May 2026 menu, and a cup of chowder is $9.99 (bowl $14.79).
Pro tip: Pair it with Kiwanda Cream Ale, Pelican’s flagship. Happy hour runs 3 to 6 pm Sunday through Thursday, and a weekday table near the windows is easier to get than a summer weekend one.
More to try
- Clam chowder$9.99 a cup or $14.79 a bowl on the May 2026 menu.
- Tsunami Burger$24.49, named for Pelican’s Tsunami Stout.
- Tower of RingsA shareable stack of onion rings for $19.49.
- House beerKiwanda Cream Ale and Tsunami Stout are the flagships.
The Pelican story
A beachfront brewpub since 1996
Jeff Schons and Mary Jones opened Pelican in May 1996 in a run-down building on the beach at Cape Kiwanda, with Darron Welch brewing from the very first batch. Main brewing moved to a bigger brewery in Tillamook in 2014, but Pacific City is still the original pub.
Pelican beers have won dozens of Great American Beer Festival medals and the 2014 World Beer Cup title for champion small brewing company. The company now has pubs up and down the north coast; this is the one on the sand, with Haystack Rock out the window.
Why it made our list
- The original Pelican pub, right on the beach
- Award-winning beer from a GABF-medal brewery
- Haystack Rock and Cape Kiwanda out the window
- About an hour from Sea & Sand RV Park
What diners say about Pelican Brewing – Pacific City
The restaurant report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2026.
How the review sites compare
Average star rating on each site, out of 5
What diners often mention
Ocean viewsClam chowderFish and chipsBeer selectionPatio
Recurring topics in Google reviews: diners praise the view, the chowder and the fish and chips, and some mention slow service and prices on busy days.
Good to know
Price rangeChowder from $9.99 a cup
Special dietsGluten-free optionsKids’ menuDog-friendly patio
Happy hourHappy hour Sun–Thu 3–6 pm
Scores as published by Google and Tripadvisor in November 2026. The weighted score combines both by review count. We couldn’t confirm a current Yelp star rating, so Yelp isn’t shown. Confirm details with the restaurant.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Pelican Brewing – Pacific City
- Address33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr, Pacific City, OR 97135
- HoursMon–Fri 11 am–9 pm
Sat–Sun 10:30 am–9 pm - Phone(503) 965-7007
- OrderingWalk-in only (no table reservations); takeout on Toast
- ParkingOn-site lot + county lot
Pelican sits on the beach at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City. There’s on-site parking, and the county’s Cape Kiwanda day-use lot next door costs $10 a day (cards only). No source covers RV parking, so come in the tow car on busy days.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Pelican Brewing – Pacific City
Sea & Sand RV Park near Depoe Bay is about an hour south. The other two parks are farther away and are listed for planning a longer coast trip. Drive times are free-flow road estimates.
Sea & Sand RV Park
Terraced full-hookup sites on a bluff above the Pacific just north of Depoe Bay, open year-round with a path down to the beach.
Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort
A big, year-round family KOA beside Fort Stevens State Park, with full-hookup sites up to 90 ft and a heated indoor pool.
Darlings Marina & RV Resort
An old-time lake resort on Siltcoos Lake south of Florence, open since 1923, with lakefront and forest RV sites and boat rentals.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
A few details before you head over.
Open daily from 11 am
Craving a pint at the beach?
Grab a window seat, order a Kiwanda Cream Ale with your fish and chips, and watch the surf roll in at Cape Kiwanda.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and this video. Please support them by giving their work a look. The beer flight photo is for illustration only and was not taken at Pelican. Haystack Rock at Cape Kiwanda: R.U.P.A.K – A.N.T.O ~~ Passing Time on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); Beer flight: Nehrams2020 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Video: Noël Anderson on YouTube. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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