An opening, a relocation, and a closure are happening in Eugene, but not as soon as you might think.
This week’s restaurant round-up focuses on three businesses: Hodgepodge Book Bar, Lovely Café in Springfield, and The Paddock in South Eugene.
Sophie and Stuart Raymond are excited to open Eugene’s first Book Bar this winter; a combination of a bookstore and a taproom with a cozy fireplace to read the night away in. Lovely Café in Springfield will be moving locations in the spring of 2025 to a newer space to accommodate its growing number of customers. Lamonte Cherrick is retiring from owning The Paddock, and the restaurant will close while he searches for someone to take his place…