Join us in a celebration of summer with Local Ocean’s most popular seasonal special. This dish features fresh Oregon halibut, paired with the unique mix of roasted poblano pepper, fresh grilled peaches, and melted mozzarella cheese, all topped by a zingy cilantro vinaigrette. Guests of the restaurant on Newport’s Historic Bayfront come from all over the country to taste this unique dish every summer!

Local Ocean's Chinook Salmon Succotash Dinner - featuring a fillet of fresh Chinook salmon alongside a medley of grilled corn, nectarine, summer squash, fennel, cherry tomatoes, onion and red bell pepper. This beautifully simple dish is perfect for a backyard barbecue. 

Bite into a thick piece of juicy Albacore tuna in our popular Tuna Reuben. Sandwiched between pieces of marbled rye with melted Swiss cheese, Louie dressing, and beer-braised sauerkraut, which we prepare in-house with Depoe Bay Brewing's Icelandic Porter.

Your new favorite lunch - bite into a juicy piece of local rockfish with smoked bacon, tomatoes, romaine, smashed avocado, Mama Lil's pickled peppers, and tartar sauce, served on a herb butter-crusted hoagie with fries. This sandwich is a favorite of our staff and regular guests!

Turn up the heat with our popular Shrimp & Spicy Noodle Salad. Showcasing Oregon pink shrimp atop a medley of vegetables and yakisoba noodles, cooked together in our signature sesame chili dressing. 

Niçoise salad is considered by some great chefs to the be the finest summer salad of all time. Our take on this French classic features local Albacore tuna. Oregon Albacore, once relegated to tin cans, here shines in the center of the plate. Enjoy with a glass of Oregon Rose, some crusty bread and good friends.

This Asian-inspired dish highlights black cod over a bed of asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, onions, orange, red bell pepper, and yakisoba noodles, married together in a flavorful teriyaki dressing.

For seafood lovers, black cod (aka sablefish) is an ultimate indulgence with its rich buttery texture and high flavor profile. Most Oregon blackcod is exported to Japan, where it is considered a delicacy. But it is increasingly gaining popularity in the US, particularly for those trying to increase beneficial omega-3 fats in the diet.

This meal showcases grilled Albacore tuna with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries alongside beets, mint, spinach, hazelnuts, Oregonzola cheese, and a pomegranate vinaigrette.

Weathervane scallops shine on a mix of risotto, fava beans, artichoke, asparagus, shallots, and baby kale with cotija cheese and a Pepian Verde sauce.

This light and bright Mint Couscous Salmon Salad features a Coho salmon fillet over a mixture of baby kale, couscous, red and green onion, dried apricots, and Mandarin oranges. It is tossed in Chef Enrique’s mint-pomegranate vinaigrette, sprinkled with crushed pistachios, and topped with pomegranate seeds and a mint garnish.

This meal is the vegetarian version of our famous Albacore tuna berry salad, and showcases tempeh kabobs with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries alongside beets, mint, spinach, hazelnuts, Oregonzola cheese, and a pomegranate vinaigrette.

This Asian-inspired dish is the vegetarian version of our blackcod hoisin, and highlights grilled portobello over a bed of asparagus, green beans, mushrooms, onions, orange, red bell pepper, and yakisoba noodles, married together in a flavorful teriyaki dressing.

Fish tacos are a mainstay of coastal restaurants. This vegetarian version substitutes tempeh for the fish. We pair them with mango pico de gallo, as it adds a sweet zip to the dish, making them very craveable.

Fish tacos are a mainstay of coastal restaurants. We love to pair local lingcod or rockfish with mango pico de gallo, as it adds a sweet zip that complements the fish without overshadowing it.