For a small town, Ashland is the home of a wide variety of restaurants -- from very fine dining to quick bistros.

With a few noted exceptions, you can walk to all these Ashland restaurants from the Chanticleer Inn.

Restaurants on this list are very good, some stand out more than the others. To further assist in making selections, we assigned codes to some of the restaurants.

Legend:
C = High-end restaurants we always recommend for those celebratory or special dinners. Reservations are almost always required
Q = Restaurants great for quick a meal. No reservations required
L = Open late

Agave (Q)    Gourmet Mexican

    92 N. Main Street, closed Monday

Alex's Plaza Restaurant & Bar  (L) Nouvelle fusion cuisine
   35 N. Main St.  541 482-8818, open 7 days

Allyson's of Ashland   Gourmet marketplace

115 E. Main Street 541 482-2884, 7 days a week, lunch and dinner

Amuse (C)    French/Northwest nouvelle cuisine
   15 N. First St. 541 488-9000, closed Monday & Tuesday

Beasy's on the Creek   Seafood and steak
   51 Water St.  541 488-5009, open 7 days

Black Sheep (L)   British pub/European fare
   51 N. Main St.  541 482-6414, open 7 days

Chateaulin (C)    A blend of contemporary and traditional French cuisine.
   50 E Main St.  541 482-2264, open 7 days

Chozu Tea Garden   Japanese, tea and snacks

   832 A St. 541 552-0202, closed Mondays

Cucina Biazzi (C)   Traditional Italian
   568 E. Main St.  541 488-3739. open 7 days

Dragonfly  (C)    Latin and Asian

    241 Hargadine St.   488-4855, open 7 days

Evo's Coffee Lounge

   376 E. Main St. 541 488-3739

GreenLeaf (Q)   

Hana Sushi   Japanese

   29 N. Main St. 201-8898

Kobe (C)  Japanese

   96 N. Main St. 541 488-8058, open 7 days

Koko's Bento Dog (Q) best organic hot dogs in town

   249 A St. 488-3647  kiosk-style eatery outside the Ace hardware store

Lark's (C)  Oregonian home kitchen cuisine
   212 E. Main St. 541 488-5558, open 7 days

Lela's (C)  Nouvelle cuisine 
    258 A St. #3,  541 482-1702, open 7 days

Liquid Assets Wine bar, dinner, and live music  
    96 North Main St. 541 482-9463, open 7 days, dinner

Martino's Lounge (L) & Marcaroni's Ristorante Italian

   58 E. Main St. 488-4420 & 488-3359

Pangea (Q)   Grills, soups and wraps
   272 E. Main St,  541 552-1630, open 7 days lunch/dinner

Pasta Piatti   Italian

   358 E Main St, 541 488-5493, open 7 days lunch/dinner

Peerless (C)   Northwest sustainable seasonal cuisine
   243 Fourth St,  541 488-6067, closed Sunday & Monday

Sesame Asian Kitchen

   21 Winburn Way, 541 482-0119, open 7 days lunch/dinner

Standing Stone Brewery Co. (L/Q)   Bistro brew pub
   101 Oak St,  541 482-2448, open 7 days

Tabu (L/C)    Latin/Cuban
   76 N Pioneer St,  541 482-3900, open 7 days

Tease (C) Tapas

   303 E. Main St. 541 488-1458, open 7 days for dinner at 5:00pm

Thai Pepper (C)   Thai
   84 N Main St,  541 482-8058, open 7 days

Wiley's World of Pasta (Q)   Pasta
   1606 Ashland St,  541 488-0285, open 7 days

Winchester Inn (C)   Cosmopolitan Cuisine
   35 S 2nd St,  541 488-1115, open 7 days

Zoey's (Q/L)    Bistro and Ice Cream
   199 E Main St. 482-4794, open 7 days

Jacksonville

Bella Union restaurant & Saloon (Q)   Casual Italian
   170 W California St,  541 899-1770 

Country Cottage Cafe & Bakery
    Country gourmet
    230 E C St, 541 899-2900

Gogi's (C)
   Cosmopolitan Cuisine
   235 W. Main St,  541 899-8699
Jacksonville Inn

   Steak and Seafood
   175 E California St,  541 899-1900

MacLevin's Whole Foods Restaurant (Q)
   Kosher deli and ice cream shop
   150 W. California St,  541 899-1251
   Our favorite quick eatery in Jacksonville.

McCully House Inn (C)

   Cosmopolitan Cuisine
   240 E California St,  541 899-1942

Medford

Cafe Dejeuner

   1108 E. Main St., Medford 541 857-1290
India's Kitchen

   970 E. Phoenix St., Medford 541 773-6800

Porters

   147 N Front St,  541 857-1910

Talent

Arbor House

  103 W. Wagner St. 541 535-6817

   Dinners: Tuesday-Saturday 5:00-9:00

New Sammy's Bistro (C)
   Oregon Cuisine
   2210 S Pacific Hwy, 541 535-2779