Eat and Drink
Cave Junction's places to eat are strung along the Redwood Highway (US-199) through town, so you can see most of them from the car. This page lists the ones we could confirm open in 2025 or 2026 from the business itself, local news, or current listings. Hours change with the season, so call ahead for an early breakfast or a late dinner.
Taylor's Sausage Country Store and Pappy T's
Taylor's Sausage Country Store is the meat counter, deli, and restaurant run by the Taylor family's sausage company, which got its start making summer sausage in 1918. A 2017 regional business profile called the company Cave Junction's largest employer. The store, a few blocks from the factory, sells the company's ham, linguica, beef strips, salami, and wild game products alongside a breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu.
Next door, Pappy T's Pub & Grub is the family's gastropub, opened in May 2023, with craft cocktails and pub food. The Illinois Valley News calls it family-friendly. It's also where the Friday night music happens now: the paper's November 2026 calendar lists free, all-ages "Music in the Dining Room" there from 6 to 9 p.m. on alternate Fridays. Pappy T's also hosts ticketed evenings, such as a blackberry-themed wine and food night in August 2026.
- 202 S Redwood Hwy, Cave Junction
- (541) 592-5358
The company's own website was showing only a holding page when we checked, so call for hours.
Wild River Brewing & Pizza
Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. has a Cave Junction location on the north side of town, with its own ales and lagers on tap, at least 8 styles. The menu runs to pizza, sandwiches, burgers, soups, and salads, and on weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. there's a lunch buffet with a salad and pizza bar.
Wednesday evening is open mic night, free and open to all ages. The company's site lists it from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and the Illinois Valley News calendar lists 5 to 8 p.m., so come early. The Illinois Valley News calendar also lists a guitar and banjo jam and the occasional comedy night.
- 249 N Redwood Hwy, Cave Junction
- (541) 592-3556
- Open daily: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Wild River, checked November 2026)
- wildriverbrewing.com
Coffee Heaven
Coffee Heaven is the small coffee shop next to the Chevron on the south side of town, easy to find because of the large wooden angel on its roof (more on the angel on /roadside). Expect espresso drinks, cold brew, juices, and smoothies, plus scones and muffins. Reviewers in 2025 mentioned the homemade scones and organic coffee. One reviewer noted there are no restrooms.
- 409 Redwood Hwy, Cave Junction
- (541) 592-3888
- Listings give early-morning opening, around 6 or 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, with a later start on weekends. Call to confirm.
A drink in town
Sportsman's Tavern changed hands in 2024; the Illinois Valley News calls it one of the town's oldest small businesses. Expect sports on big screens, 2 pool tables, darts, and pool tournaments. Friday is karaoke night, 7 to 11 p.m., 21 and over.
Wine with your meal
For tasting rooms, from Foris near Holland to the treehouse at Augustino Estate in O'Brien, see Wine and Farms. The Friday farmers market in Kerby also has food vendors in season.
Driving on toward the coast
If you're heading west on US-199 into California, the Patrick Creek Lodge, a historic inn and restaurant on the highway, reopened to diners under new owners in June 2026 after more than a year closed, the Illinois Valley News reported.