Dutch Bros Has One Shop in Newport and One in Lincoln City

Jacob Mishalanie

Oct 7

10 min read

Highway 101 crossing the arched Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport Oregon on a clear day

Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One drive thru in Newport, at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. One drive thru in Lincoln City, at 711 NW Hwy 101. That is Dutch Bros' entire footprint on this stretch of the central Oregon coast, according to the company's own live locator, a real, specific, modest presence, not the saturation coverage a big chain sometimes brings to a smaller market like this one.

It is worth naming that footprint plainly before talking about anything else on this coast's coffee scene, because a chain's actual size matters to the picture. Dutch Bros is a real part of Newport and Lincoln City's coffee landscape, but it is one stop in each city, not a wall of drive thrus crowding out everything else, and not a reason to assume the chain dominates either town's coffee habits.

This kind of layer, chain versus independent, is worth mapping out clearly for anyone trying to understand this coast's actual coffee scene, whether that is a visitor deciding where to stop, or an independent cafe owner trying to understand exactly what they are and are not competing against day to day.

One Shop in Newport

Dutch Bros' own locator lists exactly one location in Newport, at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. That is a single, specific address, not a citywide saturation, and it puts the chain's Newport presence in clear perspective next to the independent coffee businesses spread across the city's Historic Bayfront, Nye Beach, and Highway 101 corridor, part of the roughly dozen independents along this whole stretch of coast.

One drive thru is a real, meaningful presence, easy to find and easy to rely on for a fast cup on the way somewhere else. It is also, plainly, just one stop among many on a coast with a real, established independent coffee scene stretching well beyond that single Highway address.

A drive thru chain like Dutch Bros serves a specific, useful purpose, speed and consistency for anyone who wants a fast, familiar order without stepping out of the car. That is a genuinely different kind of stop than walking into a Bayfront cafe or a Highway 101 room, and both kinds of stop have their place in a coastal town's actual coffee habits.

The Newport location's own page describes itself simply as open now, closing at 10 in the evening, according to Dutch Bros' own locator, a long operating window that fits the drive thru model well. A visitor arriving late in the day still has a real, reliable option waiting at that single address.

One Shop in Lincoln City

The same pattern holds in Lincoln City. Dutch Bros' locator lists exactly one location there too, at 711 NW Hwy 101. Two cities, two Dutch Bros locations, one each, a footprint that leaves genuine room for the coast's own independent cafes to be the more common coffee stop a visitor or local actually reaches for, day after day.

Lincoln City's own coffee scene includes cafes spread across the Nelscott area, the W. 51st and Taft corner, and further out toward Gleneden Beach, a spread of independent cafes that meaningfully outnumbers the single chain drive thru in the city.

A visitor staying in Lincoln City for a weekend has genuine choices beyond that single Dutch Bros stop, shops with their own regulars, their own view, and their own reason for being exactly where they sit. The chain drive thru is one option among several, not the default answer to where should I get coffee in Lincoln City. The Lincoln City location's own hours, opening at 5 in the morning according to Dutch Bros' locator, make it a reliable early option, but an early option is still just one option on a coast with plenty of others.

The Wider Oregon Picture, for Contrast

Dutch Bros' own statewide locator lists 157 locations across Oregon, and it is worth putting Newport and Lincoln City's single locations each into that wider context. Portland's own locator page lists 10 locations. Salem's lists 10 as well. Astoria, a smaller coastal city, lists 1, the same modest count as Newport and Lincoln City each show.

None of that is a comment on those larger cities, and it is not meant to suggest Newport or Lincoln City should be compared directly to Portland or Salem, larger markets with their own separate coffee scenes entirely. It is simply useful context, a chain that operates 10 locations in a large city like Portland or Salem operates just 1 each in Newport and Lincoln City, a genuinely modest coastal footprint by comparison. Astoria's matching single location shows this is a pattern across Oregon's smaller coastal cities, not something unique to Newport or Lincoln City specifically.

7 Brew, another national chain, has no locations at all in Newport or Lincoln City according to its own locator, which returns a not found result for both city specific paths as well as for an Oregon wide city listing search for either name. That is worth noting plainly too, since it means the drive thru chain landscape on this specific stretch of coast is currently limited to Dutch Bros' two single shop locations.

It is worth being precise about what that 7 Brew result actually shows. The company's own locator root page loads and lists locations elsewhere, so this is not a broken tool or a site error. It simply has no Newport or Lincoln City stand to list, which is a meaningfully different fact than Dutch Bros' confirmed single location in each city. Whether that changes in the future is not something this piece can predict, but as things stand right now, on this stretch of coast, 7 Brew simply is not part of the picture.

Bakeries, Brunch Spots and Food First Cafes

A good share of the names that come up around Newport and Lincoln City coffee belong to bakeries, brunch spots and food first cafes, in Newport's Nye Beach and Bayfront neighborhoods and along Lincoln City's stretch of Highway 101. They are part of the local food and drink scene, and they sell a lot of coffee, but a visitor looking for a pastry and a sandwich is usually choosing among them for the food first.

This piece keeps them in their own category rather than naming each one next to a label, because the category is what helps a visitor plan. A morning that starts with breakfast on Nye Beach and a morning that starts with a quick cup at a Highway 101 drive thru are two different mornings, and both are easy to find on this coast.

None of this is a knock on any of these businesses. Bakeries, brunch spots, and food first cafes are a genuine and valuable part of what makes a coastal town's food and drink scene feel complete. It is simply useful to keep the categories straight, chain drive thru, bakery and brunch first cafe, and coffee first room, when trying to understand the actual shape of this coast's coffee landscape.

A visitor asking where to sit down with a cup of coffee on this coast is asking a different question than a visitor asking where to grab a pastry and a coffee on the way out the door. Both questions deserve good answers, and keeping the categories clear helps make sure each visitor gets pointed toward what they are looking for. A blended, unclear list serves neither kind of visitor particularly well.

Room for the Independents to Stand Out

Put the whole picture together and a clear opportunity emerges for this coast's independent coffee shops. Two Dutch Bros locations, one in each city, and zero 7 Brew locations, leave a open field for the roughly dozen independent coffee businesses spread across Newport's Bayfront and Highway 101 corridor, Lincoln City's Nelscott and 51st areas, Depoe Bay, and Gleneden Beach to be the coast's real coffee identity, the one visitors remember and talk about after they leave.

A visitor choosing between a familiar chain drive thru and a local coffee stop is making a real choice on this coast, not picking between two versions of the same experience. Each independent room brings its own address, its own story, and its own reason for being exactly where it sits, none of which a chain drive thru is built to offer. A drive thru window and a Bayfront harbor view are simply not competing for the same visitor at the same moment.

The practical complement to that opportunity is simple, a street page for each independent room, naming its exact address, its neighborhood, and its own story, the same kind of clear, plain information Dutch Bros' own locator already provides for its two coast locations. A chain's locator pages are, if nothing else, a useful example of clarity worth matching.

Two Different Kinds of Coffee Stop

None of this is an argument against Dutch Bros' presence on this coast. A drive thru chain fills a real need, speed and consistency, and it clearly serves plenty of locals and visitors well in both Newport and Lincoln City. The point is simply to size that presence accurately, one shop in each city, so it can be understood correctly next to the coast's independent coffee scene rather than assumed to be larger than it is.

A coast with one Dutch Bros in Newport, one in Lincoln City, and zero 7 Brew locations anywhere along this stretch has plenty of room left for its independent coffee businesses to be the more common, more memorable coffee stop a visitor or a local reaches for. That is the real, honest shape of this coast's chain versus independent coffee landscape.

It is worth imagining how differently this picture would read if the numbers were reversed, a coast with a dozen chain locations and only a handful of independents struggling to be noticed. That is not the situation on Newport and Lincoln City's actual coast. The independents outnumber the chains here, which is a real strength worth naming plainly rather than assuming it and moving on.

Making the Independent Advantage Count

Numbers alone do not automatically translate into visibility. An independent coffee scene that outnumbers the chains on this coast still needs each of its shops findable, with a clear address, current hours, and an honest description of its own neighborhood, the same basic clarity a chain locator page provides without much effort.

That is where the real opportunity sits for this coast's independent cafes. The numbers are already in their favor. What remains is making sure each room's own online presence reflects that advantage clearly, so a visitor comparing a quick search result between a Dutch Bros stand and a local Bayfront cafe gets an equally clear, equally confident answer about what each one offers. A single chain shop having a clean, findable locator page is not a reason for an independent room to have anything less, and it is a achievable standard to match.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Dutch Bros locations does the locator show in Newport and Lincoln City?

One in each city. Dutch Bros' own locator, checked September 16, 2026, lists a single Newport drive thru at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. and a single Lincoln City drive thru at 711 NW Hwy 101. Its Newport page showed hours running to 10 PM and its Lincoln City page showed a 5 AM opening, a long window that suits the drive thru model.

Which other drive thru chains show up on this stretch of coast?

Stay Lincoln City's October 29, 2024 coffee guide lists The Human Bean alongside Dutch Bros in Lincoln City. This piece gives locator counts only for the chains whose own locators were read on September 16, 2026, Dutch Bros with one location in each city and 7 Brew with none, rather than guessing at numbers for other brands.

Where do bakeries and brunch spots fit on the coast coffee map?

Bakeries, brunch spots and food first cafes make up a good share of the names around Newport and Lincoln City, in Newport's Nye Beach and Bayfront neighborhoods and along Lincoln City's stretch of Highway 101. They sell plenty of coffee, but most visitors choose them for breakfast or pastry first. That is a category for planning a morning, not a judgment about any one business.

How many independent coffee businesses sit along this coast?

Roughly a dozen independents sit along the central coast crawl, from Newport's Historic Bayfront, Nye Beach and Highway 101 corridor to Lincoln City's Nelscott and Taft areas, Depoe Bay and Gleneden Beach. Against that, Dutch Bros lists one drive thru in Newport at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. and one in Lincoln City at 711 NW Hwy 101.

How big are Newport and Lincoln City?

Newport had 10,393 residents and Lincoln City 9,890 in the American Community Survey 2023 estimates, and the two are never added together here. Depoe Bay, between them on Highway 101, had 2,025. Towns this size carry one Dutch Bros each, which makes the chain a single stop in each city rather than a wall of drive thrus.

How many Dutch Bros locations does Portland have, for comparison?

Dutch Bros' Portland locator page lists 10 locations, and Salem's lists 10 as well, against one each in Newport and Lincoln City. Astoria, another small coastal city, also lists one. Portland, with 642,715 residents in the American Community Survey 2023 estimate, is a separate market and not part of this coast's coffee scene. The comparison only sizes the chain layer.

Does 7 Brew operate in Newport or Lincoln City?

Not according to its own locator on September 16, 2026. The 7 Brew paths for Newport, Lincoln City and Oregon as a whole returned page not found results, and the All 7 Brew Locations index loaded normally without listing either city. That leaves Dutch Bros, with one drive thru at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. and one at 711 NW Hwy 101, as the coast's locator checked chain layer.

How many Dutch Bros locations exist statewide in Oregon?

Dutch Bros' Oregon locator lists 157 locations statewide, with Newport at one, Lincoln City at one, Astoria at one and Albany at three on the same index. That puts the single drive thru at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. in Newport and the single one at 711 NW Hwy 101 in Lincoln City into context as a small coastal share of a large statewide footprint.

Does this piece suggest Dutch Bros should not be in Newport or Lincoln City?

No. A drive thru chain fills a real need for speed and consistency, and one location each at 822 S.W. Coast Hwy. and 711 NW Hwy 101 serves plenty of locals and Highway 101 travelers. The piece only sizes that footprint accurately, one shop per city, so it is read correctly next to the coast's roughly dozen independent coffee businesses.

Work with Hillcane

Dutch Bros runs exactly one drive thru in Newport and exactly one in Lincoln City, according to its own live locator. That leaves plenty of room on this coast for independent coffee shops to be the real story.

If your independent central coast cafe wants a street page as clear as a chain's own locator page, reach Hillcane at hillcane.co/contact or call (256) 384-2449.