The lights at Pendleton’s Rainbow Cafe never shut off.. When the 140-year-old bar tavern closes at 2 a.m., the staff lock the doors, the cleaning crew comes in behind them, and the morning staff ...

For as long as anyone can remember, the Rainbow Cafe in downtown Pendleton has made a unique claim to fame: The oldest bar in Oregon. It’s on the Rainbow’s menus, website and the T-shirts for ...

PENDLETON — Pendleton’s most famous bar is under new ownership. Business partners Tanner Hawkins and Chris Zimmerman bought the historic Rainbow Cafe late last year, taking over for the McGee ...

Chris Zimmerman, co-owner of the Rainbow Cafe in Pendleton, said he’s tried finding his own records to verify the date his bar was founded. He’s attempting to reach owners from previous decades.

Almost lost in a ravine off the interstate in eastern Oregon’s high plains, historic Pendleton is known for its real-deal Western-wear shops, iconic woolen mill (of “Pendleton blanket” fame ...

Walk into the Rainbow Cafe on Main Street and heads along the bar will swing around as if on a string to see who's at the door. If the face is familiar the heads will nod "Hi" or "Howdy" and go ...