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Sybaris Bistro

Name: Sybaris Bistro
Address: 133 SE 5th Avenue, Albany, OR, 97321, US
Telephone: +15419288157
Rating: 4.8

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Sybaris Bistro

Innovative PNW cuisine with a fresh menu each month. Sybaris Bistro is dedicated to bringing the best of Oregon to your table. Yes, I make my own ketchup.
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Located in a historic industrial building at the corner of First and Washington Avenues in downtown Albany, you can expect some of the best food in Oregon, served with equal parts eclecticism, classical preparation, and innovation. Sybaris Bistro offers a fresh menu every month, a spacious, upscale atmosphere, an extensive Northwest-centered wine list, and a full bar. Everything we serve is made f

rom scratch here at the restaurant unless I can find a commercial product that is better than what I feel I can make (Beaufou mustards, Nueskes bacon, etc). We make the bread fresh every day. My pastry chef background ensures that all desserts are not only made in-house (including ice cream), but with the same attention to ingredients that the dinners receive. French chocolate, real cream without additives (read a cream label sometime), and pure Hawaiian cane sugar make our desserts worth boxing up some of your dinner to try. I was fortunate enough to be invited to the James Beard House in New York City to cook a meal representative of our style to show off the Northwest. We took great pains to ensure that the guests in New York received the Willamette Valley's food; we brought coolers of food on the plane and mailed our clothes to the hotel! We were ecstatic to go back to the Beard House to present “Willamette Valley Native Tribute”. We worked with The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. This was the first time the Beard House featured Native American foods and it was a huge success.

— Matt Bennett, Chef

09/01/2026

Like that first cold breeze in the air, September’s menu has arrived. And we should probably address the halibut.

For 25 years, we’ve changed the Sybaris menu every month. We typically don’t repeat entrées. But, apparently 25 years was long enough to stick to that rule. (At least this time.)

The Cornflake Crusted Halibut with grilled corn chowder and grilled tomato oil is back for September. It was one of the most popular dishes on the August menu, we love it too. So we’re keeping it. What can we say.. There’s a first time for everything.

The rest of the September menu is properly new, including Pinot Noir Braised Beef Cheek with early root vegetables and pear & apricot scrapple, Roasted Spring Chicken with Northwest mole and blue corn spaetzle, Grilled Sea Scallops with clamato butter broth and paella rice cake, Tandoori Spiced Rockfish, Wild Mushroom Risotto and quite a few other things worth coming in hungry for.

And if reservations are full, don’t give up on us. The bar is open for walk-ins, and you can order from both the bar menu and the full Sybaris dinner menu. Grab a seat, have a drink and stay for dinner.

08/28/2026

Friday and Saturday’s special is inspired by TONY, and naturally, we’re talking oysters.

“Try one. They’re an aphrodisiac.”

Haven’t seen the movie yet? We’ll let you discover the context for that one yourself.

And as for the aphrodisiac claim, we can’t vouch for it. The oysters, however, we absolutely can.

Chef Matt is serving five Kusshi oysters on the half shell, prized for their plump texture, delicate brininess and slightly sweet, clean finish. Served over hand-scraped ice with lemon, tobikko wasabi and tobikko yuzu.

Available Friday and Saturday night at Sybaris Bistro. Come try five and draw your own conclusions about the aphrodisiac thing.

08/27/2026

SOLD OUT!

We’re happy to be opening our doors this Sunday for “Pig Out for Parton”, a United Way of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties event presented by Citizens Bank.

This year’s dinner carries a little extra meaning as we remember Dolly Parton and the remarkable legacy she built through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Millions of books, millions of children, and a pretty wonderful example of what can happen when you put a little generosity out into the world.

As Dolly sang, “I will always love you.” This Sunday, there will certainly be a lot of love for Dolly around our tables.

Matt is preparing a five-course dinner for the evening, paired with wines from Scariano Wines. Guests will be seated family-style, there’ll be some Heads or Tails fun, and it all supports United Way’s work to get books into the hands of local kids.

And there are only ~20 seats left. (!!!)

If you’d like to join us and the United Way this Sunday at 5pm, give us a call at 541-928-8157 to reserve your seat.

United Way is doing the good work. Matt’s making dinner. We’re delighted Sybaris gets to be where everyone gathers.

We think Dolly would approve. 🦋

08/20/2026

If you’ve peeked through the curtains toward our back deck lately, you may have noticed something pretty exciting taking shape.

We’re building a fireplace. And because this is Sybaris, it couldn’t just be ANY fireplace.

Matt has long been a fan of Hampton Court Palace, famously Henry VIII’s favorite palace, and especially the massive fireplace in its historic kitchen. Like the absolute history nerd he is, he reached out to Hampton Court to ask if there were any books or resources where he could learn more about it.

Instead, they very kindly sent him the exact dimensions of the kitchen fireplace.

….So naturally, we’re recreating it right here in Albany.

Dennis and Alex, a father-and-son team of masons, are now bringing that vision to life on our back deck. And it’s already looking pretty spectacular.

There’s still plenty of work to be done, both on the fireplace and the back deck itself, so don’t start making outdoor dinner plans just yet. But we’re hoping to have the fireplace finished sometime around the holidays. (Crossing all of our fingers and knocking on all the wood!)

We have some big plans for this space, and we can’t wait to show you more as it comes together.

For now, you’ll just have to keep peeking through the curtains.

📸 Third photo featuring the original Hampton Court Kitchen Fireplace is courtesy of Creative Commons.

08/04/2026

August has arrived, and with it, an entirely new menu at Sybaris.

This month is all about making the most of summer. You’ll find heirloom tomatoes from Sunrise Farm, sweet corn, fresh seafood, beautiful local vegetables, and a handful of new desserts we’re already looking forward to serving.

From our Cornflake Crusted Halibut and Chinatown Cioppino to Grilled Steelhead with summer succotash and our Chipotle Brined Grilled Chicken, August’s menu is filled with dishes that celebrate the season while staying true to what we love to cook.

And don’t skip dessert. This month’s lineup includes our Crème Brûlée with my mom’s spiced peach jam, the return of our signature Sybaris Chocolate Hazelnut Cake, and a warm blueberry bread pudding we call You’re Turning Violet, Violet.

If you’re joining us before dinner, our bar menu is served from 4 pm until close and features its own selection of dishes you can only get in the bar. Dinner service begins at 5 pm.

August is one of our favorite months in the kitchen, and we can’t wait to share this menu with you.

07/24/2026

Some things are just too good to leave in the past, which is why, starting today, we’re bringing back the Classic First Burger to the Sybaris Bistro bar.

If you’ve been around the Mid-Willamette Valley for a while, you probably remember First Burger. Though the restaurant is no longer around, the burger - and that legendary First Burger sauce - have earned a loyal following over the years.

Matt and Janel opened First Burger in the late 2000’s, and years later, our Chef de Cuisine, Jason, took over the restaurant before eventually selling it. Now, Jason and Matt are back in the kitchen together, bringing one of Albany’s favorite burgers back to life.

The Classic First Burger features house-ground beef, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and the legendary First Burger sauce.

Available in the bar only for $10.

Want to make it a meal? Pair it with our crispy cornflake-crusted onion rings served with First Burger fry sauce, or our duck fat triple-cooked French fries with A1 aioli.

Our bar opens daily at 4 p.m. and stays open until we close (usually around 9 p.m.). Whether you’re stopping in for a burger and a beer, meeting friends for cocktails, or just looking for a great bite after work, we’d love to have you. Also, as with all good things, keep in mind that we have limited seating at the bar.

The Classic First Burger is back. See you at the bar.

07/22/2026

This morning, Chef Matt is busy preparing a fresh batch of our Double Raspberry Crème Brûlée. Whole raspberries are nestled beneath a silky raspberry custard, then each crème brûlée is finished to order with a crisp, caramelized sugar crust that’s made to crack with the back of a spoon.

Made from scratch in-house and available through the end of July, while Oregon raspberries are at their peak.

07/16/2026

We were thrilled to welcome the newly restored Waverly Duck to Sybaris Bistro before it returned home to Waverly Lake.

Earlier this year, we were honored to host the Duck Dinner, raising ~$9,000 to help restore one of Albany’s most beloved landmarks. Seeing the finished project up close was a wonderful reminder of what a community can accomplish when people come together around something they care about.

A special thank you to Bob and Pete from Albany Parks for stopping by with the duck and for all the work that went into bringing it back to life.

Now the duck is back where it belongs in Waverly Lake, looking better than ever. Thank you, again, to everyone who joined us for the Duck Dinner and helped make this restoration possible. Here’s to preserving the landmarks that make Albany such a special place.

Address

133 SE 5th Avenue
Albany, OR
97321

Opening Hours

Tuesday	5pm - 8pm
Wednesday	5pm - 8pm
Thursday	5pm - 8pm
Friday	5pm - 8pm
Saturday	5pm - 8pm

Telephone

+15419288157

Website

https://www.sybarisbistro.com/

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