More than two-dozen well-wishers sang “Happy Trails to You” on Monday, a serenade for John and Lisa Allen of the Pacific Way Bakery and Cafe on their final day of business.

The Allens opened Pacific Way at the corner of Cottage and Pacific Way in Gearhart in the late 1980s, and the fine dining restaurant became known to visitors nationwide and beyond. The bakery followed with equal success. While the restaurant closed at the start of the pandemic in 2020, the Allens maintained the bakery to a steady and loyal customer base hungry for tarts, pot pies, muffins and sandwiches.

The Allens will be leasing the iconic bakery to Jennifer and Alan Arora of Lake Oswego.

“Oh my God, I can’t believe this,” John Allen said to the crowd of fans. “You’re all too kind.”