Twede’s Cafe, North Bend

Double R Diner / Twede’s Café — North Bend, Washington

Sometimes you start watching a show with absolutely no idea whether you’re going to love it, hate it, or simply wonder what on earth everyone else sees in it.

That was me with Twin Peaks.

Kelly’s (CEO of Snoqualmie Vally Tourism) absolute passion and love for the show convinced me to give it a chance. I genuinely didn’t know what to expect or whether it would be my thing at all.

Well… I absolutely love it.

I cannot get enough of Agent Dale Cooper, the mystery, the Pacific Northwest setting, and all of those wonderfully peculiar little details that have made Twin Peaks so iconic.

So naturally, I had to draw it.

And because I have a rule that if I haven’t been there, I can’t draw it, a little reconnaissance mission was required.

I headed to Twede’s Café in North Bend, Washington — the real-life location used as the Double R Diner in Twin Peaks — and did the only reasonable thing: ordered a cup of coffee and a slice of cherry pie.

Research is hard work.

I wanted this drawing to reward the people who really know the show, so I spent a ridiculous amount of time studying screenshots and looking for the tiny details that make the Double R so recognizable. I even found a screenshot from inside the diner and copied the shape of the hanging lights you can see through the windows in my artwork.

And then there’s that big red truck.

I specifically included the Mack Super-Liner seen parked outside the Double R Diner in the original series. That exterior shot appears in Episodes 1.003 and 1.005, before appearing again in Episode 2.014. It’s one of those details you might barely think about while watching the show, but once I noticed that enormous red truck sitting beside that incredible neon sign, I knew it had to be part of my drawing.

The artwork also features Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman at the entrance — because really, how could I draw the Double R without them?

And while we’re talking about Cooper…

Kyle MacLachlan, if you ever happen to come across this drawing, I am so sorry that I didn’t manage to make you quite as handsome as you are in real life. I genuinely tried my absolute best!

And if this artwork ever does find its way to you, I would love nothing more than to gift you a framed print.

Every element of this piece was drawn by hand on my iPad using my Apple Pencil, with hours spent building the diner, characters, truck, neon signs, mountains, trees, lighting, and all of those tiny details that make this place instantly recognizable.

The artwork is available as a fine art print in four sizes: 12×18, 18×24, 24×36, and 24×44 inches, so you can choose anything from a smaller addition to a gallery wall to a large statement piece for your home, cabin, office — or perhaps your own coffee-and-cherry-pie corner.

This one is absolutely for the Twin Peaks fans, the Agent Cooper devotees, and anyone who has ever made the pilgrimage to North Bend for a slice of pie.

But it’s also for anyone who simply loves North Bend, Washington, and the strange, beautiful atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest.

And, unfortunately, Twin Peaks has now permanently changed the way I drink coffee.

I genuinely cannot have a single cup anymore without taking a sip and thinking:

Damn. That’s a fine cup of coffee. ☕🥧