Steamboat Springs
This new-generation Steamboat eatery has some of the best food in town. You'll love creative takes on comfort food, charcuterie boards, big steaks,…
Must-see restaurants in Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado
Snuggled in an old house, this restaurant is a cozy dream – replete with creaking floors, winsome waiters and fluffy, made-from-scratch buttermilk…
Northern Colorado
Located on the lower level of the Gateway Inn, this is a favorite of Grand Lake’s dining scene. Highlights are made-from-scratch soups and a long,…
Steamboat Springs
Set in a glowing building overlooking the Yampa River, this steakhouse bustles to life nightly. Many just come to enjoy the happy hour, while serious…
Northern Colorado
This large art-deco-inspired diner offers remarkable value. The delicious sandwiches all come with salad or soup, plus the drink of your choice. Small and…
Northern Colorado
The decidedly funky Gastropub is part bar, part slow-picking bluegrass joint, part sophisticated eatery, and a central nexus of the town's local scene…
Steamboat Springs
Everybody loves the Mambo. This open-kitchen concept restaurant brings new energy to Main St Steamboat. With exposed brick and an airy confidence, this…
Steamboat Springs
Grass-fed steaks, elk sausage, bison burgers and other carnivorous delights are the ticket at this place, and they're so good that you'll have to forgive…
Northern Colorado
The appeal of this American grill is its simplicity. Simple ingredients, simple presentation, simple elegance…no frills, just good food and good service…
Northern Colorado
Peanut shells litter the floor and bric-a-brac covers the walls of this barbecue joint, a place keenly balancing a casual atmosphere with a slightly…
Estes Park
Looking over the park with a broad wraparound porch, this is a great lunch spot. The copper-topped booths inside offer quiet retreats, and the salads are…
Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ & Tap House
Estes Park
Half-assed BBQ joints are all too common in Colorado’s mountain towns, but Dave’s fully delivers. The buffalo ribs and pulled pork come dressed in a…
Northern Colorado
Of all Fort Collins’ excellent brewpubs, this is the only one with a good menu. It’s all about the thick-cut steak fries, chunky burgers and yards of…
Estes Park
After a few days in the wilds of Rocky Mountain National Park, the rare porterhouse here seems heaven sent (even if the country band on stage can’t pass…
Northern Colorado
This simple pizza joint has an outdoor patio and a local family-friendly crowd. Pizza is the specialty, but they also make a enormous stromboli and serve…
Steamboat Springs
Arriving here during the peak breakfast hours is a mistake: Winona’s creative breakfast dishes have made it the most popular breakfast joint in town. And…
Northern Colorado
Though the soft light, Frenchy paintings and jazz quartet give off a whiff of pretension, Jay’s is the most sophisticated dining room in town. The menu is…
Northern Colorado
The butchers here are straight from central casting – all forearms and white aprons – and all of the five varieties of Reuben sandwiches win raves. They…
Estes Park
This local breakfast institution offers a side of grits along with the local gossip and the best huevos rancheros in town. If you get here on the way into…
Steamboat Springs
This local's favorite has great pub grub, a happening patio, live music, hot waitstaff and a raucous spirit that will get your heart thumping. It's really…
Northern Colorado
Arguably the best dining spot in Sterling, this little corner bistro offers up an endless list of salads, good views onto the downtown square from the…
Estes Park
With an outdoor patio right on the river, Ed’s is a great place to kick back with a margarita. Serving Mexican and American staples, the restaurant is in…
Northern Colorado
For a look at the local arts scene, stop by this bookstore-art-gallery-cafe. The large open dining room fills with locals who enjoy the big breakfasts and…
Steamboat Springs Farmers Market
Steamboat Springs
This market, held on Saturday, brings in local farmers from across northern Colorado. There are over 50 vendors selling veggies, baked goods and bread.
Estes Park
This family-friendly burger and pizza pub has a cozy dining room and plenty to choose from on the extensive menu. The large fireplace in the dining room…
Northern Colorado
If you’re hungry, the best bet is a greasy bite at BedRock Depot, a nostalgic ice cream and espresso shop that serves a coy menu of dino-themed sandwiches…
Steamboat Springs
With a mission dedicated to local farmers and organic food, Sweet Pea is a welcome alternative to Steamboat’s meaty scene. It stocks tons of fresh veggies…
Northern Colorado
Something of a Fort Collins institution, Pueblo Viejo serves a sizable chile relleno that’s better-than-average Colorado Mexican, but the place goes one…
Estes Park
This pub and grill is a place to soak up Estes Park local flavor, mostly through the sidelong glances of the good ol’ boys at the bar and boozy karaoke…
Northern Colorado
Grab a pencil and start scribbling your dream order: the build-your-own-burger concept succeeds through a list of high-grade options like chipotle ketchup…
Steamboat Springs
This fine-dining option serves Asian-influenced French fare in elegant, candlelit environs. The mains won’t blow minds – rack of lamb, duck breast with…
Steamboat Springs
Asian flavors with French preparation combine for the most exciting dinner in the Mountain Area. ‘Colorado Never Ever Beef Tenderloin’ comes sided with…
Northern Colorado
Consider yourself lucky if you find yourself rolling into Grand Lake half-starving on a Sunday morning. The Fat Cat does its breakfast buffet ($12) and…
Northern Colorado
This friendly bakery, cafe and breakfast-slash-lunch spot offers water views from its sidewalk tables. The large breakfasts include savory salsa and crisp…
Steamboat Springs
This is the best of the ho-hum food on the mountain – the view is commanding. Inside Thunderhead Lodge a casual lunch gives way to a modestly upscale…
Northern Colorado
Most of the menu is standard diner fare in lumberjack portions, but the French toast – fluffy, expertly golden slices smothered in homemade blueberry…
Northern Colorado
Organic, vegetarian dishes at this bright lunch spot are delicious, with a menu focused on hearty sandwiches, baked tofu dishes and soups. Tacos, with…
Steamboat Springs
This Colorado sandwich chain is magic: the bread and ingredients are fresh, it opens early to sell hikers and outdoorsy types box lunches, and it’s…
Northern Colorado
This brilliant little deli opens early so that outdoors-bound patrons can get out and on the trail with box lunches in their pack. The Pilgrim – a pile of…
Estes Park
Lamp-heated lunch buffets are usually a no-no, but this place might make you reconsider. The curries are spiced just right and the momo (dumplings) are a…
