Crested Butte Restaurant Guide

Crested Butte Restaurant Guide



Crested Butte is renowned for its superb restaurants and quaint, historic bed and breakfasts, inns, lodges and hotels that are surrounded by pristine National Forest and stunning mountain views.  Dining is exquisite, as noted by Michael Carlton of The Denver Post, "Crested Butte has more fine restaurants per capita than any other town in the U.S."

Avalanche Bar & Grill - website

(970-349-7195) Base Area. Mt. Crested Butte. The Avalanche offers great food, great prices, and a great location. You also can get breakfast, lunch, and dinner with different specials each night. There’s something for everyone. Atmosphere is casual. Have your meal on the outdoor deck.

Bacchanale - website

(970-349-5257)
208 Elk Avenue Crested Butte. This upscale restaurant specializes in Northern Italian cuisine.

Brick Oven Pizza - website

(970-349-5044) 
Best patio in town. Featuring pizza-by-the-slice, deep dish & thin crust specialty pizzas. Freshly made subs, fried appetizers, delicious big juicy burgers, a kids menu and the best salad bar in town with over 30 fresh items to choose from. Enjoy our 24 craft beers on tap, along with high end tequila, spirits and wine.

djangos - website

Open for dinner from 5pm-10pm, Tuesday through Sunday. djangos is located in Mountaineer Square, at the base of Mt. Crested Butte. Call or email for reservations: (970) 349-7574 or reservations@djangos.us.

Donita's Cantina - website

(970-349-6674)
Donitas Cantina is located in the heart of downtown Crested Butte on Elk Avenue. The casual, colorfully decorated Mexican eatery is family owned and operated since 1980. Relax with the friendly service and sip on a famous fresh lime margarita. The menu features ample portions of enchiladas, burritos, chimichangas, tacos and other Mexican favorites.

Eastside Bistro - website

(970 349 9699) Located at 435 6th Street (4 way stop) in Crested Butte. Our newest restaurant. The Eastside Bistro will satisfy any palette. See their menu at the website.

Gas Cafe - website

(970-349-9656) Gas Cafe is Crested Butte's fast food joint. Hot breakfast and lunch sandwiches ready on the fly. The ''Paul Harvey Gasser'' is Ski Magazine's #3 Breakfast Bomb. Stop in, check it out and you'll wish you had a Gas Cafe in your neighborhood. 602 Butte Ave - on the way up the mountain.

Ginger Cafe - website

(970-349-7291) Crested Butte. Now located on Elk Avenue, the Ginger Cafe offers pan-Asian delights. Specializing in Indian and Thai cuisine, they offer Colorado lamb, many curries, soups, and some "out of sight" fusion dishes.

Izzy's Restaurant

(970-349-5630) 218 Maroon Avenue downtown Crested Butte. "The Place" for breakfast and lunch. Featured in the New York Times, Izzy's is a favorite among locals and tourists alike. Great tasting fuel for your Crested Butte adventures!
The Last Steep - website

(970-349-7007) Family owned and operated restaurant in the heart of historic downtown Crested Butte, CO and convenient to the Crested Butte Shuttle stop at the Old Town Hall. Our specialties include freshly made salads and wraps, creative sandwiches, burgers & seafood, fine desserts and the coldest beer in town!
Le Bosquet - website

(970-349-5808) Breathtaking views and mouth watering food since 1976...and just getting better.  Our entrees include nightly fresh seafood specials, rack of lamb in a red wine garlic sauce, hazelnut chicken in an orange thyme cream sauce , melt-in-your- mouth beef shortribs in a Madiera sauce with celery root puree,  elk tenderloin with jumbo scallops, and of course our steak frites with the world's best french fries. Vegetarian entrees,  small and large cheese fondues, a 20 item small plate menu, crisp salads, great soups and break-your-diet desserts add to your choices. Open nightly at 5:30. Reservations helpful. Contemporary French.
Lil's - website

(970-349-5457) 321 Elk Avenue Crested Butte. Follow the locals. Great Sushi. Fresh seafood is transformed into seaonal entrees, along with an assortment of sushi, vegetarian dishes, elk and beef tenderloin, t-bones, chicken, and duck. Wines, beers and cocktails available. Casual atmosphere.
LoBar - website

(970-349-0480) Our restaurant is inspired by creative Japanese cuisine, and pop art from the 50's. You'll find the video monitors around the restaurant projecting old Godzilla movies, snowboard videos, and an occoasional kids cartoon. But is visual entertainment only, as our sound system playing anything from Chicago Blues, to contemporary drum and bass, and you're sure to find hip-hop on the weekends.
Marchitelli's Gourmet Noodle - website

(970-349-7401) 411 3rd Avenue Crested Butte. The Noodle serves homemade family recipes in a relaxed, and elegant setting. It is a local favorite, serving superb Italian food.
Maxwells Steakhouse - website

(970-349-1221) Maxwells restaurant is located in the heart of downtown Crested Butte on Elk Avenue.  Hand cut highest quality Steaks, Pastas, Lamb Chops, Elk, Pork Chops, Fresh Garden Salads, Buffalo Burgers and much more.  A great buckaroos menu for the kids.  Wines from around the world and a vast array of import and domestic beers.  A great front patio for people watching.  Cappuccinos, espressos, fabulous martinis or just a cold beer, whatever you desire. 
McGills

Located downtown in Historic Crested Butte. Serving fantastic homemade breakfasts and excellent lunches with a creative twist. Beer battered french fries, onion rings, boneless wings and sweet and spicy shrimp now available. Stop in for a delicious malt, shake or ice cream cone. Fresh baked cookies and pies available daily. Featuring Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Margaritas. Domestic, Imported and Micro Brews available as well as Red and White wines. Open early seven days a week, serving breakfast all day and lunch from 11 am.

Mikeys Pizza - website

(970-349-1110) Mikey’s Pizza is conveniently located in Downtown Crested Butte, next to the Nordic Center and the Skate Park / Sledding Hill. We always deliver but if you feel like visiting, the Mt. Express Free Shuttle stops at 3rd & Whiterock (less than a block away).  Bring the family out for a fun day of skateboarding, hiking, biking, sledding or nordic skiing and stop in to see us!

Paradise Cafe

(970-349-6233) A Crested Butte tradition for more than 23 years with a casual atmosphere & excellent food. Specializing in your favorite breakfast burritos, skillets, pancakes, French toast, huevos rancheros, fresh fruit & traditional breakfast. Plus cheese steaks, salads, soups, deli sandwiches, burgers & full vegetarian fare. Located inside The Company Store in beautiful Midtown Crested Butte.
Pitas in Paradise - website

(970-349-0897) Pitas in Paradise is a Mediterranean style café located in the mountain resort town of Crested Butte, Colorado. Since opening 12 years ago, we've had a loyal following of hungry people looking for an alternative to hamburgers, pizza and barbeque! Crested Butte locals and visitors keep coming back for our gyros and rice bowls, but they never leave without an order of our seasoned curly fries & to-die-for milkshakes! All of our food is prepared onsite daily and served fresh.
Ryce Asian Bistro - website

(970-349-9888) Offering Asian inspired cuisine located at 120 Elk Avenue in downtown Crested Butte, Colorado.
Secret Stash - website

(970-349-6245) 21 Elk Avenue Crested Butte. The Secret Stash is a gourmet pizzeria, lounge, and “groove emporium.” Our chef, Jeff Graceffa , grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont. He developed a love for the Rocky Mountains of Colorado during a seven year ski bumming stint in Alta, Utah, and Vail & Beaver Creek, Colorado. It was there that he completed his internship & learned the pizza business at Beano’s Cabin, Tramonti (Beaver Creek), and Pazzo’s Pizza (Vail). In that time, he fine tuned his art & discovered that his love of pizza & skiing can coexist and flourish together.
Slogar Restaurant - reviews

(970-349-5765) 517 2nd Street Crested Butte. The building, built in 1882, is where gold miners used to stop in for a libation after work (one of 18 taverns in the town). Now, The Slogar features family-style chicken or steak dinner that’s to die for. The skillet-fried chicken is from a 1915 recipe.
Soupcon Restaurant - website

(970-349-5448) 127 Elk Avenue Crested Butte. Gourmet, international flavor in a cozy, old mining cabin blended with exceptional cuisine steeped in French tradition and accented with American comfort foods. Incorporating the romantic history, beauty, and unique charm Soupcon is renowned for, Chef Jason has breathed new life into Crested Butte's most established restaurant. Cuisine from the many regions of France lends flavor and technique to American traditions and tastes, and arrives in front of you as a painted canvas on a plate that will tempt all of your five senses.

Teocalli Tamale - website

(970-349-2005). Located at 311 Elk Ave, Crested Butte. Tasty and quick "south of the border" influenced food. Try the fish tacos or the giant burritos. Tasty margaritas, handmade tamales, a great selection of burritos and tacos, affordable prices and lightning-fast service...what more could you ask for?

The Sunflower Deli - website

(970-349-6866) Serving lunch daily in a delicatessen format. Great sandwiches. Located downtown at 214 Elk Avenue in Crested Butte. Our space is simple and clean while our sandwiches and salads are gourmet and creative.  Stop by, say hi and try our tasty food. being a part of your day is a special benefit of this business and we are glad to see you again. thank you for all your support over the years.
West End Public House - website

(970-349-5662) Newer restaurant located at 201 Elk Ave in downtown Crested Butte across the street from the ski shuttle stop.
Wooden Nickel - website

(970-349-6350) Service American cuisine including steak, elk, lobster and salads located at 222 Elk Ave in downtown Crested Butte, CO.
Woodstone Grille - website

(970-349-8030) The WoodStone Grille located in the Grand Lodge Hotel in Mt. Crested Butte offers breakfast and dinner daily in a cozy dining room. Warm up with a taste of the mountain at either of our two toasty fireplaces. For breakfast enjoy a hot cup of Buena Vista Roasters Organic coffee with our $8.95 all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. For dinner enjoy The WoodStone Grille's tantalizing selection of hearty comfort cuisine, fused with an international flare. Open daily from 7am to 10:30am for breakfast. The Bar opens at 4 p.m. and dinner is served nightly from 5-9 p.m.
9380 Prime - website

(970-251-3030) For an upscale casual lunch that goes a step above the rest- 9380 Prime is the place to be. During the day, 9380 will feature satisfying breakfast, lunch and après ski options as well as providing daily drink and menu specials. At night, the restaurant is your prime destination for family dinners or a celebratory date night. With hand-cut steaks and fine wine selections along with kid’s menus and homemade desserts, we are sure to have just what you are looking for.
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