Sun Valley's Greatest Tables
30 restaurants listedNew Sun Valley restaurants, first.
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$ under $40 · $$ $40–$80 · $$$ $80–$150 · $$$$ $150+ per person
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Proposal
Ketchum — Leadville Ave
Fiamma
Sun Valley's most electric dining room — live fire and hand-rolled pasta channeling the Italian countryside, at 5,900 feet.
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Proposal
Sun Valley — Bald Mountain, 7,700 ft
The Roundhouse
Take the gondola to 7,700 feet, then hold court above the clouds in America's original on-mountain dining room.
3
First Date
Ketchum — Walnut Ave
Michel's Christiania
Traditional French cuisine with Sun Valley charm — the valley's most enduringly elegant dinner since 1957.
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Birthday
Sun Valley Village — Sun Valley Rd
The Ram
Sun Valley's original restaurant since 1937 — where Marilyn Monroe and Bing Crosby once sat, and the fondue still flows.
5
Close a Deal
Ketchum — N Main St
Grill at Knob Hill
The power table in Ketchum — Idaho trout, prime aged steaks, and local lamb in the valley's most quietly authoritative dining room.
6
Team Dinner
Ketchum — N Main St
The Sawtooth Club
Downtown Ketchum's perennial best — voted the valley's top overall restaurant five years running, and still earning it every season.
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Birthday
Ketchum — Main St
Pioneer Saloon
Ketchum's definitive steak institution since 1950 — prime rib, mounted game, and the best baked potato in Idaho.
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First Date
Ketchum — N Main St
Enoteca
Wood-fired pizzas, duck risotto, and a glowing wine bar atmosphere — the downtown Ketchum table that earned its devoted following honestly.
9
First Date
Ketchum — E Ave
Ketchum Grill
Fruitwood-grilled everything and an award-winning wine list in a cabin house — 30 years of chef-driven honesty that no trend can touch.
10
Proposal
Ketchum — Washington Ave
Il Naso
Candlelit rooms, live music, and authentic Italian cuisine — Ketchum's most romantic Italian dining room, unchanged and undefeated for twenty years.
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First Date
Ketchum — Washington Ave
Rominna's
A renovated house, 200 wines, and Italian cuisine prepared with precision — a quieter alternative that rewards those who seek it out.
12
Birthday
Ketchum — Leadville Ave
Vintage Restaurant
A cozy cabin setting with a menu that proves Idaho can produce as much culinary inspiration as any restaurant in a major city.
13
First Date
Ketchum — N Washington Ave
Rickshaw
No reservations, no-frills room, unforgettable Southeast Asian small plates — the Ketchum table you will bring back every ski trip.
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Close a Deal
Sun Valley Village — Sun Valley Lodge
Duchin Lounge
Live jazz, the ice rink view, and cocktails that have been making Sun Valley memories since the Lodge was first built.
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Solo Dining
Sun Valley Village — Sun Valley Rd
Konditorei
Austria transplanted to Idaho — pork schnitzel, spaetzle, and the valley's finest house-baked pastries in a true alpine cafe atmosphere.
16
Team Dinner
Ketchum — N Main St
Warfield Distillery & Brewery
House-distilled organic gin, a rooftop terrace, and gastropub food that punches above its price — the after-ski destination of choice.
17
First Date
Ketchum — E Ave
Cookbook
A tiny, personal restaurant with an outsized reputation — a daily-changing menu built entirely on what is good and local today.
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Team Dinner
Ketchum — Sun Valley Rd
The Cellar Pub
Eight-time best bar in the valley — better-than-it-needs-to-be pub food and the lively local energy only the Cellar can deliver.
19
First Date
Ketchum — E Second St
Humberto's Bistro
Ketchum's sunniest new brunch table — fresh, locally minded plates served with warmth in an effortlessly cozy indoor-outdoor space.
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Solo Dining
Ketchum — Leadville Ave N
Sun Valley Wine Company
The best wine shop-wine bar hybrid in the valley — selected bottles, thoughtful pours, and a crowd that takes its drinking seriously.
21
Team Dinner
Sun Valley Village — Sun Valley Rd
Village Station
Sun Valley Resort's family anchor — Italian-American comfort food, cold beer on tap, and every game on the screen.
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Team Dinner
Ketchum — Warm Springs Rd
Sawtooth Brewery Public House
25 taps, loaded nachos, and the best craft beer program in the Wood River Valley — after-ski without any pretension whatsoever.
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Solo Dining
Ketchum — Leadville Ave N
The Kneadery
Ketchum's cathedral of breakfast since 1974 — rustic, wholesome, organic, and worth every minute of the wait.
24
Team Dinner
Sun Valley Resort — Warm Springs Base
Warm Springs Lodge
The on-mountain base lodge reborn — ramen bowls, craft beer, and mountain views that reward every ski run back to the bottom.
25
Solo Dining
Ketchum — Warm Springs Rd
Grumpy's
Sun Valley's legendary burger shack lined with artifacts and memories — a patty that makes serious chefs quietly jealous.
26
Birthday
Ketchum — 5th St E
Rasberrys
Ketchum's neighbourhood bistro and catering institution — reliable, warm, and quietly excellent in the way only locals know.
27
Team Dinner
Ketchum — Sun Valley Rd
Smoky Mountain Pizzeria Grill
Reliable wood-fired pizza that never disappoints — the family-friendly anchor that feeds the mountain at any hour of the season.
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Team Dinner
Ketchum — 6th St
Lefty's Bar & Grill
Ketchum's neighbourhood cornerstone since 1993 — cold beers, killer burgers, hand-cut fries, and not an ounce of attitude.
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Solo Dining
Ketchum, Idaho
La Cabanita
The beloved Mexican cantina feeding ski instructors and lift operators alike — the locals' secret that visitors eventually discover.
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Team Dinner
Ketchum, Idaho
Desperados
Ketchum's casual Mexican escape — exactly what you want after a hard day on Bald Mountain and you have no interest in pretension.
Best for First Date in Sun Valley
3
First Date
Ketchum — Walnut Ave
Michel's Christiania
The gold standard for a first date in the valley — classic French technique, an intimate European room, and service that makes you feel significant.
1
First Date
Ketchum — Leadville Ave
Fiamma
A live fire, an open kitchen, and hand-rolled pasta — the most impressive first date move available in Sun Valley right now.
10
First Date
Ketchum — Washington Ave
Il Naso
Candlelight, live music, and Italian classics — twenty years of romantic dinners and no sign of stopping.
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