Vail Restaurants

Top Vail Restaurants

Since Vail is known as a luxury ski resort, you will have no problem finding fine dining and a meal fit for a king or queen. Vail boasts some of the best restaurants in Colorado or any ski town in the US. Whether you like Italian food, Asian cuisine or good old American meat, you are bound to find a restaurant that suits your taste in Vail.

Sweet Basil

This is one of the most popular restaurants in Vail Village. Sweet Basil has hundreds of different wines to choose from - one of the largest wine selections in the Vail Valley. You will find traditional American food here and most entrees cost between $30 and $40. The meat selection ranges from Duck Brest to Lamb, Pork Chops and Steaks.

The Red Lion Restaurant and Nightclub

This is a great place to eat in Vail if you like barbeque and burgers. This restaurant has a casual atmosphere and there is usually live music during apres ski hours.

Eating here is affordable; you can get a hamburger for about $10. There is a large assortment of barbeque plates available up to about $30. You'll find this restaurant on Bridge Street, right near the heart of Vail Village.

The Bully Ranch

This restaurant serves traditional American food that will keep even the largest man happy after a day of skiing in Vail. Here you can find Hamburgers, Chicken Wings, Crab Cakes, Hanger Steak Salad, Lamb Loin, Salmon and several types of Steaks etc.

You can eat here for $20, but most of the main entrees cost between $20 and $30 at this restaurant. You can find the Bully Ranch in the Sonnenalp Resort of Vail.

Ludwig's Restaurant

Ludwig's is also located in the Sonnenalp Resort, right at the base of the Vail Ski Resort. As quoted on their website; Ludwig's serves "Contemporary American cuisine with a classic influence". This is a great place for fine dining in Vail and you will find a full list of exquisite wines in the cellar here.

Blu's Restaurant

Eat in or order take out food here. The restaurant is open from 9 in the morning until 11 at night. Get a sandwich for about $10 or an entree for less than $20. This is an affordable place to eat but it also has great food and a tradition of filling stomachs.

You will find Blu's Restaurant at the base of Vail mountain on E. Gore Creek Drive.

The Wildflower

This restaurant is located in The Lodge at Vail; one of the top lodges within walking distance of Vail's ski slopes.

You can expect a good mix of seafood and traditional meat in your meal here. This is a top rated restaurant in Vail and the service is excellent here. Appetizers cost $9 and all entrees are $25.

Vandetta's Italian

This restaurant is located right across from the Red Lion Pub in Vail Village. This is a popular restaurant among the locals here. This is a great place to go for pizza. A large pizza will cost you a little bit more than $20 here. There is also a lengthy list of traditional Italian foods on the menu that range up to $30

You'll also find a wine list of approx. 100 different wines. Vandetta's serves great food and that's just one of the reasons that they have been in the Vail Valley since the early 1980s.

Mezzaluna Restaurant

This is a Mediterranean-Italian restaurant located just a few steps from the Gondola in the Lions Square Lodge. Most of the entrees here will hover around $30 in price. This restaurant also specializes in hosting parties of 200+ people as well as running their own catering service.

Swiss Chalet at Sonnenalp

This restaurant features Swiss/European cuisine with a great dessert menu and kids' menu. To get here, just head to the Sonnenalp Resort after 3 p.m. for apres ski, or 5 p.m. for dinner. You can expect to pay at least $30 per person by the time you are done eating here.

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