Vail · United States
The Vail food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Roasted green chiles stewed with pork, potatoes and cumin, served with cornbread or tortillas.
Best at Two Elk Lodge, Top of the Back Bowls. Get: Pork green chili with cornbread
Five places, and what to order
- The 10thOn-mountain restaurant · Mid-Vail, top of Gondola OneGet: Elk chili, truffle fries
- Bistro 14On-mountain bistro · Top of Eagle Bahn GondolaGet: Lunch on the deck
- Spruce Saddle LodgeOn-mountain lodge · Beaver Creek, top of CentennialGet: A rotisserie lunch
- Beaver Creek villagefor warm chocolate chip cookies · Beaver Creek baseGet: The 3pm cookies
- Los Amigosfor pork green chile · Vail VillageGet: Green chile, smothering anything
The market
Farmers market. Colorado produce, food stalls and art, 150+ vendors
In season this November
Pork green chile
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.