Everett's 8800
Mountain$$$
Order: Lunch
The resort's sit-down.
Best for: a ski-day lunch · Reserve: book
Top of Andesite, Big Sky
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Where to eat in Big Sky
Montana's biggest mountain and a young town under Lone Peak: lunch at 8,800 feet, a yurt in the trees, roadhouse steaks on the Gallatin, and cinnamon rolls before first chair.
Big Sky at a glance
- What to eat
- Montana steak; Bison; Barbecue; Cinnamon rolls; Huckleberry.
- When to go
- Best: January–March and December. Also good: June–September. Hardest: April–May and October–November.
- Top tables
- This guide lists 1 award-winning restaurant, starting with Horn & Cantle.
- Where locals eat
- Local favorites off the prestige lists include Everett's 8800, Shedhorn Grill, Vista Hall and Montana Jack.
- Markets
- Big Sky Farmers Market.
A ski town
On the mountain, and après
Everett's 8800, at the top of the Andesite chair, is the sit-down lunch; the Shedhorn Grill yurt is the quick one. Down the canyon, Buck's T-4 and the Riverhouse do Montana dinners. Bozeman, an hour away, is the airport town.
- Big Sky Resort · Lone Peak; Everett's 8800 and the Shedhorn yurt
- Moonlight Basin · The quieter north side, part of Big Sky Resort
On the mountain
On-mountain restaurant
Everett's 8800
Order: Lunch with Lone Peak in the window
The resort's sit-down restaurant at 8,800 feet.
On-mountain yurt
Shedhorn Grill
Order: A bowl of chili
A yurt in the trees with a grill.
Après
Food hall
Vista Hall
Order: A plate from one of the counters
The base-area food hall.
Après bar
Montana Jack
Order: A beer and a burger
Mountain Village après with live music.
Barbecue
Gallatin Riverhouse Grill
Order: Brisket and ribs
Riverside barbecue, runner-up in the town vote.
Staying down the hill? Bozeman, about an hour down the Gallatin Canyon →
11places in Big Sky, ready to save to your trip
9Eat tonightChef's picks, the well-known and the discoveries6Dishes to tryWhere to eat each one, and how to cook it at home
What is in the 11
1 award-winning8 local favorites1 markets9 chef's picks3 breakfast spots3 dish spots
What to eat in Big Sky, and where
Each dish comes with the places that do it best. Tap Add to my trip on the ones you want, or find them on the map above.
Montana steak
Ranch beef, at roadhouses on the Gallatin
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Bison
On the game menus
The best place to eat it in Big Sky
- 1
Barbecue
The Riverhouse on the river
The best place to eat it in Big Sky
- 1Gallatin Riverhouse Grill
Order: Brisket and ribs
On the river.
Cinnamon rolls
The Coffee Pot Bakery's, before first chair
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Huckleberry
Montana's mountain berry in pies and shakes
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Chili in a yurt
The Shedhorn Grill on the mountain
The best place to eat it in Big Sky
- 1
The most celebrated tables
The top 1 restaurants in Big Sky, per 2026.
More award winners
Horn & Cantle
Best of Big Sky 2025: best restaurant
The Lone Mountain Ranch dining room, voted the town's best.
When to go and what is in season
Big Sky food calendar: month by month → What is in season, what to eat and the food festivals each month.
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak Jan–Mar, DecShoulder Jun–SepHard Apr–May, Oct–Nov
Why these months
The lifts run late November to mid-April; summer is Yellowstone season, an hour south.
In season
- Huckleberries Jul–Sep Picked wild in late summer.
Food events
- Big Sky Farmers Market Jun Wednesday evenings 5-8pm in Town Center, June to September.
Closures to plan around
- Mud season: many kitchens close or cut hours from mid-April to late May and from mid-October to Thanksgiving; check before you go.
From published guides and tourism boards. Months are our mapping of how guides describe the seasons; 2027 event dates are expected, not confirmed. Prices come from single sources of varying age, so treat them as a rough guide. Compare cities by month
Secret discoveries
Locally loved places that are not on the big prestige lists.
Roadhouse
Buck's T-4
Order: Bison or game
An old hunting lodge with a game menu.
Seen in Isle Blue, where to dine in Big Sky · worth confirming hours before you go
Bakery café
Blue Moon Bakery
Order: A breakfast sandwich
The morning bakery.
Seen in Visit Yellowstone Country, coffee · worth confirming hours before you go
Coffee shop
Caliber Coffee
Order: Coffee to go
The local roaster.
Seen in Visit Yellowstone Country, coffee · worth confirming hours before you go
Food markets in Big Sky
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Awards come from the guides named on each listing (2026). Researched November 7, 2026. Restaurants change; confirm hours, reservations and current stars before you go. Some addresses, phone numbers and websites come from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), so call ahead to confirm. Local favorites are editorial picks, not rankings.
Chef Amazing’s lists for Big Sky: where locals eat, new openings, romantic dinners, ice cream, cooking classes and more, each place with what to order. Cooking classes in Big Sky: who teaches, what you cook, how long and how to book.
Every place in this guide, A to Z (11)
- Big Sky Farmers Market
- Blue Moon Bakery Town Center, 120 Big Pine Dr
- Buck's T-4 Gallatin Canyon
- Caliber Coffee Big Sky
- Coffee Pot Bakery Big Sky
- Everett's 8800 Top of Andesite
- Gallatin Riverhouse Grill Gallatin Canyon
- Horn & Cantle Lone Mountain Ranch
- Montana Jack Mountain Village
- Shedhorn Grill Big Sky Resort
- Vista Hall Mountain Village
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