The Roundhouse
Alpine$$$
Order: Fondue
Since 1939.
Best for: a ski-day lunch · Reserve: book
Bald Mountain, Sun Valley
North America · United States
Where to eat in Sun Valley
America's first destination ski resort and the Idaho town beside it: fondue in a 1939 lodge halfway up Baldy, schooners at Grumpy's, and Ketchum's coffee counters at dawn.
Sun Valley at a glance
- What to eat
- Fondue; Schooner of beer; Idaho trout; Cookies at Warm Springs; Swiss pastry.
- When to go
- Best: January–March and December. Also good: June–September. Hardest: April–May and October–November.
- Where locals eat
- Local favorites off the prestige lists include The Roundhouse, Lookout Lodge, Warm Springs Lodge and River Run Lodge.
- Markets
- Ketchum Farmers Market.
A ski town
On the mountain, and après
Ride the gondola to the Roundhouse, open since 1939, for fondue by the fire with your boots off. Lunch quickly at the Lookout taco bar on top, and stop for a cookie at Warm Springs on the way down. Après in Ketchum is a short walk.
- Bald Mountain (Baldy) · The Roundhouse, Lookout, Warm Springs and River Run lodges
- Dollar Mountain · The beginner hill by Sun Valley Lodge
On the mountain
On-mountain restaurant
The Roundhouse
Order: Fondue by the fire
Open since 1939 halfway up Baldy; lunch daily and dinner by reservation.
On-mountain lodge
Lookout Lodge
Order: The taco bar
At the summit, fast lunch with the Pioneers on the horizon.
Base lodge
Warm Springs Lodge
Order: A cookie
The Warm Springs base, known for its cookies.
1 more on the mountain
Base lodge
River Run Lodge
Order: Lunch by the windows
The River Run base lodge, where the gondola starts.
Après
Après bar
Apple's Bar & Grill
Order: A burger and a beer
At the foot of Warm Springs, the first stop off the hill.
Seen in Visit Idaho, après in Sun Valley
Bar
Grumpy's
Order: A schooner and a burger
A tiny Ketchum shack famous for its giant glasses.
Distillery and brewery
Warfield Distillery
Order: A local whiskey or beer
Ketchum's own distillery and pub.
Seen in Visit Idaho, après in Sun Valley
1 more for après
Lounge
Duchin Lounge
Order: A cocktail and the piano
The Sun Valley Lodge bar, old Hollywood.
12places in Sun Valley, 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 12
10 local favorites1 markets9 chef's picks3 breakfast spots3 dish spots
What to eat in Sun Valley, 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.
Fondue
In blue cast-iron pots at the Roundhouse
The best place to eat it in Sun Valley
- 1The Roundhouse
Order: Fondue
In small blue cast-iron pots.
Schooner of beer
Grumpy's giant glass, a Ketchum habit
The best place to eat it in Sun Valley
- 1Grumpy's
Order: A schooner
The giant glass.
Idaho trout
From the Wood River valley streams
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Cookies at Warm Springs
A ski-day stop
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Swiss pastry
At Konditorei in Sun Valley Village
The best place to eat it in Sun Valley
- 1
Idaho potatoes
Fries and baked potatoes, at every lodge
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
The award-winning tables
The award list for Sun Valley is being compiled. Check back soon.
When to go and what is in season
Sun Valley 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
Baldy opens around Thanksgiving and closes in mid-April; summer is fly-fishing and the Ketchum farmers market.
In season
- Fondue Jan–Mar, Dec The Roundhouse.
Food events
- Ketchum Farmers Market Jun Wednesdays 12-4pm, June 10 to October 7, 2026, Forest Service Park.
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.
- Roundhouse dinners are reservation only.
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.
Swiss café and bakery
Konditorei
Order: A pastry and a coffee
Sun Valley's Austrian-Swiss café.
Seen in The Infatuation, Konditorei · worth confirming hours before you go
Coffee shop
Java on Fourth
Order: The Bowl of Soul
Ketchum's coffee counter.
Seen in Visit Sun Valley, Ketchum's coffee culture · worth confirming hours before you go
Food markets in Sun Valley
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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 Sun Valley: where locals eat, new openings, romantic dinners, ice cream, cooking classes and more, each place with what to order. Cooking classes in Sun Valley: who teaches, what you cook, how long and how to book.
Every place in this guide, A to Z (12)
- Apple's Bar & Grill Warm Springs base, 205 Picabo St
- Duchin Lounge Sun Valley Lodge
- Grumpy's Ketchum
- Java on Fourth Ketchum
- Ketchum Farmers Market
- Konditorei Sun Valley Village
- Lookout Lodge Top of Bald Mountain
- River Run Lodge River Run
- The Kneadery Ketchum, 260 Leadville Ave N
- The Roundhouse Bald Mountain, by gondola
- Warfield Distillery Ketchum, 280 N Main St
- Warm Springs Lodge Warm Springs
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