The home of the nation’s first chairlift, the ski resort has drawn icons ranging from Marilyn Monroe (her movie Bus Stop was filmed here) to Ernest Hemingway to Jamie Lee Curtis.
And just as the beautiful mountains and the
small-town pace of life are a draw to those icons, so too are some of the favorite dishes served up only in Sun Valley.
Not getting a schooner from Grumpy’s is considered somewhat sacrilege, so do yourself a favor and order up this burger joint’s famous 32-ounce goblet known as the schooner.
A football-sized baked potato (most potatoes at the Pio are around 20 ounces) with all the fixings will only set you back $5.95 a la carte, or $3.95 to include with your dinner.
The French restaurant, run by the eponymous Michel Rudigoz, features classic French dishes with an Idaho twist, the most famous of which is the restaurant’s morel cream sauce.
The signature drink of the Casino is known as the “Hammtini,” which makes it sound fancier than it is: a Hamm’s beer with a chunk of lime on top that’ll only set you back $2.