Silverton, Colorado

Restaurants & Dining

Silverton dining feels best when you treat it like part of the train-and-mountain-town experience, not like a resort dining crawl. Pick one good lunch choice, one dinner with real Western character, and use Durango when you need a deeper bench.

More options nearby

Durango has the fuller dining scene

If food variety matters almost as much as the scenery, stay in Durango and let Silverton be the signature train-and-alpine day. Durango simply has more range.

Durango Restaurants →

Where to eat

Meal stops worth planning around

Keep these meal stops close: an easy first bite, a casual reset, and one dinner that gives the trip a better evening.

Night

Casual meal

Handlebars Food & Saloon

The strongest classic Silverton dinner lane when the point is burgers, beer, and a room that still feels tied to the mining-town version of Colorado rather than a generic mountain menu.

Night

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Shady Lady Saloon

The better bar-first move when the trip wants one polished cocktail stop in a town that usually leans rougher and more historic than refined.

Train Day

First-night pick

Avalanche Brewing Company

The cleanest first stop after you roll into town, with house beer, burgers, and enough room to handle Silverton's midday rush better than some of the smaller spots.

Train Day

Special dinner

Bent Elbow Restaurant & Hotel

A good answer when the group wants a real sit-down meal without turning lunch into a scavenger hunt through a tiny mountain town at peak arrival time.