Grand Canyon Restaurants

Grand Canyon Restaurant Reviews

Inside the Park

Within the park, you can find everything from cafeteria food to casual café fare to creatively prepared, Western- and Southwestern-inspired American cuisine. There's even a coffeehouse with organic joe. Reservations are accepted (and recommended) only for dinner at El Tovar Dining Room; they can be made up to six months in advance with El Tovar room reservations, 30 days in advance without. You can also make dinner reservations at the Grand Canyon Lodge Dining Room on the North Rim—they're less essential here but still a good idea in summer. The dress code is casual across the board, but El Tovar is your best option if you're looking to dress up a bit and thumb through an extensive wine list. On the North Rim there's a restaurant, a cafeteria, and a chuck-wagon-style Grand Cookout experience. Drinking water and restrooms are not available at most picnic spots.

Outside the Park

Options outside the park generally range from mediocre to terrible—you didn't come all the way to the Grand Canyon for the food, did you? Our selections highlight your best options. Of towns near the park, Williams definitely has the leg up on culinary variety and quality, with Tusayan and Jacob Lake to the north mostly either fast food or merely adequate sit-down restaurants. Near the park, even the priciest places welcome casual dress. On the Hualapai and Havasupai reservations in Havasu Canyon and on the West Rim, dining is limited and basic.

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