3 Best Restaurants in Glacier National Park, Montana

For many, a trip to Glacier isn't complete without a stop in Apgar Village to enjoy Eddie's ice cream. In addition to the walk-up ice-cream window, a casual sit-down restaurant serves everything from burgers and fries to a trout platter and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; you can even get a picnic lunch to go if it's ordered before 11 am. The food is simple and good. Be sure to try the huckleberry cobbler or some huckleberry soft-serve frozen yogurt.

A unique dining room built of enormous logs provides a rustic setting for hearty comfort-food classics: slow-roasted prime rib, classic mac and cheese, pan-seared trout, beef pot roast, and butternut squash ravioli. The food goes well with the Montana microbrews available on tap and in the bottle. With notice, the restaurant can prepare a box lunch to go.

The picturesque Ptarmigan's massive windows afford stunning views of Grinnell Point over Swiftcurrent Lake. Known for using regional, sustainably sourced ingredients, the restaurant specializes in dishes such as house-smoked Montana trout, braised bison short ribs, and roasted duck with Flathead cherry chutney. Gluten-free and vegan dishes are also served. Save room for the huckleberry cobbler. Before or after dinner, pop into the adjacent Swiss Lounge to enjoy a Montana microbrew or a huckleberry margarita.