3 Best Restaurants in Chico, The Far North

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We've compiled the best of the best in Chico - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Bidwell Perk

$ Fodor's Choice
A clean and tidy, many-windowed chain alternative for coffee (several different roasts daily) and pastries, Bidwell Perk also serves full breakfasts and light lunches. Bagels, French toast, quiche, and croissant sandwiches in the morning give way to small plates, salads, panini, and sliders as the day moves along.

The Rawbar Restaurant & Sushi

$$

For more than two decades, the chefs at this downtown pan-Asian restaurant and bar have served up sushi, sashimi, rolls, "hot bites" like Korean tacos (short ribs with kimchi aioli), and build-your-own poké bowls. Chico being an inland destination, the sushi might not always be as absolutely fresh as on the coast, but even then it's close, and the nonsushi options show flair and imagination.

346 Broadway St., Chico, CA, 95928, USA
530-897–0626
Known For
  • Blistered shishito peppers and other starters
  • Thai "drunken" noodles and Korean egg-topped pork belly over rice cake
  • Signature cocktails and wine, sake, and whiskey flights
Restaurant Details
Closed Mon. and Tues. No lunch Sun.

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Sierra Nevada Brewery Taproom

$

The famous brewery's high-ceilinged, heavy-on-the-wood taproom bustles day and night with patrons washing down well-conceived gastropub grub with the best-selling Pale Ale and smaller-batch offerings, some only available here. The open kitchen turns out sandwiches, burgers, wood-oven pizzas, and fish-and-chips (the fish's batter made with Pale Ale) with remarkable speed.

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