Top 5 Breakfast Restaurants In Steamboat Colorado

Steamboat Springs has many great things to offer it’s patrons and visitors, but one comes to the front of the line and that is all the great breakfast restaurants. I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy those many times in my 11 years in town and I thought I should share my experiences with our readers.

Here is my Top 5 list of favorite breakfast restaurants in town:

  1. Hands down the best place to go and visit and where I spend most of my eating out money is “Freshies”. The restaurant is located on the main highway running through town and it is on the left hand side as you drive from the Mountain Village towards Downtown but right before you get there. The restaurant offers a cozy atmosphere, friendly service and of course amazing food. They always use fresh ingredients and, as all of you chefs out there know, this is the most important part of good cooking. I’m yet to order something out of the menu I don’t like. Whatever you order, make sure you get to try their breakfast potatoes. The pancakes are amazing too. Oh…and don’t forget to grab one of their home made cinnamon rolls to go on the way out. Trust me, try it…thank me later
  1. Most of the locals worship “Winonas” which takes the number 2 spot in my list. It is not unusual to see long waiting lines in front of the restaurant on weekend mornings, especially in the busy season. The owners of this restaurant used to operate “Freshies” back in the days and therefore lots of similarities between the two spots. “Winonas” offers great food and friendly “local” service. The restaurant is located right in the heart of the historic downtown Steamboat Springs on 7th St/Lincoln Ave., so you can easily go for a nice walk after breakfast….and feel less guilty about yourself. Make sure you try some of their egg scrambles or omelets.
  1. Close 3rd place takes “Creekside”, located on Soda Creek and 11th St., slightly off the busy main street – Lincoln Ave. Their signature meal, based on my humble opinion, is their Eggs Benny (aka Benedict). They offer great outdoor seating during in the summer, right on the creek. Make sure you get there a few minutes before you faint of hunger on a busy season weekend morning, as long waiting lines are not unusual. I think “Freshies” handles the waiting lines much better and faster comparing to my #2 and #3 choices.
  1. Many locals will “crucify” me J for not having “The Shack” thus far in my list but I’m going to go with “The Egg & I” as my 4th choice. They are representatives of a small chain of breakfast/lunch restaurant in Colorado. Located in Sundance Plaza, between the Ski Area and Downtown and very close to the main highway. When you see Wendy’s and Starbucks, turn right. Make sure you try their Mexican Skillet, especially if you like your breakfast a little on the spicy side like I do.
  1. “The Shack” is located downtown on Lincoln Ave., between 7th and 8th St., on the right hand side as you drive into town from the mountain. They offer smaller and cozier seating area with nice service. It is many locals’ primary choice because of…I’m not sure why…with having 1 through 4 above

Please don’t get me wrong, I’m pretty sure you’ll have an amazing experience visiting any of the above spots. This is just my own opinion and I meant to mostly have fun with it. Please keep in mind that all of the restaurants above also offer lunch.

Thank you for reading and happy exploring!

About the author: Martin Dragnev is a Realtor with Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs and can be reached at martin@mybrokers.com or 970.291.9412.

If curious about local real estate you can browse all the listing opportunities by visiting his website: www.realestateofsteamboat.com

Top 5 Ski Runs In Steamboat Colorado

With the Steamboat Ski Area opening just recently, I can’t help it but get really excited about the upcoming winter season, especially if it is anything like last year.
If you like fresh powder show and tree runs, our mountain is hands down the place to be.

Here is a short list of my favorite ski runs…and I’m going to go ahead and categorize them for intermediate & advanced skiers only.

  1. Hands down the best run on the mountain for me is “No Name Chute” of the Morningside Park area. Steep grade, trees perfect distance from each other and a big open meadow at the base. When starting the run, stay as close as you can to the rope dividing “No Name Chute” and “North Saint Patrick’s”. The only problem with this run is…that it’s too short. I would only recommend on a day with fresh overnight snow. Please note, locals refer to those two runs as Gate C…and I’m probably already in trouble for even talking about it.

 

  1. Close second would be the “Pony Express Liftline” which is an area very close to the edge of the Ski Area boundary. This is a pretty wide slope and a long, quads burning run. I would recommend sticking close to the tree line on the skiers left going downhill.
  1. Third spot takes the slope locals call “Sideburns”. Now…you are not going to find this name on the official map. This is the treed area on skiers left as you go down Storm Peak South run whose nick name is The Face…and what is on the side of the face? Sideburns…it figures. This is the perfect run for enthusiast who love heavily treed areas. I recommend doing it early if any overnight snow as it gets tracked out quickly.

 

  1. Another leg burner, taking spot #4 is the long “Three O’clock”. This is a wide open slope and represents one of the longest runs within the Ski Area boundary.
  1. With so many fun rides in Steamboat I’m running out of spots quickly. I should have made this a top 10 or even better top 20 list. Oh well…

 

I’m going to have to go with “Nelson’s Run” as my 5 spot. On a regular day this is perfect for folks who enjoy bumps skiing and on a day with fresh powder this run is long, has a few cat tracks crossing it and therefore present an opportunity to catch some air (if you are into such a thing) and it is a lot of fun!

There you have it. I’ll see you on the slopes!

Thank you for reading and happy exploring!

About the author: Martin Dragnev is a Realtor with Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs and can be reached at martin@mybrokers.com or 970.291.9412.

If curious about local real estate you can browse all the listing opportunities by visiting his website: www.realestateofsteamboat.com