Here’s our choice – with a little help from locals and frequent visitors – for the top 10 restaurants in the Breckenridge area.

1. Blue River Bistro– This elegant restaurant serves award-winning pasta dishes as well as hearty steaks and wonderful seafood. Don’t miss the drink menu featuring 75 different martinis.

2. Rasta Pasta– Think spaghetti with a Jamaican twist! Interesting and unusual pastas make this a top choice of locals and visitors. Try the “Tortellini Jamaican ‘Mon” with island spices, bananas, pineapples, and grapes. Amazing!

3. Hearthstone– Located in a 100-year-old Victorian home, this restaurant has received numerous awards from Wine Spectator Magazine. The steaks and seafood are wonderful, too.

4. Briar Rose– This moderately-priced restaurant with a Victorian theme is perched on the top of Peak 10 and offers great views and succulent steaks, tasty wild game dishes, poultry, and seafood. 

5. Horseshoe II– Priced far less than many Breckenridge restaurants, the Horseshoe is a great place for the whole family and has been touted as “The Best Family Restaurant” in town. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, this restaurant features classic American cuisine.

6. Salt Creek– In the mood for some real Texas BBQ? You’ll find it here, where they slow cook their meat over post oak wood for that great barbecue flavor. The platters are quite affordable and you shouldn’t miss the Cinnamon Toffee Bread Pudding for dessert.

7. Main Street Bistro– With fresh homemade pastas and amazing breads, this trendy restaurant has become a year-round favorite. Very contemporary and popular with the younger set.

8. Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant– Classic Mexican menu with a few twists. Try the Tuna Tostada. Voted a favorite by Snow Country Magazine, Mi Casa also has a great kid’s menu.

9. Mountain Flying Fish– This new sushi restaurant features the talents of New York chef Tetsuo Shimoda. There’s a great selection of not only sushi but lots of fresh and innovative seafood dishes as well.

10. Pierre’s Riverwalk Cafe– A delightful blending of French and American cuisine, Pierre’s menu features steaks, seafood, and poultry. There’s a huge wine list, mainly French, and the homemade baked goodies and fancy pastries are out of this world.