Idaho

Philadelphia sits about 2,500 miles from the mountains of North Idaho, yet one tiny shop in Sandpoint is…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 11

Some breakfast spots chase trends, and some stay put for half a century and let the town come…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 10

Some restaurants try hard to look impressive from the street. The one in this story does not bother,…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 9

Some of the best meals in Boise come from rooms with only a handful of tables and no…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 8

Plenty of diners write soup of the day on the chalkboard, but not every pot starts from scratch.…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 7

Some people drive past a plain storefront on Cherry Lane a hundred times before they finally pull in.…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 6

Some restaurants chase trends. Others stay put long enough for the trends to circle back around to them.…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 5

Some breakfast spots chase trends, and some simply refuse to change. This Boise diner belongs firmly in the…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 4

Little coin-operated music boxes sit right on the tables here, letting you pick a tune while you wait…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 3

Idaho has a way of making people slow down and stick around. From mountain views to friendly main…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 2

Some people spend retirement stuck behind brake lights. Others in northern Idaho spend it on an upper deck,…

By Blake Sullivan · Nov 1

Boise holds a surprise that catches many travelers off guard, because the city is home to one of…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 31

Some of the best breakfast plans in Coeur d’Alene start in a grocery store, which sounds odd until…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 30

Boise has a secret that many visitors never learn until they show up hungry. More than a century…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 29

Downtown Boise has plenty of places to grab a quick lunch, but one small room keeps drawing a…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 28

Somewhere in the pine country of North Idaho, a coaster called Aftershock is waiting for anyone brave enough…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 27

Some meals call for a menu, and some call for a plate, a fork, and zero rules about…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 26

Every October, Idaho farm roads fill up with minivans, wagons, and kids clutching the biggest pumpkin they can…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 25

High in the mountains of southwestern Idaho, a whole town waits at the end of a long road…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 24

Some towns tell their story through plaques and museums, but this one tells it through its whole layout.…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 23

If you love wandering through old shops and finding treasures with a story, there is a small Idaho…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 22

Some restaurants earn a nickname, and in this little Idaho mountain town the locals just call it “The…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 21

Idaho does big scenery, but some of its best days happen in small places where you can slow…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 20

Somewhere in Boise, there is a spot where the music stops firmly at 1989 and the walls are…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 19

Tucked into a quiet neighborhood in a small Idaho town famous for its warm mineral pools, there is…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 18

Idaho does small-town mornings right, and nowhere is that clearer than at the donut counters where regulars line…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 17

Huckleberries are Idaho’s favorite little mountain treat, and folks here will happily point their car up a winding…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 16

Finger steaks are basically Idaho’s official snack, and the best burger spots in the state know how to…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 15

Idaho has a funny way of hiding its best steaks in towns you have probably driven right past.…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 14

Idaho has a way of hiding its best desserts in towns you might zip right past on the…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 13

Some of the best morning meals in the West are found in towns you could drive past without…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 12

Idaho is full of small towns where the water is clean, the pace is slow, and life feels…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 11

A short walk through a rocky desert canyon leads to something most people would not expect out here…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 10

A wooden fort sits along a quiet Idaho highway, waiting for curious travelers to pull over and step…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 9

Idaho is full of little towns where the best meal of the day happens before the sun gets…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 8

Idaho takes its trout seriously, and a good plate of it can turn an ordinary drive into a…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 7

Some restaurants chase trends, and some simply outlast them. In Pocatello, Idaho, one Italian kitchen has been feeding…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 6

Sandpoint is a small Idaho town with a big lake, mountain air, and a downtown full of places…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 5

Some of the best al pastor in Idaho is not served in a fancy dining room. It comes…

By Blake Sullivan · Oct 4