Every restaurant in Cook County, Minnesota that serves meals to the public, from the harbor to the end of the Gunflint Trail. Bars that serve food are here; a lodge dining room open only to its guests is not. Nobody is left off. Sponsors of the site are listed first with their logo; sponsorship is the one thing a business pays for.
A small indoor and outdoor restaurant in an old commercial fishing shanty on the harbor, serving Lake Superior fish and locally grown food at the table.
The clubhouse bar and grill at the Superior National golf course in Lutsen, burgers and sandwiches, Minnesota craft beer on tap and sports on the screens, open to the public daily.
A supper club in a log house above the harbor, with a dining room, a lounge and a patio.
A downtown cafe serving breakfast all day and lunch, sit-down, across from the harbor.
The restaurant at Bluefin Bay on the shore in Tofte, regionally inspired starters, burgers, sandwiches and dinner entrees, dine-in and takeout, with a bar.
A scratch-made four-course dinner served on Saturday evenings at the lodge at the end of the trail on Gunflint Lake, open to the public by reservation, in fall and winter seasons.
The restaurant and pub at Cascade Lodge on the shore in Lutsen, breakfast, lunch and dinner, local fish, burgers, soups and salads, order at the counter and served at the table.
The counter inside Grand Portage Lodge and Casino: burgers, chicken strips, hot dogs, pizza and chili, to go or at a table.
The restaurant at the base of Lutsen Mountains, in the building that replaced Papa Charlie's after the 2023 fire, dinner, with a deck.
A chef's-choice hot breakfast served in the 1926 log lodge on Clearwater Lake, reserved by 4 pm the day before, with pies, bread and bars baked to order.
A bistro and bakery at Bluefin Bay in Tofte, breakfast, bagels, pizza, homemade bread, soups and salads through dinner, with espresso and wine, dine-in and takeout.
The Dairy Queen on the highway at the west edge of downtown: burgers, chicken strips, fries and Blizzards, counter service with outdoor seating.
The restaurant at Dockside Fish Market: Lake Superior fish and chips, soups, a deli, beer and wine, counter service with seating, and smoked and fresh fish by the pound.
A bar and grill on Wisconsin Street with craft beer, live music, a timber-framed pub (The Raven) across the hall and a rooftop bar (The Raven's Nest) over the harbor in summer.
The snack bar in the lodge of a resort and campground on Gunflint Lake: pizzas and sandwiches to go or at a table, popcorn, ice cream, root beer floats and a tap beer.
A counter-service taco shop on the highway downtown, frybread and northern-style tacos made from scratch, dine-in and takeout.
A lodge restaurant and bar halfway up the trail on Hungry Jack Lake, open to non-guests, with a gas pump, a bait and tackle shop and fishing licenses.
The dining room at Grand Portage Lodge and Casino, looking over the bay at Pete's Island: breakfast, lunch and dinner, entrees, burgers and sandwiches; the Antlers Lounge next door serves appetizers and sandwiches.
The dining rooms at Gunflint Lodge on Gunflint Lake, breakfast, a bistro menu and dinner entrees every day with walleye the specialty, open to non-guests; the Northern Lights Lounge serves bar food in the afternoon and evening.
A store and grill on the highway in Lutsen: gas, groceries, baked goods and coffee, with a small dining room serving home-cooked breakfast and lunch.
The bar on the top level of the Scandinavian Chalet at the base of Lutsen Mountains, pizza and appetizers with drinks.
A family resort on Loon Lake whose lodge serves meals, with beer and wine, and sells take-and-bake pizza.
The slope-side restaurant and tap room at Caribou Highlands Lodge on Ski Hill Road, lunch and dinner with dine-in by reservation, pizza and wings to go, and a dog-friendly patio.
A family restaurant on the east side of town: burgers, homemade pizza, sandwiches, salads and fresh local fish, dine-in and takeout.
The 1929 lodge's dining room on the shore east of town, breakfast and a set dinner, open to outside diners by reservation with prepayment; a pancake breakfast needs none.
A commercial fishing family's food truck on Wisconsin Street across from the harbor, frying its own herring and lake trout, takeout.
A lodge restaurant and bar at mile 55 on Poplar Lake, contemporary northern food, duck wings, burgers and walleye sandwiches, in season, walk-ins and same-day reservations.
The bar and grill at a year-round lodge on Devil Track Lake, eight miles from town, with a full menu, a full bar and a lakeside patio.
A cafeteria on the second level of the Scandinavian Chalet at the base of Lutsen Mountains, hot grill and grab-and-go comfort food and coffee, winter only.
A small diner at the east end of downtown serving breakfast and lunch, with Lake Superior herring in season; the name is about the Canadian border, not the menu.
The sandwich chain's shop on the east side of town, counter service.
The chalet on top of Moose Mountain, reached by the Summit Express gondola, with freshly prepared meals, snacks, coffee and a bar, and decks facing Lake Superior.
A small-batch ice cream shop on Broadway, scoops and pints with espresso and fudge, counter service.
A counter-serve pizza place on Wisconsin Street, pies, wings and beer, takeout only at present.
Frozen custard, wood-fired pizza, burgers and soups at the East Bay beach, with a rooftop deck over both harbors and indoor seating since the rebuild.
A 1938 logging-camp landmark on Poplar Lake with a full-service restaurant and bar, a gas pump, a grocery and gift store, cabins and a small motel, closed November and December.
A bar, restaurant and live music venue in the former Harbor Light on the highway west of town, with indoor and outdoor stages, pool and darts.
A brewery taproom on the highway with a view of the harbor, a rooftop patio in summer, and a menu of appetizers: sliders, tacos, flatbread and cheese curds.
A deli-style cafe at Surfside on Lake Superior in Tofte, breakfast and lunch, quiches, pancakes, sandwiches, wraps and salads, with a sun deck.
The fireside pizza restaurant at White Pine Lodge on Poplar Lake (formerly Big Bear Lodge), homemade pizza, craft beer and wine in season, reservations recommended.