Restaurant · Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Beartooth Cafe
How to book: Walk-in; but CONFIRM IT'S OPEN — Cooke City dining is seasonal and tied to the Beartooth Highway being open. Confirm current hours/season live before counting on it.
Best meal: A casual lunch or dinner (burger/trout + a beer from the long list) after a dawn wildlife drive through the Lamar Valley, or a Beartooth-Highway day. Confirm current menu/hours/season live.
Who it’s NOT for: Off-season travelers — Cooke City and its dining largely close when the Beartooth Highway shuts; confirm it's open before you rely on it. Travelers based in the geyser basins or south — it's the remote far-northeast corner; a very long drive for a meal. Anyone wanting upscale or fast big-city dining — it's a small, casual, remote-town cafe.
$-$$Research-based
Part of Yellowstone, WY, Decided.
Common questions
Is Beartooth Cafe worth it?
The classic end-of-the-road cafe at the Northeast Entrance — casual American fare and a deep beer list in tiny Cooke City at the far end of the Lamar Valley; a wildlife-watcher's remote meal, only when the seasonal town/Beartooth Highway is open.
Who is Beartooth Cafe for?
Beartooth Cafe is for wildlife watching couple.
Who is Beartooth Cafe not for?
Beartooth Cafe is not for Off-season travelers — Cooke City and its dining largely close when the Beartooth Highway shuts; confirm it's open before you rely on it. Travelers based in the geyser basins or south — it's the remote far-northeast corner; a very long drive for a meal. Anyone wanting upscale or fast big-city dining — it's a small, casual, remote-town cafe.
Do you need a reservation at Beartooth Cafe?
Walk-in; but CONFIRM IT'S OPEN — Cooke City dining is seasonal and tied to the Beartooth Highway being open. Confirm current hours/season live before counting on it.
How expensive is Beartooth Cafe?
Beartooth Cafe is in the $-$$ range. Meravella shows prices as bands and never publishes exact figures it hasn't verified.
How we know: basis research · last verified Sun Aug 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). We never rank by commission.