Best Restaurants in Whistler BC & Whistler Village (2024 Edition)

I’ve been going to Whistler Blackcomb every year for almost a decade…which means I’ve been hunting for the best restaurants in Whistler, BC for a while now. If you haven’t been, this resort is one of the best ski and snowboard destinations in the world (the best in North America). Plus people flock here come summer for hikes and mountain biking.

Yet the eating options in Whistler Village are…let’s just say diverse. You’ll find a lot of chains like The Old Spaghetti Factory tucked between touristy shops filled with tchotchkes you don’t need.

With all the High Street options available, it can be difficult to find the restaurants and cafes worth eating at. And since the prices at this popular ski resort are inflated (mentally prepare for this!), you definitely want to make sure you don’t have food regret.

Luckily I found the top restaurants in Whistler after years of searching. These are mostly off the beaten path and are loved by both locals and discerning tourists alike. Here’s my carefully-curated, constantly updated list of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC. But shhh…don’t spread the word too much or they might be impossible to get into before you know it.

Best Restaurants in Whistler, BC (2024)

Here’s my constantly updated list of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC, Whistler Village, and Creekside. Save this to Pinterest for later to refer back to it again and again.

Araxi Restaurant & Oyster Bar

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Pacific Northwest | best for: après ski happy hour

Araxi is probably the only expensive, fine dining restaurant worth the price in Whistler Village. It’s part of a Vancouver-area restaurant group that owns Blue Water Cafe and a few other popular restaurants. They have a similarly-priced sister restaurant in Whistler Village called Il Caminetto, but I think this one is better.

Expect superb oysters and thoughtful farm-to-table creations, led by executive award-winning chef, James Walt. He’s the only James Beard-nominated chef in Whistler and helped get Araxi regularly voted Whistler’s best restaurant by Vancouver Magazine.

Despite having great food on their full dinner menu, Araxi is one of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC for après ski. I go every year after a day on the slopes — literally in my snowboard gear and all — for one reason: their cheese fondue.

It’s a classic fondue with gruyere and white wine, but it’s so flawlessly executed that you can’t help but taste every nuance of ingredients. And they serve it with pickled baby onions, capers, and/or cornichons, which is a mind boggling combination.

Yes, you will pay ~35 CAD per person for this fondue, but it’s worth it. Especially with the extra apples to dip in. This might be my favorite place to eat in all of Whistler Village.

Oh, and you should definitely get The Trophy Wife or Firecracker Margarita cocktail. The Trophy Wife is a blend of vodka, apricot, egg white, citrus, and peppercorn dust. The Firecracker Margarita is spicy with jalapeño, hibiscus, and basil. Or if wine is more your thing, check out their extensive wine list.

Bar Oso

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Spanish | best for: tapa

I discovered Bar Oso during a solo lunch after I hurt my wrist on the slopes one year and had to sit out my last day of snowboarding. It’s owned by the same restaurant group as Araxi and Il Caminetto, but it’s lower priced (though I wouldn’t say “cheap eats”).

Bar Oso (“bear” in Spanish) is a Spanish-style tapas place with an excellent wine list and thoughtful small plates that — having studied in Madrid — I can attest are authentic. That makes sense, since it’s led by Madrileño, Jorge Muñoz Santos.

Just how I remember it in Spain, this restaurant does a pretty terrible job at selling itself on the menu. You know what I mean, just listing the bare minimum ingredients. But trust me, it’s phenomenal. Particularly well executed are the montaditos, which are little bites on bread that make probably one of the best lunches in Whistler.

If you only have a few days to find the best restaurants in Whistler, BC, make sure this place is one of your stops.

Crêpe Montagne

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: French | best for: crepes

Crêpe Montagne is the place I’ve been coming every year since my first visit to Whistler almost 15 years ago. It was impossible to find before Google Maps became popular; it’s hidden in an unassuming condo/strip mall off the main drag of Whistler Village.

Get ready. It’s small so you will wait if you go during prime time (I recommend ~8:30 pm or later, or get takeout). And you will die a bit inside because you’re paying around 30-35 CAD for a friggin’ crepe. But relax…it’s Whistler. And it’s actually good.

Their crepes are both savory and sweet, made in classic French style. My favorite is the one with ham, asparagus, mushroom, béchamel, and cheese. Dan always gets the chicken, goat cheese, and tomato sauce one. Really, anything you get will be good because their buckwheat crepes are super flavorful, a tad thick, and soft.

Pro tip: They also serve breakfast, so this is one of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC to hit before hitting the slopes.

Red Door Bistro

website | location: Creekside (get directions) | cuisine: French | best for: a cozy hidden gem

Red Door Bistro is off-the-beaten-path next to Nita Lake Lodge in Creekside. It’s quite small and books up months in advance, so you know it’s one of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC.

They have an extensive wine list, all of which is written on a hard-to-read blackboard above the open kitchen. No matter, the staff will help and give pairing recommendations. Food wise you can expect comforting French classics that are consistently executed well.

The menu changes regularly, but if available don’t miss the grilled calamari. It’s perfectly cooked and reminded me of patatas bravas because it has a heavy dose of paprika.

Other standouts from my last meal at Red Door Bistro included the 4-hour perfectly cooked short rib with even more perfectly cooked layer potato cake. The gnudi was perfectly plump pillows, and the parsnip apple sauce it came with was so comforting. All of it was rib sticking and the perfect way to end a long day on the slopes.

Rimrock Café

website | location: Creekside (get directions) | cuisine: Pacific Northwest | best for: a fancy meal

I discovered Rimrock after reading it on a few “best restaurants in Whistler, BC” lists. I finally went and gotta say, I was missing out. It’s this lodge-meets-fine-dining place off the beaten path near Creekside. They specialize in seafood and meat, making really unique flavor combinations in one dish.

For example, we ate this awesome poke with a sesame tuille. If you’re not familiar with tuille, it looks like a Parmesan crisp but shaped in a cup to hold the poke. I definitely didn’t hate it.

We also had this amazing scallop and pork belly dish. This isn’t a combination I see that often, so we ordered it. I was really pleased to see actual-sized scallops. Sometimes you order scallops and it’s a bit womp-womp because they are the size of a pea, but these were substantial and made you feel like you weren’t throwing all your money down the drain.

Make sure to go here with a reservation. It’s one of the top restaurants in Whistler, so walk-ins are non-existent.

Hundo-P

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: smoothies | best for: breakfast

Hundo-P is probably my most exciting Whistler Village discovery in a long time. You see, I have a smoothie every morning for breakfast, but that ritual is broken every time I travel. I’m super picky with the texture of smoothies and so rarely find a place I’d go back to again and again.

Well Hundo-P is my new go-to on this list of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC. They make really creative smoothies with protein powder that doesn’t taste chalky.

My favorite is the Nutz & Bolts smoothie, so I hope they keep it on the menu forever. It has walnuts, peanut butter, banana, dates, cacao nibs, cinnamon, chocolate almond milk, and protein. The dates give it the perfect hint of sweetness and the cinnamon made it so earthy and comforting. Definitely get this smoothie if it’s available when you go!

Note it’s tucked inside the same building as the The Whistler Grocery Store and BC Liquor, so it can be easy to miss. While it perplexes me that they open at 9 am instead of earlier so you can grab a smoothie before getting on the first lift, this place is worth seeking out.

Creekbread

website | location: Creekside (get directions) | cuisine: Italian | best for: pizza

Creekbread was on my list to try for a while, but I thought it was weird that a bakery was only open from 3 pm – 8 pm. Well, it took me finally going to realize I was mistaken. This isn’t a bakery, but rather a pizza joint! I must have been getting it confused with all the other “bread” bakeries in the area.

Reservations are recommended here because it’s usually swarming with people. However, they accept walk-in seating at the bar, which is where we snagged a seat on a Wednesday evening. I couldn’t get over how crowded it was because it’s on the opposite side of the highway from the Creekside Village and feels hidden.

They serve homemade sourdough crust pizza that they cook in a huge wood-fired stone stove. You can choose from their standard menu, order off the seasonal pizza list, or even build your own. The crust is thinner, somewhere between a California and Neapolitan pie.

We had a chicken, bacon, ranch seasonal pie split half-and-half with their mushroom pie. Both were excellent, but the CBR was over the top good. They serve housemade sauces and their ranch was no different. It was also served with a side of homemade hot sauce and garlic oil that I slathered on everything.

Christine’s on Blackcomb

website | location: Blackcomb Mountain (get directions) | cuisine: Pacific Northwest | best for: fine dining between ski runs

People don’t go skiing and expect to eat awesome food on the mountain. Ski lodges are often mess-hall style, with mediocre food that’s been sitting on the buffet line for who knows how long. While Whistler Blackcomb has some of the better food than other resorts I’ve been to, I didn’t think there was a way to eat well while skiing.

Now I know there is one option, and that’s Christine’s on Blackcomb. This restaurant is inside the Rendezvous lodge at the top of Blackcomb Mountain. That’s right, you need to ski there or take the gondola up from Whistler Village.

It’s hilarious seeing everyone suited up in ski gear. You’re in a space with stunning mountain views and waiters running around in fine dining uniforms. You’re eating beautifully-plated dishes, and you may even be drinking a cocktail or wine. Yet the service is relatively quick so everything still feels casual.

The menu changes every so often, but we had a stunning scallop crudo, aloo chaat, short rib stew, and albacore fish plate when we last went. Everything was fantastic, but the seafood is where they really shine. The albacore fish was like a play on a Nicoise salad, but deconstructed to make it chefy. I definitely plan to get this if it’s on the menu the next time I go!

Alta Bistro

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Pacific Northwest | best for: a date-worthy space

I literally stayed across the street from Alta Bistro for 4 years before I finally visited. But I’m so happy I did. It’s one of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC because it’s a bit off the main drag of Whistler Village.

This sustainable, farm-to-table restaurant is like Araxi, but much more casual. It has playful, creative dishes like pumpkin soup with popcorn or elk tartare with a foie gras parfait (I. KNOW. RIGHT?! You know how I feel about finding the best steak tartare in Seattle). So it’s the perfect spot for a date night during your Whistler trip.

Peaked Pies

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Australian | best for: cheap savory pies

It took me a while to discover this place, but it has a ton of great reviews on Yelp and is near Crêpe Montagne. I guess it makes sense, as the interiors are pretty unassuming and I’m sort of a hater when it comes to pre-made pastries and grab-and-go places.

But their pies are super good. The crust is flakey, golden, and flavorful and it’s moan-worthy when it gets soggy from the liquid at the bottom of the pie.

You can get them “peaked”, which means they add mashed potatoes, mushy peas, and gravy to it. While this is authentic to Australia, I actually recommend getting the pie by itself or with gravy.

I thought the mashed potatoes tasted boxed and the mushy peas were take-or-leave. The pies are that good, you don’t need it.

If you can’t make it to this place in Whistler, they also have a location in Vancouver.

Purebread

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) & Function Junction (get directions) | cuisine: baked goods | best for: Lavender earl gray scone

Purebread was recommended to me in a really random situation. I was trying to buy some art from Etsy for my boyfriend for our anniversary. Somehow I got to talking to the seller because I was customizing the art piece and it came out that I was going to Whistler and he’s from Vancouver. He told me I had to go to local favorite Purebread.

It took me a while to try this place mostly because it’s in the less-traveled area of Whistler Village. But I finally prioritized going when I read a Saveur magazine article that said this place was a must.

This place is a bit overwhelming because there are so many baked good options! Luckily the woman helping me was patient as I panicked and ordered. I asked her what her recommendation was and she said the lavender earl gray scone.

I was dubious because I’m not much of a scone person, but let me tell you, this ruled. It was both subtle in lavender and earl gray flavor while also being complex as hell. One bite and I understood why people say this is the best restaurant in Whistler, BC especially for breakfast.

Ohyama Ramen

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Japanese | best for: ramen

Ohyama Ramen is off the beaten path in Whistler Village above the Royal Bank, making it a hidden gem. It’s separated from the main hustle and bustle of the village by a parking lot and looks unassuming because it’s connected to Fuji Market, a Japanese grocery store. But when you walk in, it has high ceilings and decor to make it look like a street in Japan.

It’s always crowded and they don’t take reservations, but you can order takeout if you’re not down to wait. The space is cozy and they serve comforting bowls of ramen. The best ramen I’ve ever had? No, but it’s damn good after a day on the slopes.

I recommend getting the Big Mountain ramen with shoyu. The bowl comes with pork, corn, garlic, and rapeseed blossoms that add a lot of flavor. You should also definitely add an egg because is it even ramen without it?

Note, the spicy sauce is very spicy. My boyfriend loves spicy and so enjoyed it, but I like a solid medium spice and thought it was unbearably hot. So be careful!

Functional Pie

website | location: Function Junction (get directions) | cuisine: Italian | best for: pizza

I discovered a new area of Whistler a few years ago. It’s about 10 minutes south of the village before you hit Creekside and it’s called Function Junction. It’s a small area off the highway that has shops, restaurants, and breweries clustered together. There’s a local’s only vibe and so is worth checking out if you want to experience places to eat away from tourists.

One of the restaurants worth seeking out is Functional Pie. They merge New York and Detroit styles into a pizza that looks like a thicker New York pie with the crunch you get on a Detroit slice.

The sauce is the perfect level of sweetness and the pepperoni top notch. I loved the heft of each slice…no droopy crust here! While the jury is still out if it’d make it on my list of the best pizza in Seattle, it definitely is one of the best pizzas in Whistler, BC and I’d definitely order it again.

La Cantina Tacos

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) & Whistler, BC (get directions) | cuisine: Mexican | best for: fish tacos

This is a lively little restaurant off the main drag of Whistler Village near Crêpe Montagne. There isn’t a ton of space, but they are a quick-order restaurant doling out street tacos, burritos, and other Mexican comfort foods.

We tried their carnitas, beef, and fish tacos last time. While we liked all the tacos, the clear standout was the Baja fish taco, beer battered and perfectly seasoned. Make sure this is part of your order!

Gone Village Eatery

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Pacific Northwest | best for: breakfast

Since it opens early, Gone Village Eatery is one of the best options for breakfast in Whistler before hitting the slopes. It’s tuck behind a bookstore so it feels a bit hidden, but you should seek it out for a hearty meal to fuel the day.

My favorite dish is the Breakfast Bowl with bacon. It comes with egg, hollandaise sauce, and these addictive potatoes that are sliced thin and a bit crispy.

BReD

website | location: Creekside (get directions) | cuisine: baked goods | best for: sourdough baked goods

BReD is a popular grab-and-go bakery tucked in Creekside Village. I went there for opening at 9 am once and there was already a line forming. People flock for morning coffee and to pick up a loaf of their exceptional sourdough breads. You’ll also find pastas, jams, and other take-home goodies that make great souvenirs.

There are also baked goods made with sourdough. People insist on the cinnamon rolls, but I personally find them a bit too bread-like. However, I had an amazing carrot cake here. I also took home one of their sourdough loaves and it stayed fresh until the next evening, so consider grabbing one before you go home!

Pasta Lupino

website | location: Whistler Village (get directions) | cuisine: Italian | best for: chicken parm and take home goodies

I feel a bit torn on whether or not I should include Pasta Lupino on this list. I’ve had food here that felt borderline inedible. For example, their bolognese pasta has an intense amount of dried herbs that’s unlike any bolognese I’ve ever had, and not in a great way.

However, the things that are good are quite comforting, so I’ll put it on the list and let you decide. Namely, they make excellent handmade pasta. You can buy it packaged to cook at home, which would be a pro move if you have any interest in cooking. If you dine in, get the Alfredo sauce and spinach pasta to have a soul-satisfying meal.

The chicken parm here is also good. I love how you can mix and match any pasta, sauce and meat you want, so I recommend just adding the chicken parm onto your spinach Alfredo order. The portions are huge, so you can even split a dish if you’re not feeling super hungry.

Fergie’s Café

website | location: Squamish (get directions) | cuisine: Pacific Northwest | best for: eggs Benedict

Fergie’s isn’t in Whistler, but wait…wait! It’s on the way to Whistler from Vancouver and is a must stop on your way. It’s in Squamish and off the beaten path and heck, it’s one of the restaurants worth the drive from Seattle alone!

This place was recommended to me by a Vancouver local. He said he will make the 40-ish minute drive from Vancouver to go here for brunch. And he told me it’s all because of one dish: the Dubliner benny. Sadly, Fergie’s changed ownership and they no longer have the Dubliner on the menu, but they have equally-interesting eggs Benedict that make this place a must for brunch.

Fergie’s used to be just a small shack, but they experienced a terrible fire. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, they reopened in one of the coolest places to hang out near Whistler, BC. The property is huge and there’s plenty of outdoor space to spread out. There’s even an onsite gift shop!

Best places for a drink in Whistler

As I mentioned, Araxi and Bar Oso are great for cocktails, but there are more great places for a drink:

Whistler Brewing Company – Great beers just 10 minutes from Whistler Village.
Forecast Coffee – Near Whistler Brewing. Come for coffee and beers.
Coast Mountain Brewing – Near Whistler Brewing with a locals-only vibe.
High Mountain Brewing Company – Happening place in Whistler Village that’s great for beer. Prepare to fight for a table though.

Map of the best places to eat in Whistler

I only go to Whistler for about 3-4 days each time, so there’s only so many meals I can fit in! If you’re curious about what’s next on my list or want to know exactly where my go-to places to eat are located, here’s my map. Make sure to read the pins for notes about each spot!

I’ll update this map of the best restaurants in Whistler, BC as I find them. If I deem them the best, they’ll also be added to this article.

And that’s a wrap, the best restaurants in Whistler, BC! If you’re visiting Whistler, BC for the first time, you’re about to eat like a king.

To make your trip even more enjoyable, here are some bonus tips for your ski trip:

Avoid skiing on the weekend. I always plan a Wednesday – Saturday trip, where I hit the slopes Thursday and Friday. That’s because Whistler has gotten super popular after the Olympics and it’s a zoo on Saturday and Sunday. I’m talking you’ll get in like 2-3 runs.
Visit in late Feb/early March. Canada can get cold. I’ll never forget the one time I was at Mount Tremblant in Quebec in January and it was -30F. I cried the whole way down I was so cold and scared of the ice. Whistler is bigger than Mount Tremblant, so do yourself a favor and plan to go when it’s not in prime cold time. I like the first week of March because it’s warmer at the base but still great conditions up in the clouds.
If you’re from Canada or Washington and ski a lot, consider an Edge Card. Whistler’s Edge Cards give unlimited access to about 20 different resorts around the world. If you live in Washington, this also includes Stevens Pass. So if you ski more than 10 times a year and there are participating resorts nearby, this is likely a deal for you. Or get the 2-3 day cards (like I do) for discounted lift tickets during your Whistler trip.
Stay in Whistler Village. Usually I’d say avoid the crowds, but you’re in the middle of the mountains and there’s nothing to do at night. So being able to take advantage without a car is a huge plus. If you’re wondering about Creekside, yes there’s ski in and ski out. It has some restaurants and shops, but is smaller.
Spend most of your time on Blackcomb Mountain. It’s less crowded that the Whistler peak, likely because there are less beginner trails. The Jersey Cream lift has the best runs in my opinion.
Plan a stop in Vancouver to and from Whistler. It’s only about 1.5 hours away and there are a ton of amazing hidden restaurants and things to do.