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North Idaho restaurants
On this site, North Idaho is Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone counties: the counties Panhandle Health District looks after. They hold 687 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries across 43 towns, including 13 places for huckleberry, 4 historic saloons and supper clubs and the oldest restaurants (back to 1952) from our hand-checked lists.
Huckleberry in North Idaho
By town. Each one was read against a 2025–26 menu or news story in October 2026. The whole state: 23 huckleberry spots in Idaho.
The Springs Restaurant & Lounge
7169 Plaza St, Bonners Ferry
Huckleberry On the menu: pancake flight with huckleberry pancake and huckleberry sauce, huckleberry coffee muffin, huckleberry lemonade, huckleberry iced tea, colossal cheesecake with huckleberry
Restaurant at the Kootenai River Inn Casino & Spa beside the Kootenai River in Bonners Ferry, open from breakfast through dinner, with huckleberry pancakes, pastries and drinks on its current menus.
Dockside
115 S 2nd St, Coeur d'Alene
Huckleberry On the menu: fresh huckleberry crepes (holiday brunch), Gooey dessert
Lake-view restaurant in the lobby of The Coeur d'Alene Resort, known for its Gooey desserts; its own site lists fresh huckleberry crepes at its holiday brunches.
The Floating Green Restaurant
900 S Floating Green Dr, Coeur d'Alene
Huckleberry On the menu: Northwest huckleberry pancakes, Huckleberry BBQ baby back ribs · Season: Golf season (April-October) breakfast, lunch and dinner; off season (October-March) 8am-3pm; dinner mainly June-September.
Restaurant at The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course overlooking its floating green, whose 2026 seasonal menu lists huckleberry pancakes and baby back ribs with a house huckleberry BBQ sauce.
Mountain House Grill
610 Bunker Ave, Kellogg
Huckleberry On the menu: Huckleberry Brunch · Season: Huckleberry Brunch served all day Saturdays and Sundays on the mountain in summer; mountaintop lodge reached by the Silver Mountain gondola.
Cafeteria-style grill in the Mountain House lodge at the top of Silver Mountain Resort's gondola; the resort's 2026 dining page advertises a weekend Huckleberry Brunch there in summer. The address is the resort's base at the gondola village.
The Snake Pit
1480 Coeur D'alene River Rd, Kingston
HuckleberryHistoric saloon On the menu: Huckleberry Bread Pudding, Rocky Mountain oysters, Dante's Nachos, prime rib dinner · Season: Open Thursday through Sunday; closed Monday-Wednesday.
Roadhouse also known as the Enaville Resort on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River that has been a saloon, railroad stop, hotel and restaurant; Autumn and Viljo Basso bought it in 2024 and its current menu lists a huckleberry bread pudding.
Elkins Resort Restaurant
404 Elkins Rd, Nordman
Huckleberry On the menu: huckleberry daiquiri, tomahawk steak · Season: Open daily from about June through September and weekends the rest of the year; closed in November and from mid-March to mid-April.
Dining room in the historic lodge at Elkins Resort on Priest Lake, which the Priest Lake Chamber of Commerce lists as the 'home of the huckleberry daquiris'.
Sweet Lou's Restaurant & Tap House
477272 US-95, Ponderay
Huckleberry On the menu: huckleberry cobbler
Sports-bar style restaurant on U.S. 95 in Ponderay, one of three Sweet Lou's in North Idaho (also Coeur d'Alene and Athol), whose menu lists a huckleberry cobbler.
Hill's Resort
4777 W Lakeshore Rd, Priest Lake
Huckleberry On the menu: huckleberry rosemary compound butter, cedar roasted salmon with huckleberry · Season: All-season resort; winter getaway packages run early October to mid-May.
Lakeside resort restaurant on Priest Lake whose dining page mentions locally picked huckleberries and whose April 2026 dinner menu lists a huckleberry rosemary compound butter and a cedar-roasted salmon with huckleberry.
Panhandle Cone & Coffee
216 N 1st Ave, Sandpoint
Huckleberry On the menu: buttermilk huckleberry ice cream
Downtown Sandpoint ice cream and coffee shop that makes its ice cream in-house; a September 2026 huckleberry road-trip guide names its buttermilk huckleberry ice cream, and the Sandpoint Reader noted its huckleberry ice cream in 2016.
Brooks Restaurant
500 Cedar St, Wallace
Huckleberry On the menu: Huckleberry Pancake Breakfast, Huckleberry-Pecan Cinnamon Roll · Season: Breakfast and lunch only: 7am-2pm fall to spring, 6am-2pm in summer.
Breakfast and lunch restaurant in the historic Brooks Hotel in downtown Wallace, run by a mother-and-daughter team who are renovating the hotel; its menu lists a huckleberry pancake breakfast and a huckleberry-pecan cinnamon roll.
Chinook Steak, Seafood & Pasta
37914 S Nukwalqw St, Worley
Huckleberry On the menu: huckleberry cheesecake, rosemary scallops with huckleberry caviar · Season: Dining Wednesday through Sunday; patio from late spring to early fall.
Wood-fire steak and seafood restaurant inside the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, whose menu lists a huckleberry cheesecake and scallops with huckleberry caviar.
Red Tail Bar & Grill
37914 S Nukwalqw St, Worley
Huckleberry On the menu: huckleberry soda, huckleberry lemonade, blue-huckleberry crisp, huckleberry sundae, Beast Burger with huckleberry jalapeño bacon jam, apple huckleberry pie (October special)
Bar and grill inside the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, serving breakfast through late dinner, with huckleberry drinks and desserts on its menu.
Twisted Earth Grill
37914 S Nukwalqw, Worley
Huckleberry On the menu: Twisted Earth Salad with huckleberries · Season: Open during the Circling Raven Golf Club playing season; breakfast until 11am, lunch to 5pm; hours depend on business and weather.
Golf-course grill at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort's Circling Raven Golf Club on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, whose menu lists a house salad with huckleberries, apples and Idaho honey dressing; the address given is the resort hotel's.
Historic saloons in North Idaho
By town. Each one was read against a 2025–26 menu or news story in October 2026. The whole state: 14 historic saloons and supper clubs in Idaho.
The Snake Pit
1480 Coeur D'alene River Rd, Kingston
HuckleberryHistoric saloon On the menu: Huckleberry Bread Pudding, Rocky Mountain oysters, Dante's Nachos, prime rib dinner · Season: Open Thursday through Sunday; closed Monday-Wednesday.
Roadhouse also known as the Enaville Resort on the North Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River that has been a saloon, railroad stop, hotel and restaurant; Autumn and Viljo Basso bought it in 2024 and its current menu lists a huckleberry bread pudding.
Tervan Tavern
411 Cedar St, Sandpoint
Historic saloon
Downtown Sandpoint tavern known locally as the Tam O'Shanter or 'the Tam', which hosted a weekly open mic night in early 2026.
The 219 Lounge
219 N 1st Ave, Sandpoint
Historic saloon
Bar at 219 N. First Ave. that the Greater Sandpoint Chamber honored in June 2025 for its long history; owned by Mel and Claudia Dick since 2005, with karaoke and weekend live music on the Bonner County calendar in early 2026.
1313 Club & Saloon
608 Bank St, Wallace
Historic saloon
Saloon and grill on Bank Street in downtown Wallace, now under new ownership (KimBerly Keyton and her mother Donna), with an upstairs club room for live music and a 2026 events calendar.
Oldest restaurants in North Idaho
Oldest first, each dated at the address it has now from its own account or a published history; the note under each one names the source. The whole state: Idaho's oldest restaurants.
Connie's Cafe & Lounge
323 Cedar St, Sandpoint
On the menu: prime rib dinner (Fridays), prime rib dip, eggs Benedict · Since 1952
Downtown Sandpoint cafe with a lounge in back that hosts trivia, bluegrass jams and live music; owned by Lars Hall and Chris Ankney since 2021.
The cafe's own history says it began in 1952 as a Conoco gas station with a five-seat lunch counter, which Fred Hartley remodeled into Fred's Diner in late 1954 before Conrad 'Connie' and Donna Balch bought it; it was closed for a stretch between December 2008 and April 2009 under changing owners.
Towns in North Idaho
Where North Idaho's places to eat cluster, counted from open map data. Town pages: Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Sandpoint.
| Town | Places to eat |
|---|---|
| Coeur d'Alene | 237 |
| Post Falls | 104 |
| Sandpoint | 70 |
| Hayden | 55 |
| Rathdrum | 27 |
| Bonners Ferry | 22 |
| Wallace | 18 |
| Kellogg | 17 |
| Ponderay | 16 |
| Priest River | 15 |
| Athol | 12 |
| St. Maries | 12 |
Health inspections in North Idaho
Panhandle Health District licenses and inspects restaurants in Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, about once a year. Like Idaho's other districts, it publishes no inspection results in bulk and issues no grade, placard or score, so Idaho Eats shows none.