Guidebook for Breckenridge

Dianne & Jim
Guidebook for Breckenridge

Restaurants

Breckenridge has so many fabulous restaurants to suit every palate! These are some of our favourites!
Wonderful food for both Happy Hour and Dinner...mountain views! Reservations recommended for dinner.
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Relish
137 S Main St
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Wonderful food for both Happy Hour and Dinner...mountain views! Reservations recommended for dinner.
One of the most romantic restaurants in town! Ask for the upstairs table in the front window!
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Hearthstone Restaurant
130 South Ridge Street
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One of the most romantic restaurants in town! Ask for the upstairs table in the front window!
Delicious vegetarian pizza! Fun staff!
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Piante Pizzeria
520 South Main Street
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Delicious vegetarian pizza! Fun staff!
Best breakfast place in town! Try the "sausage rolls", buy some to take home!
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Daylight Donuts
305 N Main St
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Best breakfast place in town! Try the "sausage rolls", buy some to take home!
Fabulous food and staff plus a fun bar to meet friends!
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Ember
106 E Adams Ave
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Fabulous food and staff plus a fun bar to meet friends!
Glorious pizza and great bar to meet your family and friends!
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Giampietro Pasta & Pizzeria
100 N Main St
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Glorious pizza and great bar to meet your family and friends!
Good Italian food and entertainment!
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Windy City Pizza and Pub
400 North Park Avenue
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Good Italian food and entertainment!
Interesting ethnic food and atmosphere!
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BoLD Restaurant and Bar
505 S Main St
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Interesting ethnic food and atmosphere!
At the south end of town...easy to get to on the Summit Stage!
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Breckenridge Brewery & Pub
600 S Main St
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At the south end of town...easy to get to on the Summit Stage!
Great for brunch, lunch, happy hour and dinner! Great food!
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Blue River Bistro
305 N Main St
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Great for brunch, lunch, happy hour and dinner! Great food!
Excellent Vietnamese food! Lovely ambiance and staff!
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Peak of asia
500 S Main St
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Excellent Vietnamese food! Lovely ambiance and staff!
As good a burger you will find in Breckenridge...lots of beers on tap!
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Empire Burger
500 S Main St
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As good a burger you will find in Breckenridge...lots of beers on tap!
Hearty Mexican portions! Great food, great staff, good for big parties! Small attached parking lot!
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Mi Casa Mexican Restaurant and Cantina
600 South Park Avenue
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Hearty Mexican portions! Great food, great staff, good for big parties! Small attached parking lot!
Expensive for a special occasion! Good food.
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Modis
113 S Main St
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Expensive for a special occasion! Good food.
Special night? Briar Rose is a good choice for steak etc.
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Briar Rose Chophouse & Saloon
109 Lincoln Ave
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Special night? Briar Rose is a good choice for steak etc.
Good for breakfast or brunch!
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Blue Moose Restaurant
540 S Main St
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Good for breakfast or brunch!
Breakfast or lunch prepared with fresh, natural ingredients!
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Amazing Grace
213 Lincoln Ave
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Breakfast or lunch prepared with fresh, natural ingredients!
Creative menu in a lovely setting!
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Aurum Breckenridge
209 S Ridge St
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Creative menu in a lovely setting!
Craving a fresh juice fix? This is the place!
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LoLo Juice
505 S Main St
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Craving a fresh juice fix? This is the place!
Skiing Peak 9? Stop in for lunch or Apres Ski...good food, fun atmosphere!
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Quandary Grille
505 S Main St
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Skiing Peak 9? Stop in for lunch or Apres Ski...good food, fun atmosphere!
Fast food....take out! Delicious!
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Crepes A La Cart
307 S Main St
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Fast food....take out! Delicious!
If you want the freshest seafood in the mountains...this is a good place!
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South Ridge Seafood Grill
500 S Main St
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If you want the freshest seafood in the mountains...this is a good place!
Small happening place with great food! Very close to the Backstage Theatre.
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Angel's Hollow
113 S Ridge St
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Small happening place with great food! Very close to the Backstage Theatre.
Great for that "Take Out" soup to bring home! In the City Market plaza.
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Soupz On
400 North Park Avenue
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Great for that "Take Out" soup to bring home! In the City Market plaza.
So you are in the mountains! What better than fondue?
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Wasabi Japanese Restaurant
311 S Main St
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So you are in the mountains! What better than fondue?

Happy Hour, Sports Bar and Nightlife!

Everyone loves fun, vibrant, loud places to have fun!
Fabulous happy hour!
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Twist
200 S Ridge St
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Fabulous happy hour!
Historic mining bar and vibrant young scene!
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The Gold Pan Saloon
103 N Main St
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Historic mining bar and vibrant young scene!
Fabulous wings! TVs galore!
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Downstairs At Eric's
111 S Main St
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Fabulous wings! TVs galore!
Fun place to watch the NFL!
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Ollie's Pub & Grub
180 Jefferson Avenue
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Fun place to watch the NFL!
Breckenridge Distillery is a great place to imbibe! Free tours and tastings! They may even pick you up if you call them!
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Breckenridge Distillery
1925 Airport Rd
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Breckenridge Distillery is a great place to imbibe! Free tours and tastings! They may even pick you up if you call them!
Great "sports" bar!
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Fatty's Pizzeria
106 S Ridge St
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Great "sports" bar!
Fabulous views, about a mile from our house, a great place for Happy Hour or dinner when you don't want to drive into town!
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The Lodge at Breckenridge
112 Overlook Dr
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Fabulous views, about a mile from our house, a great place for Happy Hour or dinner when you don't want to drive into town!
Good pub selections! Great fries!
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Flip Side Breckenridge
320 S Main St
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Good pub selections! Great fries!
Right there at the top of the Gondola! Good for Apres Ski then bus it home.
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Robbie's Tavern
1627 Grandview Dr
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Right there at the top of the Gondola! Good for Apres Ski then bus it home.

Essentials

Our local Grocery Store and more!
City Market is our local grocery store, fresh bakery products, fruit and vegetables, staples, take-out cooked foods and salad, and many foods that can be cooked in the microwave or crockpot; also has an extensive pharmacy department. Breckenridge is a environmentally conscious town, so unless you want to pay 10 cents per plastic bag, bring your own reusable bags. Fresh food and everything else you might need...if I-70 is not closed!
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City Market
400 North Park Avenue
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City Market is our local grocery store, fresh bakery products, fruit and vegetables, staples, take-out cooked foods and salad, and many foods that can be cooked in the microwave or crockpot; also has an extensive pharmacy department. Breckenridge is a environmentally conscious town, so unless you want to pay 10 cents per plastic bag, bring your own reusable bags. Fresh food and everything else you might need...if I-70 is not closed!

Arts & Culture

So many cultural and historical places to explore in Breckenridge!
Great local theatre with nationwide talented actors! Many productions throughout the year!
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Breckenridge Backstage Theatre
121 S Ridge St
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Great local theatre with nationwide talented actors! Many productions throughout the year!
Catch all the latest films in this quaint, but modern theater.
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The Speakeasy Movie Theater
103 S Harris St
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Catch all the latest films in this quaint, but modern theater.
Join an expert guide and listen to tales of Breckenridge's past, from gold mines to bawdy saloons!
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Breckenridge Heritage Alliance - Administrative Offices
203 N Main St
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Join an expert guide and listen to tales of Breckenridge's past, from gold mines to bawdy saloons!
Superlative art by many of our talented friends! So much to appreciate!
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Summit County Arts Council
101 S Main St
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Superlative art by many of our talented friends! So much to appreciate!
Brush up on your mountain history in this awesome museum!
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Barney Ford Victorian House
111 East Washington Ave
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Brush up on your mountain history in this awesome museum!
Fun history of Alpine Skiing!
Summit Ski Museum
308-B S Main St
Fun history of Alpine Skiing!
Always wanted to be a fire person? Visit this museum!
Red, White & Blue Fire Museum
308 S Main St
Always wanted to be a fire person? Visit this museum!
Fun to walk around the train engine and visit the museum!
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High Line Railroad Park
189 Boreas Pass Rd
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Fun to walk around the train engine and visit the museum!
A good museum to learn more about the history of Victorian Breckenridge.
Briggle House Museum
104 North Harris Street
A good museum to learn more about the history of Victorian Breckenridge.
More than a library...fabulous views of the mountain range, internet room, drop-in classes, free books etc. etc.
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Summit County Library North Br
103 S Harris St
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More than a library...fabulous views of the mountain range, internet room, drop-in classes, free books etc. etc.
Snow shoe up to the mine and explore the local mining history!
Washington Mine Site & Milling Exhibit
465 Illinois Gulch Rd
Snow shoe up to the mine and explore the local mining history!

Parks & Nature

There are a plethora of hiking trails and fun parks in, and around Breckenridge! Try the Burro Trailhead for a gentle hike. Spencer Creek for the more adventurous!
Great for sledding!
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Carter Park and Pavilion
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Great for sledding!
Explore and find our very own Troll. Trail starts behind the ice rick.
Troll Road
Troll Road
Explore and find our very own Troll. Trail starts behind the ice rick.
Trail is less than 200 yds. from our front door! Good grip snow boots are usually fine, unless there is a big snowfall...then ask us to borrow our snow shoes! Just please don't wear them inside our house on the wood floors!
Bald Mountain
Trail is less than 200 yds. from our front door! Good grip snow boots are usually fine, unless there is a big snowfall...then ask us to borrow our snow shoes! Just please don't wear them inside our house on the wood floors!
Great hiking trails all over Breckenridge with splendid views!
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Boreas Pass
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Great hiking trails all over Breckenridge with splendid views!
Can be accessed just down Baldy Road to Sallie Barber Road. You can actually, if you have good hiking skills and intuition hike all the way down to town from our house, and either hike back up or take the bus!
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Sallie Barber Mine Trailhead
3882 French Gulch Rd
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Can be accessed just down Baldy Road to Sallie Barber Road. You can actually, if you have good hiking skills and intuition hike all the way down to town from our house, and either hike back up or take the bus!
Good way to understand the historic nature of Breckenridge!
Barney Ford Hill
Good way to understand the historic nature of Breckenridge!
Only the bold and the brave, with good equipment in the winter!
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Quandary Peak Trailhead
Mc Cullough Gulch Road
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Only the bold and the brave, with good equipment in the winter!

Transportation

A lot of what you might need to know to perfect your vacation!
Both the Summit Stage (the bus you take, to and from town, to our house Stop #90) and Breckenridge Free Ride have apps you might want to download on your phone. You can "google" both. The closest car rental places are in Frisco or Silverthorne. If you are renting a car at DIA it is highly recommended that you rent an all-wheel drive SUV, with good tires!!!! We have a lot of snow in the mountains, there are more often than not, traction laws in effect on the highways.
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Free Ride Transit System
1105 Airport Rd
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Both the Summit Stage (the bus you take, to and from town, to our house Stop #90) and Breckenridge Free Ride have apps you might want to download on your phone. You can "google" both. The closest car rental places are in Frisco or Silverthorne. If you are renting a car at DIA it is highly recommended that you rent an all-wheel drive SUV, with good tires!!!! We have a lot of snow in the mountains, there are more often than not, traction laws in effect on the highways.
Summit Stage free bus can take you all over Summit County. We have a bus stop less than 200 yds from our front door that will take you to the Gondola at the bottom of Peak 8; to the Breckenridge and Frisco Transfer stations.
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Summit Stage
0222 County Shops Rd
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Summit Stage free bus can take you all over Summit County. We have a bus stop less than 200 yds from our front door that will take you to the Gondola at the bottom of Peak 8; to the Breckenridge and Frisco Transfer stations.
Vail operated shuttle service from DIA to Breckenridge and other resorts. Door to door and point to point. Breckenridge is 2 1/4 hrs. from DIA, 2 hours from Denver. CME is a reliable from the airport directly to our house; or arrive in Frisco, catch the Breckenridge/ Boreas Pass bus to our stop! Compare prices!
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Epic Mountain Express
434 Edwards Access Rd
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Vail operated shuttle service from DIA to Breckenridge and other resorts. Door to door and point to point. Breckenridge is 2 1/4 hrs. from DIA, 2 hours from Denver. CME is a reliable from the airport directly to our house; or arrive in Frisco, catch the Breckenridge/ Boreas Pass bus to our stop! Compare prices!
Well run shuttle company from DIA to Breckenridge! Compare prices!
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Fresh Tracks Transportation
1680 Airport Rd
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Well run shuttle company from DIA to Breckenridge! Compare prices!
Good shuttle company from DIA to Breck and back. Compare prices!
Peak 1 Express
116 Huron Rd
Good shuttle company from DIA to Breck and back. Compare prices!
Bus transportation center, adjacent to the Gondola, with buses that will take you around Summit County. To get to our house take the Boreas Pass bus. You can also download the Summit Stage app, which will be extremely helpful when you are in Breck and using public transportation. Least expensive way from DIA to Breckenridge? Light rail to Union Station, Denver; Bustang to Frisco; Summit Stage to Breckenridge to Boreas Pass Emmett Lode stop. Next least expensive way: Shuttle to Frisco then follow above steps. Sort of expensive way: Shuttle to Breckenridge then follow above steps. Most expensive: Shuttle door to door.
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Breckenridge Station Transfer Center
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Bus transportation center, adjacent to the Gondola, with buses that will take you around Summit County. To get to our house take the Boreas Pass bus. You can also download the Summit Stage app, which will be extremely helpful when you are in Breck and using public transportation. Least expensive way from DIA to Breckenridge? Light rail to Union Station, Denver; Bustang to Frisco; Summit Stage to Breckenridge to Boreas Pass Emmett Lode stop. Next least expensive way: Shuttle to Frisco then follow above steps. Sort of expensive way: Shuttle to Breckenridge then follow above steps. Most expensive: Shuttle door to door.
Good shuttle company from DIA to Breckenridge. Compare prices!
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Summit Express
211 Summit Pl
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Good shuttle company from DIA to Breckenridge. Compare prices!
Least expensive way from DIA to Breckenridge? Light rail to Union Station, Denver; Bustang to Frisco; Summit Stage to Breckenridge to Boreas Pass Emmett Lode stop. Next least expensive way: Shuttle to Frisco then follow above steps. Sort of expensive way: Shuttle to Breckenridge then follow above steps. Most expensive: Shuttle door to door.
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Frisco Transfer Center station
1010 Meadow Dr
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Least expensive way from DIA to Breckenridge? Light rail to Union Station, Denver; Bustang to Frisco; Summit Stage to Breckenridge to Boreas Pass Emmett Lode stop. Next least expensive way: Shuttle to Frisco then follow above steps. Sort of expensive way: Shuttle to Breckenridge then follow above steps. Most expensive: Shuttle door to door.

Everything Else

Andrea gives absolutely the best massages and facials in Breckenridge. She also gives private yoga lessons! So convenient...adjacent to the Breckenridge Post Office on Ridge Street.
Samadhi Healing Arts Studio
245 S Ridge St
Andrea gives absolutely the best massages and facials in Breckenridge. She also gives private yoga lessons! So convenient...adjacent to the Breckenridge Post Office on Ridge Street.
Drop in yoga with a "daily pass". Also yoga classes at the Breckenridge Recreation Center.
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Meta Yoga Studios
118 South Ridge Street
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Drop in yoga with a "daily pass". Also yoga classes at the Breckenridge Recreation Center.
If you have not pounded the water, before you arrive to 10,600' or you just don't feel well because of the altitude, the very best thing to do is visit an Oxygen Bar for at least a half an hour session!
24 Hour Oxygen
107 North Harris Street
If you have not pounded the water, before you arrive to 10,600' or you just don't feel well because of the altitude, the very best thing to do is visit an Oxygen Bar for at least a half an hour session!