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For dinner, Rickshaw is a beloved neighborhood eatery dishing out Southeast Asian–inspired small plates like chili-oil udon noodles and “KFC,” short for Korean fried chicken. Other spots to bookmark include The Covey for dry-aged steaks, Enoteca for wine and wood-fired pizzas, and Grumpy’s for burgers and beer. Ketchum’s newest restaurant, Fiamma, debuted in March 2025. The Italian-inspired eatery, helmed by chefs Britt Rescigno and Kinsey Leodler-Rescigno, earned an AAA Four Diamond designation just a few months after it opened, becoming the third restaurant in all of Idaho to nab the prestigious distinction. Make a reservation, especially if you plan to dine on a winter weekend, so you can enjoy Fiamma’s handmade pasta dishes and seasonal, live-fired fare in an intimate setting.
Once the sun sets, belly up to the bar at the Pioneer Saloon, a classic Sun Valley watering hole brimming with wild west artifacts and memorabilia. Owned by Sheila and Duffy Witmer, “The Pio,” as it’s known locally, won the 2025 James Beard America’s Classics award for the mountain region—a major accolade for this historic gem, which dates back to the 1940s.
Where to stay in Sun Valley
When it opened in 1936, Sun Valley became the nation’s first resort-style destination ski area thanks, in large part, to the Sun Valley Resort. With its unique X-shaped layout, luxurious decor, and heated outdoor swimming pools—a novelty at the time—the lodge helped solidify Sun Valley’s reputation as an upscale destination, and skiing as an activity worth planning a vacation around. Of course, it also helped that Sun Valley Resort help promote the resort by offering free stays to celebrities like Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, and Hemingway (who finished For Whom the Bell Tolls in the lodge’s suite 206 in 1939).
Today, wander among black-and-white photographs of these and other stars in a hallway, just off the lodge’s lobby or book one of the celebrity suites—all tastefully decorated with archival photos of the A-listers who’ve vacationed here. The sophisticated, 108-room lodge includes a 20,000-square-foot spa that’s perfect for easing muscles after a day on the slopes. It’s not ski-in/ski-out, but there’s a quick and free shuttle to the base areas of both Baldy and Dollar Mountain.
