Restaurants
Livingston food is part of the western-town appeal: coffee before the road south, a filling post-river meal, beer after gallery blocks, and one dinner that belongs to downtown.
The downtown table
Livingston's dinner choices give its railroad downtown more than one kind of evening. Gil's Goods and 2nd Street Bistro share the Murray Hotel block, but offer different reasons to sit down: wood-fired pizza at Gil's, French-influenced cooking and wine at the bistro. On South Main, Neptune's brings sushi, fish tacos, and burgers to the same table.
Campione adds handmade pasta and seasonal Italian dishes to the downtown choice. Pick the meal you want rather than treating every restaurant as a place to refuel after Yellowstone: dinner can be the reason to spend the evening in Livingston.
Tru North Cafe pairs espresso drinks with breakfast sandwiches and pastries. Faye's Cafe makes a different proposition: imaginative sweet or savory daily specials at the Shane Lalani Center on Lewis Street. Pinky's on South Main is another breakfast option for eggs and hollandaise.
For a morning with a fixed departure, check current opening days and service times before choosing a cafe.
Gil's Goods suits a pizza meal on the Murray block; Neptune's offers a broader split between sushi, seafood, and burgers. The Mint is the downtown bar-and-grill choice for steaks, burgers, and cocktails.
For a beer-led stop, consider Katabatic's Livingston-brewed ales and lagers. Food trucks rotate there, so confirm the food offering if you are counting on a full meal.
Choose between Campione's handmade pasta and seasonal Italian cooking and 2nd Street Bistro's French-influenced dishes and substantial wine list. They give a dinner-focused evening two distinct directions, rather than one automatic splurge pick.
If dinner is the occasion, check the current menu and reservation options before arranging the rest of the evening around it.
Menus and locations
Use the restaurant websites below for current menus, hours, and reservation information; open the maps to compare addresses. The Murray block, South Main, and Faye's Lewis Street location are useful starting points, not a single hotel-centered dining plan.
Meal picks
A two-night visit can leave an evening for Livingston as well as a day on the river or in Paradise Valley.
Read the two-night itinerary →Downtown lodging and a Paradise Valley stay offer different evenings. Compare the address with the restaurant you have in mind.
Compare downtown and valley stays →