6 Best Restaurants in North Central Washington, Washington

A beloved downtown gastropub with rustic brick walls and soaring wood-beam ceilings, McGlinn's serves elevated comfort fare, including cavatappi with chipotle sauce, lamb tzatziki burgers, and wood-fired pizzas with inventive toppings (the blueberry-prosciutto is a favorite). There's an extensive craft-beer list, and desserts are worth saving room for. Hearty breakfasts of beer bread French toast, fried chicken with biscuits and gravy, and scrambles are served weekends.

The cheerful café at this budget-minded downtown inn is open only seasonally, but it's one of the very best spots in the area for lunch and, especially, breakfast. Bagel sandwiches, smashed avocado on desem bread (a mild sourdough bread), a choice of four scrambles, and several kinds of burrito wraps are the perfect sustenance for a day of hiking, boating, or wine touring.

This buzzy, wood-paneled ciderhouse and taproom on the road to North Cascades National Park stands out for both its bright, crisp ciders and its elevated pub grub. Tuck into a plate of baby back ribs, Thai chicken sausage, or pulled-pork pizza, and consider a sampler of ciders—all of these sippers are produced with apples and other fruit grown in the immediate vicinity.

Located in a long red building designed to resemble an old-time, one-room schoolhouse, this craft brewpub sits between the town's main drag and the Chewuch River. While waiting for a burger or a bowl of chili, sip an Epiphany Pale, Hooligan Stout, or Ruud Awakening IPA. Live music plays on the outdoor stage in the riverbank beer garden on summer weekend nights. In winter, make a reservation to dine outdoors in the heated Geodomes with your family or small group for a unique experience. Other locations of the brewery in nearby towns are the Old Schoolhouse Taproom in Twisp and the Mazama Public House in Mazama.

This old-school roadhouse on the north side of downtown Wenatchee, topped by a windmill and built in 1931, is all about home-style food, particularly steaks, which include 18-ounce rib eyes and slow-roasted prime rib: lobster tail and jumbo prawns are available as add-ons. Other mainstays include wild-caught salmon with compound lobster butter and Alaskan Amber beer–battered cod fish and chips. The look is rustic, but prices reflect today's times. Splurge on a slice of fresh-baked pie or cheesecake to end your feast.

From its cozy setting inside a 1917 home, this restaurant has been serving up tasty breakfasts and lunches since 2000. It's not far from the Pybus Public Market, where its new rendition called "The Huck" is open late into the evening. But the charm of the original has an appeal that keeps at least the early bird diners coming back in time to get a hearty meal before the restaurant closes at 2 pm.