“The other day a 10 year old had pork belly and duck confit,” said manager Dallas Spencer. There is one with Duck Confit, Chili Braised Beef Cheek and shrimp, among others with spectacular guacamole and salsa.
Kids can have a quesadilla but might want to try a Taco Al Pastor with marinated pork, pinale and Salsa Verde. For vacationers, Happy Hour can be a time to meet locals.īreckenridge can be a good place for the kids to expand their palates too-even with tacos at the new Sancho Tacos and Tequilas (yes, they have happy hour with $5 margaritas and guacamole and $1 chips and salsa). Happy Hour is especially popular with families because the parents can order a well-priced drink and light bite for themselves and the kids, perhaps sitting on a patio with their dog and/or stroller, taking a break and still getting the kids home to bed before the witching hour when the kids fall apart. Kids playing outside the Breckenridge Distillery Especially popular-The Gnarly Shwarma grab-and-go cart on the north end of Main Street and the Crepes a la carte that always has a long line. In the past year, Breckenridge has seen nearly 25 new restaurants ranging from Thai to Mediteranean to fine dining. Kids are welcome on the distillery tours too.īreckenridge, the historic mining town popular with tourists who flock to Breckenridge Ski Resort in winter and summer, is known for its ever expanding culinary and spirits scene - the Dancing Pines Distillery and more than 12 taps at the Broken Compass Brewery. There is a kids’ menu too and there are many families in the newly expanded dining room. The distillery makes bourbon, vodka, rum and bitters and recently completed a major expansion. Maple Pepper Bacon served on a clothesline at Breckenridge DistilleryĪs for the kids, there are plenty of mocktails while the parents sip a Farmers Market Bourbon Smash, Obi-wan Old-Fashioned made with the distillery’s Port Cask whiskey, a Flutterby Potion that changes color with Breckenridge Vodka and butterfly pea flower syrup and a Chili Vodka Margarita.