DINING

American

• A-Pine Family Restaurant
  33039 Old Highway 371 • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  218-568-8353
  This casual family restaurant features a north woods ambience, and offers a famous chicken specialty, a salad bar, a kids' menu, as well as a great selection of beer and wine; catering and take-out are also available.  map

• Driftwood Family Restaurant
  Off Highway 371 on County Road 15
  218-568-4221
  Open May through October of each year, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• Laughing Loon Dinner Cruise
  Sibley Station/Cruise on the Whitefish Chain
  218-568-4177
  Open from late June through Labour Day, this dinner cruise features a delicious gourmet meal that is catered by Sibley Station.

• Norway Ridge
  34757 County Road 39 • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  218-543-6136
  Open April through December of each year, this traditional restaurant offers a family atmosphere, with a menu that includes home-smoked ribs, steaks, seafood, whale-sized walleye, and homemade soups, sauces, and dressings; in addition, and to complement a meal, there is a full list of fine wines, as well as a full bar.  map

• Sibley Station
  Downtown on the Paul Bunyan Trail
  218-568-4177
  Sibley Station serves a mixture of pizza, pasta, subs, and soups, as well as offering gourmet specialties and a full bar.

• Sibley Station
  31020 Goverment Drive • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  218-568-4177
  This restaurant serves lunch and dinner, and has been touted as having the best menu selection in North Central Minnesota; one specialty that the restaurant is especially known for is the sumptuous Hungarian mushroom soup.   map

Coffee Shops

• Lakes Latte
  218-568-4454
  Lakes Latte serves espresso drinks, fresh pastries, made-to-order sandwiches with focaccia bread, homemade soups, salads, and more.

• Plaid Duck, The
  4430 Main Street • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  218-568-7440
  At The Plaid Duck one may enjoy one’s favourite coffee or espresso drink, or choose from among the many other fine specialty hot and cold beverages and light lunch menu items; this coffee shop also offers bulk coffee and tea sales, as well as selling gifts and accessories.  map

Delis & Sandwich Shops

• Market Place
  Right off the Paul Bunyan Trail, Downtown
  218-568-4244
  The Market Place offers fine lunches, catering services, ice cream, and a gift shop.

Diners

• Scheela's Shanty
  P.O. Box 206 • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  218-568-7373
  Scheela's offers homemade breads, soups, sandwiches, vegetarian plates, and other tasty dishes.

Pizza

• Tasty Pizza North
  218-568-4404
  Tasty Pizza North is famous for its delicious pizzas, and is open for lunch and dinner.

Supper Clubs

• Timber Ridge Supper Club
  Route 3, Box 335 • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  Only 1/2 Mile West of the Stop Light
  218-568-5262
  Timber Ridge offers a full dinner menu that includes specialty fresh boiled Walleye and seafood, as well as offering full cocktail service.

Steaks & Chops

• Timberjack Smokehouse and Saloon
  4443 County Road 168 • Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
  218-568-6070
  One can enjoy the north woods log setting of this restaurant, while dining on some of the best ribs in the Lakes Area; the Timberjack also offers a bar for watching sporting events or visiting with friends. more...