Our BV Favorites
Things to do around town!
Coffee Shops
BV Staple, the best coffee and amazing pastries
Hailey’s order: Raspberry Danish and the Cambric
The more aesthetic place to get a coffee or matcha. I have heard great things!
In a really fun spot to walk around!
Breakfast Spots
Great smoothies, burritos, and bagels/bagel sammies!
Hailey’s order: Beach smoothie and asiago bagel with siracha green chili cream cheese
Hamilton’s order: The rancher burrito
Grumpy’s Food Truck
The best breakfast sandwich you’ve ever had
Parked next to Veya Coffee on the corner of Main St.
Hailey and Hamilton’s order: The spicy sausage
Quick grab and go donut spot!
Great kolaches and known for their applesauce donuts-only served on Saturdays
Sit-down diner with amazing home-cooked meals
We love the cinnamon rolls, hash browns, and chicken fried steak!
Lunch
Fantastic sandwich spot. Order fries to share!
Hamilton’s order: The biggie
Hailey’s order: The Stinger
Our favorite hole in the wall take-out Chinese
Hailey’s order: Sesame chicken and mango sticky rice
Ham’s order: Beef fried rice
Dinner
Reallyyy great sushi and thai! They have a Salida location as well
Our favorites: Top model roll and Pad see ew
The best burger spot! A must for lunch or dinner!
Hamilton’s order: The caprese burger
Hailey’s order: The boone burger or Chicken sandwich with powder day sweet potato fries
Fun spot with big patio on the river-huge menu and great food!
Drinks
Rooftop cocktail bar we both love and picked up shifts at!!
Hailey’s order: Spicy Margarita
Hamilton’s order: Old fashioned
Fun distillery for the whiskey drinkers
Pool, cornhole, hot dogs, and $5 beer shot combo!
A must see! A beautiful hotel bar on the river.
Dessert
Best ice cream ever see you there
Hailey’s order: Raspberry Cheesecake or Cookies and cream
Hamilton’s order: Jack Daniel’s Chocolate
Activities
Downtown Salida
Take a day trip to downtown Salida for good food and shopping
We love the thrift store Ruby Blues
Take a drive up to the continental divide out of BV! Pretty views and hikes along the way-you will see snow!
A simple river hike at the end of downtown! Grab your morning coffee and stroll along the river!
River rafting!
Bob’s Rock and Midland Tunnels
Drive through rock tunnels right outside of town and get out for a short hike up to the top of bob’s rock for great views of the collegiate peaks!
Take a beautiful mountain drive from town to explore a ghost town and feed chipmunks!