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Hearth & Candle 4323 Route 108, Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 644-8090; meals: Bru, D; full bar, gluten-free opts., lodging, outdoor seating, reserv. rec. n One dining room serves families, another is a bar and a third is no-kids-allowed. A changing menu incorporates local ingredients into entrées such as rabbit stew and wild mushroom polenta. Brunch Tuesday through Thursday. $$$$
Hob Knob Inn Bar & Lounge 2364 Mountain Rd., Hob Knob Inn, Stowe, 253-8549; closed: Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed.; meals: D; full bar, gluten-free opts., lodging, outdoor seating, veggie-friendly, TV n This intimate après-ski lounge housed in Stowe’s first ski lodge serves up chicken-jalapeño cheese balls, pulled-pork sandwiches and a burger with bacon mayo. Warm up by the game room fireplace. $
Picnic Social 433 Mountain Rd., Field Guide, Stowe, 221-4947; meals: Bru, D, LN; full bar, gluten-free opts., lodging, outdoor seating, veggie-friendly n
Cozy up around a backyard firepit for fanciful picnic-inspired plates such as spicy cider wings and s’mores. In summer, craft cocktails meet games of cornhole. Weekend brunch. $
Plate 91 Main St., Stowe, 253-2691; closed: Mon., Tues.; meals: D; full bar, gluten-free opts., outdoor seating, vegan-friendly n Find Californiainspired salads, burgers and imaginative starters here — think vegan “crab cakes” with lemoncashew “aioli.” $$$
The Roost 4000 Mountain Rd., Topnotch Resort, Stowe, 253-8585; meals: L, D; full bar, lodging, outdoor seating, veggie-friendly, live music n The lobby bar and restaurant specializes in small and shared plates of pork belly tacos and duck egg rolls. Sip a craft beer or cocktail while playing shuffleboard or bocce. $$
The Skinny Pancake 5781 Mountain Rd., Stowe Mountain Resort, Stowe, 253-3000; seasonal hours; meals: B, L, D; full bar, glutenfree opts., vegan-friendly n The Spruce Peak location of the locavore crêperie offers slope-side “skinnies”
in sweet and savory flavors — plus munchies and craft beer perfect for après-ski. $
Solstice Restaurant 7412 Mountain Rd., Stowe Mountain Lodge, Stowe, 253-3560; meals: B, D; full bar, gluten-free opts., lodging, outdoor seating, reserv. rec., veggie-friendly n Breakfasts such as cinnamon steel-cut oatmeal fuel mountain fun. At dinner, there’s lobster-and-truffle risotto and all-day braised short ribs in the elegant 110-seat dining room. $$$$
Valley Dream Farm 5901 Pleasant Valley Rd., Cambridge, 644-6598; seasonal hours; meals: D; BYOB, outdoor seating, veggie-friendly n Every Tuesday mid-June through midOctober, visitors tour the grounds by hayride then sit down to a farmfresh meal prepared by a local chef. $$$$$
Whip Bar & Grill 18 Main St., Green Mountain Inn, Stowe, 253-7301; meals: Bru, L, D; full bar, gluten-free opts., lodging, outdoor seating, reserv. rec., veggiefriendly, TV n The locavore tavern
fare here includes creative seafoods, steaks, salads and soups; the bar pours craft spirits and Vermont microbrews. Sunday brunch. $$$$
SNACK BARS/CARTS Burger Barn 4968 Route 15, Cambridge, 7303441; seasonal hours; meals: L, D; cash/check only, gluten-free opts., outdoor seating, veggie-friendly n Holy cow! This snack shack has a black-and-white-speckled roof and beef from Boyden Farm just down the road — but any burger can be made veggie. Get yours topped with smoked Gouda or Roquefort. $
Mountain View Snack Bar (two locations) 107 Route 15, Morrisville, 888-7393; 1801 Pucker St., Stowe, 696-9006; seasonal hours; meals: L, D; outdoor seating n This popular roadside stop has more than 200 menu items and 50 flavors of creemee. So you can count on tasty options, from popcorn chicken to cones of maple-nut. Open in summer. $
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