The Blue Toque Diner is one of the most beloved breakfast places in Fernie and is known for its inventive menu and delicious mimosas. (You can actually get a flight of mimosas to test out many delicious combinations.) You seriously can’t go wrong with anything you order on the menu.

Luchadora Burrito Co. used to be one of our favourite restaurants called Nevados. During the pandemic, they did a big pivot and opened a burrito restaurant instead with a limited menu for dine-in and take out. It used to only be open for dinner, but now on weekends, it’s open for lunch too! It has the best margaritas you’ll ever have in your life and some of the tastiest burritos. We recommend the Veggie Asados Burrito to eat and the Mezcal Mule to drink. That is some good stuff.

Himalayan Spice Bistro is always a staple in our lives, especially post-tour when we get home and don’t have any food in the fridge and are too burnt out to want to cook a meal. We usually order three different types of curries so that we can have leftovers the next day. Our go-to’s are The Matar Paneer, Butter Chicken and the Saag Paneer or Channa Masala. The garlic naan is also magnificent.

Fernie is a great town with some tasty drinks made locally. The fridge is always stocked with beers from Fernie Brewing Company. The classic is their Project 9, named after a bike trail in town. We also have a distillery here that makes delicious gins, vodkas and liquors. Our favourite is a liqueur called The Fernie Fog. For late-night drinking pre-pandemic days, we enjoyed drinking some local brews at The Northern, Infinitea, The Brickhouse or The Royal and listening to live music.