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(
www.loadedjoes.com
; 227 Bridge St; breakfast/lunch from $6.50/8; 6:30am-2am; )
Almost under the
bridge, this low-key underground cafe serves bagels and breakfast burritos, espressos and
soy lattes, and sandwiches and smoothies for lunch and dinner. You can sip and munch be-
neath the cedars as the creek wakes you up with its gentle hum. It does beer and wine too.
La Cantina
MEXICAN
$
(Vail Village Parking Garage, main level; burritos $4.50, dinner combos from $5.95; 11:30am-8pm)
Located
beneath the Transportation Center and next to the Ski Museum, it should come as no sur-
prise that Vail's cheapest meal has a rather quirky location right at the exit of the parking
garage. But no matter - where else are you going to find a salsa bar and passable $5 burri-
tos?
MODERN AMERICAN
$$
( 970-476-5300;
www.bolvail.com
;
141 E Meadow Dr; mains $14-28; 5pm-1am, from 2pm in winter;
)
Half hip eatery, half space-age bowling alley, bōl is hands down the f unkies t hangout
in Vail. You can take the kids bowling in the back ($50 per hour), but it's the surprisingly
eclectic menu that's the real draw: creations range from a filling chicken paillard salad
with gnocchi to shrimp and grits with grapefruit. Prices are relatively affordable by Vail
standards. Reserve.
Vendetta's
( 970-476-5070;
www.vendettasvail.com
; 291 Bridge St; pizzas $17-26, mains $19-32; 11am-late; )
In
overpriced and borderline snooty Vail, this throwback pizza joint wins for aroma, ambien-
ce and, well, pizza. It does steaks and chops as well as pasta dishes, but the pies are what
hit the spot.
ITALIAN
$$
Matsuhisa
JAPANESE
$$$
( 970-476-6628;
www.matsuhisavail.com
; 141 E Meadow Dr; mains $29-39, 2 pieces sushi $8-12; 6-10pm)
Legendary chef Nobu Matsuhisa has upped Vail's culinary standards with this modern,
airy space, set at the heart of the Solaris complex. Expect traditional sushi and tempura
alongside his signature 'new-style' sashimi - Matsuhisa opened his first restaurant in
