Restaurants we'd send our parents to, breweries we'd send our brother-in-law to. Filtered by quadrant where it matters — sun on the dock at six, dinner by seven.
A steak- and seafood-focused fine-dining restaurant on Lakeshore Drive in Arnolds Park, with lake-facing seating.
A seafood- and steak-focused dinner restaurant on W Broadway St in Arnolds Park, known locally for walleye.
A full-bar American bar-and-grill on Highway 71 S in Okoboji, known for wings.
A casual hot dog and burger stand on the hill above the lake, best known for the "Bob Dog" — a loose-meat-topped hot dog.
Pizza, calzones, and sandwiches on W Broadway St, near the Arnolds Park Amusement Park entrance.
A seasonal Caribbean, Asian, Creole, and American menu with a lakefront veranda and beach bar at Bridges Bay Resort. Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend only.
An ice cream stand inside Arnolds Park Amusement Park's Queens Court, operating since 1945, known for its namesake chocolate-and-peanut-dipped vanilla ice cream bar and house-brewed root beer.
A microbrewery and taproom on Terrace Park Blvd near West Okoboji's south shore, serving Neapolitan pizza and wings alongside its own beer.
A craft brewery and taproom on Highway 71 in Spirit Lake, roughly seven miles from West Okoboji, pouring house beers and Iowa guest taps.