Bishop has evolved into one of the best food stops anywhere along Highway 395.
What started as a traditional Owens Valley ranching and outdoor town now offers a strong mix of bakeries, breweries, barbecue, coffee shops, taco spots, pizza, and classic roadside comfort food.
Whether visitors are heading toward Mammoth Lakes, Death Valley, Bishop Creek Canyon, or the Buttermilks, Bishop has become the kind of place where people intentionally stop for food, not just fuel.
Pupfish Cafe
Pupfish Cafe has become one of Bishop’s standout breakfast and brunch spots with coffee, breakfast plates, sandwiches, pastries, and a relaxed mountain-town atmosphere.
Great Basin Bakery
Great Basin Bakery remains one of downtown Bishop’s longtime local favorites known for coffee, breakfast, baked goods, sandwiches, and relaxed outdoor seating.
Indiego Tasting House
Indiego Tasting House has built a reputation for serving one of the best burgers in Bishop alongside sandwiches, cocktails, beer, and comfort food in a laid-back downtown setting.
Mahogany Smoked Meats
Mahogany Smoked Meats is a classic Highway 395 stop known for smoked jerky, sausages, sandwiches, specialty meats, and road trip snacks.
Mountain Rambler Brewery
Mountain Rambler Brewery serves craft beer, burgers, sandwiches, and comfort food with a large outdoor patio and regular live music.
Crearéé
Crearéé brings modern Mexican food, breakfast burritos, tacos, slushes, pozole, and a small specialty market to Bishop’s food scene.
Looney Bean
Looney Bean remains one of Bishop’s classic coffee stops serving espresso drinks, breakfast burritos, pastries, and quick grab-and-go food.
Black Sheep Coffee Roasters
Black Sheep Coffee Roasters offers small-batch roasted coffee in a modern cafe closely tied to Bishop’s climbing and bouldering community.
Thai Thai
Located at the Bishop Airport, Thai Thai serves curries, noodles, stir fry, and classic Thai comfort food popular with both locals and travelers.
Cloudripper
Cloudripper operates as a Bishop pop-up serving rotating East and Southeast Asian-inspired dishes throughout the Eastern Sierra.
Piñon Pizza
Piñon Pizza has built a following around mobile wood-fired pizza pop-ups hosted throughout Bishop and the Owens Valley.
Erick Schat’s Bakery
Erick Schat’s Bakery is Bishop’s most iconic bakery known for fresh bread, pastries, sandwiches, sheepherder bread, cookies, and long weekend lines.
Whiskey Creek
Whiskey Creek serves steaks, burgers, seafood, cocktails, beer, and classic American comfort food in one of Bishop’s more traditional sit-down restaurant settings.
Classic Mexican Food
Bishop has numerous longtime Mexican restaurants throughout town including:
- Taquería Mi Guadalajara
- Taquería Las Palmas
- Astorga’s Mexican Restaurant
- El Ranchito
- Molcajetes Fusion
- Amigos Mexican Restaurant
Food Trucks
Local favorites like The Rolling Chef 395 and Burger Mania have developed loyal followings for burgers, fries, tacos, sandwiches, and quick roadside meals.
Plan Ahead for Dining in Bishop
Bishop gets especially busy during Mule Days, fishing opener, climbing season, ski weekends, and fall color periods.
Popular restaurants can see long waits during peak weekends, especially throughout spring, summer, and fall.
Recreate Responsibly
Help support Bishop’s local business community by respecting staff, driving carefully through town, packing out trash, and helping preserve the slower pace and outdoor culture that make the Eastern Sierra unique.
