Local Favorites | Ridge & Falls

Restaurants

Resort dining. Small town cafes. Tables worth planning around.

Elevated comfort food and craft cocktails in the McLemore clubhouse, with valley views. The special occasion dinner near Menlo.

Fine dining that blends Scottish and French cooking, inside the Cloudland hotel. Dinner only, reservations recommended.

All day tavern at Cloudland serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a relaxed setting. The easiest option for a group.

Poolside bar and grill at Cloudland with cliff edge views. Good for a casual lunch after golf or a hike.

Coffee, pastries, and grab and go breakfast in the Cloudland lobby, plus flatbreads and charcuterie later in the day.

Mentone institution since 2007, voted best cafe in Alabama. Scratch cooking, live music, and a country store up front. Get the tomato pie.

Canyon rims. Waterfalls. Trails that start close by.

Mountaintop golf resort with two courses, five dining venues, and a spa, about three miles from Highland Gulf.

A thousand foot gorge on the western edge of Lookout Mountain, with waterfall hikes, mountain biking, and rim overlooks.

A 107 foot waterfall with a swimming area, plus 3,500 acres of trails, boardwalks, and river access nearby.

Sandstone canyon with waterfalls, swimming holes, and a 23 mile rim parkway drive. Free entry.

Guided trail rides through 800 acres of woods, out to a far side view of DeSoto Falls. Call ahead to book.

Alabama's only ski slopes, open when snowmaking conditions allow, plus a nine hole executive golf course year round.