Top 10 Restaurants In Marfa, Texas

The figurative water of Marfa is warm, but infested with the famed Food Shark. This is Marfa’s foremost food truck serving ‘Mediterranean-by-way-of-West-Texas’ grub to hungry passers-by from noon until 3pm, Wednesday to Saturday. Food Shark’s innocuous metal-clad exterior with red detailing belies the extravagant food served within. This menu offers a multiplicity of dishes guaranteed to get your jaws gnashing. Sink your teeth into the fatoush salad: a jumble of romaine lettuce, cucumber, red onion, fresh mint, kalamata olives, pita chips, salty feta cheese and spritzed with a little vinaigrette. Food Shark has a selection of reasonably priced dishes.

Should you be partial to a spot of wholesome breakfast while imbibing floral aromas, look no further than Buns n’ Roses, the florist-come-breakfast restaurant. This delightful, quirky Marfa setup offers frequenters a range of savory delights such as a mushroom-Swiss burger with fries. As well as these savory daily specials, Buns n’ Roses also bakes plentifully. It produces delights such as their giant lemon poppy muffin. Nestle in among the flora and enjoy one of Marfa’s most idiosyncratic diners.

Marfa restaurant, Cochineal was opened in 2008 and places emphasis on good, wholesome home cooking. The chefs here endeavor to provide a simple and fresh menu. The restaurant prides itself on its diverse array of wines, all hand-picked by the restaurant’s staff. Sip a glass as you enjoy the delicately pan-seared barramundi, which is served with tomato confit, potato puree, poached romanesco and a side of roasted rainbow carrots. Many of the Cochineal team are ‘native Marfans’ making this restaurant a Marfa classic and a must-see for anyone in the area. Cochineal is a consistently popular destination. So, be sure to call in advance to make a reservation.

Part of the trendy Hotel Paisano, Jett’s Grill offers Marfa’s visitors the choice of hearty eating in its restaurant or thirsty drinking at the bar. Slink into this light and airy establishment and either recline inside and enjoy the simple, elegant decor. Or, pop outside and perch adjacent to the beautiful tiered fountain in the restaurant’s patio area. Enjoy some sumptuous chips and salsa while browsing Jett’s Grill’s menu. Choose Jett’s Grill’s speciality dish, a juicy, pistachio crusted sirloin steak, slathered in jalapeño gravy and coupled with fluffy mashed potatoes and the fresh vegetable of the day. Reservations for Jett’s Grill can be made online.

Should the hot desert air have induced a considerable thirst, be sure to make your way into the Lost Horse Saloon. This is the ‘most cowboy-kickin’-est bar in town’. Kick back with an ice-cold beer and shoot some pool while being refreshed by the much-needed breeze from the in-house air conditioning. Music-lovers are able to languor evenings away listening to the variety of bands that come to perform in the bar. The majority of these events are free to attend. The Lost Horse Saloon often promises customers great deals on draft beers, especially for big sporting events. Enjoy some of the excellent food prepared and served at the bar, such as carefully sourced juicy burgers.

Maiya’s restaurant was opened in April 2002 by the eponymous Maiya Keck, who first moved to the area in 1994 after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in painting. The food on Maiya’s menu is always the freshest, as it alters according to the change in seasonal produce. Indulge in the delicious lamb kofta and mezze plate, which includes tender traditional middle-eastern lamb meatballs, tahini, beet tzaztiki and butternut squash. Wash this down with a Maiya’s own daiquiri, a heady melange of Myer’s dark rum, fresh squeezed lime juice, simple syrup and served with a sugared rim. Maiya’s is available for private lunches and other events, contact the restaurant to find out more.