10 Legendary Small-Town Wyoming Eateries Worth Driving Hours For

10 Legendary Small-Town Wyoming Eateries Worth Driving Hours For – from a saloon with 23 bullet holes in the ceiling to a meadery where you drink from a horn. These are the best small-town restaurants in Wyoming, and the true stories behind each one. Wyoming is the least populous state in America, with fewer than 577,000 people counted in the 2020 census. Out here, locals will happily drive two hours for a meal they trust. In this Wyoming road trip food guide, we count down 10 legendary diners, cafés, BBQ joints, pizza places and historic Old West saloons in Buffalo, Casper, Evansville, Gillette and Sheridan. 📍 THE COUNTDOWN #10 Dash Inn – Buffalo, WY (hometown diner, fried chicken & butterscotch malts) #9 Pho Saigon – Casper, WY (family-run Vietnamese pho in cattle country) #8 The Coop Rotisserie House – Gillette, WY (Costa Rican rotisserie chicken & empanadas) #7 Pie Zanos – Buffalo, WY (wood-fired pizza & homemade Italian) #6 HQ Southern BBQ – Evansville, WY (Casper-area barbecue in an old gas station) #5 Big Lost Meadery & Brewery – Gillette, WY (mead served in a horn) #4 Cowboy Café – Sheridan, WY (western comfort food & rhubarb pie) #3 Pizza Carrello – Gillette, WY (from a $400 food cart to "best pizza in Wyoming") #2 The Mint Bar – Sheridan, WY (1907 cowboy bar with 9,000+ cattle brands) #1 The Occidental Saloon – Buffalo, WY (1880 Old West hotel with 23 bullet holes) 🤠 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN The historic Wyoming saloon that hosted Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – where you can still count 23 bullet holes in the woodwork and tin ceiling The Sheridan cowboy bar that opened in 1907, ran a Prohibition speakeasy as a "cigar and soda shop," and appeared in Kenny Rogers' 1985 TV movie Wild Horses How two women turned a $400 food cart into a 140-seat restaurant and became Wyoming's 2023 SBA Small Business Persons of the Year The Gillette meadery named Wyoming Exporter of the Year and Regional Exporter of the Year by the SBA in 2024 The Casper-area BBQ joint hiding inside an old gas station Where to find some of Wyoming's finest rhubarb pie, as singled out by Food Network 🗺️ PLANNING A WYOMING ROAD TRIP? Buffalo and Sheridan sit at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, and Gillette and Casper are easy stops on I-90 and I-25. Whether you're driving to Yellowstone, Devils Tower or across the Great Plains, these small-town Wyoming restaurants are worth the detour. Small-town hours change with the seasons, and several of these spots close one or two days a week, so always call ahead before you drive. 💬 YOUR TURN What's the Wyoming restaurant you'd drive two hours for? Tell us in the comments – we read every one, and your pick might make a future video. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more small-town food, road trips, Old West history and hidden gems across America. Hit the bell so you never miss a new countdown. 📚 SOURCES Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census. Business histories and details from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Gillette News Record, Cowboy State Daily, The Sheridan Press, Wyoming Truth, Roadfood, Food Network, The Mint Bar, The Historic Occidental Hotel, and published traveler accounts. Ratings, menus and hours were checked at the time of production and may change.