Appalachian Trail

12471 Gainesville Hwy, Blairsville, GA 30512 / Georgia / Try: Frozen pizza

Mountain Crossings at Neels Gap is an outfitter, map shop, and food stop where the Appalachian Trail passes through the building. Food includes frozen pizza with pepperoni, sausage, bell peppers, onions, and cheese, alongside resupply staples. The store also serves as an early Georgia resupply point for thru-hikers needing food or gear.

351 Carolina Mountain Dr, Franklin, NC 28734, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Eggs; bacon; grits; biscuits with gravy

Kountry Kitchen is a breakfast restaurant on Carolina Mountain Drive in Franklin. Eggs, bacon, grits, and biscuits with gravy are among its breakfast dishes, giving walkers a cooked meal during a town stop away from the Appalachian Trail.

69 Iotla St, Franklin, NC 28734 / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Pancakes, bacon, homemade apple butter

The First Baptist Church Pancake Breakfast is an annual community meal for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers during hiking season. Breakfast includes unlimited pancakes and bacon with homemade apple butter and pumpkin butter. Blank note cards on the tables give hikers a place to write letters home during a town tradition built around the trail.

13077 Hwy 19 W, Bryson City, NC 28713 / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Eggs, potatoes, bacon

River's End Restaurant serves breakfast and other meals beside the Nantahala River at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Breakfast includes eggs, potatoes, and bacon, alongside other restaurant offerings. It is a meal stop for Appalachian Trail hikers after the Smokies, before the route continues north through western North Carolina.

300 Woods Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 28733, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee

Hazel's Restaurant and Lounge is a dinner restaurant at Fontana Village, with views of the Great Smoky Mountains. Its weekend dining service offers a sit-down meal during a village stay, separate from the resort's coffee house, general store, and canteen.

300 Woods Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 28733, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: House-smoked wings; smoked pulled-pork sandwich; pancakes; biscuits with gravy

Quill's Canteen serves breakfast and regional dishes in the center of Fontana Village. House-smoked wings and pulled-pork sandwiches sit alongside pizzas and breakfast plates, giving walkers several prepared-meal options during a village resupply stop away from the trail.

180 Welch Rd, Fontana Dam, NC 28733, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Groceries; frozen foods

Fontana Village General Store stocks grocery essentials, frozen food, and camping supplies, with a hiker-resupply section at Hazel Creek Outfitters. The store offers food to carry away, separate from the village's restaurants, during a stop near Fontana Dam.

762 Parkway #5, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Wood-coal-smoked barbecue

Myron Mixon Barbeque Co. is a barbecue restaurant on Gatlinburg's Parkway. Meats are smoked in-house over wood coals, with a Southern drinks menu alongside the food, offering a prepared barbecue meal during a town visit outside the Smokies.

478 East Pkwy, Gatlinburg, TN 37738, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Pancakes; egg dishes; breakfast skillets

Flapjack's Pancake Cabin is a breakfast restaurant on East Parkway in Gatlinburg. Its menu includes made-from-scratch pancakes, egg dishes, and breakfast skillets, offering a cooked morning meal during a town visit before returning to the Smokies section of the trail.

70 Lance Ave, Hot Springs, NC 28743, USA / North Carolina and Tennessee / Try: Breakfast; biscuits with gravy; eggs; bacon

Smoky Mountain Diner serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Hot Springs, where the Appalachian Trail runs through town. Biscuits with gravy, eggs, and bacon are among its breakfast options. The diner closes on Sundays, making the day of arrival worth noting.

Damascus, VA 24236 / Virginia / Try: Festival food

Trail Days is an annual Appalachian Trail festival in Damascus for thru-hikers, former hikers, trail supporters, and vendors. Its program includes more than one hundred vendors, live music, and activities throughout the weekend. Admission is free, while overnight camping is available for a fee at Tent City. The schedule changes by year.

32173 Government Rd, Damascus, VA 24236, USA / Virginia / Try: Beer

The Damascus Brewery is a brewery and taproom on Government Road outside central Damascus. Its rotating beer selection gives walkers a producer to visit during a town stop, with live music among the taproom's events rather than a fixed dining program.

120 N Chestnut St, Marion, VA 24354, USA / Virginia / Try: Beer

36 Fifty Brewing is a brewery and taproom on North Chestnut Street in Marion. The taproom offers a place to visit a beer producer during a town stop, with private events forming a separate part of the brewery's service.

4083 Old Rich Valley Rd, Ceres, VA 24318, USA / Virginia / Try: Changing breakfast buffet; house apple butter; scones; eggs

Quarter Way Inn is a seasonal hiker hostel with breakfast and a resupply shop near the Appalachian Trail. Its buffet is served at seven a.m. to overnight guests, with signup required by seven p.m. the evening before.

6565 Blacksburg Rd, Catawba, VA 24070, USA / Virginia / Try: Beer

Solstice Farm Brewery is a farm brewery on Blacksburg Road in Catawba. Its setting gives walkers visiting the town a beer-producer stop away from the Appalachian Trail, with the brewery grounds forming a different setting from a town-center taproom.

120 Kingston Dr, Daleville, VA 24083 / Virginia / Try: Smoked wings, banana pudding

Three Li'l Pigs Barbeque is a Daleville restaurant near the Appalachian Trail, serving smoked wings, beer, and other barbecue. Wings come at several levels of heat, including a spicy choice, and thru-hikers receive complimentary banana pudding. It provides a town meal stop in the Virginia section of the route.

1219 Main St, Lynchburg, VA 24504, USA / Virginia / Try: Pies; cobblers; cakes

Ry's Pies 'N Cobblers is a cottage bakery at Lynchburg Community Market. Pies, cobblers, and cakes are among its baked goods, but its Main Street location is in Lynchburg rather than Buena Vista, outside this inventory's assigned town stop.

200 Crandall Run, Roseland, VA 22967, USA / Virginia / Try: House-brewed beer; oak wood-fired smoked dishes; local cider

Devils Backbone Basecamp Brewpub serves house-brewed beer and oak wood-fired smoked dishes in Roseland. A full-service dining room and patio provide a sit-down meal during a Virginia trail detour, with local cider and a bottle shop alongside the brewery offerings.

Skyline Dr, Elkton, VA 22827, USA / Virginia / Try: Groceries; prepared food

Loft Mountain Wayside combines groceries, hiking supplies, and prepared food along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. Its seasonal service gives walkers a place to buy provisions or stop for food, with a gift shop alongside the grocery selection.

51 Skyline Dr, Stanley, VA 22851, USA / Virginia / Try: Groceries; grab-and-go food; carry-out meals

Big Meadows Wayside offers groceries, grab-and-go food, carry-out meals, and sit-down service along Skyline Drive. Camping and hiking supplies accompany the food, giving Appalachian Trail walkers a seasonal resupply and meal stop distinct from the nearby lodge.

400 Skyland Upper Loop Mile 41, Luray, VA 22835, USA / Virginia / Try: Blackberry ice cream pie

Skyland is a lodging and dining stop in Shenandoah National Park, with restaurant meals and desserts close to the Appalachian Trail. Blackberry ice cream pie is among the park dining offerings associated with Skyland, adding a dessert option to a mountain stop.

Skyline Dr, Rileyville, VA 22650, USA / Virginia / Try: Groceries; carry-out food

Elkwallow Wayside is a seasonal food-and-grocery stop along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. Carry-out meals, groceries, and camping supplies share the site with a gift shop, providing walkers with provisions and prepared food near the Appalachian Trail.

216 E Main St, Front Royal, VA 22630, USA / Virginia / Try: Packaged Virginia peanuts; peanut brittle

Dusty's Country Store sells packaged Virginia peanuts, peanut brittle, and other pantry goods on East Main Street in Front Royal. Salted and flavored peanuts are among the options, giving walkers a regional snack to carry away during a town stop.

201 Potomac St, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 / West Virginia / Try: Eggplant Parmesan sub, jalapeño poppers

Isabella's Pizza & Subs serves casual Italian-American food in Harpers Ferry, with pizza, subs, eggplant Parmesan subs, and jalapeño poppers among its options. The restaurant gives Appalachian Trail hikers a familiar town meal as the route passes through the historic Potomac crossing.

1 Bendersville Rd, Gardners, PA 17324 / Pennsylvania / Try: Half-gallon ice cream challenge

The Half-Gallon Challenge at Pine Grove Furnace General Store is an Appalachian Trail ritual near the route's official midway point. Thru-hikers attempt to eat a half gallon of ice cream within thirty minutes. It is one timed food experience at the store, giving northbound and southbound hikers a shared point of comparison.

101 Front St, Boiling Springs, PA 17007 / Pennsylvania / Try: Breakfast skillet, Belgian waffle with berry puree, pancakes, éclairs, apple pastries

Caffe 101 serves brunch in Boiling Springs. Its menu includes a breakfast skillet with eggs, chopped potatoes, bacon, and vegetables, along with Belgian waffles, plate-sized pancakes, éclairs, and apple pastries. The baked goods extend the cafe's usefulness beyond breakfast, giving Appalachian Trail hikers another prepared-food stop during a Pennsylvania town day.

13 Broad St, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327 / Pennsylvania / Try: Salted caramel ice cream, apple pie

Village Farmer and Bakery serves baked goods, desserts, and prepared food at the Delaware Water Gap. Its offerings include salted caramel ice cream with apple pie, cream cheese Danish, and other daily baking. The bakery gives Appalachian Trail hikers a food stop while crossing between New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with sweets and ready-to-eat food together.

6 Main St, Unionville, NY 10988, USA / New Jersey and New York / Try: Pizza; specialty pies; Italian heroes

Annabel's Pizza & Italian Restaurant serves pizza, specialty pies, and hot Italian heroes on Main Street in Unionville. Its combination of slices and sandwiches gives walkers a prepared-meal stop during a visit to the village near the Appalachian Trail.

840 Rte 9W, Highland Falls, NY 10928 / New Jersey and New York / Try: New York pizza

Bear Mountain Pizza & Cafe is a bar and restaurant near the Bear Mountain Bridge in Fort Montgomery. The menu includes New York pizza, local beer, and other prepared food for hikers approaching or leaving the Appalachian Trail's Hudson River crossing. Nearby lodging makes it a practical meal stop in the lower Hudson Valley.

189 Pike St, Port Jervis, NY 12771, USA / New Jersey and New York / Try: Pizza

Port Jervis Brick Oven Pizza is a pizzeria on Pike Street in Port Jervis. Pizza is the central offering at this town meal stop, outside the Appalachian Trail corridor, with the brick-oven preparation reflected in the restaurant's name.

19 E Main St, Pawling, NY 12564, USA / New Jersey and New York / Try: Pizza; wings

A&R Pizzeria serves pizza and wings on East Main Street in Pawling. Its prepared food offers an alternative to carried trail meals during a town visit, with online ordering available for walkers arranging food before returning to the Appalachian Trail.

33 Railroad St, Falls Village, CT 06031 / Connecticut

Falls Village Inn combines lodging with a full restaurant near the Appalachian Trail. Dinner and overnight accommodation are available for hikers moving through the New England gateway and Housatonic Valley. Meal options may vary, making the inn a place to confirm when planning both food and lodging for the town passage.

17 Railroad St, Great Barrington, MA 01230 / Massachusetts / Try: Sushi, prepared seafood

Bizen Gourmet Japanese serves sushi and other Japanese dishes in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The menu provides Appalachian Trail hikers with a prepared seafood option during a town day near the New England gateway. It offers a full meal stop in the Berkshires while the route passes through the surrounding countryside.

119 Park St, Great Barrington, MA 01230, USA / Massachusetts / Try: Apple cider donuts; pies; produce; prepared food

Taft Farms is a farm market in Great Barrington with produce, prepared food, and a bakery. Apple cider donuts accompany its autumn activities, giving walkers visiting town a seasonal baked treat alongside groceries and other food to carry away.

813 Dalton Division Rd, Dalton, MA 01226, USA / Massachusetts / Try: Made-to-order donuts; coffee

Shire Donuts makes donuts to order at its Dalton shop, with a range of toppings and coffee alongside daily baked goods. Its limited weekly opening schedule makes timing relevant for walkers planning a breakfast or bakery stop during a town visit.

1775 S State Rd, Cheshire, MA 01225, USA / Massachusetts / Try: Produce; cider-donut treats; baked goods

Whitney's Farm Market & Garden Center combines produce, a bakery, and seasonal farm activities in Cheshire. Cider-donut treats appear among its autumn baked goods, giving walkers a food stop with groceries and sweets rather than only a restaurant meal.

831 Main St, Bennington, VT 05201, USA / Vermont / Try: Vermont maple syrup; maple butter; meats; cheese; prepared food

Henry's Market is a meat-and-grocery store on Main Street in Bennington. Vermont maple syrup, cheeses, smoked meats, ready-to-eat meals, and baked goods give walkers both regional products and provisions to carry away during a town stop.

591 Richville Rd, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA / Vermont / Try: Vermont maple syrup

Bob's Maple Shop sells Vermont maple syrup from a Richville Road pickup location in Manchester Center. Jugs and decorative glass bottles provide different ways to buy syrup, making this a regional-product stop rather than a restaurant serving a prepared meal.

1911 N Grove St, Rutland, VT 05701, USA / Vermont / Try: Organic Vermont maple syrup; maple sugar

Idle Hour Maple Farm sells organic Vermont maple syrup and maple sugar from North Grove Street in Rutland. Its products include syrup in several container sizes and granulated maple sugar, giving walkers a regional pantry purchase rather than a restaurant meal.

1101 Cloudland Rd, Woodstock, VT 05091 / Vermont / Try: Vermont cheddar, rosemary crackers

Cloudland Farm combines a farm market with an on-farm restaurant in North Pomfret. The market carries natural Angus beef, local cheeses, maple syrup, Vermont teas, Vermont cheddar, and rosemary crackers, among other farm products. For Appalachian Trail hikers, it offers prepared food and resupply possibilities, though the selection can change.

2 W Park St, Lebanon, NH 03766 / New Hampshire / Try: Pub food, drinks

Salt Hill Pub serves pub food and drinks in Lebanon, New Hampshire, near Hanover and the Appalachian Trail. Its name refers to the Salt Hill, an Appalachian Trail tradition. The pub gives hikers a town restaurant stop in the New England highlands. Check the current food selection before planning a meal.

115 Main St, North Woodstock, NH 03262, USA / New Hampshire

Pemi Public House is a pub and restaurant on Main Street in North Woodstock. Its evening and weekend service provides a sit-down meal stop during a town visit in the White Mountains, with Tuesday closure shaping when walkers can visit.

277 Main St, Gorham, NH 03581, USA / New Hampshire / Try: New England clam chowder

J's Corner Restaurant & Lounge serves New England clam chowder on Main Street in Gorham. Clams, potatoes, and seasonings form the soup, with other sandwiches and restaurant dishes alongside it, making this a town meal stop during the northern New Hampshire stage.

108 Perkins Cove Rd, Ogunquit, ME 03907, USA / Maine

Footbridge Lobster is a seafood counter at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, specializing in takeaway lobster rolls beside the water. Its coastal location is separate from Abol Bridge, so this food stop lies outside the inventory's assigned Appalachian Trail stop.

2520 Main St, Rangeley, ME 04970, USA / Maine / Try: Soups; chowders; seafood; pasta

Parkside & Main is a restaurant on Main Street in Rangeley with lake views and a broad American menu. Soups, chowders, seafood, pasta, and other prepared dishes offer walkers a sit-down town meal outside the Appalachian Trail corridor.

1771 US-201, West Forks, ME 04985 / Maine / Try: Beer flights, local drafts, full meals

Kennebec River Pub and Brewery serves beer flights, local drafts, and full meals in Caratunk, reached by canoe ferry across the Kennebec River. The pub provides prepared food and drinks after the crossing, making the ferry part of an Appalachian Trail stop in Maine. Selections change with the season.

9 Tenney Hill Rd, Monson, ME 04464, USA / Maine

The Lakeshore House combines a pub and lodging on Tenney Hill Road in Monson. Its restaurant service gives walkers a prepared-meal stop during a town visit, with live music and open-mic evenings adding a separate reason to stay through dinner.