2 Best Restaurants in Marathon, West Texas and the Panhandle

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12 Gage Restaurant

$$$$ Fodor's Choice

When the sun sets, this intimate, fireplace-warmed indoor-outdoor restaurant is the best place to eat and socialize in Marathon. The innovative menu, featuring fresh produce from the Gage Hotel Garden across the railroad tracks, changes with the season but maintains a Southwestern flair. Entrées sizzle with prime steaks, cornmeal-fried-oyster nachos, and stuffed Texas quail. After dinner you can belly up to the bar at the White Buffalo, where people-watching is always a kick.

Modern American Fodor's Choice $$$$ Dinner
101 N.W. 1st St., Marathon, TX, 79842, USA
432-386–4205
www.gagehotel.com
Known For
  • Beef tenderloin fillet
  • Extensive wine list
  • Mexican chocolate brownie with ice cream and homemade cajeta (Mexican caramel) sauce
Restaurant Details
Reservations essential

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Brick Vault Brewery and Barbecue

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Run by the owners of the iconic Gage Hotel just down the street, this lively microbrewery serves reliably good Texas-style barbecue, including brisket, turkey, ribs, and sausages with a nice selection of sides (skillet green beans, green chile mac and cheese). Set in an 1880s building that once housed a mercantile establishment and later a service station, the space has a fun retro-funky vibe and turns out interesting craft beer.
Barbecue $ Lunch Dinner
103 1st St., Marathon, TX, 79842, USA
432-386–4205
www.brickvaultbreweryandbbq.com
Known For
  • Tender brisket
  • Capt. Shepard's Pecan Porter
  • Attractive outdoor patio
Restaurant Details
Closed Mon.–Wed. No dinner Sun.

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