Comfy and Casual Eats This Holiday Season
Looking for the best laid-back, casual dining options in Spokane this 2022 holiday season? Luckily our city is filled with amazing breweries, taphouses, burger joints and more, offering up delectable dining options this winter.
![Where to eat in Spokane this holiday season](https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=229ad9dd5e40a495680f507e47b79e5e 320w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=9c00471c60829eeb3d75d97b5df6b0d8 540w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=c9c2f504f4b0b83164dba0e6349dcff4 768w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=c2b924ed3033492214ba0d7c5dd5b786 1024w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=be279ee308070c6e9e96c8dddfae34cf 1200w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=80cdbe01e32be55e93bcde66f7ae7699 1440w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=96a6ee1f2f0b5482bcf2cb17b0224463 1920w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-Uprise2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=edddca29cf6043aef87e97c44198c0a6 2000w)
Located in the West End of downtown in Kendall Yards, UPRISE BREWING is an excellent post-shop stop as well as a top casual choice when you’re entertaining out-of-town guests. With a dozen craft beers on tap and a menu that includes appetizer-size small plates as well as trendy dishes like a spicy jerk bowl and a jackfruit bahn mi, Uprise has a selection that can please any palette.
But what if you’re in the mood for a unique spin on comfort food? The Logan neighborhood’s INDIGENOUS EATS is one of the few Native restaurants of its kind in the entire country. The kitchen specializes in the versatility of frybread, a deep-fried flatbread that lends itself to both sweet and savory foods, making it the centerpiece of entrees as well as desserts.
“For the winter season, we’re rolling out a Three Sisters Soup, which is corn, beans and squash. That will be a gluten-free, meatless type of soup,” says Indigenous Eats owner Jenny Slagle, a member of the Yakama Nation who uses a family recipe to make her frybread.
“We may also transition our frybread with huckleberry sauce to a more seasonal cranberry sauce. And we’ll continue to offer what we’re becoming best known for, which is our Indian tacos. That’s a frybread base with different types of protein — either bison, beef, chicken or beans — layered with traditional taco toppings.”
![](https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=4dfa79fc481a95607ecfc36bb297ea9c 320w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=0ff72ac26ed85f16391bc4e90cf3c89c 540w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=eba00bf14f300dd34e47b77ec167ed3f 768w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=d3dbcee52d27d10620ee2c4d0aa82135 1024w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=72e828b5b8e745e3d0cf8be4e77f67da 1200w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=c80408c688106a83a20a45e2ebabde9c 1440w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=bc7b8c389b7313568703b1e5da67c360 1920w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-BadSeed-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=f4dbaaee5f5e69d3add170a528cf164c 2000w)
As both a coffee and cocktail bar, THE WET WHISTLE is the place to go for both a pick-me-up and a mellow-me-out. You can choose from the standard menu of coffee variants — all available with a 21+ splash of something extra — or sip on, say, The Hemingway (rum, grapefruit, lime) or The Beehive (gin, honey, lavender, lemon, Prosecco).
Just north of downtown Spokane is SHAWN O’DONNELL’S, a family-owned and -operated grill and pub that adds a bit o’ Irish flair to American fare. There’s a large list of gourmet burgers and salads, but you’ll also see fish and chips, bangers and mash, Guinness beef stew and shepherd’s pie on the menu. And, naturally, the tap Guinness flows freely.
![](https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=5ab0558c6a1a4a413da746896a89cf24 320w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=105b0f6ef8fe424dbf45b82ed70d31ca 540w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=c9e65c27f4d56921f8c4daa50ad548f9 768w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=f3515da3c8f5116970ecb7fe617a129a 1024w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=d03fb445aa694b198ac2327a67c45ddd 1200w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=856239d4d5415499313b0ff2c6913aff 1440w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=740f20a0d61d41aea4db9d66475ba51d 1920w, https://visitspokane.imgix.net/images/food-drink/FoodDrink-UnoMas-1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=f392e16aaaa791e0a8c4a375cf87cbc5 2000w)
Taking its cues from TexMex cuisine, THE BAD SEED has recently introduced a revamped menu that expands their taco selection to include shrimp, skirt steak and vegetarian chorizo options.
Bad Seed owner J.J. Wandler says that they’ll be augmenting their usual favorites with holiday-themed options.
“Between Thanksgiving through New Years, we’ll be offering house-smoked turkey with house-made cranberry compote and Texas toast stuffing as tacos, enchiladas or tortas. For our vegetarian guests, they can enjoy the same offering but with Tofurkey. As one of our cocktail specials, we’re featuring spiked eggnog throughout the holiday season. And as a backdrop, you’ll have lots of festive decorations, like our vintage aluminum Christmas tree.”
If you’re the type of person who thinks “Christmas spirit” should be about the supernatural, be sure to ask the staff about Veronica, the ghost who supposedly haunts the restaurant’s former Hillyard Library building.
UNO MÁS TACO SHOP and VICTORY BURGER, both of which are conveniently located in the Wonder Building near the Spokane Arena, take classic fast food to a new artisanal level. Uno Más serves up big, quarter-pound tacos with smoked beef, grilled sweet potato and other fillings, while Victory prides itself on equally hearty burgers made with fresh, regionally sourced ingredients.