Williams Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Williams

April 14, 2018 Cedrick Jardin

Its location just 60 miles from the southern rim of the Grand Canyon makes Williams a popular stop for visitors to the natural beauty of Arizona. The historic Grand Canyon Railway makes it southern stop here, ferrying hundreds of thousands of tourists every year to and from the Canyon on its hundred-year-old steam-powered line. In the more immediate surrounds, the Kaibab National Forest and the Bill Williams Mountain area provide ample opportunities for camping, hiking and adventure.
Things to do in Williams

1. South Rims Wine & Beer Garage

514 E Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046-2704 Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Television, Serves Alcohol, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Full Bar, Reservations, Accepts Credit Cards American, Brew Pub, Bar, Pub, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Drinks +1 928-635-5902
Excellent
73%
Good
18%
Satisfactory
6%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 440 reviews

South Rims Wine & Beer Garage

The Grand Canyon and northern Arizona's premier tasting room & lounge. Featuring Arizona craft beers, Arizona wines with 28 wines on tap, Full restaurant exclusive retail & souvenirs. South Rims now serves steaks, ribs, Italian entrees, salads, homemade soups, appetizers and more.

Reviewed By jeremy051176 - Houston, Texas

We selected this place following Tripadvisor rating. After this experience we understand why this place is rated #1.
Food was very good, large selection of good beers on draft, and service was absolutely perfect. We arrived around 8 pm and had to wait circa 10 min to be placed because location is famous and crowded. It’s worth it. We were four of us. Definitely advising to go to this place. No hesitation.

2. Pine Country Restaurant

107 N Grand Canyon Blvd, Williams, AZ 86046-2513 Takeout, Seating, Waitstaff, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Free Wifi American, Diner, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night +1 928-635-9718
Excellent
46%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
4%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 2 reviews

Pine Country Restaurant

Reviewed By jeremy051176 - Houston, Texas

This place looked very nice at the beginning. Welcome was very friendly. Only 10 min to wait to be placed at dinner time “rush hour” in Williams. Lots of tourists! When we’ve been seated, an unfriendly waiter came to take care of us, or lets say trying to make this nice atmosphere become much more repelling. No alcohol! “This is no alcohol place Sir!” Alright, i am with my family of four and can easily skip my beer time tonight... no worry. However the waiter started to place another group to another table close to us taking their order without paying attention to us anymore... after 10 min, we decided to leave! It took probably him 10 min more to realize that we left... didn’t want to serve us... didn’t want to get served by him. That’s it! Thank you Sir, you made us go to another place where we left 5 stars rating.

3. Brewed Awakenings Coffee Co.

326 W Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046-2427 Seating, Wheelchair Accessible Cafe Breakfast +1 928-254-3015
Excellent
55%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
10%
Poor
10%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 20 reviews

Brewed Awakenings Coffee Co.

Reviewed By 7AML - Chicago, Illinois

Yes, they have a weird double door that is off-putting. However, we had the best hot chocolate in town I could find and I looked for a long time since my daughter was sick and wanted the real thing and not just the warm water with powder. I had delicious herbal tea - prickly pear.

The 17-year old server was very helpful and she was very patient with my 8-year-old who likes to ask a lot of question and who took the time to count the change we paid with.

We returned the next morning before driving on for a second round of hot chocolate.

4. Red Raven Restaurant

135 W Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046-2528 Seating, Waitstaff, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar American, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night SGD 20 - SGD 52 +1 928-635-4980
Excellent
63%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 1 reviews

Red Raven Restaurant

Reviewed By travelwriter52 - Conyers, GA

I had heard a lot of nice things about this restaurant. I was not expecting fast service because we were a large group. They handled the fact that we were a large group without any problems, but certain dishes did take longer. I ordered fish and chips. The fish looked good, but did not taste fresh. It wasn't bad, just not as good as I had hoped. The potato wedges were warm but a bit overcooked. I will eat there again but won't get fish and chips again. They have a good enough reputation to give them another chance.

5. Cowgirl Coffee Cake Company

420 W Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046-1913 Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Digital Payments, Accepts Discover American, Cafe Breakfast SGD 8 +1 928-635-6794
Excellent
83%
Good
13%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 46 reviews

Cowgirl Coffee Cake Company

The Cowgirl Coffee Cake Company is an American pastry and dessert shop located on historic Route 66 in Williams, AZ. Our pastry chef has 25 years experience in some of the finest restaurants and hotels in America. A beautiful outdoor garden seating area is available to enjoy your pastry or dessert in comfort and privacy. The Cowgirl recently started serving burgers, dogs, fries, BLT's and fried chicken sandwiches - everything fresh, made to order and served on house made buns...we also added comfortable indoor seating!

Reviewed By Karen A - Haddonfield, New Jersey

I was unimpressed by the coffee cake but the cinnamon buns were amazing.The service was excellent. The individual slices were packaged for travel and priced very reasonably.

6. Kicks on Route 66

2550 W Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046-9543 Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi American, Bar, Contemporary, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night SGD 10 - SGD 33 +1 928-635-2052
Excellent
66%
Good
23%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
3%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 1 reviews

Kicks on Route 66

Kicks is a bar and grille serving lunch and dinner along with Sunday brunch. With a wide variety menu, everything is made in house and locally sourced.

Reviewed By A TripAdvisor Member

My husband ordered the steak stroganoff and my mom ordered the Turkey club. We ordered macaroni and cheese for our daughter and chicken strips for our son. I ordered their Southern Fried Chicken. For appetizers we ordered the Caprese salad and the crab cakes. The Caprese salad was 5 slices of tomato with 4 tiny slices of mozzarella and basil with balsamic glaze. For $14 they gave us two small crab cakes. The stroganoff was cold. My chicken was supposed to have a honey glaze on it and it was blinds without any trace of sweetness. The asparagus that came with my dinner was probably the only thing that was cooked properly and actually decent. they brought the kids is food after everyone else had already been given there's and forgot to bring the kids drinks Until all the food had already been given. In my last attempt to see why this place is so popular, I ordered creme brulee to go. I really wished I had not. As you can see in the picture of it I attached to this review, it looks like somebody scraped it into the container or dropped it. Do not eat here. There are many more choices 5 minutes down the road that don't charge an arm and a leg for tiny portions with tasteless flavor.

7. Dairy Queen

603 W Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046-2334 Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible American, Fast Food Lunch, Dinner +1 928-635-2502
Excellent
31%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
9%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 72 reviews

Dairy Queen

Reviewed By rollingwheel - Vancouver

Strolled down the old route to have the typical Dairy Queen treat! The fact that it was an old school DQ on Route 66 was awesome. Other than that, same ol same ol, teenagers serving up deformed ice cream cones. What else is their to say?

8. Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe

137 W Railroad Ave, Williams, AZ 86046-2655 Takeout, Seating, Waitstaff, Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts Credit Cards Mexican, Southwestern, Diner, American, Cafe, Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch SGD 9 - SGD 17 +1 928-635-4907
Excellent
57%
Good
33%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 371 reviews

Grand Canyon Coffee and Cafe

Pet Friendly Patio

Reviewed By WouldiGoBack2 - Fareham, United Kingdom

The place was busy late morning and we were made to feel welcome by the staff.

A good choice on the menu and not disappointed with the amount of food or the quality of the food served to us. Didn't have long to wait either although they were busy.

Would I go back? Yes.

9. Dara Thai Cafe

145 W Route 66, Suite C, Williams, AZ 86046-2501 Takeout, Seating, Waitstaff, Wheelchair Accessible Asian, Thai, Vegetarian Friendly Lunch, Dinner +1 928-635-2201
Excellent
50%
Good
38%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
1%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 177 reviews

Dara Thai Cafe

Reviewed By Wub67 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This is a typical thai pop & mom restaurant. The service is friendly and efficient but very busy as she seems to do all the cooking as well. That's not the case and you'll enjoy the setting and home made cooking. The little daughter (3?) will charm you while you wait.

10. Historic Barrel+Bottle House

141 W Railroad Ave, Williams, AZ 86046-2630 Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Waitstaff, Parking Available, Street Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards American, Brew Pub, Bar, Contemporary, Pub, Gastropub, Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks SGD 20 - SGD 38 +1 928-635-5325
Excellent
47%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
5%
Terrible
4%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 280 reviews

Historic Barrel+Bottle House

Historic Barrel + Bottle House offers 16 craft beer selections, local Arizona wine, signature cocktails, and a full chef driven menu featuring an upscale take on classic pub food. We are family friendly and offer outdoor dining and live music in the beautiful summer months.

Reviewed By Jan N

Stopped for a beer and lunch. The stout was so good I bought one to take with me. And the soup was magnificent. Vegetable beef - there was the equivalent to an entire steak in my soup and the flavor was excellent. Our server was very friendly and gave us lots of tips for exploring the Grand Canyon.

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