Restaurants Near Jewel Cave National Monument

Located in Custer in the southern Black Hills, Hjem A.M. serves breakfast in a space that feels like home. Erik and Camillia opened Hjem A.M. in 2022 with one goal in mind: bring amazing breakfast food to the Black Hills. The food’s focus is seasonality and is inspired by Scandinavian/American flavors. “Hjem” means home in Danish. Camillia and Erik found their home in Custer and want to be your home in the morning. Hours are 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Take-out is available and so are online reservations.

Baker’s Bakery & Cafe in Custer is a modern day “Hash House” that serves the #1 breakfast in South Dakota - according to Everyday with Rachel Ray Magazine (March 2014 issue). We have a full breakfast and lunch menu as well as fresh pastries, donuts and espresso bar. Everything is served on or with homemade bread. Beer and wine are also available. There are three dining rooms that seat approximately 100 people. We are open daily, 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

If you are looking for a rad thing to do in Custer, we are it! Old Pine Social will be axe-throwin', Bocce ballin', and Hammerschlagen-in' Friday through Wednesday. Come enjoy our selection of local craft and domestic beers on tap and a more than decent wine list. We will have tasty bites to enjoy while you kick it on the best patio in Custer. Also feel free to bring food in from one of our amazing Custer restaurants. All ages are welcome. Our hours are 2-9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday; 12-9 p.m., Saturday; and 12-7 p.m., Sunday.

Wild Spruce Market in downtown Custer is excited to provide a Black Hills source for specialty food, local produce & products, gluten-free & dairy-free choices, vegan & vegetarian options, and a mouth-watering selection of local grass-fed beef, bison, elk, chicken, and pork products. We also carry an assortment of natural health & beauty products...and we can't forget to mention our kombucha, wine, & beer bar - full of local taps and offering a place to relax. We have rotating local beer taps, an ever-changing kombucha on tap that is made just down the road in Rapid City, and a selection of house wines that can all be enjoyed at the bar or on our cozy patio. Our hours are 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday.

Providing a fun, casual atmosphere with a focus on fresh-made food and an exciting selection of craft beer and wine, The Custer Wolf is a favorite for locals and tourists looking for something a little different. Come in for a pint, delicious homemade food and local conversation. We are open five days per week. Our current hours are 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

A labor of love, Mt. Rushmore Brewing Company in Custer is our dream come true. We love beers, and if you do, too, you've come to the right place! We brew, in-house, several varieties of our own hand-crafted seasonal ales, porters and stouts. We also offer tastes from local breweries from around the Black Hills and across the country. You're bound to find something that will keep you coming back again and again. Upstairs at The Pounding Fathers Restaurant, you can enjoy fine dining 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Downstairs, the taproom kitchen serves bar classis 11 a.m.-9 p.m. See Facebook for live music at MRBC.

We are a family-owned pizza restaurant located in the beautiful Black Hills in Custer, South Dakota. Our menu includes: pizza, sandwiches, flatbreads and salads, as well as appetizers. Fountain soda and beer are also available. We have outdoor seating for those nice summer and fall days/evenings. We are open seven days a week, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Here at the Buglin' Bull in downtown Custer, we offer a full menu with a large variety of dishes for the entire family. Sandwiches, steaks, prime rib and seafood entrees are available all day long and so are buffalo and elk burgers. Salads and wraps are also available, along with our homemade pizza. Our full bar offers a large variety of beer, wine and cocktails. Everything on the menu is available to go, including beer and wine. Our hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.

Blue Bell is a Western-themed main lodge surrounded by 29 modernized, secluded cabins with kitchenettes, and many with stone fireplaces. There is a general store, plus chuck-wagon cookouts in the valley and hay rides. Horse trail rides and hiking trails originate from this lodge. Experience hearty ranch house dining in the dining room and lounge. We serve up true Western flavor with cattle-drive classics featuring bison, beef, chicken and fish, and even some rattlesnake sausage.