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Your Perfect Crystal Bridges Getaway: Where to Eat, Drink, & Stay
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items Bentonville, Arkansas is home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, a billion dollar art museum nestled in a lush, idyllic valley, surrounded by nature trails and outdoor art exhibits. It makes for a wonderful short getaway for any art or nature...
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Crystal Bridges & The Momentary - Know Before You Go
Eat Your Heart Out
Set The Bar High
Coffee Shops Near Crystal Bridges & Downtown
Where To Stay Near Crystal Bridges
Treat Yo'Self
Crystal Bridges & The Momentary - Know Before You Go
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, located in Bentonville, Arkansas, is a hidden gem in the heartland for art lovers. With its sister museum, The Momentary, it's brought a thriving art culture to Northwest Arkansas Insider tip: My favorite day t...
Crystal Bridges is a world-class art museum nestled in a serene forest that has to be experienced to grasp how amazing it is. The trails surrounding it make for picturesque and easy hiking. And Crystal Bridges hosts many traveling exhibitions through...
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The Momentary is a modern art museum (and decommissioned cheese factory). They have frequently changing galleries, performance art, festivals, and cool hang-out spaces. There's a great Onyx coffee shop in The Momentary, and there are lots of great fo...
The Momentary
There are gorgeous, creative murals all throughout Northwest Arkansas. Create your own free art trail by scheduling a day around them!
NWA Daily's Art Mural Guide
This website is a great hub for all things biking in Bentonville.
Welcome to Bentonville, Arkansas, the Mountain Biking Capital of the World
The Ledger is a bikeable building (with six floors of outdoor ramps, so you can bike all the way up) that houses really cool shared workspaces, art installations, and meeting places with a coffee shop on site.
Bikeable Building - Ledger
I love these Bike NWA (along with a bunch of other cute) stickers!
STICKER - Bike NWA sticker/Arkansas/Bentonville/Cycling
There's not a bad season to come visit Crystal Bridges, but to see the trails and nature surrounding the museum at their finest, spring and fall are always a great bet.
Crystal Bridges Art Museum, Bentonville Arkansas Print, Northwest Arkansas, Spring Landscape, Colorful Art, Redbud Trees, Nature Art
Eat Your Heart Out
Bentonville may be known for art and biking, but with those activities, a growing culinary scene has grown.
The Preacher's Son is a restaurant in a beautifully restored church building right off the square in Bentonville. It's a great special date night place, and don't miss the fun speakeasy bar hidden away in the basement!
The Preacher's Son - Restored Church in Bentonville, AR.
Azul Tequila is one of my favorite family-owned authentic Mexican restaurants in the area, with a great location on the Bentonville Square. Their salsa sampler is a must!
Azul Tequila
Table Mesa Bistro has great Tex-Mex with a fun, relaxed atmosphere on the Bentonville Square
Table Mesa Bistro. Modern Latin Cuisine. Bentonville, AR
Yeyo's serves some of my all-time favorite street tacos. They have three different locations to choose from, and in Bentonville, you can find their food truck off the square and a sit-down restaurant at 8th Street Market.
Yeyos NWA
Eleven is the on-site restaurant at Crystal Bridges. They serve lunch every day, coffee all day, and dinner select evenings (reservations required). The lunch menu is a simple but elevated, unique take on classics in the High South, and everything is...
Eleven at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The Flying Fish in downtown Bentonville is a laidback, unfussy seafood joint, and you won't go away hungry. Perfect for a casual lunch.
Flying Fish - Great Seafood Restaurant for the Whole Family
The Pedaler's Pub is a great, laidback, locally-owned spot for woodfired pizza.
THE PEDALER'S PUB pizza & brews, Bentonville - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor
Blu is my favorite spot for fine seafood in Bentonville. It's right across from the Momentary. Anything on the menu is wonderful, but their chilled seafood tower is amazing!
Best Seafood in Bentonville, AR | Blu Fish House
If you aren't sure what you're in the mood for, head to 8th Street Market where you can choose between several food trucks and locally-owned food shops. It's right next to the Momentary, so the location couldn't be more perfect.
South Market & Food Truck
Tavola Trattoria is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in the area. I love their lasagna!
TAVOLA TRATTORIA, Bentonville - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor
In the mood for a picnic? Bentonville Provisions offers charcuterie boards that you can feast on in one of Bentonville's great outdoor spaces.
Charcuterie Boards
The Hive has an upscale, delicious take on Southern cooking. Brunch is especially yummy! Bonus, they sources as many ingredients locally as possible.
The Hive - Refined country cooking in Bentonville, Arkansas
Great breakfast spot! Ozark Mountain Bagel Company has multiple locations to choose from, but if you have your heart set on a particular flavor of bagel, get there early because they sometimes sell out.
Ozark Mountain Bagel Co. | Best Bagels in Northwest Arkansas
Lovely upscale pasta bar just off the square.
Menus | Mezzaluna Pasteria & Mozzarella Bar | Italian Restaurant in Pacific Grove, CA
Set The Bar High
Great places to grab a drink after a day of art and exploration.
Bike Rack Brewing Co. is a great, locally owned micro-brewery where you can grab a pint and relax. Located at the 8th Street Market.
Bike Rack Brewing - Bentonville 8th St. Market, Bentonville, AR
For a laidback place to hang out with friends at the end of the day, you can't go wrong with The Bentonville Dive.
Bentonville Dive
Hidden away under The Preacher's Son, Undercroft is a fun and unique speakeasy bar with great drinks.
Undercroft - Bar Under The Preacher's Son in Bentonville, AR.
Lady Slipper is an elegant yet laidback bar and restaurant in the historic Massey Building off the square.
Lady Slipper in Bentonville, AR
Coffee Shops Near Crystal Bridges & Downtown
Get your caffeine fix while you're out and about.
If you like a mellow, smooth, low-acidic brew, Onyx is perfect. They have multiple locations in Northwest Arkansas.
Onyx Coffee Lab - Coffee Roasters • Café • Barista Training
Red Kite Coffee always has plenty of seating, plenty of outlets, and a super-friendly barista at the ready. It's across from Orchards Park, right at the entrance to Crystal Bridges.
Red Kite Coffee - Explore - Downtown Bentonville Inc.
With several locations to choose from near both The Momentary and downtown, Airship Coffee is a great, laidback coffee shop and meeting place. One of my favorite spots to meet up with a friend in the morning.
Coffee shop at Fifth Street Bentonville AR | Airship Coffee
Where To Stay Near Crystal Bridges
One of the fabulous things about Bentonville is how walkable and bikeable it is, especially near Crystal Bridges and the downtown area.
If you're planning a trip to Northwest Arkansas around the art museums, there's one hotel to stay that will elevate your whole trip, the 21C right off the Bentonville Square. It's easy walking or biking distance from Crystal Bridges and has curated m...
21C MUSEUM HOTEL BENTONVILLE
Motto is one of the newest hotels in downtown Bentonville. With a fun, modern aesthetic, it's a great place to stay for a short getaway. It's right off the square, affordable, and while the rooms are fairly small, they're well-appointed and walkable ...
Motto by Hilton Bentonville Downtown
There are a lot of great VRBO options in Bentonville, including in the downtown area. It can be more comfortable, flexible, and affordable than a hotel stay if you like a cozier feel on your getaway.
Studio A on Central Ave. - Bentonville | Vrbo
This 2 bedroom rental house is SO centrally located. You can walk or bike everywhere downtown, and you're right off of Slaughter Pen trail for great mountain biking.
The Saint-Germain - Bentonville | Vrbo
Treat Yo'Self
To dessert or a fun little purchase after a long, full day!
Don't let the name fool you. Trash Ice Cream is anything but rubbish. But you can toss a kitchen sink worth of toppings on!
Trash Ice Cream
The Spark Cafe is an old-fashioned soda fountain which is currently operating as an ice cream truck on the square while renovations are being done. The ice cream and floats are yummy and a bargain!
The Spark Café
This adorable bakery and bar is filled with delicious delights and dessert cocktails!
Butter/Scotch Bakery and Bar
The tee shirts at Happy State Co are so cute and super soft. They also have fun stickers.
Find a piece of home here at Happy State Co
This local homewares store has a great variety of local and unique goods for your house, kitchen, bath, and more.
Hemma Homewares