Not a bad setting for Hamilton's Couloir.
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Every May, Condé Nast Traveler releases its Hot List, a collection of the best new hotels, spas, restaurants, and nightspots. Check the Daily Traveler every day for a new post from this year's list.

Most restaurants with jaw-dropping views get away with serving solidly mediocre fare. Not so at Couloir, Jackson Hole's mountaintop table, where the food rivals the setting. Chef Wes Hamilton takes a straightforward approach, steering clear of any fussiness or fusion. Here, a cup of buffalo chili or a duck confit and grilled fontina sandwich is the stuff of memories, and the tenderloin of buffalo and seared foie gras could turn a vegan bad (prix fixe, $85).

Address: 7652 Granite Loop Rd., at the top of the Bridger Gondola
Tel: 307-739-2675

Further reading:
* Hot List 2008
* The Jackson guide
* Hot List on the DT