Downtown Sherman Avenue & McEuen Park

The Crafted Tap House + Grill — downtown staple with 30+ Idaho taps and a rooftop overlooking Sherman Avenue.

Beverly’s at the Resort — the lakefront fine-dining room where crème brûlée was reportedly born in America; request a window table.

Terrace Cafe at the Resort — lakeside breakfast with the floating green of the golf course in view.

Moon Time (The Coeur d’Alene Dining Company) — hearty pub plates and local beer in a converted church hilltop a short walk uptown.

Captains Avenue Bar & Grill — marina-side burgers and baskets at Silver Beach, boat slips at the door.

Fisherman Market & Grill — fresh-caught lake fish and chowder, a local lunch counter since 1984.

The Coeur d’Alene Resort — the lakeside flagship on North Idaho Center: 338 rooms over the marina, the mile-long floating boardwalk and the famous floating green of the golf course.

Blackwell Hotel — boutique rooms over downtown, walk to Sherman Avenue restaurants.

Roosevelt Inn — restored 1902 schoolhouse B&B two blocks off Sherman.

Silver Motel — budget rooms near North Idaho College, two blocks from the beach.

Camping: Camp Coeur d’Alene (Wolf Lodge Bay), River Walk RV Park (downtown) and Tamarack RV Park serve the city; Farragut and Heyburn state parks anchor the south lake.