Where to Dine or Visit in Northwest Arkansas
Local Eats
The Pressroom
Downtown Bentonville. Great for Brunch!
Oven and Tap
Downtown Bentonville. Fancy Pizza!
Tusk and Trotter
Downtown Bentonville. American Brasserie. Locally-sourced food.
Fork and Crust
Near Embassy Suites hotel. Village on the Creeks shopping center. Pies served with local Pure Joy ice cream.
Juicy Tails
Near Embassy Suites hotel. Has a variety of cajun-boiled seafood. Live crawfish season is March-June, unfortunately.
The Egg & I
Near Embassy Suites hotel. Village on the Creeks shopping center. Breakfast foods.
Bobo’s Ribbon Ice
Fayetteville (~20-min. drive from hotel; exit 69 on I-49 S). Best bubble/boba tea in the area! Has shaved ice, soft serve (sesame, thai tea flavors), takoyaki (squid balls), taiyaki (red bean fish cakes), and Taiwanese popcorn chicken.
KJ Sushi & Korean BBQ
Fayetteville (~20-min. drive from hotel; exit 67B on I-49 S). Sushi and authentic Korean food. Great dolsot bimbimbap and soondubu jigae (seafood tofu stew). Tteok-bokki (spicy rice cakes) are yum!
Wrights BBQ
Johnson (~20-min. drive from hotel; exit 69 on I-49S). Best BBQ in the area, so prepare to wait in a line if it’s during a busy time...but totally worth it!
Places of Interest
Pinnacle Hills Promenade Shopping Mall
Near Embassy Suites hotel. Lots of shopping and dining!
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Downtown Bentonville. Beautiful art museum. Indoor and walking trail outdoor exhibits. Frank Lloyd Wright house exhibit and audio tour (need to purchase tickets ahead of time). Free admission for permanent collections.
Eleven Restaurant located inside. High South cuisine. There’s also a coffee bar.
Scott Family Amazeum
Downtown Bentonville. Family-friendly children museum with hands-on interactive exhibits.
21c Art Museum Hotel
Downtown Bentonville. Contemporary art museum with a few galleries.
The Hive Restaurant located inside. Dine with iconic green penguins and complementary cotton candy for dessert. Excellent cocktails.
The Walmart Museum
Downtown Bentonville. Walk through the history of Walmart. Neat gift shop and grab an ice cream next door at the Spark Cafe when you’re done!
Arvest Ballpark
Springdale (~15-min. drive from hotel). Home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals minor league baseball team.
Friday, August 9 @ 7:05 p.m. Playing Tulsa Drillers. Fireworks show afterwards.
Saturday, August 10 @ 6:05 p.m. Playing Tulsa Drillers. Bullpen craft beer happy hour (4:30-5:30 p.m.)