Sandpoint holds two "food festivals" annually- '''A Taste of Sandpoint''' in February (part of the Winter Carnival) and ''Sandpoint Summer Sampler''' in late June. Both feature many local restaurants in a fun and artsy setting. Foster's Crossing Antiques holds a fudge contest during the Winter Carnival, and for a small fee anyone can test then judge entries.
Every town has a specialty, and Sandpoint's is '''huckleberries'''. From huckleberry pie to huckleberry syrup to huckleberry daiquiris, you can find just about everything in huckleberry come summer. Local stores often carry some of the prepackaged stuff, like huckleberry candy bars, and restaurants usually serve some sort of huckleberry dessert. Huckleberry Ice Cream in particular seems to be the local favorite.
All of Sandpoint's restaurants are casual, that is to say none of them have dress requirements. Even the most expensive restaurants will let you in wearing ripped jeans, but you may get some looks. That being said, you will probably also see many others dressed as you are! <br> Price guide for an average entree: $ = <$10, $$ = $10-20, $$$ = >$20