This charmer in the middle of nowhere has a limited menu but enough yummy choices to get you ready for a day in Death Valley. The coffee is strong, the breakfast homemade and the pizza crispy. Most ingredients are grown in the vicinity. Combine with a tour of (or show at) the late Marta Becket's kooky Amargosa opera house in the same complex.
Amargosa Opera House Cafe
Death Valley National Park
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