Food Scene
Artisanal coffee and espresso. So good! Also great pastries.
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Boxcar Coffee Roasters
1825 Pearl StArtisanal coffee and espresso. So good! Also great pastries.
Traditional neapolitan style pizzas, so good! Get the Budino for dessert
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Pizzeria Locale
1730 Pearl StTraditional neapolitan style pizzas, so good! Get the Budino for dessert
Flatiron Coffee
2721 Arapahoe AveCoffee shop with ice cap (blended drinks) and views of the mountains
Zoe Ma Ma
2010 10th Stsuper yummy chinese street food
Curry N Kebob
3050 28th StGreat Indian, they deliver too
Empanadas here are fantastic and so are the sandwiches. Outdoor seating and beer as well.
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Rincon Argentino
2525 Arapahoe AveEmpanadas here are fantastic and so are the sandwiches. Outdoor seating and beer as well.
Up-scale and delicious restaurant. Make a reseravation! Right next to it is the Kitchen Next-Door which is more casual. The Kitchen Upstairs is a wine bar.
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The Kitchen
1039 Pearl StUp-scale and delicious restaurant. Make a reseravation! Right next to it is the Kitchen Next-Door which is more casual. The Kitchen Upstairs is a wine bar.
Lucile's
2124 14th StNew Orleans style breakfast complete with Beignets!
Brunch place with a crazy array of pancakes and benedicts. Often a long wait.
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Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
6315 W 104th AveBrunch place with a crazy array of pancakes and benedicts. Often a long wait.
Breakfast and lunch place with friendly staff, pancakes, waffles, and french toast. Gluten free options as well.
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Walnut Cafe
3073 Walnut StBreakfast and lunch place with friendly staff, pancakes, waffles, and french toast. Gluten free options as well.
They make great beer, and have excellent pub food such as hamburgers or quesadillas. Great for after a hike.
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Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
1535 Pearl StThey make great beer, and have excellent pub food such as hamburgers or quesadillas. Great for after a hike.
One of my favorite up-scale restuarants in Boulder. Wood fired pizza as well as large to share plates of fish, chicken, and steak. If you go make sure to get the donuts for desert.
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Basta
3601 Arapahoe AveOne of my favorite up-scale restuarants in Boulder. Wood fired pizza as well as large to share plates of fish, chicken, and steak. If you go make sure to get the donuts for desert.
Great Spanish place by CU Campus, the nicest place on "the hill". The paella is delicious. They also have many great small plates, my favorite is the fried caulliflower. Good drinks and wine as well.
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Cafe Aion
1235 Pennsylvania AveGreat Spanish place by CU Campus, the nicest place on "the hill". The paella is delicious. They also have many great small plates, my favorite is the fried caulliflower. Good drinks and wine as well.
Cute coffee shop with adjoining book store.
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Trident Booksellers and Cafe
940 Pearl StCute coffee shop with adjoining book store.
Beautiful building, a teahouse from Boulder's sister city. The restaurant here is okay, but the tea is great. You can walk up to the bar and get an iced chai to go, delicious!
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The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
1770 13th StBeautiful building, a teahouse from Boulder's sister city. The restaurant here is okay, but the tea is great. You can walk up to the bar and get an iced chai to go, delicious!
Moe's Broadway Bagel
2650 BroadwayYummy bagels and bagel sandwiches
Sushi Zanmai
1221 Spruce StGood sushi!
Bramble & Hare
1970 13th StFarm to table restaurant, with good classic dishes
Super close, I would recommend grabbing some soft-serve ice cream with toppings and taking back to eat on the porch. Also has hamburgers and fries.
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SNARFBURGER
2000 Arapahoe AveSuper close, I would recommend grabbing some soft-serve ice cream with toppings and taking back to eat on the porch. Also has hamburgers and fries.
Twirl Frozen Yogurt
Very close, grab some frozen yogurt.
Essentials
Excellent organic groceries, wine and liquor as well
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Alfalfa's Market
1651 BroadwayExcellent organic groceries, wine and liquor as well
Sprouts Farmers Market
2525 Arapahoe Aveaffordable natural groceries
Every Wednesday 4-8 pm and Saturday 8-2 am there is a farmer's market just down the street. Food vendors and lots of fresh fruits, veggies, breads, eggs, cheese, and meats
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Boulder Farmers Market
13th StreetEvery Wednesday 4-8 pm and Saturday 8-2 am there is a farmer's market just down the street. Food vendors and lots of fresh fruits, veggies, breads, eggs, cheese, and meats
Amazing selection of cheeses, delicious breads, and salami. They also make sandwiches. They have other speciality foods. Pricey but worth it! In the same building as Boxcar coffee.
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Cured
1825 Pearl StAmazing selection of cheeses, delicious breads, and salami. They also make sandwiches. They have other speciality foods. Pricey but worth it! In the same building as Boxcar coffee.
Liquor Mart
1750 15th StLiquor store with huge selection, an easy walk.
Drinks & Nightlife
Delicious craft cockails, outdoor seating, free popcorn
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The Bitter Bar
835 Walnut StDelicious craft cockails, outdoor seating, free popcorn
License No 1
2115 13th StSpeakeasy style with strong but tasty cocktails
Wild Woods Brewery
Brewery that makes delicious beer all with hiking/wilderness themes.
Upslope Brewing Company
1898 S Flatiron CtGreat beer!
This distillery makes both vodka and whiskey. They'll make you a killer vodka martini or bloody mary.
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Boulder Distillery & Clear Spirit Company Inc.
2500 47th StreetThis distillery makes both vodka and whiskey. They'll make you a killer vodka martini or bloody mary.
Classic boulder brewing company. Great beer!
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Avery Brewing Company
4910 Nautilus Ct NClassic boulder brewing company. Great beer!
Sanitas Brewing Co.
3550 Frontier AveAnother great brewery!
Everything Else
Chautauqua
Great Hiking up and around the flatirons
They've got a 50's style public pool nestled next to a creek and the mountains. Great hiking in Eldorado Canyson State Park as well.
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Eldorado Springs
They've got a 50's style public pool nestled next to a creek and the mountains. Great hiking in Eldorado Canyson State Park as well.
Another great in-town hike. Can be pretty steep, but there's a great view of town.
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Mount Sanitas Trailhead
Sunshine Canyon DriveAnother great in-town hike. Can be pretty steep, but there's a great view of town.
From this park you can hike up to the red rocks formation that overlooks boulder. Very short hike with great view.
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Settler's Park
From this park you can hike up to the red rocks formation that overlooks boulder. Very short hike with great view.
From this trailhead just north of town you can hike along the boulder foothills or go up hogsback ridge for a short-medium length hike.
Foothills Trailhead
Broadway StreetFrom this trailhead just north of town you can hike along the boulder foothills or go up hogsback ridge for a short-medium length hike.
Design by IM Pei of Louvre Pyramid fame, this is a very cool building. Can go walking in the open space around or use as a trailhead to go on the Mesa Trail.
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NCAR Mesa Laboratory
1850 Table Mesa DrDesign by IM Pei of Louvre Pyramid fame, this is a very cool building. Can go walking in the open space around or use as a trailhead to go on the Mesa Trail.
Arts & Culture
Cool contemporary art exhibits
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Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
1750 13th StCool contemporary art exhibits