Boulder Local Favorites

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Boulder Local Favorites

Food | Drink | Sweets

Amazing Happy Hour with delicious nachos from 3:30 to 5:30 pm!
6 locals recommend
Mojo Taqueria Boulder
2785 Iris Ave
6 locals recommend
Amazing Happy Hour with delicious nachos from 3:30 to 5:30 pm!
My favorite breakfast and brunch spot in Boulder! Great coffee options and yummy dishes from sweet to savory.
102 locals recommend
Tangerine
2777 Iris Ave
102 locals recommend
My favorite breakfast and brunch spot in Boulder! Great coffee options and yummy dishes from sweet to savory.
Yummy organic food, sourced from local farms.
53 locals recommend
Fresh Thymes Eatery
2500 30th St
53 locals recommend
Yummy organic food, sourced from local farms.
Healthy, quick, casual, and super cute atmosphere.
19 locals recommend
Flower Child
2580 Arapahoe Ave
19 locals recommend
Healthy, quick, casual, and super cute atmosphere.
Delicious Indian buffet -- Great option if you're really hungry and want to get your money's worth!
21 locals recommend
The Taj - Indian Cuisine
2630 Baseline Rd
21 locals recommend
Delicious Indian buffet -- Great option if you're really hungry and want to get your money's worth!
Amazing burgers!!! ... and local beer on draft of course.
6 locals recommend
Oskar Blues Boulder Taproom
921 Pearl St
6 locals recommend
Amazing burgers!!! ... and local beer on draft of course.
Wonderful food in a rustic old house. Lots of outdoor dining too.
68 locals recommend
Sherpa Restaurant
825 Walnut St
68 locals recommend
Wonderful food in a rustic old house. Lots of outdoor dining too.
Best local bakery! Sunday morning gypsy jazz on their patio too. There's also a location in N. Boulder (on Broadway) -- A great stop on the way to Lyons or Estes Park.
131 locals recommend
Spruce Confections
767 Pearl St
131 locals recommend
Best local bakery! Sunday morning gypsy jazz on their patio too. There's also a location in N. Boulder (on Broadway) -- A great stop on the way to Lyons or Estes Park.
Great live music. Speakeasy vibe. Top notch cocktails. Located below The Boulderado.
53 locals recommend
License No 1
2115 13th St
53 locals recommend
Great live music. Speakeasy vibe. Top notch cocktails. Located below The Boulderado.
Asian street food - A quicker meal. Delicious on a cold day. Daily rotating specials.
50 locals recommend
Zoe Ma Ma
2010 10th St
50 locals recommend
Asian street food - A quicker meal. Delicious on a cold day. Daily rotating specials.
Delicious modern tacos. Downtown. Go for Taco Tuesday! Fruity and coin margaritas are dialed!
53 locals recommend
T/aco
1175 Walnut St
53 locals recommend
Delicious modern tacos. Downtown. Go for Taco Tuesday! Fruity and coin margaritas are dialed!
Beautiful classical teahouse from Boulder's sister city, Dushanbe, in Tajikistan. A great spot to have a quiet lunch, snacks, and tea. The interior architecture is worth popping in to see alone!
317 locals recommend
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
1770 13th St
317 locals recommend
Beautiful classical teahouse from Boulder's sister city, Dushanbe, in Tajikistan. A great spot to have a quiet lunch, snacks, and tea. The interior architecture is worth popping in to see alone!
Best sushi in town!
49 locals recommend
Sushi Zanmai
1221 Spruce St
49 locals recommend
Best sushi in town!
Authentic French crepes and brunch cuisine. Sweet, savory, and lunch options. Fresh baked goods too. Very colorful and vibrant inside with ever cheery staff.
7 locals recommend
Le French Cafe
2525 Arapahoe Ave
7 locals recommend
Authentic French crepes and brunch cuisine. Sweet, savory, and lunch options. Fresh baked goods too. Very colorful and vibrant inside with ever cheery staff.
Burrrrritos (Pro tip: You can sub Guac for dairy for free!)
34 locals recommend
Illegal Pete's Pearl St. Mall
1447 Pearl St
34 locals recommend
Burrrrritos (Pro tip: You can sub Guac for dairy for free!)
Vietnamese, Best Pho in town! Huge portions.
47 locals recommend
Chez Thuy Restaurant
2655 28th St
47 locals recommend
Vietnamese, Best Pho in town! Huge portions.
Classic Boulder coffee shop, four blocks from the house.
19 locals recommend
Vic's Again
3305 30th St
19 locals recommend
Classic Boulder coffee shop, four blocks from the house.
Ice cream. Locally made, with custom flavors in-house. $2 Tuesday discount!
Heifer and the Hen
5290 Arapahoe Ave
Ice cream. Locally made, with custom flavors in-house. $2 Tuesday discount!
Outdoor games. Indoor games. Taco food truck. Local beer. Need I say more?
61 locals recommend
Sanitas Brewing Co.
3550 Frontier Ave
61 locals recommend
Outdoor games. Indoor games. Taco food truck. Local beer. Need I say more?
Fabulous seasonal brick oven pizzas with wonderful digestives and a stellar wine selection.
149 locals recommend
Pizzeria Locale
1730 Pearl St
149 locals recommend
Fabulous seasonal brick oven pizzas with wonderful digestives and a stellar wine selection.
Where I buy my locally roasted beans. CURED, the food provisions part of the shop, has lots of beautiful food and home items too. Wine shop in the back.
131 locals recommend
Boxcar Coffee Roasters
1825 Pearl St
131 locals recommend
Where I buy my locally roasted beans. CURED, the food provisions part of the shop, has lots of beautiful food and home items too. Wine shop in the back.
Quality collection of teas, yummy lattes, and nice patio.
19 locals recommend
Pekoe Sip House - Steelyards
2500 30th St
19 locals recommend
Quality collection of teas, yummy lattes, and nice patio.
Upscale, traditional sushi menu with unique, beauitfully designed ambience. All you can eat sushi for $40 on Tuesdays after 5 pm.
50 locals recommend
Japango
1136 Pearl St
50 locals recommend
Upscale, traditional sushi menu with unique, beauitfully designed ambience. All you can eat sushi for $40 on Tuesdays after 5 pm.
$0.89 wings all day on Wednesdays. Exhaustive whiskey selection and delicious rotation of interesting craft beers. Great brisket and apple kale slaw!
57 locals recommend
The West End Tavern
926 Pearl Street
57 locals recommend
$0.89 wings all day on Wednesdays. Exhaustive whiskey selection and delicious rotation of interesting craft beers. Great brisket and apple kale slaw!
Live music almost every evening. Coffee shop by day, and indie music locale by night. From lattes and chai to wine and beer, this place is wonderful.
The Laughing Goat
1709 Pearl Street
Live music almost every evening. Coffee shop by day, and indie music locale by night. From lattes and chai to wine and beer, this place is wonderful.
Tahona becomes Boulder's main nightclub after 10 PM on Friday and Saturday nights. Great tacos and margs outside of dancing and tequila hours!
44 locals recommend
Tahona Tequila Bistro
1035 Pearl St
44 locals recommend
Tahona becomes Boulder's main nightclub after 10 PM on Friday and Saturday nights. Great tacos and margs outside of dancing and tequila hours!
Dive bar mets arcade meets club music scene. This basement bar is fun for playing pinball, skeeball, and dancing.
33 locals recommend
Press Play Bar LP
1005 Pearl St
33 locals recommend
Dive bar mets arcade meets club music scene. This basement bar is fun for playing pinball, skeeball, and dancing.
Fantastically fresh cold-pressed juices, snacks, and teas. Great spot to work from for an afternoon as well.
26 locals recommend
Wonder
946 Pearl Street
26 locals recommend
Fantastically fresh cold-pressed juices, snacks, and teas. Great spot to work from for an afternoon as well.
Food trucks, music and events, games, local hang out spot with fire pits and great vibes.
97 locals recommend
Rayback Collective
2775 Valmont Rd
97 locals recommend
Food trucks, music and events, games, local hang out spot with fire pits and great vibes.
New hit spot for food in Boulder with lots of delicious and varied options!
49 locals recommend
Rosetta Hall
1109 Walnut Street
49 locals recommend
New hit spot for food in Boulder with lots of delicious and varied options!
New cocktail bar downtown.
10 locals recommend
Jungle
2018 10th St
10 locals recommend
New cocktail bar downtown.

Grocery

Just four blocks from the house!
76 locals recommend
Safeway
3325 28th St
76 locals recommend
Just four blocks from the house!
At nearly cult status, some people are huge TJ's aficionados. Lots of neat snacks, trail mix, cheeses, etc. Affordably priced.
372 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
661 Logan St
372 locals recommend
At nearly cult status, some people are huge TJ's aficionados. Lots of neat snacks, trail mix, cheeses, etc. Affordably priced.
All organic. All the time.
70 locals recommend
Natural Grocers
2685 Pearl St
70 locals recommend
All organic. All the time.

Shops

Ranked the best book store in the country! Multiple levels with used books too.
19 locals recommend
Boulder Book Store
1107 Pearl St
19 locals recommend
Ranked the best book store in the country! Multiple levels with used books too.
Fair Trade, Beautiful gifts, home goods, and accessories. Cute kids section too!
9 locals recommend
Momentum
1625 Pearl St
9 locals recommend
Fair Trade, Beautiful gifts, home goods, and accessories. Cute kids section too!
Used gear, bicycles, camping/climbing/hiking/clothes/shoes.. Everything. Great selection of backpacks and outdoor items.
Boulder Sports Recycler Inc
4949 Broadway
Used gear, bicycles, camping/climbing/hiking/clothes/shoes.. Everything. Great selection of backpacks and outdoor items.
Exceptional tea selection. You can schedule a traditional tea time too!
13 locals recommend
Ku Cha House of Tea
1211 Pearl St
13 locals recommend
Exceptional tea selection. You can schedule a traditional tea time too!
Upscale women's consignment shop with festive and designer clothes, shoes, accessories.
7 locals recommend
Common Threads Boulder
2707 Spruce St
7 locals recommend
Upscale women's consignment shop with festive and designer clothes, shoes, accessories.
Delightful selection of beauty and bath products. Perfect for gifts.
Lush Handmade Cosmetics
1215 Pearl St
Delightful selection of beauty and bath products. Perfect for gifts.
Beautiful home furnishings and gifts. Exceptional warm, modern asthetic.
19 locals recommend
Cedar & Hyde Mercantile
2015 10th St
19 locals recommend
Beautiful home furnishings and gifts. Exceptional warm, modern asthetic.

Hiking Trails | Parks | Sights | Events | Experiences

Wednesday evenings starting at 4 pm and Saturday mornings all summer long! There are numerous food vendors, bakeries, farms, honey sellers, and all sorts of yummy local provisions here!
169 locals recommend
Boulder Farmers Market
13th Street
169 locals recommend
Wednesday evenings starting at 4 pm and Saturday mornings all summer long! There are numerous food vendors, bakeries, farms, honey sellers, and all sorts of yummy local provisions here!
Every Wednesday summer evening we free have live concerts complete with food trucks, break dancers, and a biergarten downtown on the Pearl Street pedestrian mall.
Bands On The Bricks
Pearl Street
Every Wednesday summer evening we free have live concerts complete with food trucks, break dancers, and a biergarten downtown on the Pearl Street pedestrian mall.
Amazing intimate concerts! Well worth checking calendar availability. Locals picnic outside since you can hear the music all around the building.
18 locals recommend
Chautauqua Auditorium
900 Baseline Rd
18 locals recommend
Amazing intimate concerts! Well worth checking calendar availability. Locals picnic outside since you can hear the music all around the building.
Great views of Boulder Valley from this relatively strenuous moderate hike.
34 locals recommend
Royal Arch Trail
Royal Arch Trail
34 locals recommend
Great views of Boulder Valley from this relatively strenuous moderate hike.
A Boulder classic hike! FYI, This one's relatively short but it's not easy! Bring water and sunscreen :)
160 locals recommend
Mount Sanitas Trail
Mount Sanitas Trail
160 locals recommend
A Boulder classic hike! FYI, This one's relatively short but it's not easy! Bring water and sunscreen :)
Wonderful park along Boulder Creek for a swim, a picnic, and a great launching point to ride bicycles into town or trail run up Boulder Canyon. If you're here at the right time, you can rent inner tubes from "Rocky Mountain Anglers" on Arapahoe Ave and tube the creek! Helmets may be desired!
69 locals recommend
Eben G. Fine Park
101 Arapahoe Ave
69 locals recommend
Wonderful park along Boulder Creek for a swim, a picnic, and a great launching point to ride bicycles into town or trail run up Boulder Canyon. If you're here at the right time, you can rent inner tubes from "Rocky Mountain Anglers" on Arapahoe Ave and tube the creek! Helmets may be desired!
This park is right down the street from the house. String up a hammock, use the charcoal grills, have a picnic, throw a frisbee, take a siesta...
Howard Heuston Park
3200 34th St
This park is right down the street from the house. String up a hammock, use the charcoal grills, have a picnic, throw a frisbee, take a siesta...
You can bike all over town from here!
Wonderland Creek Bikeway
Wonderland Creek Bikeway
You can bike all over town from here!
Where local dancers go! There's a big Salsa dancing scene in Boulder. You can go for tango, swing, etc. too.
7 locals recommend
The Avalon Ballroom
6185 Arapahoe Rd
7 locals recommend
Where local dancers go! There's a big Salsa dancing scene in Boulder. You can go for tango, swing, etc. too.
Check out the calendar for local events and music!
26 locals recommend
eTown Hall
1535 Spruce St
26 locals recommend
Check out the calendar for local events and music!
A special local center for events, film, music, art, etc. Definitely worth checking into the current happenings!
105 locals recommend
Dairy Arts Center
2590 Walnut St
105 locals recommend
A special local center for events, film, music, art, etc. Definitely worth checking into the current happenings!
Indoor climbing, yoga, and fitness classes.
24 locals recommend
Movement Climbing & Fitness
2845 Valmont Rd
24 locals recommend
Indoor climbing, yoga, and fitness classes.
My favorite local yoga studio! They do 30 days for $30. If you go twice, it's worth it.
16 locals recommend
Yoga Loft - Boulder
2203 S Broadway
16 locals recommend
My favorite local yoga studio! They do 30 days for $30. If you go twice, it's worth it.
$10 drop-in quality yoga studio. Get there a little early to make sure you get a spot!
22 locals recommend
The Little Yoga Studio
2525 Arapahoe Ave
22 locals recommend
$10 drop-in quality yoga studio. Get there a little early to make sure you get a spot!