Guidebook for Boulder
Food Scene
A great all around restaurant with a friendly yet upscale atmosphere, great service, and delicious food. Unlike most restaurants here, you can make reservations & they validate parking!
102 locals recommend
Brasserie Ten Ten
1011 Walnut StA great all around restaurant with a friendly yet upscale atmosphere, great service, and delicious food. Unlike most restaurants here, you can make reservations & they validate parking!
Italian Eatery with a very nice menu including great happy hour drink specials and little bites. A more adult/less hipster crowd.
33 locals recommend
Carelli's
645 30th StItalian Eatery with a very nice menu including great happy hour drink specials and little bites. A more adult/less hipster crowd.
A hidden gem - delicious mexican food from tacos to burritos to nachos. Daily happy hour drinks from 11 AM to 6 PM. I like the coin margarita the best.
16 locals recommend
Verde Boulder
3070 28th StA hidden gem - delicious mexican food from tacos to burritos to nachos. Daily happy hour drinks from 11 AM to 6 PM. I like the coin margarita the best.
Essentials
Great produce, some prepared foods. Convenient and good prices.
39 locals recommend
Sprouts Farmers Market
2950 Baseline RdGreat produce, some prepared foods. Convenient and good prices.
This is a behemoth of a whole foods (for Boulder anyway) and is worth a visit if only for the people watching.
Lots of prepared food to choose from including a nightly buffet.
216 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
695 S BroadwayThis is a behemoth of a whole foods (for Boulder anyway) and is worth a visit if only for the people watching.
Lots of prepared food to choose from including a nightly buffet.
Drinks & Nightlife
A local brewery that has been around for 20 years they serve beer and have a small food menu. Try their multi-award winning Big Shot Espresso Stout.
19 locals recommend
Twisted Pine Brewing Co
3201 Walnut StA local brewery that has been around for 20 years they serve beer and have a small food menu. Try their multi-award winning Big Shot Espresso Stout.
Everything Else
Walgreens
3348 28th StJust in case :)
Shopping
This strip mall has a mini-whole foods, Brewing Market coffee shop, fedex/kinkos, Noodles & Company, Egg & I, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, Einstein's bagels, Liquor store, & a Goodwill thrift store.
Base-Mar Shopping Center
2450 Baseline RdThis strip mall has a mini-whole foods, Brewing Market coffee shop, fedex/kinkos, Noodles & Company, Egg & I, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, Einstein's bagels, Liquor store, & a Goodwill thrift store.
Arts & Culture
Century Theatre
1700 29th StThe only movie theater in town located in the 29th Street Mall.
Sightseeing
Pets some kitties while you're here. This is a world class facility--you won't believe how good these animals got it.
Humane Society of Boulder Valley
2323 55th StPets some kitties while you're here. This is a world class facility--you won't believe how good these animals got it.
Enjoy a pot of tea and some appetizers at this truly beautiful tea house that came all the way to Boulder from our sister city, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Not recommended for lunch/dinner.
317 locals recommend
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
1770 13th StEnjoy a pot of tea and some appetizers at this truly beautiful tea house that came all the way to Boulder from our sister city, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Not recommended for lunch/dinner.
Located on the 3rd floor of "Old Main," a fairly creepy looking gothic revival building on the CU campus. Don't miss the CU Lego exhibit!
CU Heritage Center
1600 Pleasant StLocated on the 3rd floor of "Old Main," a fairly creepy looking gothic revival building on the CU campus. Don't miss the CU Lego exhibit!
Take the free tour of the Celestial Seasonings tea factory in Boulder. 30 minutes; not strenuous. They have a great gift shop.
164 locals recommend
Celestial Seasonings
4600 Sleepytime DrTake the free tour of the Celestial Seasonings tea factory in Boulder. 30 minutes; not strenuous. They have a great gift shop.
The CU Boulder campus is considered one of the most beautiful college campus' in the US and the world. This one square mile campus boasts Italianate Colorado sandstone architecture, lots of green spots suitable for a picnic, Flatiron views, and of course, the CU bookstore with more than just books.
133 locals recommend
University of Colorado at Boulder
The CU Boulder campus is considered one of the most beautiful college campus' in the US and the world. This one square mile campus boasts Italianate Colorado sandstone architecture, lots of green spots suitable for a picnic, Flatiron views, and of course, the CU bookstore with more than just books.