The Modern Bar ★ 4.3
The Modern Bar at the Historic Linen District hotel is Boise's most design-forward cocktail room, with creative takes on classics and original drinks.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Boise for grown-ups.
Where to drink
Bittercreek Alehouse ★ 4.1
Bittercreek Alehouse is Boise's cornerstone craft beer bar, pulling Idaho and Northwest taps with a kitchen committed to sourcing at the same standard.
Neurolux ★ 4.2
Neurolux in the Hitchcock Building on 11th Street is Boise's premier live music bar, open 365 days a year until 02:00 with shows most nights and cheap drinks.
Pengilly's Saloon ★ 4.0
Pengilly's Saloon on Main Street is Boise's most beloved dive bar, running cheap wells and domestic beers with daily happy hour from noon to 19:00.
10 Barrel Brewing Co ★ 4.0
10 Barrel Brewing's Bannock Street pub is Boise's most popular brewery taproom, pulling its own IPAs and lagers alongside a pub menu with outdoor decking.
Payette Brewing Beer Garden ★ 4.3
Payette Brewing Beer Garden is the city's most popular summer gathering spot, offering 20 taps, bocce ball, fire pits, and live music beside the Boise River.
Woodland Empire Ale Craft ★ 4.1
Woodland Empire Ale Craft is a downtown Boise hyper-local brewery, working with Idaho growers since 2014 and serving lagers and ales in a small taproom.
Barbarian Brewing Downtown ★ 3.9
Barbarian Brewing Downtown pours the Garden City brewery's rotating lagers, ales, and seasonal releases in a compact neighbourhood bar on Main Street.
The Reef Bar ★ 3.9
The Reef Bar's rooftop is Boise's most festive outdoor drinking spot, with specialty tropical cocktails, huckleberry mojitos, and capacity for 350 guests.
Chandler's Bar ★ 4.2
Chandler's Bar at Hotel 43 pairs classic cocktails with live jazz seven nights a week and a cellar-driven wine list in a formal hotel setting.
Leku Ona Bar ★ 4.0
Leku Ona Bar on the Basque Block pours Txakoli wine, Basque ciders, and signature cocktails until midnight as the evening anchor of the Basque Block.
Barbacoa Grill Bar ★ 4.1
Barbacoa Grill Bar offers late-night happy hour on Fridays and Saturdays from 22:00 to midnight with $6 house wine and discounted cocktails pond-side.
Pie Hole ★ 3.8
Pie Hole on 8th Street is Boise's late-night institution, pouring cheap beer and plating large pizza slices until 03:00 on weeknights and 04:00 on weekends.
Coiled Wine Bar ★ 4.2
Coiled Wine Bar pours Snake River Valley AVA bottles and flights in a relaxed Bannock Street space, with Garden City estate and Pacific Northwest labels.
Bittercreek Alehouse Late Bar ★ 4.0
Bittercreek Alehouse Late Bar keeps the 8th Street corner alive after 23:00 with rotating Idaho craft taps and a pub menu that runs until close.