High Note Cafe ★ 4.1
High Note Cafe is Boise's dedicated plant-based kitchen downtown, making every item from scratch without freezers for its flavour-forward comfort food.
Order: Loaded Nachos and the Gyro wrap, made fresh with no freezers on site
Cottonwood Grille is a northwest american restaurant in Downtown, Boise.
Cottonwood Grille on the Boise River patio is the go-to for a relaxed Northwest seasonal lunch or dinner with local trout and Idaho produce.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Idaho rainbow trout prepared seasonally and a cocktail on the riverside patio
Address: 913 W River St, Boise, ID 83702
High Note Cafe is Boise's dedicated plant-based kitchen downtown, making every item from scratch without freezers for its flavour-forward comfort food.
Order: Loaded Nachos and the Gyro wrap, made fresh with no freezers on site
Boise Fry Company makes Idaho potatoes the star, turning organic spuds into Belgian-style fries with house salt blends alongside bison and turkey burgers.
Order: Belgian fries with truffle salt and the bison burger on a local whole-wheat bun
Pie Hole is Boise's go-to late-night pizza counter on 8th Street, serving large New York-style slices by the piece from 11am until early morning on weekends.
Order: The New York-style slice by the piece after midnight -- the late-night staple on 8th Street
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served breakfast in a historic downtown building since 1999, using local ingredients and scratch Hollandaise for Benedicts.
Order: Eggs Benedict with house Hollandaise and the red flannel hash
High Note Cafe is Boise's dedicated plant-based kitchen downtown, making every item from scratch without freezers for its flavour-forward comfort food.
Order: Loaded Nachos and the Gyro wrap, made fresh with no freezers on site
Boise Fry Company makes Idaho potatoes the star, turning organic spuds into Belgian-style fries with house salt blends alongside bison and turkey burgers.
Order: Belgian fries with truffle salt and the bison burger on a local whole-wheat bun
Pie Hole is Boise's go-to late-night pizza counter on 8th Street, serving large New York-style slices by the piece from 11am until early morning on weekends.
Order: The New York-style slice by the piece after midnight -- the late-night staple on 8th Street
Kabob House serves halal Afghan and Persian dishes in west Boise, including fragrant basmati rice, grilled lamb kabobs, and warming Central Asian stews.
Order: The lamb kabob over basmati rice with raita and house flatbread
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served breakfast in a historic downtown building since 1999, using local ingredients and scratch Hollandaise for Benedicts.
Order: Eggs Benedict with house Hollandaise and the red flannel hash
Tucanos brings the churrascaria rodizio to Boise's Entertainment District, with gaucho servers carving grilled meats tableside and a Brazilian salad bar.
Order: The rodizio rotation -- start with garlic sirloin and pineapple on the skewer