40 editor picks in Boise.
40 mid-range places in Boise, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Boise, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Boise food.
Janjou Patisserie is the Treasure Valley's most accomplished French pastry shop, producing croissants, macarons, and tarts in a compact North End space.
OrderLaminated croissant and seasonal fruit tart using Idaho summer stone fruit
Janjou Patisserie produces European-standard French pastry in a North End neighbourhood space, with croissants, macarons, and hand-built fruit tarts.
Janjou Patisserie hosts Boise's most elegant Saturday and Sunday brunch with proper French croissants, quiche Lorraine, and seasonal fruit tarts baked fresh.
OrderCroissant and quiche Lorraine
Janjou Patisserie is a French pastry shop in Boise's North End serving croissants, macarons, tarts, and fresh-baked goods alongside espresso on State Street.
Neckar Coffee on 10th Street is Boise's most serious specialty roaster, combining a roasting operation with a full cafe and bakery counter downtown.
Neckar Coffee is the specialist's choice for specialty coffee in Boise, roasting in-house and pairing single-origin filter coffees with a bakery programme.
Bar Gernika on the Basque Block has served Idaho's Basque community since 1991, pouring kalimotxo and plating solomo in a worn-wood downtown pub.
OrderSolomo (marinated pork loin sandwich) and a side of Basque chorizo
Bar Gernika is Boise's quintessential Basque pub, serving solomo sandwiches, lamb dishes, and Basque chorizo on Capitol Boulevard since 1991.
OrderSolomo pork loin sandwich and a glass of kalimotxo
Neckar Coffee Bakery produces laminated pastries, daily cakes, and savoury items alongside its in-house roasting programme in the same downtown room.
OrderThe laminated pastry of the day and a filter coffee from the in-house roast
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.
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.
Coiled Wine Bar is the downtown Boise outpost of Garden City's Coiled Wines, pouring Snake River Valley AVA whites and reds by the glass on Bannock Street.
Telaya Wine Co sits on the Boise Greenbelt in Garden City, producing estate Snake River Valley wines with a tasting room patio overlooking the Boise River.
Payette Brewing Company has been Boise's most social outdoor brewery since 2011, with an 11,000 sq ft beer garden beside the Boise River and 20 rotating taps.
The Basque Market Pintxo Hour on Thursday through Saturday is Boise's best small-plates street eating experience, with rotating pintxos and poured Txakoli.
Basque Market Paella cooks large pans of Basque saffron rice and seafood on the Grove Street patio each Wednesday and Friday on the Basque Block.
Telaya Wine Co is a working winery on the Boise River Greenbelt in Garden City, pouring Snake River Valley estate wines from a riverside patio.
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has anchored downtown Boise brunch since 1999, with eggs Benedict, French toast, and house-made hollandaise drawing weekend queues.
OrderEggs Benedict with house hollandaise
Fork Restaurant is Boise's most popular full-service weekend brunch, blending Idaho ingredients into New American brunch dishes and Idaho trout scrambles.
OrderIdaho trout scramble with seasonal vegetables
Leku Ona, Basque for 'good place', opened in 2005 by Jose Mari Artiach from Spain's Basque Country, pairing cuisine with imported wines on two patios.
OrderTxakoli white wine and the lamb stew with white beans
The Basque Market on Grove Street has operated since 2000, serving rotating pintxos and outdoor paella alongside imported Basque wines and charcuterie.
OrderRotating pintxos at Pintxo Hour (Thu-Sat until 18:00) and the Wednesday or Friday paella
Leku Ona is the Basque Block's most polished dining room, serving a full Basque menu of lamb dishes, imported Txakoli wine, and pintxos in a hotel setting.
Leku Ona on the Basque Block offers casual Basque dining on two outdoor patios, from pintxos at lunch to full lamb preparations and imported Basque wines.
OrderLamb stew with white beans and Txakoli white wine from the Basque Country
The Basque Market has operated on Grove Street since 2000 as Boise's pintxos and paella destination, also selling imported Spanish wines and charcuterie.
OrderRotating pintxos at Pintxo Hour and the outdoor paella on Wednesdays and Fridays
The Modern Bar at the Modern Hotel is Boise's most design-conscious bar-cafe, with inventive cocktails, a curated small-plates menu, and an all-ages patio.
The Basque Market is a daytime pintxos and wine spot on Grove Street, with rotating small bites, Spanish provisions, and paella on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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.
The Modern Bar at the Modern Hotel pours a wine list alongside its cocktail programme, featuring Snake River Valley producers and Pacific Northwest labels.
Woodland Empire Ale Craft has worked with Idaho growers since 2014 in a hyper-local downtown taproom, producing lagers and ales from local grain and hops.
Bittercreek Alehouse keeps kitchen and taps running until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with Idaho-sourced pub food and rotating craft beers.
Woodland Empire Ale Craft is Boise's most locally-rooted brewery, working with Idaho farmers to source grain and hops since 2014 in a Front Street taproom.
Bar Gernika Lunch offers Basque pub food at accessible prices, with the solomo sandwich and pintxo plate among the best-value authentic Basque eating.
Leku Ona Basque Restaurant's Saturday brunch is the only place in Boise for a traditional Basque morning meal with house-cured chorizo and tortilla.
OrderBasque omelette with house chorizo
Kibrom's has introduced Ethiopian and Eritrean communal dining to Boise, serving spiced lentil stews, doro wat, and injera on West State Street.
OrderThe combination plate on injera with doro wat and vegetarian lentil dishes
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served made-to-order breakfast with house Hollandaise in downtown Boise since 1999, steps from the Idaho State Capitol.
OrderEggs Benedict with house Hollandaise and the red flannel hash
Kibrom's serves Ethiopian and Eritrean communal meals in Boise's west side, with injera flatbread and a combination platter of layered spice traditions.
OrderThe combination platter on injera with doro wat and misir (spiced red lentils)
Goldy's Breakfast Bistro has served breakfast in a historic downtown building since 1999, using local ingredients and scratch Hollandaise for Benedicts.
OrderEggs Benedict with house Hollandaise and the red flannel hash
Flourish Bakery in Garden City produces macarons, tarts, jars of cake, and gluten-free cheesecakes from a bright cafe space on Chinden Boulevard.
OrderThe macarons and seasonal tarts, and gluten-free cheesecake by the jar
The Basque Market Provisions stocks imported Basque and Spanish goods, with Idiazabal cheese, house chorizo, and wines available from the Grove Street shop.
OrderHouse-made Basque chorizo and imported Idiazabal cheese from the provisions counter
Fork Weekend Pastry uses locally milled flours and Idaho seasonal fruit, making the 8th Street dining room a worthwhile morning stop for a baked good.
OrderThe house-baked morning pastry basket with seasonal fruit and local butter at weekend brunch
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