Ansots Basque Chorizos is a basque restaurant in Downtown, Boise.
Ansots makes traditional Basque chorizos from recipes brought from the Basque Country, serving them in sandwiches from a compact shop near the Basque Block.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The house-made Basque chorizo sandwich and paella on Fridays
Address: 560 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
Pengilly's Saloon is a Main Street institution since 1980, a dim and authentic Boise dive bar with cheap wells, live music most nights, and a back-bar stage.
Order: Well drink during the noon-to-19:00 daily happy hour and any live music set at the back stage
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.
Order: Solomo (marinated pork loin sandwich) and a side of Basque chorizo
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.
Order: Txakoli white wine and the lamb stew with white beans
Fork on 8th Street is Boise's farm-to-table restaurant, sourcing Idaho and Northwest producers to build a menu that shifts with the Treasure Valley harvest.
Order: Asparagus fritters in season and the Idaho trout preparation
10 Barrel Brewing's Boise flagship on Bannock Street pairs a full-service pub kitchen with the brewery's flagship lagers and IPAs brewed on the premises.
Order: The D1 Lager brewed on-site and the pub burger with house sauce
Big Jud's is a Boise institution serving one-pound hand-pressed burgers since the 1960s, with a free-burger challenge for finishing the full-pound meal.
Order: The one-pound burger with house sauce -- finish it and it is free
Pengilly's Saloon is a Main Street institution since 1980, a dim and authentic Boise dive bar with cheap wells, live music most nights, and a back-bar stage.
Order: Well drink during the noon-to-19:00 daily happy hour and any live music set at the back stage
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.
Order: Solomo (marinated pork loin sandwich) and a side of Basque chorizo
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.
Order: Txakoli white wine and the lamb stew with white beans
Fork on 8th Street is Boise's farm-to-table restaurant, sourcing Idaho and Northwest producers to build a menu that shifts with the Treasure Valley harvest.
Order: Asparagus fritters in season and the Idaho trout preparation
