American$downtownMon-Tue 11:00-20:00, Wed-Sat 11:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00
Boise Fry Company makes Belgian-style fries the star, using Idaho organic potatoes alongside bison burgers and a rack of house-made dipping sauces.
Order: Belgian-style fries seasoned at the table with house salt blends and house-made dipping sauces
Vegan American$downtownMon-Thu 10:30-16:00, Fri-Sat 10:30-21:30, Sun 10:30-16:00
High Note Cafe runs a 100-percent plant-based kitchen in Boise, making every item from scratch without a freezer or microwave, serving nachos and gyros.
Order: Loaded Nachos and the Gyro -- both fully plant-based and made fresh without freezers
Basque$downtownTue-Sat 10:00-15:00
Ansots makes traditional Basque chorizos from recipes brought from the Basque Country, serving them in sandwiches from a compact shop near the Basque Block.
Order: The house-made Basque chorizo sandwich and paella on Fridays
American Pub$$bodoMon-Sun 11:00-22:00
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
American Burgers$bodoWed-Thu 08:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-21:30, Sun 08:00-20:00
Big Jud's is a Boise institution serving one-pound hand-pressed burgers since the 1960s, with a free-burger challenge for finishing the full-pound meal.
Order: The one-pound burger with house sauce -- finish it and it is free
American Pub$downtownMon-Fri 12:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 14:00-02:00
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