The Reef is a polynesian restaurant in Downtown, Boise.
The Reef has been a Boise Basque Block neighbour since 2003, offering a Polynesian menu and island cocktails in a two-storey space with a rooftop patio.
Editorially verified June 24, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Firecracker salmon tacos and a tropical specialty cocktail on the rooftop patio
Address: 105 S 6th St, Boise, ID 83702
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
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
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
Raibu Sushi Bar in the North End is Boise's most rigorous sushi room, sourcing fish as meticulously as its rice and reserving half its counter for omakase.
Order: Omakase at the six bar seats reserved for chef's choice service
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
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
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
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
