Some of our favorite dining and entertainment spots include:
Bardenay
Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery is a cornerstone of Idaho's restaurant and bar
industry serving salads, soups, entrees, sandwiches and burgers. The original establishment
is located in a once empty warehouse in downtown Boise, Idaho. As the nation's first
restaurant distillery, Bardenay has set an industry precedent as the first full
service restaurant and bar with the ability to create handcrafted liquor on-site.
Bardenay has locations in Boise and Eagle.
www.Bardenay.com
Cottonwood Grille
Cottonwood Grille a locally owned dining venue featuring inspired Northwest fare
in an environment of knotty alder wood, a massive locally quarried sandstone fireplace
and accents authentic to Idaho. Owned and operated by the Blatz family, Cottonwood
Grille offers a unique approach to food, wine and service in an upscale environment.
www.CottonwoodGrille.com
Mai Thai
"Downtown Boise is home to 85 restaurants, including Mai Thai, popular for its spicy
lunch dishes. 'I'd expected to find more steak houses and less ethnic food,' photographer
Seubert says. 'The range of dining options was another surprise about this multi-layered
city." - National Geographic magazine.
www.MaiThaiGroup.com
The Melting Pot
The Melting Pot is the country's premier fondue restaurant. At The Melting Pot,
fondue truly becomes a memorable four-course dining experience where patrons can
dip into something different - and discover all the ingredients for a unique dining
experience including a relaxed atmosphere, private tables, attentive service, fine
wines and signature fondue dinners.
www.MeltingPot.com
Goldy's
Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro is located in the heart of downtown Boise. Goldy’s uses
fresh local ingredients and provides a wide variety of breakfast choices. Goldy's
is known for their homemade Hollandaise and unique Spinach Frittata, Andalusia Eggs
entrees. Goldy's was featuerd in Bon Appetite’s favorite places for breakfast 2002
Issue. Be sure to try their scratch pancakes.
www.GoldysBreakfastBistro.com
Bittercreek
Bittercreek Alehouse offers classic Northwest cuisine, friendly and consistent service
and really good beer. Local and regionally focused in both the kitchen and bar,
Bittercreek's tap line features 39 drafts from craft brewers in Idaho, Oregon, Washington
and California.
www.JustEatLocal.com/Bittercreek
Guido's
Original New York Style Pizza. By the pie or by the slice. The best pizza in Boise,
hands down. We love this place. Located in downtown Boise with a second location
in West Boise near Meridian.
www.GuidosDowntown.com
Brick Oven Bistro
For over twenty years the Brick Oven Bistro has been a culinary icon of downtown
Boise. This eatery offers home style, quality fare served while you wait, caffeteria
style. Excellent food, fair prices and good service. A perfect place for a quick,
high quality meal before taking in other evening events.
www.BrickOvenBistro.com
PF Chang's
PF Changs is a national American Chinese cuisine chain serving quality food. In
Boise P.F. Chang's is located in the new BoDo development immediatly south of the
downtown Boise core.
www.PFChangs.com
The Old Spaghetti Factory
Located in the heart of downtown Boise and within walking distance to the Capital
building, the Qwest arena and a variety of other shopping and entertainment, The
Spaghetti Factory offer authentic and great tasting Italian food. Known for its
in restaurant Trolly dining, the Boise area restaurant does no dissapoint.
www.osf.com