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Get more details here. Try the green curry and the mango sticky rice and see why Chiang Mai has been a local favorite for years. Sixth St. Owned by a local veteran, Double Tap Pub is the place to be if you like a laid-back atmosphere, top-shelf booze, a slew of taps and high-end menu items. Plus, you can get breakfast items like burritos and French toast. Pizzas with top-quality ingredients and a nearly endless beer list. Plus, Calzone Tuesday rocks. This nook of a bar has daily food specials and a game on the TV.
Try it and see. Neapolitan pizza and a fab regional wine list have made this a local favorite. With its kick-ass staff, delish coffee and pastries, and killer gift shop, Flying M rocks. FORK N. Hearty, artfully crafted Northwest fare is made with seasonal and local ingredients. Latah St. Featuring hand-crafted dishes to complement local brews and wines. Pine Ave. Sandwiches, wraps, salads, homemade soups and lots of vegetarian options. Daily food and drink specials, plus weekly trivia.
Locally imagined, seasonally inspired and classically crafted farm-to-fork cuisine in a hip downtown Boise space.
Squid in ink, battered cod and more at this authentic Basque eatery with a fabulous patio. Something funny happened on the way to Liquid.
And inside Liquid. Orchard St. New location opening in Garden City in Eckert Road Pizza, stacked sandwiches and a substantial beer list are on point at this popular spot. Enjoy drag shows, karaoke and beer pong in this super gay-friendly bar. The Indian menu is ideal for both carnivores and vegetarians. At this new poke-focused restaurant, a laid-back vibe and serious-about-quality combination is as awesome as the food.
Idaho St. Cosmopolitan cocktails, Japanese-fusion dishes and one of the best lunch buffets are here at one of the winningest restaurants in our Best of Boise poll. Your wallet will love the prices. Impeccable service, unique dishes and stunning cocktails will have you not only coming back, but wishing you could move in. This Thai-inspired, quick-service restaurant serves fresh, healthy bowls you build yourself. State at the Marketplace Parkcenter Blvd Voted No.
The delectable hand-tossed pizzas have North End neighborhood names, and the meatballs are magnificent. Pioneer St. The seat River Street taproom has 20 taps and a thousand reasons to stop by. Plan accordingly. This Vietnamese bistro serves stellar summer rolls and fantastic pho. Creators of Juniper serving up blisteringNeopolitan style pizza.
Rivershore Lane, Eagle Porterhouse serves mouthwatering meats and seafood you can pair with a selection from the generous wine menu. Chinden Blvd. Scores of classic video and board games, DJs, beer and an always affable staff. Spacebar: Where the beer-drinking adult and the kid in you can hang out together. A casual dining experience for those who enjoy authentic Italian food at a reasonable price.
Sushi specials and great service draw people in. Rolls like the Black Dragon and the Viking and great prices keep them coming back. TVs, big hand-crafted beers, awesome pub food and a super-friendly staff are par for the course at The Ram. This downtown Boise go-to sets the standard with locally sourced, inventive craft food and artful cocktails. Fishing for a new favorite lunch place?
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You should be at Whiskey Bar. Not in the pizza mood? Try a sandwich or calzone and wash it back with a beer or glass of wine.
For more than two decades, Shige Matzuzawa has been the king of Japanese cuisine in the Treasure Valley. Enjoy a delightful brew and a bite to eat, or take your favorite tea home to enjoy any time you fancy a cuppa. Tap and Cask combines the warm, inviting feel of a barrel house with the fun energy of a speakeasy. The affordable noodle bowls, rice dishes, bubble tea and more prove fast food can be fabulous.
Yen Ching covers all the bases, including mao po bean curd and gan shao beef. Chef Richard Langston creates incredible fare with locally sourced ingredients, complemented with hand-picked wines.
With a renovation completed in , this grande dame of the A-frame got a face-lift. Plaza St. Treat yourself to the sweeeeet lunch special, and make all-you-can-eat night part of your regular routine.
Get affordable breakfast and lunch items to go, or stay for the view from the top of the C. Moore Plaza. Every year, we commemorate what makes Boise special with our Big Le Boise party, featuring food, music, vendors, beer and much, much more.
Saturday, Aug. Need proof? Check out the annual Braun Brothers Reunion Festival. Everyone is an honorary Braun during the three-day festival, which historically includes performances by Braun relatives Reckless Kelly and Mickey and the Motorcars, along with dozens of special musical guests. Challis, braunbrothersreunion. Every summer, the fair draws thousands for family friendly fun, live concerts and more activities than you can shake a corndog stick at.
Garden City, idahofair. Along with the miles of art, there are activities for kids, live music, food trucks, vendors and exhibitions galore. The public can watch the morning launches from Ann Morrison Park or check out the skills competitions, while the lucky ones get to see what Boise looks like from above.
October 18, p. Rows of trees decorated with charming ornaments and themes pack the Boise Centre while live music from local orchestras serenade onlookers. Seasonal games and activities are also a big part of the event, which is an important holiday tradition in the tree-loving city.
Caldwell, caldwellnightrodeo. The traveling event celebrates bike culture while raising money for local bike organizations in each city with music, bike-oriented booths, activities and, yes, beer.
Enjoy traditional music, food, drink, dancing and Highland games featuring both amateur and professional athletes. Garden City, idahoscotts. Kuna, hermitmusicfestival. Chilly nights at Winter Garden aGlow shed some light on the holiday season: The Botanical Gardens are strung with more than , sparkling lights, creating a winter wonderland.
Join fellow dog lovers in October for a one-mile jaunt around Julia Davis Park. For three days at the Egyptian Theatre, watch shorts and movies of people climbing, skiing, rowing, swimming and biking in some of the most remote, treacherous and stunning locations on the globe. Enormous snow sculptures, a parade, a bike race, art auctions, a comedy show and live music—but especially the gigantic snow sculptures—bring thousands of people to the resort town each year for a week of winter fun.
McCall, mccallchamber. Every year cities across the nation hoist a few cold ones in celebration of high quality suds—and Boise is no slouch in the beer department. With craft breweries popping up everywhere, there is no shortage of opportunities to explore the work of local brewmasters with tastings, special releases, parties, tap takeovers, games and events all over town.
On Wednesdays, what could be considered the lamest day of the week, the Downtown Boise Association throws open the Grove Plaza for live music by big-name touring acts and local talent. On the north end of the valley, both Eagle and Boise hug the Foothills, claiming some of the prime real estate in the valley. And while Eagle ends not far south of the Boise River, the City of Boise stretches much farther than most people realize: from the high desert and Lucky Peak Reservoir in the east to nearly the edge of the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in the far south.
The capital city includes everything from sagebrush plains and rugged river canyons to lush tree-lined streets. Further west, the once wide-open farms of Meridian have sprouted housing developments as far as the eye can see. Further west still, Caldwell and Nampa are both trying to balance their own agricultural heritage in a changing world, while to the north and south, respectively, Star and Kuna are dealing with the same issues, just on a smaller scale.
It added the title of governmental headquarters when it became the capital of the Idaho Territory in The Capitol reopened in March after an extensive restoration and expansion. Downtown has undergone massive changes from the time when orchards lined the river and railroad lines brought freight into the heart of the city. That rail stop is now home to swanky stores and restaurants in Bodo and the 8th Street Marketplace. Zoo Boise Julia Davis Drive.
Capitol Blvd. Eighth Wednesday evening. The summer St. Across the river at On the First Thursday of each garages. And free spaces can still like gold, outnumber the stugalleries for an evening of local art. Just west of the downtown side streets. Egyptian Theatre W. Main St. More Though downtown was a ghost town in the often than not, those historic buildings are s, it has been rejuvenated, with residen- now hip restaurants and bars or boutique tial as well as commercial projects moving in.
Overlooking the Boise River and downtown, homes on the Bench have commanded sweeping views since the earliest days of Boise. In fact, some of the most prestigious homes in the city claim prime spots along the edge of the rim perched high above all the action. Its most famous landmark, the Boise Depot W. Eastover Terrace , has stood sentinel since and was once the gateway to the City of Trees.
Though the trains are long gone, the depot is still a hub of the community, available for rental to brides with big budgets, as well as for special events. Today the Bench is a neighborhood with a mix of s bungalows and more modern dwellings along quiet residential streets punctuated by commercial corridors and retail hubs.
The Bench is also home to the oldest syna-. Latah St. Frank Church, Gov. Simplot and grocery store founder Joseph Albertson. Overland Road and one of the popular branch public libraries, the Library at Hillcrest W. Overland Road. And you have your planned housing communities on the sage-dotted rim above the Boise River catering to tech industry workers.
Hitching posts and stone steps along the curb are lingering reminders that horsedrawn carriages and wagons once ruled the streets. In the shadows of the prison walls, Idaho Botanical Garden Old Penitentiary Road is a lush respite full of native plants and host.
The Old Pen is also the curious can get back to nature near the the starting point for hikers heading up to heart of the city in a living museum focused another East Boise landmark: Tablerock. East Boise is also Bown Crossing home to another favoracross the river is the ite summer getaway: newest addition to the Idaho Shakespeare neighborhood. The Festival Warm urban village-like deSprings Ave. It was The neighborhood Reservoir, where water built by the Jaycees in , and although is also home to the MK sports rule and where there have been efforts to remove it over the years, supporters have always prevailed.
Nature Center the Greenbelt trail ends. Walnut St. Now, the street is a primer for architectural styles and has been on the National Register for Historic Places since The North End hit a rough patch through the s and into the s, when many of the now must-have homes fell into disrepair or were subdivided into apartments for student housing. Now though, the North End is back, drawing residents and visitors to places like Hyde. Park, a quaint collection of boutique stores, nature and the environment.
State St. Heron St. North End necessities: the Military Reserve encomremains empty. What was once open farmland has become what is now referred to as West Boise. Stretching across a wide swath of land, West Boise is home to a mix of large commercial developments as well as sprawling housing developments. A few older neighborhoods—including the original Cole townsite— are dotted among the mostly recent homes.
Numerous retail business and national chain restaurants have found homes in its shadow. Recognizing that an increasing number of Boise residents were calling the west side of the city. West Boise was also the focus of the Boise Public Library, which opened a branch library in the area.
The Library at Cole and Ustick W. Ustick Road has quickly become a gathering place in the neighborhood and a prime example of green building. Since the area is home to so many families, there are plenty of parks to be found tucked between various planned subdivisions, including Fairmont Park W. Northview St. The city also opened the Charles F. But South Boise has plenty of elbow room for future growth. That far from the mountains, however, the trees give way to a landscape of sage desert. Over the last decade, the area acquired its share of compact housing developments and the commerce they support.
Lindbergh St. The museum houses a variety of exhibits highlighting the history of Gowen Field and the presence of the Air Force in. Boise from World War II to present day. Flying Hawk Lane. The city—which is completely surrounded by Boise—was named for the gardens of early Chinese immigrants to the area. However for decades, it was also where the upstanding citizens of Boise would go to indulge their vices thanks to things like legal gambling and adult stores.
But gone are the days of hourly hotel rates. The main drive, Chinden Boulevard, is still a mix of RV, boat and used-car dealerships, but now, wine, art and upscale condos are moving in, too. The residential area spans the spectrum from modest homes and trailer parks, to expansive riverfront properties. These days, Garden City is the kind of place where custom metal sculptures are created at Woman of Steel Gallery W. Chinden Blvd. Arts Collective Osage St. For decades, Garden City has been home to one of the largest and most anticipated events of the summer, the Western Idaho Fair held at Expo Idaho N.
Glenwood St. In the near future, the Ray Neef MD River Recreation Park, now under construction in the Boise River at the end of 36th Street, will be a major draw for kayakers and assorted water lovers who want to play in the yearround whitewater features.
Star was originally founded in , one mile east of its current location, but for early residents, coming up with a name was a little more challenging. The landmark became synonymous with the town. Eagle won out due in large part to one Eagle resident who brought voters to the polls with a wagon ride and the promise of a picnic lunch.
Of course, there are of town, especially Woodriver also the trophy homes that line Cellars N. Highway 16 , the river, including that of Gov. The town has been workwine dinners. Riverside Drive has already been atrack up more miles. Thanks in part to the electric railway that connected the valley until , farmers and dairymen were able to easily ship their goods to market.
While most of the dairies, orchards and creameries are now gone, the city still marks its rural heritage with the annual Meridian Dairy Days festival. Broadway Ave. It was a sign of the times for Meridian, which saw its population double between and That center point to or from Silver City in the hills south of the is still the center of the commuTreasure Valley.
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The park end of town on Avenue E or the is also home to one seriously popular skateboard park in Kuna impressive playground. E throughout the summer is also a more housing developments replacing farm big draw.
Nampa and Caldwell were both founded as dedicated farming communities, but each has seen a heavy dose of urbanization as traditional agricultural values were mixed with some big city ideas.
Beyond their farming roots, both towns also owe their existence to the railroad. The county was eventually connected to Boise via the electric railway. The area has always been a conservative kind of place. One conservative upstart that became an and vintage shops as well as restaurants. Opportushopping in the 2C. To cool off in the summer, Canyon County C of I is home Canyon County is also cial and political messages. Where to walk in Caldwell: College of Idaho campus and along the As the population has wineries dotting the rural banks of Indian Creek downtown.
The wine tasting tour. Eagle Road, Eagle, , pamelasbakery. Overland Road, Ste. Eighth St. Parkcenter Blvd. Dress it up or go casual. Croquettas, chorizo, salomo, paella and a cheese plate that is one of the most popular in town. This short list of restaurants highlights just a few that are well worth a little extra drive time. Third St. Made in house, of course. Grove St. The lively atmosphere and full menu make it all the better.
Ninth St. Dinner pulls out all the stops. River St. Full bar, two happy hours. Sixth St. Generous portions of eggs, hash, cinnamon rolls and more—even lunch. Fifth St. The martini menu at Happy Fish may be bigger than the sushi menu. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bannock St. Known for hand-pressed burgers and an ample beer selection, as well as appetizers, soups, salads and sandwiches.
These days, there are an assortment of authentic ethnic food markets sprinkled throughout Boise where you can pick up all the random sundries you need for your culinary forays. Orchard St. Other neat items include Ketepa Kenyan tea, cassava leaves, goat meat and frozen mature hens. Fairview Ave. In fact, Asia Market has one of the more notable spring roll wrapper selections in town.
Not only does it serve hot gyros, the joint also has an accompanying bar and nightclub. Be sure to pick up a loaf of pillowy house-baked bread to go with it. The meat counter in the back of the store glistens with various shades of red: adobada de Puerco, thinly sliced bistec, carne asada, pigs feet and tons of chorizo. While the store has a less impressive produce selection than Orient Market, it does win on the sauce front.
Also, check out the tea selection. The shelves are crammed with an assortment of dried goods—apricots, white mulberries, whole chickpeas, lentils—while the coolers are stocked with items like frozen samosas, pakoras and ice cream.
The real draw, though, is the array of spices, like ground cardamom, cloves, turmeric, white pepper and white chili powder. Seriously, this stuff will make you a curry God. If you want to make some killer summer cocktails, pick up a bottle of orange blossom water or quince lemon syrup.
The small store has an array of candies and chocolates, all labeled in Russian. The selection meanders to jarred veggie spreads, pickled veggies, mushrooms and an entire aisle of cookies and wafers. Franklin St. Overland Road, Boise, , thanasworldmarket. In addition to an assortment of Polish, Czech, Croatian, Lithuanian, Austrian, Russian, Estonian, Ukrainian, Belgian and German beers, the market and restaurant also boasts an array of deli meats and packaged miscellany—cookies, candies, crackers, canned goods.
Stop by for country-themed dinners on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Idaho St. Great sandwiches and entrees go with signature brews. Vista Ave.
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