West End Tavern

The comfort food served at the West End Tavern is what would result if a fast-moving drunken picnic crashed headlong into a great neighborhood bar, with beach food and backyard barbecue tangling up with lawn-fete classics and powerful drinks. We’re talking sautéed greens and deviled eggs, roast-pork sandwiches, roast chicken and alcoholic root-beer floats — […]

Frasca Food and Wine

Twenty years ago, master sommelier Bobby Stuckey and chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson created a restaurant that elevated the dining scene not only in Boulder, but across the state. Frasca is a truly special place that’s earned many accolades over the years, including its first Michelin star in 2023. During its run, dozens of notable names in […]

Sundown Saloon

Boulder: Bask in the sun as it rolls over the foothills…blah blah blah. Ever wanted to duck into a windowless watering hole while your aunt from out of town shops for a fleece vest at Patagonia? Descend into the subterranean Sundown, which promises booze and plenty of it. As its name implies, it’s dark. It’s […]

Southern Sun Pub & Brewery

The Mountain Sun group channels the spirit of those college roommates who maintained a constant house party, complete with a keg and a rotating roster of friends. The four pubs are a front for a microbrewery, and they each maintain a line of about twenty taps for the Sun’s own craft beers. During happy hour, […]

Dillinger’s Food & Spirits

Although named after the famous bank robber John Dillinger, who was gunned down by police in 1934, this Lafayette spot is much more of a sports bar than a speakeasy. Sure, there are a fair amount of photos of Dillinger hung around the neighborhood watering hole, but they’re almost overshadowed by the neon beer and […]

The Pioneer Inn

The Pioneer Inn has made a lot of history — and music — since it opened in Nederland four decades ago. During the heyday of the Caribou Ranch, a recording studio that ran from the early ’70s until it was damaged by fire in 1985, musicians stopping in Colorado for recording sessions would take breaks […]