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Boulder's Best
Next Door Boulder is one of Boulder's Best.

1. Next Door Boulder

8.6
1035 Pearl St (btwn 10th & 11th St.), Boulder, CO
New American Restaurant · Downtown Boulder · 98 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: Amazing beers and cocktails, and a menu that is full of local flavors that won't break the bank. You'd be a fool for not paying this place a visit.

Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace is one of Boulder's Best.

2. Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace

8.0
950 Pearl St (10th), Boulder, CO
Latin American Restaurant · Downtown Boulder · 73 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: Great outdoor patio with a terrific happy hour menu that has many latin favorites. Start with a margarita, and then get crazy.

Efrains II Mexican Food Restaurant is one of Boulder's Best.

3. Efrains II Mexican Food Restaurant

8.0
1630 63rd St (at Arapahoe Ave.), Boulder, CO
Mexican Restaurant · 63 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: Hands down, one of THE best Mexican dives in the state. Get "The Efrain" and make sure you ask for it hot. It SWIMS in a moat of pork green chili.

Illegal Pete's is one of Boulder's Best.

4. Illegal Pete's

8.7
1447 Pearl St (at 15th), Boulder, CO
Burrito Restaurant · Downtown Boulder · 69 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: Need some quick Mexican grub to go, or want a quick lunch? This is your spot. They've got beer too, you can't go wrong with a burrito from Illegal Pete's. They run 4SQ specials too!

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is one of Boulder's Best.

5. Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

7.7
1101 Walnut St (at 11th St.), Boulder, CO
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Boulder · 92 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: Sit on the roof, get a margarita or three, soak up the view of the Flatirons.

Sundown Saloon is one of Boulder's Best.

6. Sundown Saloon

6.5
1136 Pearl St (btwn 11th & Broadway), Boulder, CO
Dive Bar · Downtown Boulder · 41 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: It's THE best dive bar in Boulder. Don't worry, it's Boulder, so you won't get stabbed or encounter a bar fight. Just lots of ironic t-shirts, trendy neck tattoos, and PBR.

Pearl Street Pub & Cellar is one of Boulder's Best.

7. Pearl Street Pub & Cellar

6.9
1108 Pearl St, Boulder, CO
Pub · Downtown Boulder · 41 tips and reviews

Dave A.Dave Amirault: I don't know what it is about this place, I just like it. Drinks are cheap, the music is loud, and the food is fried.

City Market is one of Boulder's Best.

8. City Market

6.3
711 E Cooper Ave (S Spring St), Aspen, CO
Grocery Store · 24 tips and reviews