Foodie Friday
There's a good reason Bon Appétit called Boulder, America's Foodiest Town. This weekly blog will help you understand why! Every Friday, check out downtown's food scene and all the incredible opportunities available to tantalize your taste buds! Check out this list of restaurant specials and promotions compiled weekly - just for YOU!
Photo courtesy of Snooze
Food-Related Events and Announcements: December 26, 2025
The countdown is on, hello, 2026! Downtown Boulder is sparkling with excitement, offering endless ways to dine, sip, and celebrate the New Year in style. From cozy dinners and festive cocktails to rooftop views and live music, the district is alive with energy, and there’s no shortage of options to make your night unforgettable, whether you’re looking for an elegant evening, a lively party, or a little bit of both. And don’t forget, the last Go Out to Lunch Day of the year will be on Monday, December 29. It’s the final chance to enjoy downtown bites before the year wraps up!
Kick off your evening with a memorable dinner at Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, where a four-course menu of decadent seafood, savory meats, and perfectly paired wines sets the tone for a night of celebration. For a more elegant start, St. Julien Hotel & Spa’s Jill’s Restaurant & Bistro offers a four-course Prix Fixe Dinner, letting you indulge in a sophisticated, delicious experience before the party begins.
After dinner, the festivities continue all around downtown. Avanti keeps the energy high with a live DJ, specialty cocktails, a photo booth, and a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Rosetta Hall is the place to dance with views of the Flatirons, offering free main hall admission after 9 PM and VIP tickets for lounge access with snacks and bubbles. For a more casual, lively vibe, Jungle is open until 1 AM for mingling and celebrating with friends, while License No. 1 hosts a spirited ticketed night full of drinks, music, and downtown energy. Looking for even more ways to ring in the New Year? Check out our full New Year’s Eve guide for dining, drinks, and celebrations around downtown Boulder!
Dry January sips are anything but boring at Snooze, where three new off-menu dirty sodas just dropped! The Pineapple Upside Down Dirty Soda mixes Coke, pineapple juice, vanilla syrup, and Signature vanilla cream. The Strawberry Shortcake Dirty Soda combines Sprite, vanilla syrup, house-made strawberry purée, and Signature vanilla cream. And the Orange Dreamsicle Dirty Soda blends Orange Fanta, vanilla syrup, and Signature vanilla cream.
We’re closing out the year with our last Foodie Friday of 2025! We’ll be taking a pause next week as we ring in the new year. Thanks for showing up hungry and supporting downtown all year, now let’s toast to what’s next. See you in 2026!
Ways to Help
Emergency Family Assistance Fund (EFAA) helps those in our community whose immediate needs for food, shelter and other basic necessities cannot be adequately met by other means, and supports their efforts toward financial stability or self-sufficiency. You can help them with a financial contribution, volunteering, or donating non-perishable food and cleaning supplies.
Emergency family assistance fund
Harvest of Hope Pantry's sole mission is food assistance. They offer clients a choice shopping experience where individuals select preferred foods within their shopping allowances. You can help them with financial assistance, volunteering or by hosting food drives.
Boulder Food Rescue aims to create a more just and less wasteful food system by facilitating the sustainable redistribution of healthy food that would otherwise be wasted to low-income communities, by bicycle. The best way to help them currently is to donate or volunteer.
Meals on Wheels Boulder provides nutritious meals and a daily well-being check to Boulder residents, regardless of age or income. The number one way to support them during this time is to contribute financially.