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!
Food-Related Events and Announcements: July 10, 2026
It’s Friday, Foodies!
Get ready for a weekend of live music, cold drinks and good vibes at Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, an official venue for Boulder Roots Music Fest. Enjoy a cold beer on the patio before catching festival performances right inside the door. Don’t forget to use the Downtown Boulder Partnership code when purchasing your ticket for the Fest. After checkout, follow the link in your confirmation email and enter DOWNTOWNBOULDERPARTNERSHIP2026 to direct 50% of your ticket purchase back to Downtown Boulder through the Caruso Foundation’s Incentive Grant Program.
Bjorn’s Colorado Honey is sweetening up the summer with its new ice cream offerings, including an affogato made with vanilla bean ice cream partially sweetened with raw traditional honey and topped with freshly brewed espresso. Guests can also try the new whiskey barrel honey ice cream for a unique Colorado-inspired treat.
Craving a classic burger? Head to C Burger for a tray full of smashburgers and crispy fries, perfect for satisfying your summer burger cravings.
Pedro’s Tacos is making Wednesdays even better with all-day happy hour featuring $6 house margaritas, $4 draft beers and $8 coin margaritas. Stop by midweek for a taste of summer.
For a limited time, The Kitchen is partnering with Olta Whisky for a special menu featuring the brand’s full product lineup. Born in Mexico and created entirely by women from seed to seal, Olta is reimagining what whisky can stand for with intention and innovation.
Cool down with a seasonal favorite from Organic Sandwich Co. and try their chilled watermelon gazpacho, a refreshing option for warm summer days.
VINCA on Pearl is bringing its modern European dining experience into the daytime with a new weekend lunch menu available Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy refined, seasonal and wine-friendly dishes including the VINCA burger, veal milanese sandwich, spaghetti al pomodoro, fresh coastal plates and classic Viennese schnitzel.
Casa Juani is serving up the Empanadilla de Atún, inspired by Spanish coastal cooking and featuring tuna confit and crudo, green olive, tomato and Jidori egg. This tender pastry is filled with a bright, savory blend of flavors that brings a taste of the coast to downtown Boulder.
Save the date for Colorado Month this August as Big Red F Restaurant Group celebrates Colorado’s 150th anniversary with a monthlong showcase of locally inspired dishes featuring ingredients from Colorado farmers, ranchers and producers. Throughout the month, Big Red F restaurants will highlight the creativity and resilience of our state’s food system with special menu items made with Colorado-grown and Colorado-raised ingredients.
At West End Tavern, guests can enjoy a Colorado-inspired bison burger featuring Rock River Bison and a Colorado whiskey flight. Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar will showcase local flavors with an Alamosa striped bass dish featuring corn and tomatoes from Colorado Catch, Munson Farm and Rocky Mountain Fresh, while Centro Mexican Kitchen will serve up a grilled elk rack with mole rojo, smoked Olathe corn and peach salsa featuring ingredients from Munson Farm, Rocky Mountain Fresh and Rancho Durazno.
The celebration continues at Wonder Press with a seasonal Farmer’s Toast featuring ingredients from Boulder County Farmers Market partners, Velvet Elk Lounge with a Colorado-inspired cocktail featuring local spirits and The Post Brewing Company with its annual Wet Hop beer made with Colorado ingredients, including malt from Root Shoot Malting and hops from Billy Goat Hop Farm. Celebrate Colorado’s rich agricultural traditions all August long and taste what makes our local food community so special.
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.