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!
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Food-Related Events and Announcements: November 6, 2026
Happy Friday, Foodies! It’s the first week of November, and by the time you’re thinking about dinner, downtown is already dark and the air has a little bite. That sounds like a good excuse to grab a bowl of squash soup, settle in for some live jazz or see who’s up for a hot dog on the walk home. Here’s what sounds good downtown this week.
Bring your game-day crew to The West End Tavern, where the Mystery Beaver Shot is on the house all season long. Get a round of brisket penalty nachos for the table, or go for the Go Buffs mac and cheese topped with buffalo fried chicken. The disco fries come loaded with gravy and cheese curds, so you may want to order those before everyone says they’ll have “just one.”
If you’re already thinking about who’s bringing pie to Thanksgiving, Boxcar has opened preorders. Pick up a maple pecan pie, a roasted kuri pumpkin pie with whipped cream or a vegan pumpkin loaf. The hardest part might be choosing which one to bring.
Start with a spoon at Rosetta Hall, where butternut squash soup has joined the menu for fall. There’s also a roasted carrot salad and winter squash bucatini if you’d rather twirl your way through dinner.
If it’s a pasta night, Stella’s Cucina has a dish worth slowing down for. The Cavatelli e Tartufo Nero brings together house-made ricotta cavatelli, truffle butter and fresh seasonal truffle. Order it when you’re in the mood for a dinner you can linger over.
If you’d rather get your mac and cheese fix at lunch, head to The Attic Bar & Bistro. The Wisco Mac & Cheese gets tossed in the Attic’s own cheese blend, topped with breadcrumbs and baked. Add bacon, BBQ pulled pork or chicken tenders if you’re especially hungry.
Jungle is giving us two reasons to make weeknight plans in November. Mondays mean $9 chicken sandwiches all night, and there’s live jazz on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 PM. Text a friend and give yourselves something to look forward to before Friday rolls around again.
On Friday and Saturday nights, or really any time, save a little room for Freddie’s Hot Dog Stand. You’ll find it on the 1100 block of Pearl Street with hot dogs, chips and drinks for that moment when everyone’s headed home and someone says, “Actually, I could eat.”
For a brighter bite earlier in the day, swing by Oakberry Açaí. The Signature Crunchy Bowl layers açaí with chia pudding, granola, strawberries, blueberries and cacao nibs. If you’re after something simpler, the Purple Fuel Protein Bowl blends açaí with banana and protein powder.
It may be chilly outside, but Lindsay’s Boulder Deli at Häagen-Dazs makes a good case for ice cream weather. Peppermint bark is showing up four ways for the holidays. Try it in a shake, a Dazzler, a dipped waffle cone or a Frozen Peppermint Bark Hot Chocolate.
Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant can take a few dishes off your Thanksgiving to-do list, too. Its vegetarian holiday menu to go includes autumn roots salad, caramelized mushroom soup and sourdough stuffing. Take a look at the full Thanksgiving menu.
And if you’re looking for a dinner that feels like an occasion, see what’s on the menu at Wellness Counter. The bluefin toro with caviar toast and the A5 wagyu nigiri topped with caviar both sound like bites worth taking your time with.
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.