East Boise
Flatbread Community Oven
3139 S. Bown Way, 208-343-4177 www.flatbreadpizza.com A family friendly pizzeria, but unlike its downtown brother, it sticks with beer and wine.
Lucky 13 Pizza/The Garage
3662 S. Eckert Road, 208-344-6967 www.lucky13pizza.com Be sure to bring your bike, dog and a gaggle of kids. Offering pizza, beer, salads and sandwiches about halfway between Boise and Lucky Peak, few can resist the urge to pull over and refuel.
The Refuge Pub and Grill
404 E. Parkcenter Blvd., 208-424-8211 With a focus on the neighborhood-pub feel, The Refuge boasts a large beer and wine selection, as well as good home-cookin’ style pub food, pool tables and TVs.
Stubs Sports Pub
3662 Findley Ave., 208-336-7882 www.stubspub.com Stubs is a sports-lover’s haven. Every seat allows viewing of the giant TVs. Watch sports while digging into apps, a pizza or a sandwich named after a sports MVP. And if you’re as tough as a fullback, try a pickled egg.
Tavern at Bown Crossing
North Boise/State Street
Highlands Hollow
2455 Harrison Hollow Lane, 208-343-6820 www.highlandshollow.com This raucous brewery at the foot of Bogus Basin Road caters to the outdoors person summer and winter. Highlands serves up a list of its own beers and is a North End favorite.
Hyde Park Pub and Grill
1501 N. 13th St., 208-336-9260 If there’s one little joint that’s always packed, it’s Hyde Park Pub. A pub in every sense of the word, HPP has a menu of food you eat with your hands, a pool table, TVs in every corner, a selection of tap brews and that neighborhood restaurant feel.
O’Michael’s Pub & Grill
2433 N. Bogus Basin Road, 208-342-8948 www.omichaelspub.com Apres ski destination in the winter and patio lounging in the summer. Sit fireside in the bar with a signature Irish Coffee or take the whole family for Monday’s $5 burger special.
Parrilla Grill
1512 N. 13th St., 208-323-4688 This concrete-and-metal Hyde Park eatery is a popular place to chill during the halcyon days of summer, but Parrilla’s hot wraps and microbrews are a fine way to stay warm in the cold winter months as well.
3111 S. Bown Way, 208-345-2277 www.tavernatbown.com Choose between the first level balcony where passersby can watch you enjoy a bottle of wine and a steak, or lounge on the secondfloor balcony with sushi and a martini.
Sun Ray Cafe
TK’s Bar
20th Century Lounge
3231 Federal Way Outsiders be warned: unless you’re with a regular, be prepared for a few hard stares. If access is granted, play shuffleboard, pool or hang out on the patio. Order a round ... maybe you can buy your way into the fold.
1602 N. 13th St., 208-343-2887 During biking months, Sun Ray’s coveted corner patio is a spandex catwalk. When the cold rolls in, the corner patio is empty, but the renovated inside has plenty of space. 4712 W. State St., 208-342-8695 Homey, with bowling pin and ball bar stools. You can get a chocolate martini, which is pretty freakin’ classy for a bowling alley bar. They serve up cheap pitchers to spare you from a night of bowling sobriety.