Things To Do
Our Favorite Coffee Shops, Restaurants, & Bars
Coffee Shops: -Hyde Perk -A’Tavola -Form & Function -Java -Caffe D’Arte -A Café -Dawson Taylor (downtown) -The Alchemist -Push & Pour (Latah St) Breakfast -Certified (next door to Hyde Perk Coffee Shop) -A’Tavola -A Café -Goldie’s Bagels -Big City -Addie’s Lunch: -A’Tavola -Big City -Certified -Wild Root -Ansots Basque Chorizos -Yoi Tomo (sushi) -Trader Joe’s -Whole Foods or Boise Co-Op Salad/Lunch Bar -The Wylder (where Joseph & Elisa ate the night they got engaged) -Wyld Chyld -Get pintxos (apps) at The Basque Market -Bittercreek Alehouse -13th Street Pub & Grill Dinner: -The Wylder -Luciano’s -Any where on 8th street downtown -Pick up one of Trader Joe’s many single dinner options -Bardenay -Bar Gernika -Leku Ona -Bittercreek Alehouse -13th Street Pub & Grill Bars to Grab a Drink At: -Basque Market -The Hap Hap Lounge -The Royal Cocktail Co. -Press & Pony -The Mode Lounge -Whiskey Bar -Boise Brewing (Brewery) -Payette Brewing Company (Brewery) -10 Barrel Brewing (Brewery)
Hiking in Boise
Use the link to go to the ‘All Trails’ website or download the app. Here are some of our favorites and easily accessible! -Table Rock -Camel’s Back Tail System -Hull’s Gulch Nature Trail -Red Cliff’s Nature Center Trail -Kestrel, Crestline, & Lower Hulls Gulch Loop -Military Reserve Trail **Don’t forget to pack plenty of water, sunscreen, snacks, and sunnies!
Visit Boise Parks & Go for a Summer Walk
Use the link for a list of all parks but here are some of our favorites! -The Boise Green Belt -Bernadine Quinn Riverside Park -Katherine Albertson Whitewater Park -Esther Simplot Park -Camel’s Back Park -Julia Davis Park -Ann Morison Park
Float the Boise River!
Spend 2-3 hours leisurely floating the Boise River on a hot summer day! -Pricing of tubes, kayaks, and inflatable boats on website or bring your own! -Park at Barbera Park, purchase your floating tube/boat (if you didn’t bring your own), float down the river (ending at Ann Morison Park) then shuttle back up to Barbera Park with their shuttle service ($3/person running from noon-9pm)
Rent a Lime scooter or bike to get around the city
Shopping
Clothing: -The Village at Meridian (20 min drive from Boise) Outdoor shopping mall, restaurants, etc. -Boise Towne Square (10 min drive from Boise) Indoor shopping mall, mall food court, etc -Downtown Boise Boutiques SHIFT Boutique Fancy Pants West Elm Salt by Pepper Title Nine Hayes Company Boutique North Face Cotopaxi Voxn Clothing Local Boise Retail Gift Boutiques, Markets, etc: -A'Tavola Market (European Market & Cafe) -Mixed Greens (Retail gift boutique) -Hyde & Seek (Retail gift boutique) -The Chocolat Bar -Rediscover Books (bookstore)
Saturday Farmers Market
Walk Around the Picturesque North End
Enjoy "small-town" neighborhood vibes with their picturesque boutiques, old homes, coffee shops, & restaurants.
Idaho Botanical Garden
Boise team of horticulturists maintain a nature oasis for you to leisurely walk through and explore! Can spend 1-2 hours walking around Pricing: Non-members — $12 Seniors (65+) — $10 Youth 4-12 — $8 Kids 3 & under — FREE
Basque Block
Restaurants, Museum, and more!