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Where to eat in Boise: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Boise, ID, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 26 picks in the city, of which 7 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Boise for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $106 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Westside Drive-In

Burgers · $ · about $16 a person · 1929 W State St

Open since 1960 or earlier

finger steaks; fry sauce; Idaho Ice Cream Potato; tater tots; garlic bread

7:00 PM · Dinner

KIN

American & Other · $$$ · about $90 a person · 999 W Main St

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Mountain winner 2023 (Kris Komori)

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Boise for this day.

Day 2: about $77 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Kibrom's Ethiopian & Eritrean Food

African · $$ · about $32 a person · 3506 W State St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Mountain semifinalist 2023 (Kibrom Milash)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Susina

German & European · $$ · about $45 a person · 1621 N Orchard St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Mountain semifinalist 2026 (Alex Cardoza)

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Boise for this day.

Day 3: about $77 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Ansots Basque Chorizos & Catering

Basque · $$ · about $32 a person · 560 W Main St

James Beard finalist

chorizo; croquetas; marinated solomo; txistorra; Basque meatballs; patatas bravas; cod and clams in salsa verde

7:00 PM · Dinner

Bar, Please!

Bar & Pub · $$ · about $45 a person · 620 W Idaho St

James Beard finalist

Best New Bar nominee 2026

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Boise for this day.

About $260 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

20 more places to eat in Boise

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Terroir · German & European · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
The Avery · American & Other · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
Leku Ona · Basque · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Bar Gernika · Basque · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Lindy's Steak House · Steakhouse · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Big Bun Drive-In · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Madre Boutique Taqueria · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Hawkins Pac-Out · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
The Lift · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
O'Michael's Pub & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Fanci Freez · Burgers · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Legends Pub & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Calle 75 Street Tacos · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick
The Basque Market · Basque · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Basquenese · Basque · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Txikiteo · Basque · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Gramercy Park Pub & Grill · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Epi's A Basque Restaurant · Basque · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Stagecoach Inn · Steakhouse · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Rosa Garden City · Mexican · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.