Travel Reference
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Zoe Ma Ma
CHINESE
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(2010 10th St; mains $5-13; 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri & Sat; 206, SKIP, HOP)
At
Boulder's hippest noodle bar you can find fresh street food at a long outdoor counter.
Mama, the Taiwanese matriarch, is on hand, cooking and chatting up customers in her
Crocs. Organic noodles are made from scratch, as are the garlicky melt-in-your-mouth pot
stickers.
Breadworks
( 303-444-5667;
www.breadworks.net
; 2644 Broadway St; meals $8-12; 7am-7pm Mon-Fri, to 6pm Sat & Sun;
; 208, SKIP)
To live like a local, head to this North Boulder mecca for fresh-made
soups, sumptuous pastries and breads. Salads are tossed before your eyes at the marble
food bar where you'll also find pastas, gelato and hot but healthy main dishes. Cafeteria-
style serving and ample seating helps you get in a quick meal that still satisfies.
CAFE
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Rincón Argentino
(2525 Arapahoe Ave; mains $3-12; 11am-8pm Tue-Sun; JUMP)
Hidden in a shopping plaza is a
whollop of authentic Argentina. It bakes fresh empanadas - savory, small turnovers filled
with spiced meat, or mozzarella and basil - which are perfect with a glass of malbec. It
also offers
milanesas
-breaded beef cutlet sandwiches - and gourds of
yerba mate,
a high-
octane coffee alternative.
ARGENTINE
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Spruce Confections
BAKERY
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( 303-449-6773; 767 Pearl St; cookies from $3.25; 6:30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm Sat & Sun; ; 206)
Boulder's go-to bakehouse, where the favorites are the Ol' B Cookie (chocolate, oats, cin-
namon and coconut) and the Black Bottom Cupcake (chocolate with cheesecake filling).
Pair either with the Spruce Juice, possibly the world's greatest iced vanilla latte. It has sin-
ful scones, good homemade soups and salads too. There's a another branch at 4684
Broadway.
Dish
SANDWICHES
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