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Prepared food booths offer ethnic fare from Vietnamese to Mexican. Live music is as
standard as the family picnics in the park along Boulder Creek.
Vitamin Cottage
( 303-402-1400;
www.vitamincottage.com
; 2355 30th St; 9am-4pm Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm Sun; ;
BOUND)
Set in the same minimall complex as the Whole Foods flagship, this less corporate
and more affordable organic full-service grocer makes a nice alternative supply line for
self-caterers.
SELF-CATERING
$
Moe's Broadway Bagels
( 303-444-3252;
www.moesbagel.com
; 2650 Broadway St; bagels from $2; 5:30am-5pm; ; 208,
SKIP)
Welcome to Boulder's pre-eminent bagel boiling and baking house - not that there's
a lot of competition. You'll glimpse the trays of dough slide into the vat of briny water as
you step up to the colorful menu that strays from bagels and bagel sandwiches to subs,
breakfast burritos and pizza. But, listen, don't get fancy. It's the bagels. The bagels.
CAFE
$
Oak at Fourteenth
MODERN AMERICAN
$$
( 303-444-3622;
http://oakatfourteenth.com
;
1400 Pearl St; 11:30am-10pm Mon-Wed, Thu-Fri 11:30am-12am,
2:30pm-12am Sat, 2:30-10pm Sun; 205, 206)
Zesty and innovative, locally owned Oak manufac-
tures top-notch cocktails and tasty small plates for stylish diners. Standouts include the
smoky grilled eggplant in romanesco sauce and cucumber sashimi drizzled with passion
fruit. Portions at this farm-to-table eatery are minimal - when it's this scrumptious you
notice. Servers know all and advise well. The only downside: it tends to be noisy, so save
your intimate confessions.
Cafe Aion
SPANISH
$$
( 303-993-8131;
www.cafeaion.com
; 1235 Pennsylvania Ave; tapas $5-13; 11am-10pm Tue-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat
& Sun; 203, 204, 225, DASH, SKIP)
Though fancy fare on the Hill sounds odd, don't skip this
one. Original and unpretentious, this side-street cafe captures the relaxed rhythms of
Spain with fresh tapas and delectable house-made sangria. Papas bravas wedges have the
perfect crisp, and the grilled spring onions and dolmas are light and flavorful. Happy hour
goes all night on Tuesdays.
