Romantic Restaurants in Boise

Chandlers is an upscale restaurant situated in downtown Boise that specializes in Kobe-style beef and corn-fed prime steaks. The menu also includes fresh seafood, a three-course prix fixe dinner, and dishes from throughout the world. Live music can be heard at Chandlers daily featuring a variety of performers. The Martini Bar open at 4:00pm seven days a week for live jazz, light appetizers, and cocktails, while dinner service starts at 5:30pm every night. Social Hour is available from 4:00pm until 6:00pm Monday to Thursday for the “after work” crowd, offering affordable cocktails and small bites.

981 West Grove St, Boise, ID 83702, Phone: 208-383-4300

ALAVITA focuses on local ingredients and freshly made pasta created daily from fresh local farm eggs and Northwest flour, ranging from Linguini and Rigatoni to Pappardelle and Tortellini. The restaurant boasts that it offers “Locally Inspired Italian” due to the fact it sources its ingredients for its simple, yet elegant Italian dishes from the Treasure Valley and Northwest regions. ÀLAVITA is open for dinner seven days a week starting at 5:00pm, however, the bar opens an hour earlier at 4:00pm. The restaurant includes a full bar, along with an extensive wine list and decent beer selection.

807 W Idaho St, Boise, ID 83702, Phone: 208-780-1100

Fork prides itself on providing the local residents and visitors of Boise with farm-to-table food that is locally sourced. Creative American farm-to-table cuisine paired with craft cocktails are served within a brick-and-wood, vibrant dining space. Fork boasts a “Loyal to Local” pledge, sourcing as many of its key ingredients from local cheese makers, producers, brewers, distillers, ranchers, bakers, and farmers.

199 N 8th St, Boise, Idaho 83702, Phone: 208-287-1700

Restaurants For a Date

The Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse is located in the heart of the city of Boise, providing residents with their fill of sushi and other Japanese dishes. Guests will also find a good drink selection from the full bar at the restaurant. While dinner is the most popular meal at the Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse, the restaurant specializing in Japanese cuisine also serves lunch. The menu features “cooked-in-front-of-you” options that include vegetarian, seafood, steak, and chicken in addition to a sushi bar. Lunch is offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, while dinner is available six days of the week, closed on Tuesdays.

6002 W Fairview Ave, Boise, ID 83704, Phone: 208-378-8808

The Barbacoa Grill is considered to be more than simply a restaurant, and is instead described as “a multi-dimensional concept.” Designed by Martine and Robert Castoro in partnership with Thompson Interiors, Barbacoa Grill is part restaurant, part art gallery, and part museum, appealing to all the senses.

The restaurant serves inventive Spanish-American cuisine with steaks cooked on an open-fire grills in a stylish and vibrant setting. Happy Hour with BOGO specials is available daily from 4:00pm until 6:00pm, along Late Night Happy Hour with drink specials on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10:00pm until close.

276 Bobwhite Ct, Boise, Idaho 83706, Phone: 208-338-5000

The Bardenay Restaurant & Distillery was the first restaurant distillery to open in the United States, setting a precedent in the industry by combining a distillery with a full-service restaurant and bar. This combination allows the restaurant to create several different handcrafted cocktails made using liquor that is made on-site. The Boise, Idaho Bardenay location produces amber rum and ginger rum, along with rye whiskey and dark rum. Along with many fine spirits, the Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery also offers a food menu with a wide variety of options, including appetizers, tacos, satays, burgers, sandwiches, salads, soups, and much more.

610 W Grove St Boise, ID, Phone: 208-426-0538

First opening its doors in 1995, the Bittercreek Alehouse is referred to as an “Idaho American” beer bar. The restaurant strives to pair friendly service and thoughtful food with good beer in a comfortable setting in downtown Boise, Idaho. The Bittercreek Alehouse is open from 11:00am until midnight Sunday to Thursday and from 11:00am until 2:00am on Fridays and Saturdays. From 3:00pm until 5:30pm on weekdays, guests can take advantage of specials during the Low Power Happy Hour. Late Night Happy Hour is offered until midnight Sunday to Wednesday and until 1:30am Thursday to Saturday.

246 N 8th St, Boise, ID 83702, Phone: 208-345-1813

The Cottonwood Grille is nestled along the Boise River and serves seasonal Northwestern cuisine, fresh seafood, Double R Ranch beef, and farm-fresh wild game, accompanied by an extensive wine list featuring over two hundred wines.

The Cottonwood Grille is open for lunch and dinner every day of the week, as well as for brunch on Sundays. The restaurant also offers a happy hour daily from 3:00pm until 6:00pm and from 11:00 until 6:00pm on Saturdays. Cottonwood is often ranked as one of the Treasure Valley’s top three restaurants by the Idaho Statesman for fine dining, outdooring dining, and seafood.

913 W. River St, Boise, ID, Phone: 208-333-9800