Food BEST OF BOULDER

Organic Restaurant Flower Child

2580 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 110, Boulder, 303-386-8090

Silver: Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant

Bronze: The Kitchen

Local hippies laughed at the name when Flower Child opened in Boulder, but now you’ll find young and old filling the tables at the sunny eatery. Our readers applaud Flower Child because it walks the talk when it comes to sourcing organic ingredients. The endlessly tweakable menu means diners of all sorts – meat eaters, vegans or gluten-free – can find bowls, salads and wraps that make them happy. One favorite is the Glow Bowl full of spicy sweet potato noodles, bok choy, onion, jalapeño, shiitake, coconut milk and sunflower butter with a choice of protein. The sustainable focus extends to beverages including kombucha and organic wines and ales.

Overall Restaurant Blackbelly Market

1606 Conestoga St., Boulder, 303-247-1000

Silver: Flagstaff House

Bronze: The Kitchen

Write-in: Farow

Ever since chef Hosea Rosenberg opened his eatery in 2014, Blackbelly Market has won awards as well as the hearts and buds of Boulder diners. After recent extensive renovations, Blackbelly has become an expanded culinary oasis in East Boulder. Dinners still feature a sustainably sourced menu ranging from classic beef tartare with quail egg to gnocchi with guanciale and large plates of grilled Colorado lamb. The space now includes new patio seating, a private dining room, the butcher shop and a retail market that sells wine, breads and pastries, espresso coffee drinks and Blackbelly’s famous breakfast burritos.

PANCAKE/WAFFLE SNOOZE: AN A.M. EATERY

1617 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-225-7344

Silver: Tangerine

Bronze: The Buff

Write-in: Foolish Craig’s

Pancakes are elevated to sweet tooth-pleasing entrée art at Snooze. Take the summery strawberry shortcake variation. Buttermilk cakes are topped with strawberry puree, strawberry mascarpone cheese, strawberries and almond streusel and dished with a side of vanilla crème for dipping. If you can’t choose, opt for a signature pancake flight: one each of Snooze’s Blueberry Danish, Pineapple Upside Down and Sweet Potato Pancakes. Other menu options range from French toast and shrimp and grits to eggs Benedicts and breakfast tacos.

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BOULDER PHỞ & GRILL

2855 28th St., Boulder, 303-449-0350

Silver: Chez Thuy

Bronze: Black Pepper Phở

Our readers once again give Boulder Phở & Grill their slurp of approval. This familyowned eatery is known for generous portions of traditional Vietnamese noodle soup, always served with fresh greens, sprouts, Thai basil, lime and jalapeño. Phở first timers can’t go wrong with rare steak and brisket topped with white onions, green onions, and cilantro. Phở lovers also appreciate the eatery’s grilled pork banh mi subs, noodle bowls or rice plates topped with grilled meats.

PIZZA SLICE COSMO’S PIZZA

Multiple Locations

Silver: Abo’s Pizza

Bronze: Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage

Write-in: Urban Field

Cosmo’s Pizza understands instant gratification. Order a slice in the afternoon or late in the night and it is slid immediately into a searing hot oven topped with all the usual suspects from sausage and mushrooms to bell peppers and artichokes. Your slice is soon ready to be consumed in the traditional way: folded-over and point-first using only one hand. That’s why year after year in a city full of pizza places, Boulder Weekly’s readers choose Cosmo’s as their favorite slice of pizza.

Pizza Restaurant Pizzeria Alberico

1730 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-3003

Silver: Barchetta

Bronze: Audrey Jane’s Pizza Garage

Write-in: Urban Field