Date spots
Date Spots in Boulder, CO
60 mapped venues for coffee, dinner, drinks, outdoor time, culture and entertainment, all drawn from OpenStreetMap.
Dating in Boulder
A Boulder date often begins with coffee—Ozo Coffee Roasters, Süti & Co, The Yellow Deli, Piece Love and Chocolate, Gabee Coffee, The Coffee Ride, Amante, Boxcar Coffee Roasters, Brewing Market, or O.W.L Coffee Roasters all fit a coffee shop meetup. From there, you can pair a walk at North Boulder Park, Chautauqua Park, Edward Sell Smith Park, Pine View Park, Melody Park, Catalpa Park, Norlin Quadrangle, Beach Park, Arrowwood Park, or The Peoples' Crossing with a casual dinner. Boulder Dushanbe Tea House, Barchetta, Cafe Aion, Wild Pastures Burger Co., Flagstaff House, Dagabi Cucina, Little Tibet, Arabesque, Folsom Thai, and Zodiac Subs cover burger, pizza, asian, middle eastern, thai, spanish, and american cravings.
For a longer evening, drinks at Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery, The Root Kava Co., T-Zero Lounge, The West End Tavern, The Rayback Collective, Boulder Social, Dark Horse, Press Play, The Hungry Toad, or Pattern Break Brewing can follow culture at Media Archaeology Lab, Fiske Planetarium, Neptune Museum, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, CU Art Museum, Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building, Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center, NCAR Exhibits, NCAR Community Art Program, or Sombrero Marsh Environmental Center. Then catch entertainment at Boulder Theater, Fox Theatre, Muenzinger Auditorium, The Dairy Arts Center, Chautauqua Auditorium, Rocky Mountain Theater for Kids, Nomad Theatre, Boulder Dinner Theater, Macky Auditorium, or University Theatre. It's a city where coffee shop, chocolate, sandwich, and burger stops can sit beside parks, museums, and stages.
By type
Browse date spots by type
Six mapped categories. Counts and example names come from the OpenStreetMap extract for this city.
Coffee & Cafes
10 mapped venues
Ozo Coffee Roasters, Süti & Co, The Yellow Deli
Dinner
10 mapped venues
Boulder Dushanbe Tea House, Barchetta, Cafe Aion
Drinks
10 mapped venues
Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery, The Root Kava Co., T-Zero Lounge
Outdoors
10 mapped venues
North Boulder Park, Chautauqua Park, Edward Sell Smith Park
Culture
10 mapped venues
Media Archaeology Lab, Fiske Planetarium, Neptune Museum
Entertainment
10 mapped venues
Boulder Theater, Fox Theatre, Muenzinger Auditorium
Shortlist
A shortlist to start
A small, unranked selection of listed venues across the six types. Listing is not an endorsement, and no venue pays to appear.
Ozo Coffee Roasters
Boulder Dushanbe Tea House
Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery
North Boulder Park
Media Archaeology Lab
Boulder Theater
Süti & Co
Barchetta
Neighborhoods in Boulder
These areas are called out in the local notes for this city. They can help you keep a date to one part of town.
- North Boulder North Boulder Park is a listed outdoor spot for a simple coffee or picnic date.
- Chautauqua Chautauqua Park and Chautauqua Auditorium are both listed, so you can pair a walk with a show.
- West End The West End Tavern is a listed drinks spot on this side of town.
- University CU Art Museum, Norlin Quadrangle, Macky Auditorium, and University Theatre give this area a campus culture-and-entertainment feel.
- Beach Park Beach Park is a listed outdoor spot for a low-key stroll.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What is a good first-date coffee plan in Boulder?
Try a coffee shop like Ozo Coffee Roasters, Süti & Co, The Yellow Deli, Piece Love and Chocolate, Gabee Coffee, The Coffee Ride, Amante, Boxcar Coffee Roasters, Brewing Market, or O.W.L Coffee Roasters. Then take a walk at North Boulder Park, Chautauqua Park, or Beach Park.
Where should we go for dinner?
Boulder Dushanbe Tea House, Barchetta, Cafe Aion, Wild Pastures Burger Co., Flagstaff House, Dagabi Cucina, Little Tibet, Arabesque, Folsom Thai, and Zodiac Subs are all listed dinner options. You can find burger, pizza, asian, middle eastern, thai, spanish, and american cuisines among them.
What can we do after dinner?
Drinks at Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery, The Root Kava Co., T-Zero Lounge, The West End Tavern, The Rayback Collective, Boulder Social, Dark Horse, Press Play, The Hungry Toad, or Pattern Break Brewing can keep the night going. For a quieter turn, visit Media Archaeology Lab, Fiske Planetarium, Neptune Museum, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, CU Art Museum, Museum of Natural History - Henderson Building, Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center, NCAR Exhibits, NCAR Community Art Program, or Sombrero Marsh Environmental Center.
Where can we catch a show or entertainment?
Boulder Theater, Fox Theatre, Muenzinger Auditorium, The Dairy Arts Center, Chautauqua Auditorium, Rocky Mountain Theater for Kids, Nomad Theatre, Boulder Dinner Theater, Macky Auditorium, and University Theatre are listed entertainment venues. Pair one with a coffee shop, chocolate, sandwich, or burger stop earlier in the evening.
Where does the Boulder venue data come from?
Venue names, addresses and map links come from OpenStreetMap and are published under the Open Database License (ODbL). Listings are independent venues. No venue pays to appear, and no ratings, reviews or prices are added.
How current is this Boulder date spot list?
The venue data for this page was retrieved on 2026-09-14. OpenStreetMap is updated by contributors, so a venue may open, close or change details after the data was retrieved. Check the venue's own website or call ahead before you travel.
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