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Cosmo’s Pizza
659 30th St., Boulder, 303.447.3278;
1325 Broadway, Boulder, 303.447.1133;
www.cosmospizza.com

Cosmo’s Pizza’s celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. In this decade it has become an essential resource for Boulderites and legions of college students. “You get great service, a high-quality and consistent product, and you get it on time,” says owner Ryan Shorter. “We’re always striving to make it a great experience. Customers can be sure the pizza is the same as it was five years ago; it hasn’t changed since I started.” He credits Cosmo’s success to hard work, too, and attention to detail; he visits the two Boulder shops and the Denver shop every day. General Manager Kevin Behnke cites “great food, atmosphere and reasonable prices. Our pizza slices are huge; we make 24-inch pizzas. We grate our own cheese, make our own sauce and cut all the vegetables in the shop. We make our dough every day; it’s the best in town for taste and consistency, all hand-tossed.” Business is brisk at Cosmo’s every night of the week until closing at 2:30 a.m. After the bars shut down at 1:30 a.m., “People go home and get hungry and call us, almost exclusively for pizza slices,” says Behnke. And to make the deal even sweeter, delivery is free every day.

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The Corner Bar
2115 13TH St. (In The Hotel Boulderado), Boulder, 303.442.4560
www.boulderado.com/thecornerbar.html

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The Kitchen
1039 Pearl St., Boulder, 303.544.5973,
www.thekitchencafe.com

Winner

The Kitchen
1039 Pearl St., Boulder, 303.544.5973
www.thekitchencafe.com

The Kitchen

Classic American cooking has always been about its connection to the land. The Kitchen’s farm-to-table menu uses locally produced seasonal ingredients, simply but skillfully prepared and served to appreciative diners who are gathered around the community tables for lunch, dinner or the popular weekend brunch. Even the tables themselves are notable, many crafted locally by hand from 100-year-old reclaimed wood. “The Kitchen is a place of connection, from the people who produce the food to the people who prepare it, to the people who enjoy it in our restaurant,” says Sara Brito, director of community. Founder chefs Hugo Matheson and Kimbal Musk, with design director Jen Lewin, have created a casual but elegant ambiance that invites you to relax and enjoy the excellent food, wines and company. “All our wines are organic or sustainably produced, and we’ve worked hard to create a wine list that aligns with our food and values,” Brito explains. And when it comes to values, The Kitchen walks the talk: Monday nights feature a four-course family style dinner with 20 percent of the profits going to help plant gardens in local elementary schools.

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Murphy’s
2731 iris Ave, Boulder, 303.449.4473
657 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303.494.7626
www.murphysboulder.com

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