Coffee & cafés in Boulder
Boulder has 106 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Tea (7), Breakfast (6), Bubble Tea (4). The coffee scene spans 56 Coffee Shops, 42 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 8 Tea Houses & Bubble Tea. Dietary options are covered too: Gluten-free cafés (9), Vegetarian cafés (7), Vegan cafés (6). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 13 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
⭐ Top 10 coffee shops in BoulderCentral Boulder (34)Boulder Junction (7)Glenwood Grove - North Iris (3)
By coffee:Outdoor Seating (5)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Boulder | United States median |
|---|---|---|
| Not part of a chain we track | 92% of 106 venues | 79% (median of 985 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 69 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 974 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 72% of 57 venues with a price level | 60% (median of 894 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 28% of 57 venues with a price level | 39% (median of 894 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 57 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 894 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 9.6% of 94 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 74% of 94 venues with Sunday hours listed | 85% (median of 984 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 65% of 94 venues with listed hours | 76% (median of 984 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Outdoor Seating (5 venues), Single-Origin (4), Chai (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Boulder on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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The Coffee Ride - Coffee Roasters & Cafe
2516 49th St #2, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 5.0 (111)
Crepe Therapy Cafe at Limelight Boulder
1295 University Ave At Limelight, ste 155, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 5.0 (48)£
Outdoor seating
Jen's Cafe Bars
2840 Wilderness Pl Ste A1, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 5.0 (18)
Café at the J - Boulder JCC
6007 Oreg Ave Fl. 1, Boulder, CO 80303
★ 5.0 (5)
Stingers Café @ Hellems
1550 Central Campus Mall, Boulder, CO 80309
★ 5.0 (5)
O.W.L Coffee Roasters
2355 30th Street
★ 4.9 (113)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendlyRoasts on-site
Cafe Meets Boba
3350 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303
★ 4.9 (80)£
Logan's Espresso Cafe
★ 4.9 (30)
Outdoor seating
Naropa Cafe
★ 4.9 (25)£
Cozy Coffee Co
1685 38th St, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.9 (21)£
The Eat Well Café
909 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.9 (7)
Gabee Coffee
3040 28th Street, Boulder
★ 4.8 (723)£
Outdoor seating
Shamane's Bakery
2825 Wilderness Pl #800, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.8 (440)moderate
Outdoor seating
Verb Coffee Roasters
2500 30th Street, Boulder
★ 4.8 (385)
Outdoor seating
Gold Hill Store
531 Main Street, Boulder
★ 4.8 (357)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Alice and Rose
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
★ 4.8 (328)
Myco Cafe
1201 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.8 (162)£
Parkway Cafe
★ 4.7 (2009)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Trident Booksellers and Cafe
940 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.7 (1447)inexpensive
Outdoor seatingOpen late
Neptune Mountaineering Cafe
633 South Broadway, Boulder
★ 4.7 (689)
Outdoor seating
January coffee
1886 30th Street
★ 4.7 (516)£
Outdoor seating
Maisonette - French Café & Bakery
921 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.7 (211)£
Outdoor seating
OZO Coffee Roasters
1898 S Flatiron Ct Ste 110, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.7 (197)
Logan's Junction
2490 Junction Pl #103, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.7 (139)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Drogo's Coffee Bar
1520 Euclid Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.7 (98)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Ruzo Coffee
★ 4.7 (91)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Aviano Coffee
1253 Pleasant Street, Boulder
★ 4.7 (31)£
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Boulder Public Library Cafe
1000 Canyon Blvd, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.7 (15)£
The Rayback Collective
★ 4.6 (2700)$10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
The Laughing Goat
★ 4.6 (1591)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Boxcar Coffee
1825 Pearl St Ste b, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.6 (1189)moderate
Outdoor seating
OZO Coffee
1015 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.6 (927)inexpensive
Alpine Modern Cafe
904 College Avenue, Boulder
★ 4.6 (560)moderate
Piece Love and Chocolate
805 Pearl Street, Boulder
★ 4.6 (522)
Outdoor seating
Beleza Coffee
2680 Broadway, Boulder
★ 4.6 (441)£
Outdoor seating
OZO Coffee
1521 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.6 (247)
Creature Comforts Cafe
1647 Pearl St Unit 2, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.6 (166)£
Outdoor seating
The Unseen Bean Cafe
2052 Broadway, Boulder
★ 4.6 (56)
Loving Cup
1101 13th Street, Boulder
★ 4.6 (42)£
Flatiron Coffee
2721 Arapahoe Avenue
★ 4.5 (712)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
OZO Coffee
5340 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303
★ 4.5 (702)moderate
Outdoor seating
Süti & Co
2031 16th Street, Boulder
★ 4.5 (277)£
Outdoor seating
Brewing Market Coffee and Tea Emporium
1918 13th St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.5 (156)
Junkyard Social
2525, Unit A Frontier Avenue
★ 4.5 (153)
heady coffee co. - Coffee and Plant Shop
4800 Baseline Rd, Boulder, CO 80303
★ 4.5 (60)£
Outdoor seating
Le Peep
★ 4.4 (654)$10–20
Outdoor seating
Kung Fu Tea
1121 Broadway
★ 4.4 (403)
Red Rock Coffeehouse
★ 4.4 (333)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Baby Goat
2907 55th Street, Boulder
★ 4.4 (322)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Spruce Confections
767 Pearl Street, Boulder
★ 4.4 (242)moderate
Amante Coffee
1023 Walnut St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.4 (214)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Crepe Therapy Cafe Boulder
2273 31st St Suite 140, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.4 (194)£
Outdoor seating
Pekoe Sip House
1225 Alpine Avenue, Boulder
★ 4.4 (181)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Alpine Modern
★ 4.4 (167)
Boxcar Coffee Roastery
3600 Pearl St #1, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.4 (5)
Wonder Press Juice
946 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.3 (423)moderate
Outdoor seating
Amante
4580 Broadway, Boulder
★ 4.3 (364)$1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Brewing Market
2525 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder
★ 4.3 (350)moderate
Hao Way Chinese Cafe
1678 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 4.3 (332)inexpensive
Lollicup Boulder
1142 13th St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.3 (278)
Rush Bowls
1207 13th Street, Boulder
★ 4.3 (162)inexpensive
Spruce Cafe
4740 Pearl Parkway
★ 4.3 (131)moderate
Starbucks
2800 Pearl Street, Boulder
★ 4.2 (326)$1–10
Outdoor seating
Brewing Market Coffee
2610 Baseline Road, Boulder
★ 4.2 (284)inexpensive
Starbucks Coffee Company
1352 College Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.2 (278)moderate
Laughing Goat Coffeehouse at Norlin Library
1720 Pleasant St, Boulder, CO 80309
★ 4.2 (168)£
Outdoor seating
Purrfect Pause Cat Cafe
5290 Arapahoe Ave Unit E, Boulder, CO 80303
★ 4.2 (96)
Violet Peak South Engineering
★ 4.2 (10)
Starbucks Coffee Company
3033 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303
★ 4.1 (467)moderate
Starbucks Coffee Company
2400 Baseline Rd, Boulder, CO 80305
★ 4.1 (410)moderate
Boulder Great Harvest Bakery & Cafe
2525 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.1 (191)moderate
WeatherTech Cafe
2249 Willard Loop Dr, Boulder, CO 80305
★ 4.1 (68)moderate
Outdoor seating
The Coffee Stand
1201 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 4.0 (153)£
Outdoor seating
Capital One Cafe
1247 Pearl Street, Boulder
★ 3.9 (159)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Vic's Again
3305 30th St, Boulder, CO 80301
★ 3.9 (153)inexpensive
Outdoor seating
Canyon Cafe
1777 6th St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 3.9 (67)£
Outdoor seating
Violet Peak Cafe - Koelbel
995 Regent Dr, Boulder, CO 80305
★ 3.5 (2)
Fen's Cafe
1125 18th Street, Boulder
★ 3.4 (24)£
Great Cafe
1137 10th St, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 3.0 (2)
Circle K
1704 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302
★ 1.8 (41)inexpensive
Big Daddy Bagels
Open late
South Side Walnut Cafe
673 South Broadway, Boulder
Outdoor seating
Amante Coffee
2850 Baseline Road, Boulder
Outdoor seating
Boulder Baked
1911 Broadway
Boxcar Coffee Roasters
637 South Broadway
Outdoor seating
Brewing Market Coffee
Roasts on-site
heady coffee co.
Ku Cha House of Tea
1211 Pearl Street, Boulder
Logan's Espresso Cafe
2490 Junction Place, Boulder
Rush II
Spruce Confections
4684 Broadway, Boulder
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
3600 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder
Starbucks
3325 28th Street, Boulder
Starbucks
1669 Euclid Avenue, Boulder
Starbucks
4800 Baseline Road, Boulder
Tea and Cakes
932 14th Street
The Coffee Ride
2516 49th Street, Boulder
Outdoor seating
The Hub
The Laughing Goat
1720 Pleasant Street, Boulder
The Yellow Deli
908 Pearl Street, Boulder
Outdoor seating
Trident
Vic's Espresso
3305 30th Street
Violet Peak Aerospace Cafe
Violet Peak North Engineering
Weather Tech Cafe
Wonder
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Boulder coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Boulder?
There are 106 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Boulder on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Boulder?
Top-rated coffee shops in Boulder include Big Daddy Bagels, South Side Walnut Cafe, Trident Booksellers and Cafe. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Boulder.
Are there coffee shops open late in Boulder?
Yes — 2 venues stay open late in Boulder. Use the "Open late" filter to find them.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Boulder?
47 venues in Boulder have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.