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🍲 Boulder’s Best Soup — You Voted, We Slurped
Happy Monday, Boulder! 🌞
Boulder showed up hungry for this one. With plenty votes in and plenty of strong opinions, it’s clear soup season means business around town. One spot ran away with it, while a solid mix of cozy classics and global flavors rounded out the rest.
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Did Boulder’s Best Soup winner match your go-to spot?
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🍲 Boulder’s Best Soup Spots
When Boulder talks soup, these are the places that kept coming up. From dedicated soup counters to unexpected menus with sleeper hits, this list is your local comfort-food leaderboard.
Clean, cozy bowls with broad appeal. A go-to when you want something warm that still feels fresh.
Hearty, European-style soups that pair perfectly with a cold beer and zero regrets.
Reliable pho with deep broth and loyal fans — especially clutch on cold days.
A quiet favorite with comforting soups that locals keep coming back to.
🍲 Pho 559
Straightforward, satisfying pho that hits when you need something warm and filling.
🍲 Pho Kitchen
Another strong pho contender proving Boulder takes its broth seriously.
Not a soup-first spot, but the bowls clearly earn their place on the table.
🍲 The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
Elegant, flavorful soups in one of Boulder’s most iconic dining rooms.
🗳 Now Voting: Boulder’s Best Pastries 🥐
Soup season had its moment. Now we’re tightening things up and moving straight to the flaky stuff.
We’re officially opening voting for Best Pastries in Boulder — the bakeries and cafes doing croissants, cookies, and desserts so good you plan your day around them. If there’s a pastry you never skip or a spot you’ll cross town for, this is your chance to make it count.
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👉 Vote and we’ll share the top picks—chosen by locals—in an upcoming issue. 💌
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👋 See You at the Bakery
Thanks for keeping Boulder delicious and opinionated. Soup season delivered, and pastry season is already heating up. Bragging rights are very much on the line 🥐✨
Keep the recs coming, keep voting, and if there’s a place you’re convinced belongs on the next list, just hit reply. I really do read every single one.
See you Wednesday 👋
— Ben
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