Best Lunch Restaurants in Longmont

"This restaurant has been serving great food since 1998 with their 8 AM to 9 PM, all-day breakfast options. Foolish Craig's is famous for their savory and sweet crepes that are served with house potatoes or cheesy grits. What is better than that?"

"My mother and I found this restaurant by chance when driving down Pearl St. It looked fun and unique so we gave it a shot. The front/outside of the…"

"This all-raw, all-gluten-free, all-vegan, all-organic restaurant really walks the talk. Everything at Thrive, which is located a few blocks from downtown, is prepared to order using fresh ingredients that are chock full of unaltered enzymes and nutrients. The dishes are bursting with flavor, and there’s personality to spare here: live-edge wood countertops are embedded with crystals and decks of tarot cards invite you to explore your destiny while you wait."

"Thrive is here to serve you an affordable lunch that fits with your diet. Get a superfood smoothie or salad for $8.88 or less. This quality food with these low prices are pretty hard to beat!"

"While they do offer meat lovers dishes, you can make almost anything vegan or vegetarian, so it's a must. For starters, they have DREAMY sweet brunch options, like their lemon ricotta blueberry pancakes and brioche french toast. When it comes to their vegan options, “the vegan” house specialty, with tempeh (cooked to perfection!), avocado, arugula, sautéed spinach, eggplant caponata, pinto beans, and a homemade almond romesco sauce is too die for."

"This restaurant in the Willows Springs Shopping Center has American brunch/lunch options with a Mediterranean twist. After enjoying a locally roasted, organic coffee or a banana chia smoothie, you can choose from 24 different kinds of egg options (yup 24 kinds!) or pancakes, french toast and waffles. Don't worry, they also have lighter options like their house-made granola or their fresh fruit bowl."

"Tangerine is one of the few restaurants in the area that is entirely focused on breakfast all day, everyday. Located in North Boulder on Iris and 28th Street, Tangerine's interior boasts a mod-like theme with the bright and welcoming colors of orange and tangerine hues. Much of their menu is focused on local ingredients with Mediterranean-style flavors."

"If you’re eating at Doug’s Day Diner, make sure to come hungry. Known for their plentiful portions, you’re sure to leave satisfied and stuffed. We recommend ordering one of their famous omelettes with a side of thick cut bacon and biscuits grilled to perfection."

"New as of 2017, it calls itself a “neo bistro”—no doubt because the playfully chic, industrial retro-mod concept isn’t cozy and comforting like a traditional bistro, but rather, has a certain mystique and creative zing to the menu. Why go: It’s like Los Angeles and New York came together and had a lovechild in Boulder (read: uber-hip meets farm-fresh). Inventive takes on traditional meat, seafood, and veggies are alluring."

"Modern Market Eatery is a locally grown fast-casual joint that has a rabid following because they make it easy to eat consciously. An informative menu at the order counter is packed with tons of hearty but healthy choices, and your receipt will even break down the calories, fat, carbs and protein values of what you ordered. The chicken, pork and steak dishes get rave reviews, and salads, grain bowls, and brick-oven pizzas are also scrumptious."

"Modmarket now has nine locations in Colorado, but it's a well-loved Boulder location offering fresh salads, flatbreads made in their brick oven pizza, sandwiches, soup, and plates that reflect seasonal ingredients. With a beautiful aesthetic, it's great to sit and enjoy or just grab something on the go."

"Modern Market is my GO-TO for healthy, quick vegan or vegetarian meals. If you’re flown into the Denver Airport in the Southwest terminal, then I’m sure you’ve seen their pop-up stand. Their full menu is to die for, and they have a variety of options."

"Etai’s Bakery Cafe is a thriving institution that features four full-service restaurants, six bakery-cafes, a catering company, and an American-style bakery. The cafe is one of the best in the area, offering a cozy indoor dining space, outdoor dining, fast and amicable service, a juice bar, and a wide assortment of food and beverages. You can expect a one-customer service at this spot, as even the offerings can be made based on your preference or dietary restrictions."

"If you are on East Campus, visit the Biotech Building for coffee, tea, lattes, cappuccinos, espresso and breakfast foods available all day."

"Because it's located in a market, many people are unaware of this hidden gem that makes donuts, tarts, cakes, cookies, cupcakes, macarons, caramel apples, and really any dessert you could be craving on any given day. Lucky's Bakehouse and Creamery makes a wide variety of pastries that can also be made gluten-free. Look around this bakery, and I guarantee you'll be there for a while trying to decide what to eat out of all of their pastries and desserts."

"Known to have one of the best Key Lime Pies on the market, Lucky’s Bakehouse and Creamery is a must-have in Boulder. Lucky’s prides themselves on its small in-house batches to ensure every pastry is made fresh with the best ingredients possible. Lucky’s Market, created by two local chefs Trish and Bo Sharon in 2003, was started in hopes to bring Colorado a natural food store unlike any other."

"Celebrating 20 years of serving the Boulder community hot and scrumptious brunch, this bagel and gourmet shop is a longtime local favorite for its delicious food and its casual, up-beat atmosphere. Bagels include a range of flavors such as plain, sesame seed, poppy, honey walnut, cranberry, orange, and blueberry and a good assortment of flavored cream cheeses. Seasonal pumpkin cream cheese bagels are available every fall and Meat Ball Mondays are not-to-be-missed."

"With recipes passed down and perfected through four generations, My Mom’s Pie has a menu full of classics everyone is sure to enjoy. The owner, Kini Christie, has brought her family’s creations to life for all of Boulder to enjoy. Available in 3”, 6”, and 9” sizes, there’s a variety and portion fit for everyone’s wants and needs."

"Map It: 5100 Valmont Road, Boulder, CO 80301 | Phone: (303) 413-7219 | Website | Hours: Sunrise to Sunset daily, check for weather closures | Entrance: Free. Valmont Bike Park is a natural terrain park that has different tracks and features for different kinds of mountain biking. There are calmer, flatter trails, but also trails with jumps and plenty of opportunities for daredevil moves."

"The Valmont Bike Park is open to the public 365 days a year from dawn to dusk and available for use by cyclists of all ages. While no bikes or safety equipment is available for rent at the park, nearby bike shops do offer rentals to residents for a nominal fee. The 42-acre park offers natural surface cycling terrain for training and entertainment purposes."

"You can climb to the top level, enter through one of the “shuttle entrances”, and adjust its large mission control panel. There is an alien-themed teeter-totter, a large suspended blue platform, and a spinning red ring (great for sitting or lying inside). Location: 13402 Kalamath St, Westminster"

"New as of 2017, it calls itself a “neo bistro”—no doubt because the playfully chic, industrial retro-mod concept isn’t cozy and comforting like a traditional bistro, but rather, has a certain mystique and creative zing to the menu. Why go: It’s like Los Angeles and New York came together and had a lovechild in Boulder (read: uber-hip meets farm-fresh). Inventive takes on traditional meat, seafood, and veggies are alluring."

"The Snooze A.M. Eatery is always filled with people, therefore you may come across a wait, however, they will text you when they can seat you and in the meantime, you can walk around Pearl Street and get some shopping in. This trendy restaurant serves breakfast food from 7 AM to 3 PM, where you can choose from their countless options on the menu or create your own combination (which is great for those who have trouble deciding what to order). Snooze offers food from their "flavors of the hen" section with all styles of egg to their "sweet utopia" section with pancakes and french toasts to fulfill anyone's sweet tooth."

"Snooze's most recent expansion is in Boulder on 1617 Pearl Street, where even during the week, lines are out the door because their reputation precedes them. Opened in 2006, there are now seven locations around Colorado and one in San Diego. The feel of Snooze's interior is retro and reminiscent of The Jetsons, and the environment is always fun and upbeat."

"Daniel and I started our day trip to Boulder with a late brunch at Snooze Cafe. The breakfast food was phenomenal and super filling."