Over the past eight years, Downtown Boise has gone under a “room boom.” All of a sudden, surface parking lots were transformed into beautiful new hotels. When you look back at Google Maps images from before construction started on these projects, it’s a bit surprising how much Downtown Boise has changed in just a few years.
We won’t complain about the fact that these projects came with some spectacular rooftop bars where you could soak in the views while enjoying a cocktail and light meal. The Residence Inn came with “The Deck” which has a small food menu and full bar. Hotel Renegade’s “The Highlander” rooftop bar and lounge was an instant hit when it opened. Every time we’ve tried to go, they’ve been at capacity. And before Richard’s closed at The Inn at 500, the restaurant operated the “Red Umbrella Bar,” an outdoor option, on the hotel’s second floor.
While these spaces are great, we think there’s another downtown rooftop restaurant that blows their view out of the water. We may be a little biased, because when the restaurant is not open to the public, the space doubles as an event venue and we had our wedding reception there. We’re talking about Zee’s Rooftop Café on top of the C.W. Moore Plaza building.
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Open for lunch, their head chef, Christopher Zahn (Zee) serves a handful of sandwiches, salads, bowls and soups. The restaurant has a fairly priced all you can eat taco bar on Tuesdays. It’s definitely a hidden gem!…