Steakhouse No. 316 Boulder Boulder

Steakhouse No. 316 is on 13th Street, a five-minute walk from the Pearl Street Mall. The kitchen serves grills and seafood and holds a Wine Spectator Excellence Award. The room runs smart and elegant, leaning more into a polished, clubby aesthetic than the casual spots typical of the surrounding area.

While most of the district caters to the high-volume foot traffic flowing from the Boulder Creek Path, this dining room ignores the town’s prevailing informality. It remains a focused space for steak, prioritizing the bottle list and service standards over the relaxed pace found elsewhere in Boulder. Choose it if you want a formal table rather than a quick, post-hike meal, as the focus here stays entirely on the plate and the pour.