Start with South Broadway if you’re looking for South Boulder restaurants. Around the Table Mesa Shopping Center, the addresses from 619 to 673 cover a long day: Walnut Cafe opens at 7 am, Southern Sun serves lunch and dinner, and Siren is there for a cocktail afterward.
Updated September 7, 2026 by Your Boulder. Hours and menus checked against venue websites on that date.
South Side Walnut Cafe
673 South Broadway. You can get breakfast here from 7 am, any day of the week. The menu runs through omelettes and pancakes to lunch sandwiches, with a separate children’s menu. Closing comes early: 2 pm Monday through Friday, 3 pm on weekends.
In the 2014 version of this guide, Melani Dizon described the room this way: “Whenever I walk through the doors I feel like I’m walking in to my old dorm room cafeteria.”
Details: Walnut Cafe South Boulder location page.
Southern Sun Pub & Brewery
627 South Broadway. The Southern Sun location page dates its opening to September 2002. It’s a brewery with pub food, a patio, and board games, open seven days. The kitchen closes before the bar does, so a late arrival can turn into drinks only.
Takeout is by phone at 303-543-0886. There’s no online ordering for this location, though the group keeps a general online ordering page. More at the Southern Sun location page.
Tandoori Grill
At 619 South Broadway, Tandoori Grill serves lunch and dinner six days a week; Monday is its day off. Samosas start the menu, followed by curries and dishes from the tandoor. There are vegetarian entrees, too. Dietary labels appear beside the dishes, though you’ll want to ask the restaurant about any allergy requirements.
See the Tandoori Grill menu.
Illegal Pete’s Table Mesa
657 South Broadway, in the space that used to be Murphy’s South. Pick your fillings for a burrito, bowl, or tacos, or order ahead online. There’s a full bar here as well. On Saturdays and Sundays, Pete’s adds breakfast.
Boulder Reporting Lab covered the move into the former Murphy’s space. Current details are on the venue page and the menu.
Morso
Morso serves Italian-American food at 627 South Broadway, Suite A. It’s from chef Hosea Rosenberg and Little Piggy Hospitality, the team behind Blackbelly and Santo.
It opened in June 2026 in the former Under the Sun space. Morso is downstairs; Southern Sun is the separate pub upstairs at the same street number. The menu and reservations are on the official site, along with an about page covering the team.
Siren Cocktail Bar
For a drink after dinner, Siren is at 623 South Broadway, Suite A. The cocktail bar takes its cues from seaside taverns. You’ll need to walk in; it doesn’t take reservations. Sunday is closed, and the official site has the rest of the week’s hours.
Sweet Cow
669 South Broadway. Sweet Cow posts its rotating ice cream flavors on the South Boulder shop page, so you can see what’s in the case before heading over.
Practical notes
Check current hours before heading out on a holiday or late in the evening. Southern Sun’s kitchen hours vary by day; its posted schedule lists them separately from bar hours.
For trails, parks, and the residential streets around Table Mesa, see the South Boulder neighborhood guide.
