Boulder County, Colorado
Niwot
An independent guide to Niwot, Colorado: what’s on, where to eat, where to walk, and what it’s like to live here.
This week in Niwot
What’s on
Other
Trivia Night at The Wheel House
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm · The Wheel House
Every Tuesday through December 15, 2026
Eat, drink, wander
Where to go
RestaurantOld Town, 300 block
Cimmini’s Italian Restaurant
Italian cooking made from scratch on the 300 block, with a heated front patio. Open since January 2022.
RestaurantNiwot Road
Fortezza Ristorante
Northern Italian steakhouse: house-made pasta, Wagyu steaks and a long wine list. Opened August 2025.
Bar79th Street, south of Niwot Road
Fritz Family Brewers
Family-run brewery pouring German-style lagers and ales. Kids and dogs welcome.
RestaurantCottonwood Square
The Garden Gate Cafe
Breakfast and lunch daily: benedicts, farmhouse plates and Southwest specials.
ShopCottonwood Square
Inkberry Books
Independent bookshop, open since 2018: new, gently used and out-of-print books, with art by Boulder County artists each month.
TrailTrail network
LoBo Regional Trail
The twelve-mile Longmont-to-Boulder trail runs through Niwot and joins the local trail network. The eastern fields at sunset are the reason to come.
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From the guide
Civic ·
The 2026 Niwot incorporation election, plainly
On November 3, voters inside a proposed boundary decide whether Niwot becomes a town, whether to elect a charter commission, and five fiscal measures that would fund it. What each question does, without an argument for or against.
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Outdoors ·
Explore Niwot: four places in walking order
Old Town first, then Cottonwood Square, then whatever the weather allows. The whole loop is under two miles, and you only park once.
Moving here
Thinking of making Niwot home?
Schools, commutes, what the housing market looks like, and what nobody tells you until you live here.
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