13th St, Columbine

13th Street is the home to a surprising slice of foreign culture in the form of the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse. I was intrigued by the Oriental facade, so I stopped in to find out more. Turns out, the Teahouse building was actually built in Tajikistan, then exported for reconstruction in Boulder. The dishes I tried were interesting, a sort of combination of Persian and Indian spice cuisine, with delicious combinations of meats and vegetables.

A large section of 13th Street runs through the heart of the downtown Boulder area hitting Pearl Street, Spruce Street, and Canyon Boulevard. This street is filled lots of fun places to shop and eat. One the neatest places I went was Johnny's Cigar Bar at 1801 13th Street. This is a fun place to go for drinks and has an amazing selection of fine cigars (for any cigar aficionados out there). There is a separate non-smoking and smoking room (with fresh ventilation) for anyone who does not like to be around smoke. Additionally, there a variety of small dishes and live blues/jazz music on the weekends. I would highly recommend a visit here for couples and people in their mid twenties and up.