Frasca Food and Wine vs Mateo
Both establishments are endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, Frasca Food & Wine is preferred by most professionals compared to Mateo. Frasca Food & Wine scores 94 with praise from 7 sources such as Frommer's, BlackBook and Fodor's.
Frasca Food and Wine
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1738 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
From $41 /night
Fodor's
"In the Friuli region of Italy the frasca (tree branch) is a historic marker for a neighborhood eatery where you'll be warmly welcomed and well fed."
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Frommer's
"Not only is slick, sociable Frasca one of the best reviewed restaurants in Boulder, it's one of the best-reviewed in the country, landing on all sorts of national lists since its opening in 2004."
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Travel + Leisure
"Chef Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson’s Friulian menu features hand-cut pasta and pork in half a dozen forms, while the wine list of co-owner (and Master Sommelier) Bobby Stuckey glitters with northern Italian gems."
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BlackBook
"Let some luck rub off on you at Frasca, a slow-food sanctuary where the area’s culinary darlings come to play."
Gayot
17.0
"Effortlessly polished and affable servers help guests navigate their way through Mackinnon-Patterson's seasonally changing menu."
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Mateo
1837 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
From $30 /night
Gayot
14.0
"This small neighborhood bistro unleashes Provencal-inspired comfort food at reasonable prices and features organic products from local farmers, ranchers and foragers."
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Zagat
4.5
"“Showing epicurean sophistication” and “emphasizing local ingredients”, the “rustic French” repertoire is “oh-so-good” at this Boulder “oasis”."
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Travel + Leisure
"This Boulder bistro creates French Provençal cuisine in the mountains of Colorado."
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"A champion of “local ranchers, farmers and foragers,” Chef/owner Matthew Jansen is also a master sommelier—so you can expect divine wines to accompany your pork tenderloin, New York strip or pasta primavera."
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