You can’t possibly be bored with all the breakfast, lunch and dinner options in Denver. But variety is the spice of life, so here’s a hint of spice to beguile you with upcoming cuisine ranging from Southern fare to ice cream to Chinese hot pot. These thirteen restaurants are expected…
The week following the winter holidays can seem as slow as molasses, but behind the scenes restaurateurs are busy polishing the glassware and chefs are putting final touches on dishes at eateries that will open in the days ahead.
Chowder Room, one of our favorite Denver seafood spots, will be cooking up its last batches of chowder this month. Owners Matt and Carrie Stein are moving out of state for a new opportunity, so they’ll close their restaurant at 560 South Broadway on January 20.
The Emich sisters, Jill, Jessica and Jennifer, closed Shine Restaurant and Gathering Place at 2027 13th Street in Boulder last summer after six years in business, but they weren’t calling it quits. Instead, the triplets (who call themselves the Blissful Sisters), moved their restaurant to a new Boulder location. They’re unveiling…
Eggs Benedict, French toast, clever omelets: the stuff that modern Denver brunches are made of. But the weekend mid-morning meal doesn’t have to be basic, even if hangover cure is your stated brunch-time goal. Señor Bear (3301 Tejon Street) has proven itself a bold and creative addition to the LoHi…
“Cheap” is a relative term these days when it comes to dining out; you can still get a burger or something that vaguely resembles tacos at a fast-food joint for a few bucks, but if you’re looking for quality from an independent, locally owned establishment, a decent lunch will probably…
Ending last year with a bang and starting January with a full belly is a portentous way to usher in 2018. Regardless of whatever else is going on in your life or in the world, good food has a way of pushing aside stress and smoothing out rough edges —…
Chalk up one last restaurant opening for Denver restaurants in 2017. Smokin Yard’s BBQ fired up the cookers over the weekend at 900 West First Avenue in the Yard on Santa Fe. The name of Denver’s newest barbecue joint and the retail center where it’s located are purely coincidental. Smokin…
Our complete list of bar and restaurant openings and closings in metro Denver in 2017, including more than 250 new spots. But more than 100 places closed, too, a faster pace than in years past.
Here’s our complete list of metro Denver bar and restaurant openings and closings for the week of December 25 through December 31, 2017.
Here are ten Denver eateries that opened in 2017 and serve delicious, affordable food.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to be first at anything, here’s a first that will give you brunch bragging rights while filling your belly on the first day of 2018. Cherry Creek’s Hedge Row, which opened at 100 Steele Street last July, is launching brunch and has…
Sunday night will mark not just the end of 2017, but the end of an era in Denver fine dining: The Broker Restaurant will close after 45 years of serving steak and seafood downtown. The Broker opened in the basement of a former bank at 821 17th Street in 1972 under…
The Blake Street Vault has been a favorite for LoDo bar hoppers at 1526 Blake Street for the past decade, but the drinks will soon stop pouring. The bar and grill just announced that it will close at the end of the year, with one last party planned for 2018…
For the past several years, Mike Huggins and Lenka Juchelkova have been building niches around the metro area to show off their penchant for adult beverages in various settings. From the classic Arvada Tavern with its hidden upstairs room (accessible through a phone booth) to the pre-Prohibition Union Lodge No…
There was a time when restaurants were simply places where people went to eat. There was no fanfare, no celebration of celebrity chefs, and no hot new dishes. But these days, food is news, whether it’s the next big restaurant opening, a TV appearance from one of our favorite cooks,…
As the year grinds to a close, new bars and restaurants are still trying to get in under the wire. Kazan Ramen Bistro hopes to land some new customers in the Berkeley neighborhood just days before Christmas, while longtime Wash Park dive reopened with a refresh that should appeal to…
Aspen real estate may be even pricier than here in Denver. So when the building that houses Zocalito Bistro was scheduled to be demolished in the mountain town, chef/owner Michael Beary didn’t waste much time looking for a new Aspen spot. Instead, he looked to Denver and found the perfect…
With so many new and exciting places to eat in Denver, it’s easy to overlook old favorites and neighborhood standbys…and that can be deadly for those restaurants. Increased competition and shifting demographics, trends and neighborhood needs can mean the demise of eateries that previously attracted crowds. Here are the ten…
Kevin Taylor, one of the preeminent names in the Denver dining scene over the past three decades, has had an up-and-down year. Just two months after opening Hickory & Ash in Broomfield with his son Ryan in July, Taylor closed Palettes after a twenty-year run at the Denver Art Musem…
As a Puerto Rican, chef Jesse Vega of Candela Latin Kitchen knew he had to do something to help his fellow borinqueños recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Sending money didn’t seem like enough — and he wasn’t sure which organization would best utilize any donation he might…
Denver history is worn into the formica tabletops and vinyl booths of timeless diners scattered across the city. The scent of coffee, fried potatoes and burger grease wafts through the murmuring dining rooms, carrying with it memories of meals past. Places like the Breakfast King, Lookin’ Good and Swift’s Breakfast…
