AJ Shreffler is making other big changes to his business, including lowering the size and price of his popular sandwiches.

While three new spots opened at the airport, three others closed in the metro area.

The Mile High beat out places like Las Vegas, Washington D.C. and San Francisco.

Restaurateur Troy Guard’s decade-old Guard and Grace landed at number 47 on the list.

The restaurant, which got its start in Arvada in 2010, moved from Berkeley to LoHi in early 2023.

It’s the newest concept from Nicholas Kayser and the team behind the recently-shuttered Rooted Craft American Kitchen.

Brunch returns to a neighborhood favorite, a top sushi spot is now open for lunch, and a daytime eatery is adding dinner service.

A chopped cheese concept is replacing one of the best poke places in town.

The latest concept from Shawn Bergin will operate out of his bakery’s Tennyson Street space.

The popular stoner-themed sandwich chain had been open in that location for nearly fifteen years.

These spots are smokin’.

Making that menu special permanent hit the company’s bottom line hard.

The law was previously set to expire in 2025.

The list also includes the indefinite closure of our 2024 Best New Coffee Shop pick.

First Ed Sheeran, now Birdman. Which celeb will visit the pink palace next?

Staff training has begun but it won’t fully open by the original planned comeback date of May 15.

“We’re not abandoning you, we’re just finding room to grow.”

While five spots debuted in the metro area, three said goodbye – including Renegade Brewing.

It will serve ten versions of the NYC bodega staple along with soft-serve ice cream and Dole Whip on Fridays.

The list includes two very different smashburgers, fried chicken bites from one of the best bars in the country and more.