Denver is losing some of its best bars, both old and new. Last month the Overland closed at 1967 South Broadway less than a year after Nathaniel Rateliff and a couple of members of his band opened the place. But some readers weren’t fans.
Here’s the skinny — and the fat — on the past six months of barbecue action in Denver.
There’s plenty of great new grub around town to try out, as well as a couple of older favorites doing new things. Cool off with Vietnamese smoothies or check out hot pizza and tacos on Stapleton’s eastern frontier. Here are six places on our Watch List of fun and exciting…
The fast pace of Denver’s dining scene continues. Here’s our complete list of bar and restaurant openings and closings in the metro area in June 2017.
We’ve had plenty of exciting new openings in the Denver restaurant scene so far this year, but the fierce competition has led to the demise of old favorites and big names, too. The industry is shifting because of skyrocketing food and real estate costs as well as a labor shortage, and restaurateurs need to adapt or go under.
On Sunday, August 20, Westword is bringing back Tacolandia, a celebration of street tacos. You’ll want to get your tickets now: Prices go up on Friday, June 30.
Tonight marks the start of a long, long holiday weekend, and there are plenty of Independence Day celebrations around town; see our list of holiday food and drink deals and events for ideas. But there are still a few happenings that won’t be drowning in red, white and blue. Here…
Andrew Kaczmarek and Nato Francescato don’t mind doing things differently. The two went into business together in July 2016 as owners of 14er Brewing, creating and canning beer long before they knew if or when they’d be able to open an actual taproom. In October 2016, 14er won a gold medal for…
A friend of mine just moved to Sunnyside, where Ernie’s Bar and Pizza at 2915 West 44th Avenue quickly became her neighborhood watering hole, so I had to come check it out with a small posse for happy hour. I arrived before my friends and had a seat at the bar…
Karl Fallenius says he was working hundred-hour weeks in the period leading up to the closing of his Owlbear Barbecue stand at Finn’s Manor at 2927 Larimer Street. Shutting the place down at the height of its popularity turned out to be the right move, though, as he’s now nearly…
Who doesn’t love a good fried chicken sandwich?! Royal Rooster makes one of the best ones in Denver. Let’s see how close we can get at home!
The Denver dining scene continues to boom, with new spots opening every week. Here are the best new restaurants of 2017 (so far).
The Boulder-based Brewers Association fired a new volley Tuesday in the escalating war between independent craft breweries and corporate mega-breweries by unveiling a new seal that breweries can add to the labels on their bottles and cans in order to distinguish themselves. The seal, which reads “Brewers Association Certified…
Last night, the Colorado Restaurant Association presented its annual Industry Spotlight Awards at the Stanley Marketplace. Among the award recipients were the owners of the Squeaky Bean, Johnny Ballen and Joshua Olsen, who were receiving the CRA’s Philanthropist Signature Dish Award in recognition of the work the two have done…
Chef/owner David Rosenfeld has a pedigreed résumé, but right now he’s serving pizza from Spezzatura, a trailer parked outside Rocker Spirits in Littleton.
Troy Guard, one of Denver’s most prolific restaurateurs, is having a busy couple of weeks: June 26 saw the launch of a third outpost of Los Chingones, and July 7 will bring alive his take on breakfast at Hashtag. “I loved breakfast as a kid,” says the chef. “I always…
Every year, the Colorado Restaurant Association presents its Spotlight Awards for outstanding restaurants, restaurant owners and service-industry professionals from around the state. This year the dinner and awards ceremony takes place at the Stanley Marketplace in Aurora. While Denver gets the bulk of the media attention when it comes to the…
Once a year, you find yourself fully-committed to dusting your bike off, waking up a few hours early and sweating with your coworkers as you participate in Bike to Work Day. This year’s event falls on Wednesday, June 28, and as extra motivation to get that last-minute tune up before trekking across Denver, we’ve put together a list of the best Bike to Work stations to hit for both your morning and evening commutes.
The sun is a blazing ball burning a hole in the blue Colorado sky. The temperature has lodged somewhere in the mid-90s, and the only nearby hope for relief from the heat streaming off the black asphalt of South Federal Boulevard is an air-conditioned shop that serves icy-cold treats. Bambu…
“I wanted to create Roostercat so I would have a place to hang out with all my friends,” says Colin Floom, sitting on the patio of his laid-back cafe at 1045 Lincoln Street. Before founding Roostercat in 2012, Floom “was just a coffee shop whore. All I did between films…
When we put out our Best of Denver list in March, the Overland at 1967 South Broadway won honors for best new bar. But less than a year after opening, the Overland is now closed. We picked the bar because it had all the makings of an instant classic, with…
When Sazza owner Jeff Rogoff first heard about the Stanley Marketplace’s focus on community and sustainability, he knew that he had found a perfect match for the second home of his Greenwood Village eatery that derives its name from SAlad and piZZA. Sazza’s new location, at 2501 Dallas Street, opens for business…
