Restaurants

On the menu are over-the-top drinks with names like Succubus in a Red Dress, Heart of Darkness and All Black Everything.

This downtown spot that serves dim sum, skewered meats and more for lunch, also has a weekday happy hour that starts at noon.

Over twenty spots joined the dining scene last month, including a number of new places to sip wine and cocktails.

In the coming months, owners Syd Younggreen and Brian De Souza will also bring back their intimate dinner series, the Guest, and add a daytime concept called El Mercado.

The plant-based pop-up took the top prize on the Food Network show, scoring $50,000, which it plans to use to open a brick-and-mortar eatery.

Denver bus and light rail rides are free through the end of August, so take a ride on the 15 to check out spots like El Tamarindo, Good Bread and Ranch House Cafe.

Standouts from the last month include a damn good steak at an old school classic, duck confit at neighborhood staple, a savory dessert at a new fine dining eatery and more.

Among the additions are Camelia Modern Mexican Cuisine on Broadway and Masas, now serving Oaxacan fare in Boulder.

Owners Amanda Anne and Mark Crisman launched the business in 2021 and won the Governor’s Plate competition at the Colorado State Fair last year.

At this basement-level escape, rum and agave spirits star in refined yet familiar cocktails like Milk Punch and the Mangonada.

It’s taking over the space that was home to Frontroom Pizza for over three decades, then Roca’s for a year.

The fourth Colorado outpost of the Portland-born chain, which includes a drive-thru, had to change its exterior color because it violated city codes.

Right Cream on South Downing Street hopes to add even more food items to its lineup in the future, including breakfast and dinner options.

When lobsters from Maine lost their Marine Stewardship Council certification, Stoic & Genuine began searching for an alternative.

The current lineup at this LoHi restaurant is filled with hits, from clams with green garlic to rabbit cannelloni to chicken with taboon, a Palestinian flatbread.

Experience the culture of Colorado’s second-largest immigrant community at this free event.

While RTD is free in July in August, ride this route for easy access to places like the Hornet and Mutiny Information Cafe in Baker, Fellow Traveler in Englewood and more.

EatDenver’s annual food fest returned on July 20, and restaurants like Blackbelly and the upcoming MAKfam brought their A-game.

Axum Ethiopian is gone, Emerald Eye is open.

The Old Major owner took a year off and now, he’s launching a new company specializing in bacon and spice rubs.

Denver is home to a vibrant and diverse food truck scene, but tracking them down can be tough.

The Caribbean-inspired, basement-level bar has taken over the former Crimson Room space.