The Ten Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Fall 2025

Fall doesn’t officially start until September 22, but visions of golden aspen leaves are dancing in our heads – and our stomachs are hungry for something new.

Over the past months, some highly anticipated spots, such as Saigon Noodle Club by PKR at Edgewater Public Market and YumCha at Milk Market, served their first guests, but others that were planning summer openings are still counting down the days until their debut. And more eagerly awaited eateries are planning autumn openings, too.

Here are ten places expected to make a big splash when they begin serving this fall, starting with those announced most recently:

Ceci and Cimera at the Source Hotel
3330 Brighton Boulevard
Projected opening: Fall
Some big changes are coming to the hotel connected to Denver’s first food hall. In March, Safta announced plans to add an Italian lounge dubbed Ceci! (pronounced “cheh-chee”) to the space. The menu will focus on small bites, wine and cocktails made with Italian liqueurs, amaro and spirits, as well as classics like martinis and negronis. Up on the eighth floor, the rooftop of the Source Hotel, which had been operating as the Woods since 2018, is being transformed into Cimera, a Pan-Latin restaurant from Peruvian chef Diego Muñoz and Hop Alley alum Geoff Cox, who will be its executive chef. The food lineup includes Peruvian-inspired sushi and sashimi, small plates such as empanadas and arepas, and larger entrees, along with a Latin-focused cocktail menu.

Molino Chido at Stanley Marketplace
2501 Dallas Street, Aurora
Projected opening: Fall
Two culinary powerhouses are teaming up for this new addition to Stanley Marketplace. Tommy Lee is the owner of two Uncle locations as well as Hop Alley, while Michael Diaz de Leon was the executive chef at Bruto when it was awarded its first Michelin star in 2023. Since then, Diaz de Leon has struck out on his own, spending a lot of time traveling, cooking and learning — experiences that he’ll bring to this new venture. When it opens, expect a Mexico City-inspired taqueria fueled by a passion for fresh masa and creating a memorable dining experience.

Uchiko
299 Fillmore Street
Projected opening: End of 2025
Way back in 2022, Uchi’s parent company, Hai Hospitality, announced plans to open a location of Uchi’s sister concept, Uchiko, in the former Ginny Williams Gallery in Cherry Creek. Three years later, the project is still in the works, but Hai Hospitality is aiming to finally got those doors open by the end of the year (whether it will debut before the last official day of fall — December 21 — is a tossup). When it finally does arrive, we’ll be eager to this spot. Like Uchi, it’s sushi-focused but will also serve fare made on a live-fire, post-oak grill.

Blossom by SYC
1691 Central Street
Projected opening: Late November/early December
Shuang “Sherry” Crossland, owner of the One Concept Restaurant Group, is in the midst of launching its more upscale SYC Concepts sister brand. In July, the group introduced Sushi by SYC, a twenty-seat omakase experience, but we’re still waiting for Blossom by SYC, which is set to take over a LoHi space that’s seen a lot of turnover. Most recently home to El Chingon, which left the space last year, it’s sat empty ever since, but Crossland promises an upscale, chef-driven Asian addition complete with striking decor, a full bar and Michelin aspirations.

Boombots Pasta Shop
2647 West 38th Avenue
Projected opening: Fall
Husband-and-wife team Cliff and Cara Blauvelt have proven themselves to be pros at creating good vibes and even better sandwiches at Odie B’s, which started in Sunnyside and added a RiNo outpost in January. Their newest concept, Boombots Pasta Shop, will be located next door to their daytime Sunnyside spot and has been in the works since last fall. While the team was originally aiming for a summer opening, we’ll have to wait just a little bit longer to taste the results of all the R&D. The vision: “Pasta is across all cultures, and nothing is off the table,” Cliff says.

Dear Emilia
3615 Delgany Street
Projected opening: End of 2025
The owners of Olivia, one of the best Italian restaurants in the city, will soon open another Italian eatery. Dear Emilia  (a slight tweak from the original planned name of Emilia) will be located on the first floor of the Current office building in RiNo, and will combine inspiration from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy with an emphasis on local sourcing to create what co-owner Ty Leon describes as “Italian-Colorado cuisine.” Think mortadella made with Colorado bison rather than pork, and prosciutto using trout rather than ham flown in from Parma. Count us in.

Johnny Bechamel’s
81 South Pennsylvania Street
Projected opening: Fall
It’s been almost ten years since chefs Spencer White and Alex Figura, along with co-owner Lulu Clair, debuted their fast-casual pasta joint Dio Mio. Since then, it’s remained a favorite in an ever-shifting RiNo. In 2022, the team doubled down on its presence in the neighborhood with the addition of Redeemer Pizza. Earlier this year, it made a quick detour to Urban Cowboy in Uptown, where it opened Little Johnny B’s — replacing Roberta’s, the initial offering in the Public House of the hip boutique hotel. The name was a nod to the “boss of sauce” that the group was already planning to bring to Wash Park: Johnny Bechamel’s, which will put that sauce on both pizza and pasta.

Malinche Audiobar
1541 Platte Street
Projected opening: September
La Diabla owner Jose Avila has been busy working on several new projects. Next up: Malinche Audiobar in LoHi, which will be a mezcal-focused bar with charcoal-grilled eats. It will also be the only spot where you can try Avila’s own mezcal, straight from Oaxaca, which you can sip while listening to his personal collection of vintage Mexican records. He’s also working on his own food hall next door to La Diabla on Larimer Street, where several stalls will serve everything from handmade tortillas and baracoa to seafood and churros, as well as a restaurant near Union Station; both of those are expected to open by the end of the year.

Risica
3463 Walnut Street
Projected opening: Fall
Andrea Frizzi operated Italian restaurant Il Posto in an intimate space in Uptown for a decade before it moved to RiNo in 2017; last year, he shuttered Il Posto after a seven-year run in that neighborhood. Later this year, though, he’ll be back with a brand-new venture inside the Edit building in RiNo. “Risica comes from the phrase ‘chi non risica non rosica,’ meaning if you don’t take a risk, you will regret it,” the chef explains. The restaurant will be an “energetic” Milano-style pizzeria with charcuterie, oysters and small plates such as classic carpaccio, crudo, patate pasticciate, crostini, arancini, stuffed calamari, burrata made in-house and “a very spirited bar,” Frizzi says, with plenty of wines by the glass and simple cocktails priced at $12 or under, with a focus on Aperol spritzes. Soon, you’ll be able to get a preview taste when Frizzi launches a Risica pop-up on delivery apps, including DoorDash.

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