Wynkoop Brewing Company

Like Denver itself, the Wynkoop Brewing Company has gone through a lot of changes over the past three decades, but the city’s first modern brewpub continues to be an anchor in LoDo. It opened in 1988 in an old warehouse in a rundown part of town as an English-style pub serving cask ales and traditional […]

Xiquita Restaurante y Bar

The highly anticipated Xiquita opened in August 2024, helmed by the team from Park Hill favorite Lucina. Its menu features familiar Mexican classics like ceviche and carne asada, but the kitchen dives deeper with its focus on the nixtamalized corn used to make masa, one of the foundational ingredients of the country’s cuisine. Xiquita’s tetelas, […]

Yacht Club

Bar pros Mary Allison Wright and McLain Hedges resurrected Yacht Club – once located inside the Source – next door to Brasserie Brixton in late 2021. The new spot effortlessly mixes high and low with a killer wine list and cocktails alongside a menu of hot dogs, all paired with a vibe that’s still cool […]

Yaffa’s Savory

Many people dream about doing something different with their lives. Yaffa Hanouna, chef-owner of Yaffa’s Savory, actually did it. After fifteen years as the director of two preschools in Aurora, in early 2013 she opened Yaffa’s Savory, a Mediterranean cafe and market at 2200 South Monaco Parkway. The jump was not as sudden as it […]

Yak and Yeti

Yak and Yeti has been serving up authentic Indian fare – and a few traditional Nepalese dishes – since 2002. The Arvada Yak & Yeti location is our favorite, since it’s located in an old — allegedly haunted — farmhouse. Regardless of what you believe about the elusive beyond, there’s no denying that this restaurant […]

Yak and Yeti

The original location of Yak & Yeti has been serving up authentic Indian fare — and a few traditional Nepalese dishes — since 2002; it’s also familiar to those with a thirst for craft beer. The beers, like the award-winning Chai Milk Stout, show up at tap rooms around town, while the specialties are rare […]

Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Event Center

Yak & Yeti Restaurant and Entertainment Center is familiar to those with a thirst for craft beer and a hunger for Nepalese and Indian food. The beers, like the award-winning Chai Milk Stout, show up at tap rooms around town, while the specialties are rare enough in the metro area that devotees are willing to […]

Yanni’s Greek Restaurant

When the wind is right, when owner Yanni Stavropoulos has the outdoor rotisserie grill fired up, the odor of roasting meat and garlic and wine will draw you from a mile away. Outside Yanni’s, you’ll see Stavropoulos standing over that grill like a minor laughing spirit from an expurgated chapter of the Iliad – the […]

Yard House

Steele Platt knows what Denver likes. Although the restaurateur, who had several places in the Tivoli in the ’80s, left Colorado decades ago, the Yard House chain that he founded in California in 1996 is also ideally suited for Colorado. For starters, beers are big at the Yard House – the restaurant has over a […]

Yard House

Steele Platt knows what Denver likes. Although the restaurateur, who had several places in the Tivoli in the ’80s, left Colorado decades ago, the Yard House chain that he founded in California in 1996 is also ideally suited for Colorado. For starters, beers are big at the Yard House – the restaurant has over a […]

Yardbird

The massive (nearly 15,000-square-foot) Yardbird that opened in Five Points in July 2023 is technically a chain, although its menu does include a lineup of Denver exclusives, such as 72-hour short ribs, alongside its justifiably famous fried chicken. The food is stellar, delivering both on flavor and technique; its only drawback is the relatively high […]

Yazoo Barbeque Company

“Sauce is a condiment. In my opinion, it’s optional.” So says Don Hines, who owns Yazoo Barbeque Company. He came by his opinion in Memphis, where he worked on a number of barbecue teams. Instead of sauce, the pitmaster uses a Memphis-style dry rub on his ribs, pork shoulder and brisket to lock in flavor, […]

Yazoo Barbeque Company

“Sauce is a condiment. In my opinion, it’s optional.” So says Don Hines, who owns Yazoo Barbeque Company. He came by his opinion in Memphis, where he worked on a number of barbecue teams. Instead of sauce, the pitmaster uses a Memphis-style dry rub on his ribs, pork shoulder and brisket to lock in flavor, […]

Yoko’s

This little spot on the outside perimeter of Sakura Square serves solid Japanese food, bento-style to go and in noodle bowls if you eat in.

Yolee J Filipino & Thai Restaurant

The metro area doesn’t have a lot of options for Filipino food, but for a decade, ChowSun in Aurora served up options like pancit bihon and sinigang. It recently got a refresh and a new name, Yolee J Filipino & Thai Restaurant, though it’s still under the same ownership. Expect familiar Thai standards like pad […]

Yong Gung

Denver has hundreds of Chinese restaurants and a healthy portion of Korean restaurants, too, but for a culinary collision of the two, you’ll need to go to Yong Gung – an Aurora eatery that features dishes that originated in China but evolved in Korea, thanks to Chinese settlers there. The waiting area is strewn with […]