Central Bistro & Bar owner Isiah Salazar and chef Jesse Vega converted their breezy bistro into a pan-Latin lounge in the summer of 2017, compiling a roster of tacos from Salazar’s upbringing and Puerto Rican specialties from Vega’s family, along with a few other dishes from Central and South America. The result is a restaurant […]
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Cannonball Creek has long been known for making hop-forward beers, and making them well. But in recent years, the brewery has expanded its menu to focus more on lagers – which, not surprisingly, are very good, too. From Dad Squad pils to Let’s Talk About Mex!, you can always find tasty options here. The brewery […]
The Canopy Grill has an open and airy tropical theme, including paper lanterns and hanging umbrellas, and wants patrons to feel like they’re eating and drinking on the beach or in their own back yards. The cuisine is tropical, with many variations on both. Lunch and dinner are available daily. The sweet and gooey desserts […]
Cap City Tavern is the kind of neighborhood joint that every neighborhood wishes it had. In this case, though, the lucky beneficiary is the Golden Triangle neighborhood, where Cap City is hopping at lunch, happy hour, dinner and beyond, seven days a week. There are happy-hour deals and food specials, but the standard menu is […]
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Temporarily closed: Part market, part sandwich shop, Carbone’s Italian Sausage Deli almost always has a line of people in front of the counter. In 1974, Rosa Lonardo and her husband, Nick, bought this place from Dominic Carbone, who taught the pair how to make sausages and meatballs the old-fashioned way before turning over the keys […]
Situated in the now-hip Highland neighborhood, Carl’s Pizza is anything but trendy. It’s an old-time neighborhood Italian joint serving good spaghetti and meatballs, manicotti and pizza since 1953. Dinners come with soup or salad; spaghetti and meatballs can be ordered by the pint or the quart. It’s nothing fancy, just good food with a good […]
This cozy, family-owned Italian market and deli has been around since 1976. The shelves are lined with imported pasta of all shapes and sizes, olive oil, canned goods, frozen foods like housemade sausages, and so much more. Still, the sandwiches – huge, messy masterpieces loaded onto freshly baked rolls, which you can custom-order with that […]
The original Carmine’s on Penn has held down its corner of Pennsylvania and Bayaud since 1994. When the restaurant opened, it was intended as a place where large groups could converge and enjoy themselves without thinking too much about what they were eating – ordering big platters of Italian food served family style, which is […]
Uncommon Argentinian sandwiches are the main draw at this Baker eatery, from lomitos (pork) and choripanes (sausage) to vacios (steak) and milanesas (breaded cutlet). Also notable: the crusty, crunchy wedge fries seasoned with a house spice blend that you can dip in tangy chimichurri for a true taste of Buenos Aires.
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Federal Boulevard is rife with good Mexican grub, much of it from market lunch counters where you can grab groceries and then sit down for a plate of tacos or a steaming bowl of caldo de res. Carniceria Aaliyah, which opened in the second half of 2016, has a tidy, well-stocked butcher counter, a few […]
If you’ve seen the graveled parking lot of Carniceria y Taqueria La Flor de Michoacan filling up promptly at 4 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a brotherhood of food warriors — burly men drawn by the mingled scents of char and sizzle permeating the air — you might have wondered what that makeshift, […]
There are two Carnitas Estilo Michoacan locations in southwest Denver, and both of them offer the same lineup of condiments that won the restaurant Denver’s Best Salsa Bar in 2012. While the dining areas can be a little close and cluttered, we’ll camp out on a bar stool and wait for an order of chilaquiles […]
Originally from California, brothers Joshua and Ryan Carrera launched a catering company-turned-food truck in 2019 with the goal of bringing the type of Mexican food they’d grown up eating to the Mile High – and their business was a hit. In 2022, it moved into a permanent home, making the Denver Tech Center an unlikely […]
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For a decade, the original Cart-Driver in RiNo has been a destination for perfectly bubbly, charred, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza that remains some of the best in town. Oysters and tinned fish are also served from the small space made from a shipping container. While its larger LoHi outpost has been closed for repairs since December […]
The 2014 opening of Cart-Driver ushered in a wave of Neapolitan pizza in Denver. These perfectly charred wood-fired pies shine whether you opt for a simple margherita (called the Daisy here) or a seasonal creation. A meal in the tiny, original shipping-container location in RiNo is an intimate yet lively experience, while the newer outpost […]
The reopening of the iconic pink palace under new owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone has been a South Park-worthy saga. While some people are frustrated by the ongoing, email-only invite system, those who have snagged a reservation can attest to the fact that the controlled crowds add to the magic. Yes, chef Dana Rodriguez […]