Cru: A Wine Bar

Wine cubbies line the back wall of the high-ceilinged sliver of Larimer Square space occupied by Cru: A Wine Bar. The richly appointed room fills with an after-work crowd in the late afternoon, as business types wind down over a glass of wine and a snack during happy hour while others rev up for a […]

Cru Food and Wine Bar

Passing time at the airport isn’t so bad when you can sit back and relax at Cru Food and Wine Bar, located on the B concourse. Enjoy a selection of appetizers, gourmet pizza, panini and desserts at Cru, or choose from an extensive list of wines available by the bottle, by the glass, or in […]

Cuba Bakery & Cafe

Orlando Colombe opened this bright and welcoming strip-mall spot in 2013 after moving to Colorado from Florida for a change of pace. The often-packed casual eatery serves a wide variety of sweets and a lineup of sandwiches, such as a traditional Cuban and pan con lechon. But it also serves seriously impressive slow-cooked entrees such […]

Cuba Cuba Cafe & Bar

Kristy Socarras Bigelow, who opened Cuba Cuba in the heart of the Golden Triangle in 2001, is a poster child for the American Dream. A Cuban-American from Miami whose family didn’t allow her to go to college and who had little restaurant experience, she decided to create a Cuban-influenced eatery in two little conjoined Victorian […]

Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria

Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria, which opened in late summer 2013 in Glendale’s CitySet complex, is the next chapter in Kristy Socarras Bigelow’s success story. She could be a poster child for the American Dream: A Cuban-American from Miami whose family didn’t allow her to go to college — “Cuban moms are strict,” she explains — and […]

Cucina Bella

Tucked into a strip mall on East Alameda Avenue, Cucina Bella, which opened in 2022, is easy to overlook. But don’t, because its owners, brothers Luis and Heriberto Gutierrez, have some serious culinary skills. The plain exterior belies the fine-dining-style take on the food, and the kitchen’s commitment to quality comes through with every bite. […]

Cucina Colore

Cucina Colore has had an enviable run. As other restaurants in Cherry Creek North have come and gone, this beloved Italian bistro, with its big windows and landscaped patios, has quietly done its thing for nearly thirty years. Founded by Venanzio Momo, who once owned a coterie of Colore-branded outfits, the restaurant fits its well-heeled […]

Cucina Rustica

Ski resorts are often havens of fine dining for starving skiers, and Cucina Rustica is exactly that ? an oasis of upscale Tuscan-inspired food located in the Lodge at Vail. Cucina Rustica offers in-room dining seven days a week; lunch and dinner menus that change with the seasons; and a formidable menu of

Cuisine of the Himalayas

This Evergreen restaurant serves up a combination of Indian, Nepalese and Tibetan food, offering up curries, masalas, samosas and kormas that are all worth the drive up the hill. But the dish that brings us back over and over again? The lamb vindaloo, a graceful balance of tartness and heat — and one of the […]

Culver’s

You can’t cook a cheeseburger at home the way Culver’s does. You don’t have the equipment (a gleaming, forty-inch expanse of searing steel flat-top) or the expertise (the Culver family has been flipping cheeseburgers since 1984, when they opened their first joint in Wisconsin) or the commitment (each Culver’s makes its own burgers to order, […]

Culver’s

You can’t cook a cheeseburger at home the way Culver’s does. You don’t have the equipment (a gleaming, forty-inch expanse of searing steel flat-top) or the expertise (the Culver family has been flipping cheeseburgers since 1984, when they opened their first joint in Wisconsin) or the commitment (each Culver’s makes its own burgers to order, […]

The Cup Espresso Cafe

The owners of the Cup Espresso Cafe are deadly serious about their coffee; they get it from Boulder’s Conscious Coffees, a roasting company that specializes in organic, fair-trade coffee and works directly with the small farming cooperatives that grow their product. On the Cup website, you’ll find detailed descriptions not just of how to brew […]

Cured

Cured, which won our Best New Cheese Shop award in 2012, offers a hand-picked selection of cheeses, cured meats, table wines, fresh made daily sandwiches and other unique and gourmet grocery items that food nerds can splurge on with impunity. Owners Will and Coral Frischkorn, a cyclist and yoga instructor, respectively, caught the foodie bug […]

The Curtis Club

Created by musician-turned-restaurateur Scott Bagus, the Curtis Club exudes a vibe that would be hard to imagine outside of the West. Walls are decked out with cedar-fence wood, horseshoes hang by the tin ceiling, and a mural of a lake backs the bar. In other towns and in other hands, such touches might verge on […]

Curtis Park Creamery

The building that houses the Curtis Park Creamery was a meat processor and taxidermy shop in the early ’50s. Later in the decade, it got a rep for giving soft-serve ice cream to the kids playing across the street in Curtis Park — and got a new name in the process. After a few ownership […]

Curtis Park Delicatessen

Curtis Park Deli has a small but thoughtful selection of classic deli sandwiches, and it ups the game with the freshest ingredients and loving touches such as housemade aiolis, the best cheeses and light but chewy ciabatta rolls. These aren’t gut-busters, but rather the perfect size for a lunch break – which is why both […]