Milkbox Ice Creamery

Milkshakes aren’t just for kids. At Milkbox Creamery, you can choose from a handful of pre-determined boozy options, use a list of available spirits to make your own, or grill the counter staffers for their favorite liquor-fueled creations. How about Key lime pie and coconut ice cream with rum? Or maybe s’mores ice cream spiked […]

Milwaukee Street Tavern

One of the few sports bars in the heart of Cherry Creek North, the Milwaukee Street Tavern seems a bit out of place among the chic stores and restaurants in the area. Like the nearby Cherry Cricket, the place feels very un-Creek – a good thing if you’re looking to get away from the neighborhood’s […]

Mimi’s Cafe

Tucked behind Park Meadows Mall, this is a family place that scores high with both kids and parents with its activity-filled menus, inviting atmosphere and top-notch food for all ages. The California-based chain offers a great chicken pot pie, pot roast, salmon and, perhaps best of all, triple-croissant bread pudding for dessert.

Miners Saloon

While owners Dean and Aimee Valdez and Noah Heaney wanted their Golden bar to tip a hat to the area’s historic mining days through the facade and indoor decor, the offerings here taste nothing like a dram of whiskey did back in 1859. With 24 taps and more than fifty bottles of beer, guests can […]

Misfit Snackbar

Chef Bo Porytko was half of the duo behind Rebel Restaurant, which served some of Denver’s most thrilling cuisine for three years before closing in 2018. Now he’s manning his own tiny kitchen inside the Middleman, where he turns out a dizzying array of small plates and bigger dishes, with no regard for culinary tradition […]

Mister Tuna

Troy Guard has channeled his hybrid Pacific Rim/Mediterranean/Latin style through many venues since landing in Denver in the early 2000s. But at Mister Tuna, which opened in RiNo in 2016, it all comes together: his childhood in Hawaii, time under fusion powerhouse Roy Yamaguchi, and a career absorbing Rocky Mountain influences. The result is a […]

Mizu Izakaya

What’s an izakaya? In short, it’s a Japanese pub with food intended to go with drinks. But to experience for yourself how the izakaya concept translates to the hip LoHi neighborhood, head over to Mizu Izakaya, which opened at the end of 2016 in a corner space that had once seemed doomed and now is […]

Mizuna

Mizuna was the first restaurant from chef Frank Bonanno, whose empire now includes restaurants, bars and even a food hall. The flagship, which specializes in French cooking techniques, has served as a training ground for some of the city’s best chefs, and is a much-loved neighborhood spot. Without Mizuna, Denver’s culinary landscape would be far […]

Modmarket

The first Modmarket opened in 2009 in Boulder; the town seemed ideally suited to the eatery’s seasonal ingredients and farm-to-table philosophy set off by a sleek, fast-casual setting. Now those behind the Modmarket concept are setting their sights on anywhere in the nation that people crave quick, fresh food. Salads, pizzas, sandwiches, platters and even […]

Modmarket

The first Modmarket opened in 2009 in Boulder; the town seemed ideally suited to the eatery’s seasonal ingredients and farm-to-table philosophy set off by a sleek, fast-casual setting. Now those behind the Modmarket concept are setting their sights on anywhere in the nation that people crave quick, fresh food. Salads, pizzas, sandwiches, platters and even […]

Modmarket

The first Modmarket opened in 2009 in Boulder; the town seemed ideally suited to the eatery’s seasonal ingredients and farm-to-table philosophy set off by a sleek, fast-casual setting. Now those behind the Modmarket concept are setting their sights on anywhere in the nation that people crave quick, fresh food. Salads, pizzas, sandwiches, platters and even […]

Moe’s Broadway Bagel

The venerable Moe’s is everything you’d expect from a bagel shop born and bred in Boulder: The menu is drawn (somewhat haphazardly) on a chalkboard, the staff is always in a good mood, and the place maintains a collegial, slightly hippie-dippie vibe. But the bagels – pulled out of the oven fresh each morning and […]

Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que

Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que is a Colorado-based chain started by out-of-state transplants, Mike Fernandez, Ben Gilbert and Jeff Kennedy, who met at the University of Alabama and opened up a carry-out barbecue joint at the base of Vail Mountain during the 2002-03 ski season. That little spot has grown into more than a dozen restaurants across […]

The Molecule Effect

A beverage that fell from heaven and by some stroke of luck landed in Denver, the Venetian Cream Coffee at the Molecule Effect is so good, it has to be divine in origin. Buttery-smooth and tooth-achingly sweet, this coffee drink comes straight out of a tap like a swirling caramel ribbon of liquid dessert. Served […]

Molotov Kitschen

Chef-owner Bo Porytko (of Misfit Snackbar and the late, lamented Rebel Restaurant) always wanted to open an Eastern European concept rooted in Ukrainian fare, a nod to his heritage. That came to fruition in early 2023, when the kitschy Molotov opened in a cozy City Park spot. Unlike the often-surprising food at Rebel and Misfit, […]