Radda Trattoria

Matt Jansen, owner of Mateo, opened Radda in the midst of north Boulder’s low-rise sprawl, and it’s a welcome addition. This is an Italian restaurant, a small-plates restaurant, a comfortable and casual restaurant where the food serves as hearty sustenance, stimulus for conversation and an excuse to gather together with friends. Everything here, from the […]

Radha Govinda’s

Vegans, rejoice: Radha Govinda’s serves up an all-you-can-eat buffet that’s now entirely plant-based. The restaurant is only open four days a week, but it’s worth the wait to get yourself in the door. The menu changes daily; check the website for the current choices. The prices at Govinda’s make eating well extremely reasonable, and on […]

Raleigh Street Bakery

David Kaminer’s bakery isn’t an efficient, commercial facility with gleaming ovens and mixers, nor is it an artisan storefront in a trendy neighborhood or market hall. Instead, Raleigh Street Bakery is in Kaminer’s garage, behind his house on a quiet residential block in northwest Denver. He built his wood-burning oven with the help of friends […]

Raliberto’s Mexican Food

There are two Ralibertos locations in Denver – both seedy, San Diego-style taco huts. The Wheat Ridge location is open 24/7, but the Arvada outpost has limited hours. Through their drive-thru windows, they dole out some of the diviest drunk food north of the border: tacos, tortas, quesadillas, taquitos, nachos and huge mounds of carne […]

Raliberto’s Mexican Food

Of the two Ralibertos locations in the Denver area – both seedy, San Diego-style taco huts – only the Wheat Ridge location is open 24/7. Through its drive-thru windows, it doles out some of the diviest drunk food north of the border: tacos, tortas, quesadillas, taquitos, nachos and huge mounds of carne asada fries blanketed […]

The Rally Bar

Stepping into this stylish bar across from Coors Field in McGregor Square is like walking into a modern work of art. It’s full of angles, shapes, texture and color – even the taps are built into a long, shiny pipe rather than the run-of-the-mill wall. Cocktails, like the signature purple-hued Rally Up, with butterfly pea […]

Ramen Star

Ramen Star opened on a quiet Sunnyside street in 2019 with a couple of secrets hidden inside. First: a high-tech noodle machine that allows the kitchen to turn out springy ramen noodles every day (when most ramen shops purchase pre-made noodles). Second: Its dedication to building layers of flavor in its broths using traditional ingredients […]

Ranch House Cafe

Chances are good that you’ve been meaning to check out the Ranch House for some time. You’ve definitely driven past it on East Colfax – one of those ubiquitous classic roadside diners along a busy thoroughfare that looks like it might just serve some delicious food belied by its more modest exterior. You’d be right […]

Randall’s

Owner Randall Borne spent years perfecting recipes from his native Louisiana, selling dishes from a mobile cart before landing in his first permanent space. All those years of practice paid off: The crispy chicken wings, shrimp po’boy and intensely savory pork chops are all winners.

Range

Like the Great American West implied by its name, Range is a place with big ambitions. These are hinted at in the shiny metallic banquettes (gold fever?) and the walnut communal tables sized in anticipation of crowds. They’re also implicit in the fact that Range, which opened this spring in the new Renaissance Denver City […]

Ras Kassa’s Ethiopian Restaurant

For years, Ras Kassa’s was the only Ethiopian option for folks in Boulder County – but then the quaint eatery, run by chef Tsehay Hailu, was forced to close in early 2015 because of redevelopment (you can thank the Google office campus for that). Hailu limped along for more than a year in a temporary […]

Ratio Beerworks

When it comes to house parties, there are mellow kickbacks that all blend together and the ragers that make for unforgettable stories. Brewery parties divide much the same way, and Ratio knows how to do both right. The gorgeously decorated brewery oozes a vital, electric vibe, even on a slow day…but there aren’t many of […]

Raven Hill Mining Company

Like T-shirt shops on the boardwalk, every tourist town has to have a Raven Hill: a simple, friendly, non-threatening family restaurant where everyone from Grandpa to Junior to your weird foreign-exchange student can find something to eat. It’s just a single dining room with a bar to one side, but owner/operators Ken Gustafson and Gwen […]

Rayback Collective

In the simplest terms, Boulder’s Rayback Collective, which opened in summer of 2016, is a food-truck park, with trucks serving up everything from barbecue to pretzels to Asian-fusion skewers to farmhouse-inspired eats rotating through its huge yard. But dig a bit deeper and you’ll find plenty of hidden gems at this community gathering space. A […]

Recess Beer Garden

Shady trees, lots of outdoor seating and nearly every dog in the neighborhood: That’s what you’ll find at Recess Beer Garden, one of the city’s top destinations for day drinking. As the name implies, the focus is on the Recess beer selection, but you can opt for cocktails and wine, too. The food menu is […]