Stadium Inn

The “Shade-ium,” as it’s known to most who have crossed its stoop, lives up to its nickname. Even though it’s now in the hands of the Little Pub crew, it remains old-school. Questionable characters and drinks cheap enough to encourage dangerous levels of inebriation are the name of the game here. Its proximity to the […]

Standing Akimbo

Many MMJ patients sigh in resignation when thinking about the dank, delicious edibles that used to come out of Standing Akimbo (the dispensary doubled as a pot-infused bakery and earned high praise for its goods before ceasing edibles operations in 2013). Today the quaint, peace-loving dispensary is one of the few pot shops that actually […]

Star Bar

Star Bar was once one of the diviest of dive bars, where the carpet was sticky and the bathrooms icky. But a makeover in 2010 transformed the place in the same manner that the rest of the Ballpark neighborhood was transforming, turning a questionable saloon into a safe haven for craft beers and cocktails. The […]

Star Kitchen

Like many of Denver’s best Asian restaurants, Star Kitchen is tucked into a strip mall and doesn’t look very inviting. But step through the front door and you’ll find yourself in one of the best dim sum joints in town, where the carts – back after a pandemic hiatus – roll out of the kitchen […]

Station 26 Brewing Co.

The huge garage doors still go up and down every day at the former Station 26 firehouse in northeast Park Hill, but the only emergencies now are when someone’s glass gets low on double IPA. Station 26 Brewing opened last December inside this renovated fire station (the Denver Fire Department’s new Station 26 facility is […]