Joy Hill

Joy Hill opened in the midst of the pandemic, prompting owners Julia Duncan-Roitman and Andy Templar to refocus on sourdough-crust pizza loaded with locally sourced toppings such as bison chorizo. Today the pizza remains the main draw, alongside a cocktail lounge-worthy beverage program. If you’re not in the mood for a full pie, the small […]

Julia Blackbird’s New Mexican Cafe

All the pieces come together in kitchen at Julia Blackbird’s. Although the dining room looks like something concocted by the Santa Fe tourism board, the menu offers very genuine fare. This is classic, homegrown New Mexican comfort food, everything from simple burritos and calabacitas to an excellent posole, grilled elote, fideo and rellenos (fried hard, […]

Jump-Street

Indoor trampoline parks are jumping up all over the country, and Jump-Street was quick to hop on the trend. Denver’s first indoor trampoline park, it features three areas for jumping, dodgeball leagues and a “Kiddie City” for toddlers. That makes it a great place for a birthday party, and parents will appreciate its convenient location […]

Just Be Kitchen

The Tiffany-blue interior of this tiny Highland spot is as soothing to the eyes as the menu is to diners who are trying to avoid grains. From paleo devotees to celiac sufferers, owner Jennifer Peters offers support with her gluten-free, grain-free kitchen that turns out tasty food no matter what diet you’re following. Roasted veggies, […]

Kahlo’s

Chef/owner Noe Bermudez grew up watching his mom, a professional chef, cook in restaurants in his home town of Uruapan, Michoacán. Much of the food at Kahlo’s, as well as at Bermudez’s first restaurant, Tarasco’s, is meatless simply because of tradition – but he’s also a proponent of healthy eating, as evidenced by his restaurants’ […]

Kaos Pizzeria

Platt Park pizza joint Kaos Pizzeria has been drawing crowds since it opened its doors in 2009. The menu includes tasty salads, sandwiches and pasta dishes, which offer a welcome variety for the families that flock to the eatery, but the real draw here, of course, is the expansive pizza list. It skews mostly traditional […]

Karma Asian

This is a small, smart neighborhood restaurant that offers a broad overview of the best of several Asian cuisines. Although Karma tempts the fates by featuring a tangled, border-hopping board of fare, it respects boundaries, and most of the small plate/large plate menu holds to a strict division. As a result, each meal becomes a […]

Katherine’s French Bakery

Let them eat cake – for breakfast. Sure, the French call it pastry, but Katherine’s takes the yen for cake seriously, as evidenced by the crowds that gather here early in the day, enjoying huge almond croissants dusted with powdered sugar and big spiky things made of meringue, as well as coffee and even real […]

Katie Mullen’s

For years, Denver has been aching for a real, serious Irish pub. With Katie Mullen’s, it didn’t just get one, it got four — thanks to this huge space inside the Sheraton and clever architecture that allowed the endeavor to sprout four differently styled bars covering a good swath of Hibernian drinking history. It also […]

Kawa Ni

Inspired by Japanese izakayas, chef/restaurateur Bill Taibe founded the original Kawa Ni in Westport, Connecticut, in 2014. Nearly a decade – and many dumplings, bao buns and inventive plates – later, he debuted the second Kawa Ni in LoHi after falling in love with the neighborhood, which has embraced it right back. The buzzy dining […]

Kaya Cannabis

Kaya sits squarely between a tattoo parlor and a crematory in a West Colfax strip mall, making for one interesting, funky-smelling commercial stretch. Once you’re inside the dual-use dispensary, though, the only funk you’ll smell is that of cured cannabis. With an award-winning strain lineup and shelves full of pot-infused product brands like Canna Punch, […]