Marco’s Coal Fired

While many local pizza pros credit Cart-Driver for being a catalyst for upping the quality of Denver’s pizza scene, Marco’s Coal Fired has been churning out Neapolitan-style pies on Larimer Street since 2008. After a brief attempt to rebrand to avoid confusion with a chain by a similar name, Marco’s returned to its original moniker […]

Marczyk Fine Foods

The dynamic husband-and-wife duo of Pete Marczyk and Barbara MacFarlane opened Marczyk Fine Foods in the Uptown neighborhood of Denver in 2002 – the same year they had their son, Kaz. Since then, both Kaz and the Marcyzk empire have grown; Pete’s brother, Paul, has joined the team, and a second store was added in […]

Marczyk Fine Foods

Every neighborhood in town wants a Marczyk Fine Foods, a small, upscale market where the service is as choice as the items offered for sale. But for the first decade, brothers Pete and Paul Marczyk and Pete’s wife, Barbara, focused on providing a quality store for the Uptown neighborhood – and everyone driving through. In […]

Maria Empanada

What started as a cottage-industry bakery working out of a tiny Lakewood storefront in 2011 has evolved into an empanada mini-empire, thanks to the recipes and dedication of founder Lorena Cantarovici. In 2014, the chef moved her Argentinian cafe to a corner on South Broadway, expanding her offerings and adding a liquor license to serve […]

Maria Empanada

What started out as little more than a cottage-industry bakery working out of a tiny Lakewood storefront in 2011 has evolved into an empanada mini-empire, thanks to the recipes and dedication of founder Lorena Cantarovici. In 2014, the chef moved her Argentinean cafe to a sunny corner on South Broadway, expanding her offerings and adding […]

The Marigold

After more than two years of delays, local bar pro Sudhir Kudva and his entourage of investors debuted this combo bar and plant shop in Five Points in 2023. Brightly colored floral murals provide a backdrop to plenty of greenery in the space, where you can pick up a new succulent or philodendron after imbibing […]

Marion Street Tavern

Capitol Hill is changing quickly – or maybe not in the case of Marion Street Tavern, which took four years to open after the 2012 closing of the late, lamented Gabor’s in the same location. But there’s no doubt that those changes, slow though they were, are dramatic. The owners of Edgewater’s Providence Tavern took […]

Mario’s Ocean Club

Owner Mario Vega took over the South Broadway space that was formerly the Chowder Room in 2018, and his namesake venture has proved a worthy successor. One of landlocked Denver’s few neighborhood seafood restaurants, Mario’s Ocean Club serves up fresh, well-prepared domestic catches at prices lower than you’ll find at larger, fancier seafood joints in […]

MariTrust

Owner: Ryan Gilbert Raw marijuana price range: $42 an eighth for nonmembers, $200 ounces. Other types of medicine: hash, BHO, scarce edibles. Handicap accessible? Yes Read our full review of MariTrust.

Marquis Theater

The thought of sending naive teenagers into the heart of the Ballpark neighborhood can be daunting for parents. But thanks to Soda Jerk Presents owner Mike Barsch, such apprehension is unfounded when it comes to the Marquis Theater. Although all Marquis shows are all-ages (unless otherwise posted), the venue’s promoters – who successfully put on […]

Masterpiece Kitchen

The team behind Masterpiece Deli and Culture Meat & Cheese opened Masterpiece Kitchen in the spring of 2016. Located on the quieter side of Lowry’s Hangar 2 development, the restaurant boasts big picture windows and a patio bounded by native grasses and a container garden. With couches around a fire pit, strings of white lights […]

Masterpiece Luncheonette

Masterpiece Luncheonette is the streamlined version of Masterpiece Deli, relaunching in spring 2017 with a menu of bowls and sandwiches designed for shorter ticket times for the business crowd.

Mataam Fez Moroccan Restaurant

Leave your shoes at the entryway but bring your sense of adventure to Mataam Fez, a traditional Moroccan-style restaurant that’s given East Colfax some exotic culinary flair for decades. Diners sit on pillows and use their fingers to eat their way through five extravagant courses, which can include everything from game hen and rabbit to […]

The Matchbox

This bar’s name was inspired partly by a fire that gutted the space in 2009, and partly by the fact that it’s long and narrow like a matchbox. While the neighborhood has changed a lot since it opened in 2011, the Matchbox has remained a reliable place to score infused shots, cheap (in the best […]