Little India

Little India’s take on Indian food is an odd mix of regional specialties, all cooked in the tradition of northern Indian cuisine by a Punjabi chef. The menu is long and dignified, showcasing the curries and masalas that even casual Indian-food eaters would recognize, as well as five kinds of saag, specialties of Madras, Danshak, […]

The Living Room

The bubble chairs that hang from the Living Room’s patio roof are a fun addition to this hip wine and tapas bar, which gives the Broadway club scene a needed dose of chill. For the more ambitious, a nifty pre-paid “debit card” and in-house wine preservation system allows you to sample and learn about a […]

Lo Stella Ristorante

The Golden Triangle space that houses Lo Stella Ristorante has seen a number of Italian joints come and go. But Lo Stella has history on its side: It’s an offshoot of Lo Stella in Portofino, Italy, which has been turning out family recipes and regional specialties for 165 years. This outpost is owned by Alessandro […]

Local Product of Colorado

Local Product of Colorado is located just a few blocks from the Civic Center. The dispensary is known for its delicious hash menu, with concentrates from nine different Colorado hash-makers. That exclusivity, on top of member benefits, is why discreet patients and retail customers love the place. Floor-to-ceiling wood paneling gives the clean dispensary a […]

Los Mesones

When husband-and-wife owners Hector Hugo Soto and Adriana Chávez opened Los Mesones in 2006, there were three other Mexican restaurants nearby. Now, only Los Mesones remains, but it’s still serving the neighborhood well, with a sprawling, multi-page menu loaded with options, from whole, deep-fried tilapia and molcajetes overflowing with meat to staples like enchiladas, tacos […]

Lost Lake Lounge

In 2010, former hi-dive and Sputnik owner Matt LaBarge took over the East Colfax space that had long been the Bulldog Bar (and the Monroe Tavern and Mr. Von’s Alamo before that) and transformed it into Lost Lake, a cabin-style lounge inspired by some older bars in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. LaBarge […]

Low Country Kitchen

At Low Country Kitchen, where walls bear faux plantation shutters and a pitcher of sweet tea sits on the bar, each bite of Southern fare takes you to a place far, far away – a place where breezes blow in through moss-hung live oaks and afternoons are spent on covered porches sipping mint juleps with […]

Luca

Frank Bonanno doesn’t cook anything that’s not memorable. What’s more, he’s fearless. And Luca’s menu is designed for gluttonous abandon, arranged for wild flights of pairing and sharing, set up in an attempt to make people eat the way the Italians do – with several courses of small plates leading up to the entrees. The […]

Luciano’s Pizza and Wings

Kris Ferreri grew up in Buffalo and came to Denver with a plan to introduce the Rocky Mountain West to the true, two-note cuisine of his hometown: the Buffalo chicken wing and thick-and-sweet, Buffalo-style pizza. While the menu also includes sandwiches, salads and boasts several derivations of the pizza-and-wings combo (including BBQ and jerk wings, […]

Lucky Noodles

Inspired by the food she missed from her hometown of Bangkok, Kamolrat “Ploy” Limpapath opened a cozy neighborhood restaurant off East Colfax in 2020 – despite delays caused by the pandemic and with the help of the community. In 2025, she moved her lineup of Thai hits to the Baker neighborhood, dishing up favorites such […]

M Uptown

M Uptown was formerly Hamburger Mary’s, but split from the California-based chain in late 2015. Other than the name change and rebranding, though, little has changed about the spot. Drag-queen revues and bingo, improv troupes and karaoke are regular occurrences on M’s cabaret stage, and the food and cocktails still boast campy and colorful names […]