The former Bump & Grind space has been beautifully rehabbed, with now-exposed brick mounted with long mirrors and ebony banquettes, a small lounge area with a drink rail, and an L-shaped bar featuring a community high-top table. A.J. Lafond, the former chef of North (and briefly, the Cherry Cricket), commands the kitchen, and although the […]
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Once home to the Normandy, PS 1515 and the Pink Elephant, the Park House opened at Colfax Avenue and Madison Street in 2012. Located just a few blocks east of the Bluebird Theater, it’s a real neighborhood spot – a comfortable watering hole where you can drop by for a drink or plop yourself in […]
Founded in Indiana by a father-and-son team, Parlor Doughnuts made its way to Denver in 2021 when a family friend of the original owners who lived in Colorado took an opportunity to ditch his sales career and opened locations here. Parlor’s signature layered doughnuts are plump, tall, fully draped in icing and made with laminated […]
Pearl’s nightclub, at 608 East 13th Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, is a cutting edge social spot and dance club. If you love music, are looking for a place to shake your booty with your friends, or are looking for a casual nightclub or neighborhood bar to hang, Pearl’s is the spot. Pearl’s hosts […]
Before the Pepsi Center was built in 1999, the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche played their games in McNichols Arena (which has since been razed to complete a parking lot for the football stadium). It was more than time for a new venue; McNichols did the trick for nearly a quarter-century, but the facility desperately […]
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Unsurprisingly, Pete’s Gyros specializes in gyros — shaved off the stick, wrapped in griddled pitas with onions and tomatoes and graced with a generous handful of crumbled feta. It also offers burgers grilled at any hour, assembled with surprisingly fresh ingredients, and always served with bagged, frozen Sysco fries. There’s also a good souvlaki — […]
Since 1985, Peter Chan has overseen the action in the Congress Park neighborhood from his small eatery, where both he and his take on Chinese American fare have become a staple. When the craving for sesame chicken or moo shu pork strikes, give Peter’s a call (you won’t find it on any delivery apps). Most […]
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While Pink Tank set up shop inside Pub on Pearl in May 2017, its menu remains staunchly loyal to its food truck roots. While other trucks hustle burgers, pizza and ice cream –not that there’s anything wrong with those — Pink Tank is where you go for the F-Bomb, a hefty hot dog weighted with […]
Somewhere between a coffee klatch and high tea is Denver-based Platform T, which turns the coffee-shop idea on its head by serving up piping-hot or even ice-cold cups of tea, coffee’s fancy cousin from the city. The T shops are simple, modern and serve a colorful variety of teas, from bagged to loose-leaf. Not an […]
Longtime Denver chef Stephen Kleinman and sausage impresario Jim Pittenger, founder of Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs, teamed up to open an all-day eatery in the Ballpark neighborhood on April 1, 2016 – a decision that Pittenger said would allow him to say “April Fool’s!” if things didn’t work out. But no foolin’, the duo is […]
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“Street food at its swinest,” boasts the website of the Porker Cart. Owner Chad Clevenger spent years in classic kitchens, but when he hit the streets as a mobile vendor, he went hog wild, serving up a rotating menu of pig products, everything from ribs slathered in tequila-habanero barbecue sauce to braised belly loaded into […]
Owner: (Did not want name published.) Owner’s statement: “We tell people to take pride in their medicine, not to have any shame for using one of the oldest known medicines on earth. We truly believe in it on a medicinal level.” Opened: January 2010. Raw marijuana price range: $10 to $20 per gram, $40 to […]