Spangalang Brewery

Founded by former Great Divide head brewer Taylor Rees and journeyman beer makers Austin Wiley and Darren Boyd, Spangalang Brewery takes its name from a jazz term that refers to a cymbal pattern. Its ten-barrel brewing system is located in what was a former insurance office next to the Five Points DMV, giving passersby on […]

Split Lip

After getting its start during the pandemic as a patio pop-up and gaining fans who craved its Mississippi slug burger with “too many pickles,” Split Lip moved into RiNo’s Number Thirty Eight in 2021. The team, made up of longtime fine-dining pros, serves a menu filled with fun takes on comfort food and hyper-regional culinary […]

The Squeaky Bean Farm + Table

Owner Johnny Ballen unleashed The Squeaky Bean in Highland in May 2009, and it generated quite the following before shuttering two years later. The current iteration of the Bean, which opened in June 2012 in the historic Saddlery building in LoDo, is everything (and more) that Ballen envisioned, with the same convivial vibrancy, irreverent accents […]

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 […]

Stella’s on 16th

Forget the fact that Stella’s on 16th looks like a food court, albeit a very sunny one with a cool triangular community table and a patio with couches and fire pits. After all, even in our highly informal era, when chefs are just as likely to run fast-casuals as sit-downs, and when today’s food halls […]

Stem Ciders

The city’s cider scene has grown a lot in recent years, but Stem continues to be a leader in innovation. In December 2022, it celebrated the grand opening of its new RiNo taproom, which boasts more space than its original home and a full food menu. Enjoy a flight of ciders that range from fruity […]

Stiles African American Heritage Center

The Stiles African American Heritage Center is an on-site extension of African American History on Wheels, which got its start in 1992. The center is located in a Victorian frame house in Five Points, in the heart of Denver’s historic African-American community. The museum displays pictures and artifacts that piece together the lives of dozens […]

Stout St. Social

Because of this spacious, eclectic eatery’s location in the heart of downtown’s convention and theater district, the menu offers all things for all people, including sushi, oysters, burgers and bar snacks. The real reason to check out Stout Street Social, though, is its happy hour. Food and drink specials are both are bountiful here, from […]

Stowaway Kitchen

If there’s one word that captures the feeling of dining at Stowaway, it’s “nurtured.” At this daytime cafe, which opened in 2015, your appetite will be nurtured by wholesome foods made with a global influence that keeps things as fresh and exciting as they are comforting, and your soul will feel nurtured by the downright […]

Sugarmill

The Ballpark neighborhood is experiencing a serious case of sugar shock now that Sugarmill has opened. The charming cafe, dinner joint, dessert bar and lounge – launched by Troy Guard in late 2013 – teases everyone who walks through the door with its extravagant display cases of cookies and cupcakes, French macarons and fat muffins, […]

Summit Music Hall

Summit Music Hall, opened by folks at Soda Jerk Presents and now operated by Live Nation, is a rock anomaly among the usual LoDo fare. Offering a larger, companion spot to the concert promoter’s other downtown location, the Marquis Theater (also operated by Live Nation), the 12,500-