It’s tea time every afternoon at the Brown Palace Hotel Tea Room, and anyone strolling through the hotel’s lobby can catch a glimpse of lovely ladies and dapper gentlemen being served tea in fancy teacups and finger sandwiches on fancy plates. At the Brown Palace, in the heart of downtown Denver, afternoon tea time caters […]
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This Dairy Block spot from the award-winning Id Est Hospitality group has been through several iterations since it opened in 2019. It earned a Michelin star in 2023 under chef Michael Diaz de Leon, and retained that status in 2024 under chef Byron Gomez, who officially took the reins in March and has been working […]
Troy Guard opened this Bubu in March 2017 on the 16th Street Mall. The service may be fast, but the flavors and ingredients are definitely high-end. Build your own bowl from a list that encompasses Pacific Rim flavors with a few Southwestern accents, or choose from several house combos off a menu packed with tempting […]
Cafe Berlin opened in 1995 on East 17th Avenue, giving Denver a go-to spot for hearty German fare. A lot has changed since 1995 — for example, the restaurant is now in its third location, a second-floor space above the 16th Street Mall, where it moved in 2011 – but Cafe Berlin’s food has not. […]
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It’s dirty and grimy and sometimes feels a little dangerous, but that’s all part of the grungy charm of this cash-only dive. Known as Bar Bar thanks to the triangular neon sign outside, the downtown holdout nearly went under when it had to put a pause on live music because of licensing issues in 2022, […]
For a decade, the original Cart-Driver in RiNo has been a destination for perfectly bubbly, charred, wood-fired Neapolitan pizza that remains some of the best in town. Oysters and tinned fish are also served from the small space made from a shipping container. While its larger LoHi outpost has been closed for repairs since December […]
The last word of the name Casselman’s Bar & Venue really tells you what you need to know: This is a venue, above all, and a huge one, located on a warehouse-y stretch of Walnut Street in the Ballpark neighborhood. While the venue brings in an assortment of acts throughout the week, the space can […]
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If you’re looking for something Irish in LoDo and prefer to avoid the sports-bar crowd, Celtic Tavern might be just the ticket. Eschewing a green-beer motif in favor of decor that incorporates literary works from the Emerald Isle’s finest, Celtic Tavern presents a distinct Gaelic theme. With its mahogany-paneled walls and fireplaces, the venue offers […]
As the Casino Cabaret, this venue was one of Five Points’ legendary jazz clubs, dating back to the ’30s, when it brought in such legends as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Benny Goodman; over the years, folks like B.B. King, Ray Charles and Ike and Tina Turner played there, too. And when the trio behind […]
The smaller part of Cervantes’, the 400-capacity Other Side brings in acts similar to those hosted by its bigger ballroom sibling, including jam bands, hip-hop, reggae and funk artists, and acts on its weekly bluegrass and electronica lineups. Since the venues are next door to each other and are connected by an inside doorway, some […]
This is a side project from the beer experts at Denver Beer Co. next door, and the focus is the flavors of Mexico. The starting point is clean and refreshing lager perfect for a hot summer day, but the brewers explore international styles while adding rare ingredients from Mexico for surprising bursts of boldness. In […]
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Over its almost eight decades, the Cherry Cricket has morphed from smoky bar to burger institution, consuming adjacent Cherry Creek storefronts along the way. And in 2018, the local legend finally outgrew its birthplace and expanded by opening a second outpost in the Ballpark neighborhood. Luckily, the burgers didn’t suffer in the move; the smoky, […]
“Lots of French butter” and “a kickass burger you’ll have to eat with a knife and fork”: That’s what celebrity chef Ludo Lefebrve promised would appear at his first restaurant outside Southern California. And Chez Maggy, which opened inside the Thompson Denver hotel in February 2022, has delivered. The butter is so fancy that it […]
Named after a fictitious, jet-setting socialite whose favorite food, favorite design trends, favorite art and favorite music the club embodies, Chloe is a 6,600-square-foot space that’s divided into Chloe’s Mezze Lounge, Garden and Discotheque. The super-deluxe venue, which is part of Francois Safieddine’s Lotus Concepts group of nightclubs, features exotic snakeskin wallpaper, an under-lit onyx […]