Vita Restaurant

Highland has become Denver’s hottest restaurant neighborhood, and from the stunning rooftop of Vita, with its view of the Platte Valley and downtown beyond, you’ll feel on top of the world. And you’ll definitely feel above the LoDo fray; this is just the spot for those who enjoy drinking outdoors without having to fight plastic-cup-carrying […]

Vital Root

Justin Cucci’s Edible Beats restaurant group (with Root Down, Linger and Ophelia’s already in the bag) turned its attentions toward the casual side of dining with this meatless eatery on Tennyson Street. All the fun and flavor of the group’s previous efforts are there, plus cold-pressed juices and nut milks, a focus on health and […]

Wildflower

Chef Aiden Tibbetts was just 22 years old when he helped open this restaurant inside LoHi’s Life House hotel in 2020. In the years since, he’s settled into his role leading the kitchen, creating impressive dishes – often using flowers and produce from his mother’s garden – that manage to evoke the whimsical spirit of […]

Wit’s End Brewing

Wit’s End’s time at its original taproom in west Denver came to an end at the end of last year – but luckily, owner Scott Witsoe didn’t give up the beer business. Instead, the brewery teamed up with Strange Craft Beer Company to share the latter’s newly renovated Lincoln Park taproom while continuing to produce […]

The Wolf’s Tailor

A zero-waste mission with an emphasis on grain drives this Michelin-starred tasting-menu restaurant from Kelly Whitaker’s Id Est Hospitality group, which includes its own milling operation, Dry Storage. In the fall and winter, the menu is spurred by a focus on fermentation and other preservation methods inspired by centuries-old techniques from around the world, while […]

Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery

Open the door at Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery, and you’ll be hit by a blast of dessert-perfumed air, the sound of regulars chatting in line and a view of the chalkboards listing that day’s offerings. Husband-and-wife team Jason and Jeanette Burgett worked in the restaurant industry for years before opening the Wooden Spoon in […]

The Wreck Room Saloon

The Wreck Room opened in September 2012 in a Federal Heights building long occupied by Sidekicks Saloon. And where Sidekicks had a good-sized stage and brought in bands on the weekends, the Wreck Room is dedicated more to pool, sporting seven tables and hosting league play five nights a week and tournaments Fridays through Saturdays. […]

Z Cuisine and A Cote Bar a Absinthe

Patrick DuPays opened Z Cuisine in lower Highland in 2006, just before the hot, hot neighborhood became better known as LoHi. The tres charmant bistrot for hipster Francophiles and displaced Parisians peddles plates that are nearly too pretty to eat, not least among them a gorgeous charcuterie board stamped with French and local cheeses, pate […]

Ziggies

Ziggies has always been known as Denver’s oldest blues bar, but new owners took over the place and remodeled it in 2008, have expanded the music selection by also bringing in R&B, funk, rock and jazz acts on Fridays and Saturdays. The other five nights are allotted to open mikes, alternately hosted by Doc Brown’s […]