The Englewood Tavern

Phil and Erika Zierke opened an instant classic when they invited guests into the Englewood Grand in 2016. You won’t find any long-winded menus, fussy small plates or a chemist’s closet of beakers and dropper bottles to confound you. Instead, it’s just a straightforward bar where you can order your drink of choice and soak […]

Fellow Traveler

Irreverent. International. Eclectic. Fellow Traveler’s drink menu mirrors the Englewood bar’s panache for quality and quirky vegan fare. Owner Joe Phillips, who recently became co-owner of his former employer, Sputnik, has a passion for housemade spirits – including his own version of Malört, the Chicago wormwood digestif with a cult following. You can opt for […]

Fermaentra

When people walk into Fermaentra, owners Brennan Mann and Spencer O’Bryan want them to know they’re in a brewery. “Otherwise, you’re just in a bar in LoDo,” Mann says. That’s why beer drinkers at Fermaentra, which opened its doors in November 2014, can look past the taps to the seven-barrel brewhouse and the six tanks […]

Gallo Supper Club and Bakery

This Englewood eatery may not be decades old, but despite debuting less than five years ago, it has all the markings of a classic. The family behind Gallo is from Sicily, and splits the space between a bakery counter and a sit-down dining area complete with a full bar. Like many red-sauce joints in town, […]

Garibaldi Mexican Bistro

This little eatery is wedged between a Conoco and an automated car wash, but don’t let the location fool you: This is one of the top spots in town for tacos as well as specials like lamb barbacoa and quesadillas with huitlacoche and squash blossoms. Other hard-to-find regional dishes include pambazos (smothered tortas), nopales rellenos […]

Gothic Theatre

Opened during the Roaring Twenties, the Gothic Theatre had a long run as a movie house until Steve Schalk took it over in the late ’90s, saving it from the wrecking ball. Schalk remodeled and rebuilt the venue from the foundation to the roof, but left the theater’s art-deco-style interior intact. Now it’s a magnificent […]

Jalapenos Mexican Food

Jalapeno’s is on a roll with its breakfast burritos, the very best in town. Denverites take their breakfast burritos as seriously as they do their bicycle laps around Washington Park, so you can find these eye-openers at hundreds of burrito trucks, burrito carts and burrito shacks sprinkled throughout the city. But none of them compare […]

Lady Justice Brewing

There was a collective pause when Lady Justice announced it was leaving north Aurora for Englewood. The Aurora scene has recovered nicely, though, with the opening of several standout breweries and a cidery in that area. And Lady Justice sorely needed an expanded taproom. The brewery can now hold bigger and better events, regularly filling […]

Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que

Moe’s Original Bar-B-Que is a Colorado-based chain started by out-of-state transplants, Mike Fernandez, Ben Gilbert and Jeff Kennedy, who met at the University of Alabama and opened up a carry-out barbecue joint at the base of Vail Mountain during the 2002-03 ski season. That little spot has grown into more than a dozen restaurants across […]

Osteria Alberico

Osteria Alberico, which is owned by Frasca Hospitality Group, opened in an unlikely location in July 2024: the King Soopers shopping center at South University Boulevard and East Hampden Avenue in Englewood. It’s more casual than Boulder’s Frasca or Denver’s Tavernetta, but more upscale than Pizzeria Alberico in Boulder. Here, diners will find pizza served […]