According to proprietor Andrea Frizzi, Vero was born when Central Market developer Ken Wolf asked the Italian chef if he knew anyone who could do pizza. “I said, ‘Dude. The fuck?’” recalls Frizzi. And he signed the lease for a market stall the next day. Vero offers Milanese-style pizza, which is thinner and crispier than […]
Five Points/RiNo in Denver
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You can slum it with a cheap slice and a drink at just about every pizza joint in town, but when you want to slum it in style, the Walnut Room feels your vibe. At lunchtime, a fresh-faced server, usually of the hipster sort, will trot out an eight-inch thin-crust pizza topped with whatever single […]
This elegant bar originally opened in 2019, serving libations that were as much a show as a drink. The bartenders often use smoking wood chips, whipped foam, liquid nitrogen and other flair to create eye-catching concoctions. There was just one problem: The bar was on the small side, so in 2022 it expanded into the […]
For over two decades, the Dickerson family has kept the catfish, fried chicken, smothered pork chops and other soul-food specialties coming for hungry diners in Five Points – though it’s moved a few times since opening. In 2022, it shuttered its longtime home with plans to move into a new space. That process took longer […]
In 2014, chef Dana Rodriguez co-founded Work & Class in a space created from recycled shipping containers in a part of town that wasn’t known as a hot spot – yet. A decade later, it still draws crowds in now-bustling RiNo. Rodriguez has gone on to make other big moves, including overseeing the culinary revamp […]
The massive (nearly 15,000-square-foot) Yardbird that opened in Five Points in July 2023 is technically a chain, although its menu does include a lineup of Denver exclusives, such as 72-hour short ribs, alongside its justifiably famous fried chicken. The food is stellar, delivering both on flavor and technique; its only drawback is the relatively high […]
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“Sauce is a condiment. In my opinion, it’s optional.” So says Don Hines, who owns Yazoo Barbeque Company. He came by his opinion in Memphis, where he worked on a number of barbecue teams. Instead of sauce, the pitmaster uses a Memphis-style dry rub on his ribs, pork shoulder and brisket to lock in flavor, […]
Zeppelin Station opened its doors in March 2018, welcoming RiNo residents to a newfangled food hall (or food court, if you’re old enough to remember the sprawling structures that sold cheap sunglasses and housed the long-suffering Sbarro). But unsurprisingly, this concept from the folks behind the Source and the Source Hotel is way, way cooler. […]