Hopdoddy got its start in Austin, Texas; this was the second of its burger bars outside the Lone Star State. With so many new burger joints popping up, Hopdoddy stands out with freshness and quality. Beef – a chuck and brisket blend – is ground fresh throughout the day, and all of the buns, even […]
LoDo/Ballpark/Commons Park in Denver
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It’s been three decades since restaurateur Dave Query launched the first Jax Fish House in Boulder, proving that people in landlocked Colorado are hungry for fresh seafood – which we have easy access to thanks to DIA’s role as a hub for shipments from both U.S. coasts and beyond. The downtown Denver outpost opened in […]
The original outpost of the Kitchen opened in Boulder in 2004; a second was added on the corner of Wazee Street and the 16th Street Mall in Denver in 2012. Now, the Denver outpost is one of the few remaining locally owned options on the Mall, and it continues to serve an impressive menu of […]
You’ll have to work to find the entrance to Lincoln’s, but that’s half the fun. The space, outfitted with plenty of comfy seating, opened…somewhere inside the Ice House building near Union Station in August 2024. Owner Mark Ohlson was over overpriced cocktails and set out to create a different kind of bar experience. He debuted […]
While many local pizza pros credit Cart-Driver for being a catalyst for upping the quality of Denver’s pizza scene, Marco’s Coal Fired has been churning out Neapolitan-style pies on Larimer Street since 2008. After a brief attempt to rebrand to avoid confusion with a chain by a similar name, Marco’s returned to its original moniker […]
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The MCA Cafe, the restaurant at the Museum of Contemporary Art, is one of the coolest nosh joints around, thanks to a great selection of coffee and booze, surprisingly good sandwiches, pizzas, and charcuterie boards and spectacular views from the rooftop location. The rub? You have to cough up the museum’s $12 admission charge to […]
Founded by Willie and Esther Garcia in the 1960s, Mexico City Lounge has been a family-owned staple for decades. It hasn’t changed much in that time, with the exception of a slight facelift in 2012, though the area around it sure has…and the ownership has moved down a couple of generations. But despite the evolution […]
Milkshakes aren’t just for kids. At Milkbox Creamery, you can choose from a handful of pre-determined boozy options, use a list of available spirits to make your own, or grill the counter staffers for their favorite liquor-fueled creations. How about Key lime pie and coconut ice cream with rum? Or maybe s’mores ice cream spiked […]
Mirada Fine Art Gallery occupies the historic trading post in Indian Hills. The gallery features artists whose work has a Colorado flavor, and Mirada has been rewarded for its dedication with a handful of best art-gallery awards in recent years. But the scenic setting is reason enough to visit.
Yes, My Brother’s Bar has a fascinating history: The building has housed a bar since the 1870s; Beat inspiration Neal Cassady hung out here when it was Paul’s Place; as My Brother’s Bar, it’s survived with no TVs while playing classical music and serving as a neighborhood joint for the whole city. But the most […]
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In 2021, the former Pour House space (that bar moved across the street) became a little slice of New Orleans in Denver with the debut of Nola Jane. This lively spot serves Cajun and Creole favorites like po’boys, jambalaya, gumbo and crawfish étouffée, as well as Hurricanes on draft, all with a side of Southern […]
If you’re over Benedicts and scrambles, Onefold is ready to make eggs interesting again. The original Uptown location opened in 2015 and quickly gained a following for such dishes as bacon fried rice (or a Chinese sausage version) topped with a duck fat-fried egg, and congee (a savory rice porridge) with rich duck confit and […]
Justin Cucci has already experienced wild success with Linger and Root Down, and Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, which opened in April 2015 in the Ballpark neighborhood, is even more ambitious. Cucci calls the space a “gastro-brothel,” since it occupies the ground floor and basement of the Airedale building, which has been a bordello, flophouse and peep-show […]
In 2007, things like burrata, housemade salumi and Sunday pig roasts weren’t part of the Italian-restaurant lexicon in Denver, but restaurateur Frank Bonanno made them household phrases, serving less common regional dishes alongside pizza and panini to help demystify the more esoteric side of Italian cuisine. These days, Negronis, fresh Italian cheeses and boards of […]
The decor of this Union Station neighborhood eatery is part industrial chic, part library, part dusty old toy shop; witness the dining-room accent wall, which shouts “OINK” in huge, curving letters as you enter. And the food is no less fun: A playful menu with a respectable number of veggie offerings touts crispy sunchokes, cooked […]
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Pony Up’s incredible staff and surprising cocktails make it well worth a trip to LoDo. The neon signs, French bulldog art and references to The Outsiders only add to the ambiance at this bar, which is particularly popular with those in the hospitality industry, thanks to its late-night food menu that includes stellar French dips. […]
Prost stands out amongst the numerous craft breweries in Denver by only brewing pilsners, bocks, dunkels and other light German lagers. The LoHi brewery also possesses one of the largest brewhouses in the state – a gorgeous seventy-barrel system that the owners acquired from a brewery that was closing in the famous beer-making region of […]
This pizzeria opened its first restaurant in Longmont over ten years ago, with the stated mission of bringing true Neopolitan-style pizza to the Front Range. Now it’s turned into a mini-chain, with several outposts in Colorado and Idaho. But the Platte Street location is the only one in Denver, and it’s a beauty. Located in […]
Tucked into a nook in Writer’s Square, Red Square Euro Bistro has a dark, plush interior with deep-red walls and velvet seats that line a massive wooden bar in the center of the space. The restaurant serves a menu of heavy European cuisine to diners sitting at candlelit tables. But as the night presses on, […]