Topgolf Centennial

Topgolf is the only entertainment center of its kind, offering competitive golfing games for all ages and skill levels that you can play year round. Players hit golf balls containing computer microchips that track each shot’s accuracy and distance while awarding points for hitting targets on the outfield. Each facility offers an upscale and playful […]

Esters

In 2015, the former Chinook Bar & Grill got a snazzy remodel and opened as Esters, a neighborhood pub that serves nearly two dozen craft beers (most of them local) and a diverse selection of cocktails, along with pizza, nachos and other pub fare. Now with outposts in Park Hill and Wheat Ridge, it’s a […]

The Bronze Empire

Tian Xia and Jing Wang, a pair of University of Denver students who moved to Denver from Beijing, brought Chinese hot pot to a South Colorado Boulevard shopping center in 2016, and it quickly became a go-to for anyone craving bubbling broths loaded with meats and veggies. In 2017, it became part of the growing […]

Fractured Prune Doughnuts

The doughnut shop out of Maryland with the memorable – some would say cringe-worthy – name reappeared in Greenwood Village in early 2018 after a ten-month absence from the Centennial State, returning fried-to-order breakfast cakes to their rightful place. Not that there aren’t other options: The newly pared-down menu includes fifteen creations, and customers can […]

The Dam Grille

Situated in a strip mall not far from Cherry Creek Reservoir, the Dam Grille is pretty damn serious about sports, boasting more than a dozen HD TVs and a 100-inch projector screen within its confines. There’s a horseshoe-shaped bar in the good-sized room, along with plenty of seating for those watching a game. That bar […]

Sam’s Bar & Lounge

Many of Denver’s longtime dives have been renovated into shiny shadows of their former selves, often transformed into hangouts for hipsters. We’re betting you won’t find a single hipster at Sam’s Bar & Lounge, a watering hole that opened on Leetsdale Drive 66 years ago. You won’t find any wi-fi, either; as one message on […]