Native Foods

The original Native Foods Cafe opened in Palm Springs, California, in 1994, but the chain seems tailor-made for Boulder. The concept is ingenious in its simplicity: an all-plant-based menu served up in a fast-casual manner, with table service if you dine in. That menu is divided into starters, salads, sandwiches, bowls, “chef’s favorites” and decadent […]

Native Foods Cafe

The original Native Foods Cafe opened in Palm Springs, California, in 1994 – and nearly two decades later, when the chain opened an outpost in Glendale, the appetite it found there was staggering. The concept is ingenious in its simplicity: an all-plant-based menu served up in a fast-casual manner, with table service if you dine […]

Native Roots South

Native Roots South sits in a strip mall in south Denver that has seen better days, but once you’re inside the dispensary chain’s newly renovated store, you’ll forget all about what’s outside. The spacious waiting room makes for a comfortable hangout, and the recreational side features an L-shaped bud bar with multiple registers to help […]

Natural Selections

Natural Selections was sure to learn from the design mistakes made by cramped dispensaries early on in Denver. The mellow waiting room has a few couches and tables if things get crowded during rush hour, and the bud bar is big enough to quickly serve a crowd. The shop sits in a Northglenn shopping center […]

NBX Asian Cuisine

For those living in the southern suburbs, the family-owned NBX Asian Cuisine, which opened in 2022, offers a warm, casual atmosphere alongside an impressive array of Chinese dishes. The owner is happy to help guests navigate the choices, which range from Shandong chicken in a rich brown sauce to pan-fried dumplings, chilled liangpi (wide noodles), […]

ND Streetbar

ND Streetbar (formerly the Kitchen Next Door and then Next Door American Eatery) is a casual offshoot of the Kitchen, the high-end, community-oriented bistro founded in Boulder over a decade ago. There are now three outposts in Boulder, Denver’s Union Station and the Central Park neighborhood. All are hip, community-oriented and casual, with an emphasis […]

Ned Kelly’s Irish Pub

Irish-Australian bush ranger Edward “Ned” Kelly was hailed by some as a cold-blooded killer, while others considered him a folk hero and a symbol of Irish-Australian resistance against oppression by the British ruling class. Whatever the case, folks celebrate him daily at this authentic Irish pub in downtown Littleton. While the intimate space can get […]

Neighbors Park Hill

To find a cafe that offers nearly thirty wines by the glass is always rewarding. To find those offerings in the congenial and homey locale that is Neighbors is nothing short of wonderful. This Park Hill cafe opened in 2011 and has been embraced not only by the neighborhood, but by diners from all over […]

Nepal Cuisine

Nepal Cuisine, which is located in a weird, split-level strip-mall space, attracts Boulder’s Nepalese community, daring college students, gastronauts and fans of the particular spice architecture and funny spellings that separate Nepalese cuisine from that of its closest neighbors: Indian, Chinese and Mongolian. It offers both an all-vegan buffet (lunch on Mondays only) and a […]