Prodigy Coffeehouse

The best coffeehouses are more than spots to grab coffee or plug into the wi-fi; they serve as community gathering spots, places where people get together and talk about real life. Prodigy is even more than that: It’s also a nonprofit workshop where paid youth apprentices looking for a foot up in the employment world […]

Prost Brewing

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 […]

Protein Bar

Protein Bar actually a fast-casual import from Chicago. The first opened in spring of 2014 in Boulder, but several others have cropped up in Denver since then. The healthy menu focuses on grilled “bar-ritos” stuffed with quinoa, chicken or tofu and a variety of veggies and sauces that trade in processed ingredients and fat for […]

Protein Bar

Protein Bar actually a fast-casual import from Chicago. The first opened in spring of 2014 in Boulder, but several others have cropped up in Denver since then. The healthy menu focuses on grilled “bar-ritos” stuffed with quinoa, chicken or tofu and a variety of veggies and sauces that trade in processed ingredients and fat for […]

Proto’s Pizzeria Napoletana

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 […]

PT’s Showclub

The middle ground between downtown’s self-styled gentlemen’s clubs and the sketchy strip joints in the suburbs, the venerable PT’s Showclub has been shakin’ it for thirty years now. The PT’s on Evans — in a room that used to host the legendary Family Dog rock club in the ’60s — is a neon-blasted strip club […]

The Pub on Pearl

A sports bar where local teams and the occasional Hawkeye game (both owners hail from Iowa) dominate the TV screens, Pub on Pearl sits like an oasis between the I-25 corridor and Wash Park. Despite being butted up against the highway, the bar has a pleasant wrap-around patio where both people and dogs are welcome, […]

Punch Bowl Social

The original Punch Bowl Social opened on Broadway in 2012 as a premier fun zone for adults. The newer Stapleton location, at 3120 Uinta Street, continues the tradition in a breathtaking space built into the former airport’s control tower. Bowling, karaoke, vintage video games and shuffleboard are just a few of the diversions, but both […]