Ignite Kitchen + Cocktails

The 2100 block of Larimer Street has become one of the hottest restaurant areas in town. Ignite, a concept from Concept Restaurants (Rock Bottom founder Frank Day is one of the owners), joined the lineup in late 2011. The place specializes in burgers stacked high but also serves a variety of wood-fired pizzas, a short menu of "big plates" and a sweet-and-spicy bacon jerky called "man candy." But the food isn’t the real draw at Ignite: The hot ticket here is the year-round rooftop patio, just the place to enjoy a draft beer while surveying the ever-changing skyline of downtown.