Upstairs Circus

If you’re tired of bars where the primary activities are drinking and chatting, we have the perfect solution: Upstairs Circus, which opened right above the Squeaky Bean in late 2013. In the center ring at Upstairs Circus? Crafts. The themed bar offers crafters and their friends a place (and supplies) to work on their projects […]

Urban Cafe & Restaurant

Urban Cafe & Restaurant got its start in 2020 serving food under a tent in a parking lot on Santa Fe Drive, but luckily for Denver Health employees (as well as the dining public), it now has a brick-and-mortar home in a space connected to the hospital. The line moves quickly, with customers ordering smoothies […]

Urban Egg

If you’re looking for the big menu, the something-for-everyone brunch experience, this is the place to go. Now with eight Colorado spots, Urban Egg is a growing, locally owned chain that prioritizes community and people-first values, and backs that up with high-quality food that consistently comes through on flavor and execution. Offerings run the gamut, […]

Urban Village Grill

While chef Charles Mani doesn’t claim to make the “traditional” Indian fare with which most Colorado diners are familiar, plenty of items on the menu at the three-year-old Urban Village Grill speak to the classic recipes. But thanks to Mani, the butter chicken, 24-hour dal and coconut curry come with a French culinary twist, too. […]

Urbanistic Tea and Bike Shop

At Queen City Cycles, you can get your bike repaired while you enjoy a cup of tea in a great Highland hangout. Brother-sister team Ethan and Michelle Bontrager run Queen City, formerly known as Urbanistic Tea and Bike Shop, in Highlands Square. Ethan is the master mechanic who can also fix wagons and strollers, while […]

US Thai Cafe

Head for Edgewater if you like your Thai spicy. US Thai Cafe brings the heat with force and flavor, but it’s not just a gimmick. Thai chiles enhance and balance massive amounts of other spices – galangal, lemongrass, garlic, kaffir lime leaf and ginger, to name a few. Curries are thick with the pulverized pulp […]

Valhalla Cakes

Sam Slade opened this sunny little bakery in the Berkeley neighborhood in the spring of 2016, but she’s been turning out pieces of edible art for years now, first at Le Bakery Sensual and then out of Temple Bakery. Her cakes, cookies and cupcakes emerge from the kitchen in forms familiar (flowerpots and rose blossoms), […]