Let's hope that renovation doesn't remove the fireplace.
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In the meantime, Highlands Garden Cafe is knocked off the list of five best fireplace restaurants that we compiled on a cold, cold December day two years ago. But the other four should be hot today, and we have a worthy replacement for the fifth, just down the street from the former Highlands Garden on West 32nd Avenue.
The Matador opened two weeks ago, just in time for this cold snap. And take a look at the fireplace that's right by the bar:There's been some debate over whether this part of northwest Denver needs another quasi-Mexican restaurant -- but there's no question that Denver diners can use seating like this today.Follow @CafeWestword