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The Most Important Denver Restaurant Openings and Closings for 2017 So Far

By Westword Staff
Friday, July 28, 2017 at 3:19 p.m.
Mark Antonation The building that now houses Bigsby's Folly, which opened in June, was once a mining equipment factory. 1/58
Mark Antonation American Grind opened in January inside Avanti Food & Beverage. 2/58
Mark Antonation Chop Shop opened a second location at Lowry. 3/58
Mark Antonation Chuburger is half of the new RiNo offerings from Oskar Blues, along with coffee and doughnuts at Hotbox Roasters. 4/58
Mark Antonation El Jefe opened on West 44th Avenue in the Sunnyside neighborhood. 5/58
Danielle Lirette Hearth & Dram opened in the new Indigo Hotel behind Union Station. 6/58
Mark Antonation Lazo Empanadas opened in the Ballpark neighborhood. 7/58
Mark Antonation The Post Chicken & Beer said hello to the Rosedale neighborhood when there was still snow on the ground. 8/58
Danielle Lirette Stella's on 16th opened at 16th and Wewatta. 9/58
Danielle Lirette STK brought a taste of Chicago to the 16th Street Mall. 10/58
Danielle Lirette Il Posto moved to a posh new spot on Larimer Street. 11/58
Westword file photo The Blue Parrot closed after nearly 100 years in Louisville. 12/58
Mark Antonation McCormick's vacated downtown after more than thirty years. 13/58
Danielle Lirette Annette opened this spring at the Stanley Marketplace. 14/58
Mark Antonation Broken Rice began serving pan-Asian fast casual on Colorado Boulevard. 15/58
Danielle Lirette Buttermilk fried chicken with various sides came to LoHi courtesy of Low Country Kitchen. 16/58
Mark Antonation Chef Mary Nguyen welcomed Cherry Creek neighbors to the new Olive & Finch. 17/58
Mark Antonation Sweet Cooie's opened with ice cream and other sweet treats in Congress Park. 18/58
Lauren Monitz Lou's Food Bar closed in February on West 38th Avenue. 19/58
Danielle Lirette Poka Lola Social Club opened inside the Maven Hotel at 18th and Wazee. 20/58
Danielle Lirette Kachina joined Poka Lola inside the Maven Hotel. 21/58
Daniell Lirette Otra Vez opened on the 16th Street Mall from the Tavern Hospitality Group. 22/58
Mark Antonation Quality Italian opened in Cherry Creek in March. 23/58
Laura Shunk Shin Myung Gwan gave Aurora a new Korean restaurant. 24/58
Jonathan Shikes Zuni Street Brewing opened in LoHi in March. 25/58
Danielle Lirette Baur's closed downtown, making way for a new incarnation of Dazzle. 26/58
Mark Antonation Owlbear Barbecue closed at Finn's Manor, but is rebuilding just across the street. 27/58
Mark Antonation French cuisine is in — thanks to Radek Cerny's return to Denver with Atelier by Radex. 28/58
Mark Antonation Cattivella was the first eatery to open at Eastbridge Stapleton. 29/58
Mark Antonation Just Be Kitchen took over the former home of Mona's. 30/58
Mark Antonation Millers & Rossi added another speakeasy to RiNo. 31/58
Danielle Lirette Stuffed pancakes are part of the program at Morning Collective on South Broadway. 32/58
Mark Antonation A few menu items at the new Next Door American Eatery at Eastbridge Stapleton. 33/58
Mark Antonation New World Cheese closed this spring on East Colfax Avenue. 34/58
Danielle Lirette Dazzle has been around for years, but it recently moved into the even older Baur's space. 35/58
Danielle Lirette Concourse Restaurant Moderne joined the fun at Eastbridge Stapleton. 36/58
Danielle Lirette El Five opened in May, overlooking LoHi from its fifth-floor vantage point. 37/58
Sarah Cowell Goed Zuur brought sour beers to Five Points. 38/58
Danielle Lirette Inside the new Tupelo Honey behind Union Station. 39/58
Mark Antonation Turtle Boat opened on South Broadway just south of Evan Avenue in April. 40/58
Mark Antonation Villagran opened on West Alameda Avenue in May. 41/58
Mark Antonation A wood-fired oven and a few hundred wine bottles are all that's needed for decor at the new White Pie at 17th and Humboldt. 42/58
Danielle Lirette Zengo called it quits after more than a dozen years on Little Raven Street. 43/58
Westword Saint Patrick's Day downtown won't be the same without Fadó. 44/58
Mark Antonation Lucky Cat closed in May at Lowry's Hangar 2 development. 45/58
Mark Antonation Bremen's opened this summer in the former home of Rosa Linda's. 46/58
Mark Antonation La Chiva is now serving Colombian cuisine on South Broadway. 47/58
Danielle Lirette Señor Bear opened in June in the space vacated by Jezebel's. 48/58
Mark Antonation The Overland, one of our favorite new bars, closed this summer. 49/58
Mark Antonation Crve BBQ and Southern Hospitality closed this summer. 50/58
Mark Antonation The Squeaky Bean closed in June downtown. 51/58
Mark Antonation Boxed Taco is now serving Mexican street food in Athmar Park. 52/58
Westword There's one less slice in the big Beau Jo's pie. The Denver branch closes on July 30. 53/58
Mark Antonation Birdcall brought fried chicken sandwiches to Five Points in July. 54/58
Mark Antonation Frank Bonanno opened French 75 downtown in July. 55/58
Mark Antonation Sean Kelly's Desmond closed in July. 56/58
Danielle Lirette Hedge Row came to Cherry Creek from the Kitchen restaurant group. 57/58
Mark Antonation Inside Hickory & Ash, which opened in Broomfield near the 1STBANK Center this summer. 58/58

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