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

Mark Antonation
The building that now houses Bigsby's Folly, which opened in June, was once a mining equipment factory.
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Mark Antonation
American Grind opened in January inside Avanti Food & Beverage.
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Mark Antonation
Chop Shop opened a second location at Lowry.
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Chuburger is half of the new RiNo offerings from Oskar Blues, along with coffee and doughnuts at Hotbox Roasters.
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El Jefe opened on West 44th Avenue in the Sunnyside neighborhood.
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Danielle Lirette
Hearth & Dram opened in the new Indigo Hotel behind Union Station.
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Mark Antonation
Lazo Empanadas opened in the Ballpark neighborhood.
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The Post Chicken & Beer said hello to the Rosedale neighborhood when there was still snow on the ground.
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Danielle Lirette
Stella's on 16th opened at 16th and Wewatta.
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Danielle Lirette
STK brought a taste of Chicago to the 16th Street Mall.
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Danielle Lirette
Il Posto moved to a posh new spot on Larimer Street.
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The Blue Parrot closed after nearly 100 years in Louisville.
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Mark Antonation
McCormick's vacated downtown after more than thirty years.
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Danielle Lirette
Annette opened this spring at the Stanley Marketplace.
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Mark Antonation
Broken Rice began serving pan-Asian fast casual on Colorado Boulevard.
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Danielle Lirette
Buttermilk fried chicken with various sides came to LoHi courtesy of Low Country Kitchen.
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Mark Antonation
Chef Mary Nguyen welcomed Cherry Creek neighbors to the new Olive & Finch.
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Mark Antonation
Sweet Cooie's opened with ice cream and other sweet treats in Congress Park.
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Danielle Lirette
Poka Lola Social Club opened inside the Maven Hotel at 18th and Wazee.
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Danielle Lirette
Kachina joined Poka Lola inside the Maven Hotel.
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Daniell Lirette
Otra Vez opened on the 16th Street Mall from the Tavern Hospitality Group.
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Mark Antonation
Quality Italian opened in Cherry Creek in March.
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Laura Shunk
Shin Myung Gwan gave Aurora a new Korean restaurant.
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Jonathan Shikes
Zuni Street Brewing opened in LoHi in March.
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Danielle Lirette
Baur's closed downtown, making way for a new incarnation of Dazzle.
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Mark Antonation
French cuisine is in — thanks to Radek Cerny's return to Denver with Atelier by Radex.
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Mark Antonation
Cattivella was the first eatery to open at Eastbridge Stapleton.
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Mark Antonation
Just Be Kitchen took over the former home of Mona's.
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Mark Antonation
Millers & Rossi added another speakeasy to RiNo.
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Danielle Lirette
Stuffed pancakes are part of the program at Morning Collective on South Broadway.
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Mark Antonation
A few menu items at the new Next Door American Eatery at Eastbridge Stapleton.
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Danielle Lirette
Dazzle has been around for years, but it recently moved into the even older Baur's space.
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Danielle Lirette
Concourse Restaurant Moderne joined the fun at Eastbridge Stapleton.
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Danielle Lirette
El Five opened in May, overlooking LoHi from its fifth-floor vantage point.
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Sarah Cowell
Goed Zuur brought sour beers to Five Points.
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Danielle Lirette
Inside the new Tupelo Honey behind Union Station.
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Mark Antonation
Turtle Boat opened on South Broadway just south of Evan Avenue in April.
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Mark Antonation
Villagran opened on West Alameda Avenue in May.
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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.
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Danielle Lirette
Zengo called it quits after more than a dozen years on Little Raven Street.
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Saint Patrick's Day downtown won't be the same without Fadó.
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Mark Antonation
Bremen's opened this summer in the former home of Rosa Linda's.
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Mark Antonation
La Chiva is now serving Colombian cuisine on South Broadway.
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Danielle Lirette
Señor Bear opened in June in the space vacated by Jezebel's.
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Mark Antonation
The Overland, one of our favorite new bars, closed this summer.
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Mark Antonation
Boxed Taco is now serving Mexican street food in Athmar Park.
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There's one less slice in the big Beau Jo's pie. The Denver branch closes on July 30.
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Mark Antonation
Birdcall brought fried chicken sandwiches to Five Points in July.
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Mark Antonation
Frank Bonanno opened French 75 downtown in July.
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Danielle Lirette
Hedge Row came to Cherry Creek from the Kitchen restaurant group.
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Mark Antonation
Inside Hickory & Ash, which opened in Broomfield near the 1STBANK Center this summer.
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The Most Important Denver Restaurant Openings and Closings for 2017 So Far
We're past the halfway point of 2017 and there has already been a year's worth of action in the restaurant business. Here's a look back at new restaurants that have captured our attention as well as some departed eateries we'll miss.
We're past the halfway point of 2017 and there has already been a year's worth of action in the restaurant business. Here's a look back at new restaurants that have captured our attention as well as some departed eateries we'll miss.
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