Restaurants

We’ve all been faced with the “Where should we go?” question. Sometimes the answer is obvious, but other times we need help. Whether it’s finding the perfect place to celebrate the right occasion, determining what kitchen can accommodate an unusual dietary restriction, or maybe just discovering a new place to…

Adrian Miller, one of the country’s top food historians, soul-food experts and biscuit aficionado, rises to the occasion with his crew’s list of the ten best biscuits in Denver, from fast-food favorites to brunch specialists.

Although the growing Denver dining scene is getting more sophisticated, there are gaps in the culinary map that covers the metro area. Communal Platter is out to change that, with dinners and an app.

You might be hosting a barbecue in your back yard on Memorial Day, but plenty of people will be searching for a spot where they can get some good ribs or brisket. To help them make plans, we recently shared our Ten Best Barbecue Joints in Metro Denver — and What You Should Order There. But readers disagree with our choices.

At the end of May, Fadó Irish Pub, one of the first spots to open in LoDo in anticipation of Coors Field, suddenly closed.The owners say they’re looking for a new location; in the meantime, fans and foes alike have been responding to the news.

There’s plenty of good food and drink to be found this weekend, from newcomers and old favorites alike. This week’s hot spots include a new bar perfect for your inner sourpuss, a sushi bar with a brand-new brunch, and two new chefs rolling out menus at established eateries. Dig in,…

If you thought New York City had a lock on bagel provenance, you probably aren’t familiar with the history of Montreal bagels, which have been part of that Canadian city’s food scene for more than a hundred years. But David Bowen, a restaurateur from Toronto, knows that Montreal-style bagels are…

Sushi Tora supplied sushi to Boulder for three decades, and when it shuttered last month, it vacated a prime slice of downtown real estate. But here’s some good news: The address is now in the hands of Edwin Zoe, CEO and founder of Chinese noodle shop Zoe Ma Ma, and…

If you’ve ever felt like you were in desperate need of a tropical vacation (and who hasn’t, given these late May blizzards?), Adrift may just be the solution to dispel the cabin fever. Whether you’ve been to the hot spot at 218 South Broadway a hundred times or are just…

Late this summer, luxury hotel Le Méridien will open at 1475 California Street in downtown Denver, marrying mid-century modern design with Victorian era flourishes. The property will also house a sibling brand, AC Hotel, which will incorporate urban elements into a French-modern vibe. And when Le Méridien opens its doors,…

From its original back-alley digs on Santa Fe Drive, Infinite Monkey Theorem has grown into a national operation: Today it maintains a trio of taprooms — its flagship in RiNo, a new outpost in the Stanley Marketplace and a spot in Austin — and also distributes its canned wine in 44 states. But it hasn’t been easy, says founder Ben Parsons, who wanted to find a way to make good wine accessible.

Start salivating: Tacolandia, Westword’s annual celebration of street tacos, returns on Sunday, August 20, in a new location: Civic Center Park. Ticket sales start on May 23.

Broadway Deli opened up on So. Broadway over the weekend, filling a void of variety of late night food options in the area beyond pizza or Illegal Pete’s on the far end of the strip. Two local owners, and neighborhood figures, spent months renovating the building at 8 S. Broadway and the neighborhood has been loving the idea, even before it opened. The place emphasizes local people and talent and insists on being an affordable, quality shop that was inspired by the So. Broadway neighborhood.

Residents of Stapleton, Park Hill and Lowry were ready for better options than what’s been traditionally offered on that side of Denver, and they treat Stanley Marketplace as their back yard. Annette is the most attractive option in that complex, but there are some rough patches beneath the lovely surface.

Two years after signing a lease at Stanley Marketplace, this past weekend Joshua Pollack opened the second installment of Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen in that complex, where it will cater to the bagel lovers of Stapleton and Aurora. “I always try to find neighborhoods where the community really needs something like what…

Rhein Haus in LoDo feels like a quintessentially Denver restaurant — house-cranked sausages, beer by the liter, indoor bocce ball courts for the active set — but the restaurant actually has its origins in Seattle. The owners of Rhein Haus also run a Mexican joint there called Poquitos, which has become…

Truth in advertising never sounded tastier. A new deli and bar simply called Wine Beer Fat is now open at 5350 West 25th Avenue in Edgewater, serving Old World wines, beers from Scotland, Belgium and the U.S., and Spanish-influenced sandwiches and small plates. Owners Dan Moir and Bili Davies-Moir opened…

Vesper Lounge, which replaced Lancer Lounge, is a good bar — but what has happened to Denver’s great dive bars?

Colin Argys began working at Turley’s Kitchen — the long-lived and much-loved Boulder eatery that’s scheduled to close for good at 3 p.m. this Sunday — in 2010, when he was still in college. “They were kind of the original health food restaurant in Boulder,” he says, “with a varied set…

If you’re looking for hot new restaurants or new offerings from familiar favorites, here are this week’s picks. We know Coloradans are clamoring for Hawaiian poke, so we checked out a tuna-and-rice bowl at a well-known sandwich shop that recently got a menu makeover. For the newest pizza joint in…

Yelp! A useful platform for crowd-sourced restaurant information, right? Or perhaps it’s just another online outlet for angry, hate-filled elitists to vent their ugly world views under the guise of a “review.” Feel free to show your worst self on Yelp or other online platforms; it’s just more entertainment for…