Restaurants

Readers are applauding the deal that will keep My Brother’s Bar open, rather than have it wiped off the face of Denver by another big development.

Burgers are big business in Denver, from longtime favorites that have defined the bar-food scene over the last several decades to newcomers with beefy reputations in other cities. Here are our top hamburger stories over the past six months, along with links to our original coverage. The only thing better…

Burgers, steaks and fried chicken were on the menu this week as Chuburger and STK made their Denver debuts and a pair of poultry purveyors — Yellowbelly and the Post Chicken & Beer — opened on opposite sides of town. It was a busy week as a total of seven…

The Thai Basil branch at 540 East Alameda Avenue closed a year ago, with a sign in the window indicating the place would reopen that spring after a renovation. That never happened and the building sat empty for the remainder of 2016. But a sign just went up indicating that…

While the Stanley Marketplace on the southeastern edge of the Stapleton neighborhood is far from full, there are already six food and beverage vendors open, serving tacos, fried chicken, craft beer, handmade chocolates and pastries, fresh-roasted coffee and beer-hall grub. Of the forty or so businesses currently committed to moving…

Vail chicken joint Yellowbelly came to town this week, with a fundraiser for No Kid Hungry last night and the official opening of its Stanley Marketplace eatery today. This is the third Yellowbelly since founders Barry Davis, Michael Friedberg and Eric Wuppermann opened the first in 2012 (there’s also a Boulder…

Lyons and Longmont have long enjoyed the food and brews put out by Oskar Blues in several locations, from the original bar and brewery in downtown Lyons to a restaurant, a burger bar and a tasting room in Longmont. But today the company opens its first all-season eatery in Denver…

There’s a whole lotta shaking going on in Denver’s burger scene.  Last week Shake Shack, the fast-expanding chain founded by Danny Meyer in New York City in 2004, announced on its website that it is coming to Colorado this year: “Ain’t no mountain high enough! Shake Shack is trekking to…

No. 26: The Chicken Shawarma Sandwich at Edri’s International Market Edri’s International Market, at 3126 South Parker Road in Aurora, has a hidden surprise inside: a small eatery within the grocery store called Madinah Bakery & Open Flame Kabab. There you’ll find what appears to be a standard range of…

The secret to small-batch or craft coffee roasting is flexibility — because while mass production facilities are trying to carbon-copy their signature blends, the coffee geeks are trying to improve with each batch. “It’s an agricultural product,” owner of Jubilee Roasting Co. Peter Wanburg explains. “Instead of trying to mask…

Fine-dining veterans Alex Figura and Spencer White have teamed up at Dio Mio, a fast-casual pasta joint.

The National Western Stock Show is in full swing and beef is on our minds — both on the hoof and on the plate. Fortunately, the same goes for downtown steakhouse Elway’s, which is serving up a meaty flight until January 22. For $70, you’ll get a trio of beef…

What most bar-hoppers refer to as “South Broadway” actually straddles the line – Ellsworth Avenue – marking the beginning of official “South” street addresses in Denver. So some SoBo favorites – the Hornet, Punch Bowl Social, Historians Ale House – aren’t even in SoBo proper. As you head further down…

Zamzam is the name of the holy well in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia; legend has it that water miraculously sprang from the desert to ease the thirst of Abraham’s infant son, Ishmael. Zamzam is also the name of a local Middle Eastern market, deli and bakery that makes…

STK brought its chic steakhouse/lounge combo to Denver with VIP parties over the weekend as a warm-up for opening to the public tonight. With outposts in posh locations like Ibiza, Milan, Las Vegas and South Beach, the restaurant group still has a commitment to local talent; STK’s opening chef is…

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…

Sydney Stroup, owner of Lechuga’s at 3609 Tejon Street, isn’t content to wait for inevitable gentrification to sweep her old-school eatery into the heap of lost northside restaurants. Instead, since taking over from Chuck Lechuga and Rachel Vigil in 2014, she’s been extending the Lechuga’s brand. First she added a kiosk on…

The news that Shake Shake is coming to town later this year had many Denver diners talking about the burger joints that they’d like to see open up in the Mile High City. Once again, In-N-Out and White Castle topped the list…for some.

Burgers and tacos and empanadas, oh my. There were plenty of noshables in this week’s restaurant news, as New York City’s fast-food phenomenon, Shake Shack, announced plans to come to RiNo later this year — just as locavore burger bar American Grind was getting ready to sizzle as the newest…

There’s been a void in the Ballpark empanada scene ever since Buenos Aires Pizzeria closed down last fall, but that changes today. Lazo Empanadas is now open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the same location — 1319 22nd Street — that Buenos Aires previously occupied. Lazo started…

No. 27: Rocky Mountain Oysters at Lulu’s Inn Yeehaw! The National Western Stock Show is in town, which means that Lulu’s Inn, a rollicking restaurant and bar just off I-70 in Watkins, will be jumping all month, the parking lot full of pickups, the tables inside full of hungry ranchers…

As a building, Hart’s Corner has withstood the test of time, squatting at the corner of South Sheridan Boulevard and West Mississippi Avenue for nearly a century. Businesses have come and gone, but for most of its life, the old roadhouse has housed a series of divey bars and restaurants…