These are my personal recommendations of the 10 best new restaurants that were added to the Denver metro dining scene in 2025, ranging from a bewitching Southern spot serving chicken on a stick to a family-run restaurant offering soul-fortifying Tibetan noodle soup. In a year when ambitious, boundary-pushing projects have become harder to back, the […]
What looks like a tiny firetruck rolling around in Denver is actually a mobile coffee shop called Wee Woo Coffee. To see Week Woo Coffee truck in action, check out my Instagram reel! Owner Jack Brownson fell in love with Japanese kei trucks years ago while staying with a friend outside Olympia, WA. Known for […]
In this month’s cheat sheet a top Denver chef returns with a new taqueria, a vibey Italian-ish pasta shop, and a rockin’ new cocktail lounge with a one-of-a-kind menu. This is an excerpt from the New Denizen newsletter on Substack, published one month after subscribers receive the list. Subscribe for free to be the first […]
In this month’s cheat sheet a Pan-Latin rooftop restaurant with million-dollar views, an audio bar still finding its groove, and an African speakeasy with a techy twist on entry. This is an excerpt from the New Denizen newsletter on Substack, published one month after subscribers receive the list. Subscribe for free to be the first […]
Molino Chido is here to feed the people. Officially opened on Nov 11, 2025, it’s chef Michael Diaz de Leon’s first restaurant working with Denver restaurateur Tommy Lee (Uncle, Hop Alley), focusing on Mexico City–inspired street food. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Diaz de Leon. After leading ID Est Hospitality’s Brutø to its first […]