Velvet Lasso, a new cafe in LoHi, is ready to swing open their doors on Valentine’s Day, Sat, Feb 14. Owner Bree Licata, who formerly ran the buzzy Portland bakery Flour Bloom, has now set up shop in Denver with a café full of the same treats she loved getting at bakeries while growing up […]
Looking for a place to get your carbs on? Here are some of my favorite Italian restaurants in and around Denver I recommend to folks when they ask me where they should eat when looking to get a little taste of Italia right here in the Mile High City. The places I have chosen particularly […]
In this month’s cheat sheet there are two spots with very different takes on Italian-American cuisine, and a Japanese-style sando shop with lines out the door. 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 to get my […]
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 […]
Feeling adventurous and looking for a place to eat in the Denver area you haven’t tried yet? Check out New Denizen‘s list of brand new restaurants, bakeries, cafes, food trucks, and bars that opened in (and around) Denver in 2026. Updates will be made about once a week, so bookmark this page and check back […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this month’s cheat sheet a high-octane restaurant parks itself in Denver and a satisfying small-business alternative to corporate salad chains. 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 to get my curated lists of new restaurant […]