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 new restaurants, bakeries, cafes, food trucks, and bars that opened in (and around) Denver in 2025. Updates will be made at least once a week, so bookmark this page and check back often.
Know a spot that isn’t on the list?
Submit a restaurant to be added.
Have an update on a restaurant? Drop it in the comments or contact us.
How to use this spreadsheet
- The default view is by calendar quarter of opening.
- To see the data grouped differently, select “Views” in the upper left-hand corner and choose one of the other views currently available:
- Calendar quarter
- By neighborhood
- Open vs. not open
- By date added
- Click on the “View larger version” in the bottom right corner to get a full-screen view of the data table.
- Want to see the data a different way? Use any of the filters to customize your personal view. Your view settings will reset if you leave the page or refresh.
Why am I doing this?
I was putting together my Best New Restaurants list for 2024 and realized there wasn’t an easy way to reference what places had opened in the calendar year. I’m not a spreadsheet master, but I get a lot of satisfaction around collecting data in an organized way.
Not entirely sure if this is the best or worst idea, but tracking all the new restaurant openings in 2025 seemed worth doing. It might be useful to others, so the list is being made public and available for everyone to reference.
If you like this spreadsheet, want to get involved, or have ideas, let me know in the comments.