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.

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…

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…

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…

The stretch of Broadway between 10th and 13th avenues isn’t exactly known for its restaurants; the zone is more of a late-night clubland with a few fast-casuals scattered in between. But signs are up at 1134 Broadway, right next door to music venue City Hall, announcing the imminent arrival of…

Back in February, we mused over Denver’s sudden infatuation with Hawaiian poke, the glistening dish of diced fish and Pacific Rim flavors that was once the territory of sushi bars looking to use up less attractive cuts of tuna and salmon. But in just the past two months or so,…

Brothers Kris and Jason Wallenta like to tell stories with food. Their first restaurant, Dos Santos Taqueria de Mexico (1475 East 17th Avenue), captures the flavors of their mom’s Mexico City upbringing. And their new venture, White Pie (1702 Humboldt Street), will serve wood-fired pizza in the style of their…

The miles of Colfax Avenue stretching from the city center past the Denver-Aurora line maintain a certain chaotic character. But just off the main drag on the many north-south streets that weave together Denver’s neighborhoods — the warp to Colfax’s weft — the pace and flow of life feels drastically different, and restaurants have a slower, more neighborly pace.

Chef Amos Watts joined Justin Brunson’s Old Major team in January 2016, after opening Acorn in 2013 with owners Steve Redzikowski and Bryan Dayton. Watts recently departed Old Major for a new gig, so Brunson is promoting some young blood at his four-year-old LoHi eatery. William Mack, who was hired…

Today Chipotle has more than 3,000 locations around the world, but that original Chipotle remains a popular stop for University of Denver students, residents of the surrounding neighborhoods and tourists seeking a fat bite of fast-casual history. But history is about to change: the very first Chipotle will close its doors on Thursday, May 18, for a major renovation.

If you’re looking for what’s new, what’s hot and what’s adventurous in the Denver dining scene, you’ve come to the right place. We’re scouring the city for the best bites in the most exciting or unexplored eateries for the weekly watch list. This week, we have two seafood dishes that…

Denver has been craving the creative confections of chef Ian Kleinman ever since he had to close the Inventing Room at 2201 Lawrence Street last fall. A four-day doughnut pop-up at Fruition last month sated our sweet tooth temporarily, but a person can only go so long without exploding whipped…

Dina Castillo has been working on overhauling the former Rosa Linda’s Cafe space at 2005 West 32nd Avenue for the better part of the year, and now she’s nearly ready to unveil her new Highland neighborhood eatery, Bremen’s Wine & Tap. One of the last steps before opening was hiring…

The stretch of South Broadway near Evans Avenue continues to add new restaurants in a variety of styles. The latest is Turtle Boat, which bills itself as a specialist in “Colorado-style poki salad.” Chef/owner Jeremy Song says the spelling of poke as poki is intentional, to help Coloradans get past…

Chef George Eder founded Pizza Republica in 2009, a difficult economic time for restaurateurs — and nearly everyone else in Denver. Eder’s partners, the Jet Entertainment Group, dropped out of deal in those lean economic years, but Eder soldiered on at two locations, at 890 14th Street downtown and at…