Food & Drink

If you find yourself with time to kill at DIA, head to spots with local roots like Root Down, Snooze and Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs.

It’s (finally) heating up outside and that’s the perfect excuse to go hard on frozen treats.

From Casa Bonita to a new rooftop bar and a highly-anticipated Vietnamese restaurant, June was a buzzy month in the Denver dining scene.

During July and August, RTD is free, and many of the bus routes, like the 28, traverse some of the city’s best areas for eating and drinking.

The restaurant, which was recently featured in Bon Appetit, serves dishes inspired by traditional Vietnamese food.

“We want to be the ice cream you can grab when you’re crying on the couch after a breakup, in times of celebration, and everything in between.”

The Jefferson Park restaurant opens July 1 and serves options like hot dog-stuffed Coney Knots and chicken parmesan made with half a bird.

The fast casual spot that debuts June 28 specializes in healthy, flavorful options like pita sandwiches, salads and rotisserie chicken.

In less than three years, the former Mercantile chef has opened two restaurants in the mountain town: Rootstalk and Radicato.

Laura Shunk grew up celebrating special occasions at the pink palace and was among the first to experience its transformation.

Paella, dan dan noodles, a saucy AF croque madame and more were among the standouts over the last few weeks.

The pink palace finally made its debut, but so did Chopstickers, Sanitas in Englewood, Crazy Mountain Brewery and more.

It’s the third location for the concept, which opened in Cherry Creek in 1945, and it boasts an expansive Burger Garden.

Owner Dylan Mullins originally started his business as a meal delivery service but now, he’s all in on the food truck scene.

It will be the fourth location of the concept that was founded in Sacramento, where Johnson grew up and served as mayor.