Restaurants

The new neighborhood eatery opening May 19 is former Vesta chef Nicholas Kayser’s first brick-and-mortar.

“It’s a really perfect metaphor for transformation, and what it takes to re-emerge reborn. It’s provided a lot of hope for me,” says poet Katie Mason.

The neighborhood, which has long been a food desert, is changing, and this restaurant that started as a food truck is a bright spot.

The store has been open since at least 1948, and it even made an appearance in a video shot by Paul McCartney in the 1960s.

It’s also opening a brick-and-mortar in Park Hill this summer in collaboration with Yuan Wonton and Sweets and Sourdough.

The first location of the cafe and bakery chain in the state opened in Parker in March, and now a second is slated to debut in Aurora in July.

While four spots shuttered, four others debuted, including a new Snarf’s and a milkshake bar on the 16th Street Mall.

The multi-level BurnDown is set to open on May 20 and the rooftop view is just one of the highlights.

It serves comfort food like pulled pork sandwiches and garlic Parmesan chicken po’boys with a side of sass.

Owner Matt Dulin plans to do a rooftop dinner series this summer and start a farmers’ market in the parking lot next door.

These $20 shakes are fully loaded with toppings, drizzles and mountains of whipped cream.

There will be over sixty mobile food businesses at the free-to-attend event serving everything from barbecue to Tibetan cuisine.

The team is rallying together to reopen the restaurant for Mother’s Day weekend.

Bar Dough and Tavernetta are two of the eateries that serve this top-notch imported cheese.

One truck is now offering its chopped cheese sandwiches via delivery.

Nine new restaurants debuted in metro Denver this week, including Yonutz in Greenwood Village and Crab & Shell on Colfax.

The Cole neighborhood watering hole is known for its cocktails, natural wine and hot dogs.

Along with its signature item, Rebel Cookie Dough dishes up other sweet treats, like massive ice cream cookie sandwiches.

There are over a dozen spots making this regional specialty in the Denver metro area, including Grabowski’s and Pizza 3.14.

The annual event kicks off May 17 and will continue at lunchtime every Wednesday and Thursday this summer.

Adam You spends his free time working on a variety of endeavors, including creating an online Asian Restaurant Guide on his blog.

The sandwich shop originally opened in Capitol Hill in 2004 and moved to Lawrence Street in 2018, but now, its doors are shut.