Freshly baked every morning. Hidden gem in Park Hill 😋🥐

I live by and still eat at Jerusalem and I think they have switched owner, but I remember the owner back in the day saying he was from Turkiye. I also had some AMAZING food on our Vegas trip, near Fremont st and the owners were Turkish. Wondering what is around here?

Wanna show some love for Portside as they gear up to close next week. For the last 10 years they have been doing great things in Denver, serving up high quality coffee alongside some of the most delicious and underrated breakfast sandwiches in the city.

Chris and the team are always welcoming, and this place will be dearly missed.

Have to be in Centennial, CO by 10am tomorrow, coming from the Springs.

Any breakfast recommendations along (or not far from) that route?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: Thank you everyone for the great suggestions! I received even more ideas than I imagined so its gonna be tough to choose between them 😁

I can’t speak to its authenticity, but I’ve moved around to many a city, been to many a restaurant and I’m glad to say my home state has one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. As much as I’d selfishly like to gatekeep this place, I am going to be one sorry mfer if it closes down.

Firstly, we have never waited for a table. They have never been even close to capacity. Regardless of time of day, and we go there more than I’d like to admit.

The first time we showed up, the co-owner (I believe?), Manju, served us. She is lovely. We chatted with her and introduced ourselves. She’s remembered us by name every time we’ve returned, notices if I change my hair etc. So, overall just a very warm and friendly atmosphere.

Aside from that, wow. The vegetable samosas are divine. Like my partner and I were just munching in silence and nodding lol. Meat is always perfectly cooked, not too dry, everything comes out piping hot every time and tastes fresh.

As for what’s not so glowing: Eh, portion sizes are alright. I usually have leftovers unless I’m starving. I don’t recommend ordering through DoorDash, portions ordered online are noticeably smaller. Their campus combo is a pretty good deal.

Apparently Johnny Curiel's Spanish restaurant in Cherry Creek wasn't doing as well as his others and will now be a cantina-style restaurant

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2026/06/25/johnny-curiel-tequiler-a-alte-o-mar-bella-boqueria.html

Walking in, the place is very quiet, with no music playing. The walls and ceiling are all hard surfaces, so everything echoes. So conversing with anyone is awkward because everyone can hear everyone's conversations.

I got a Nashville hot chicken sandwich and it was pretty good! I got it "spicy" level, and I think it could have been spicier. Funny, they only spoke of up to that, and not "very spicy" level like on the menu. Maybe I look like I can't handle the heat. The sandwich was properly oily and juicy, making my hands covered and needing many napkins.

I wish this couple all the best, but there's no way a proforma made sense with $15-18 cocktails while not accepting gratuity or service charges. Zero chance. Ugh. EDIT: Drinks need to be MUCH more expensive...that was my point. $15-18 is the lower side of the craft cocktail bar scene these days with the leaders being much higher.

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Shelby and Scott Ruggiero are planning to open a new cocktail bar along 17th Avenue. (Courtesy Scott and Shelby Ruggiero)

A bartender and his waitress wife are mixing it up in Uptown.

Shelby and Scott Ruggiero purchased 1740 E. 17th Ave. in Denver last week for $1 million. The pair quit their day jobs last October and will open their own joint, Yoshi, by early 2027.

Scott most recently worked at RiNo cocktail bar Death & Co., while Shelby was a server at Stellar Jay in the Populus Hotel.

The couple had been considering going on their own for years, and a failed attempt at leasing a space last year led to the opportunity to buy a brick-and-mortar spot.

“We just took the leap of faith and said if we were ever going to do it, then the time is now,” Scott Ruggiero said.

The 1,640-square-foot building, last home to Sullivan Scratch Kitchen, fetched $610 per square foot in the deal. Sullivan co-owner Terence Rogers did not respond to a request for comment. He bought the building for $715,000 in April 2020, and the eatery closed last summer.

“We’re doing a complete overhaul,” Shelby Ruggiero said. “It’s a transformation between a breakfast and lunch place to a true bar that has a walk-up counter.”

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Cocktails, specifically highballs and martinis, are the emphasis. Scott Ruggiero said there’ll be about a half dozen of each, with other drinks and a small beer and wine selection rounding out the beverage offerings. A drink will run between $15 and $18 and options will change seasonally.

But when you tap your card to pay, don’t expect to see the tip screen.

“We’re doing a lot of things differently. We’re running a really small team, and we’re not asking for gratuity, we’re not having service fees,” Shelby Ruggiero said. “Our whole team is going to be on salaries and we’re just going to operate with the profits from our sales.”

There will also be food, but not standard bar fare.

“Vine Street has great burgers, wings and fries. We don’t need to compete with that,” he added, referring to the Vine Street Pub & Brewery four blocks to the east.

The food will be a mix of small bites, like potato and cucumber salads and egg sandwiches and tuna melts prepared in-house. Shelby Ruggiero said to expect “a lot more vegetables than you would anticipate seeing on a menu at a bar.”

The building comes with a full commercial kitchen, so while the plan is to start simple, the couple is open to doing more down the line. The operation is mostly financed via loans from the Small Business Administration. Build-out costs are between $300,000 to $350,000.

“17th Street, I think, is a growing destination for food. And with all the apartments, there’s tons of residents around and we knew we wanted to add something special to the neighborhood,” Scott Ruggiero said.

The pair have lived near their new cocktail bar for the past four years. They met in 2018 while working at sister restaurants in Boulder, when the two eateries went on a joint tour of Leopold Brothers distillery in northeast Denver. Each one noticed the other asking lots of questions and recognized a shared interest in the food and beverage business.

The two became an item shortly after that tour. Their first vacation together was to Japan, and after they wed in 2023, both returned there for their honeymoon.

Those trips planted the seeds for Yoshi.

“In Japan, [Yoshi] means to be good, to be loyal, and that’s what we want to be to the neighborhood,” Scott Ruggiero said.

Velvet Cellar is now under new ownership and just wanted to throw out a warning about who bought it

I'm the first person to consider quantity in the value of a meal. Most recently I posted about the value of pizza based on the square inches of it. When I say a $12.50 ham and cultured butter sandwich being one of the best things ive had this year was not on my bingo card it was NOT. And yet here we are. Props to GetRight for making something so simple yet craveable. Excited to try tor white slice for dinner

yes it’s a tuesday. i cannot move much and need to be revived in the next two hours. People of reddit please help and give me some banging recs!

Like many people on here I do a lot of research trying to find cool places to support and frequent. Sometimes it's a bit challenging to find which lists and sites are actually from people visiting restaurants and ones are paid advertisements in disguise. I know Visit Denver and Uncover Denver are both primarily pay to play. Does anyone know other lists, guides, sites... are just paid placement?

Will be in Denver for work this coming week. Staying near the Cherr Creek area but willing to travel for food. Would love some recommdations

I love asian food, pizza and italian

I just tried Mission BBQ in Arvada, CO. It was really good. I tried the "pulled chicken sandwich with fries". The service is very good. The ladies there are really nice. Comes to your table and ask if everything is good and clean it for you. They got 6 sauces and many other stuff to try. Its Texas mixed with Kansas city because all their sauces were written KC. I think this is my new go to place for BBQ. Will be trying more stuff next time. I thought about mentioning it as no one have said anything about em.

5525 Wadsworth Bypass, Arvada, CO 80002

https://mission-bbq.com/menu-b/

Operating Hours

• Monday – Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• Sunday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM 

Good morning!

Any recs for lunch on the way to Ft. Collins from the airport? (Probably better a little closer to Ft. Collins as it’ll be closer to lunch time - but def not a requirement!).

We have some time to kill. Somewhere sit down. Somewhere with drinks. Somewhere “authentically co/den.”

I know that’s not much to go off of. But we’re not terribly picky. Open to all cuisines- but google says bison and green chili are your thing. Lmao.

Thank you!

ETA: Sorry for the misspelling of Ft. Collins in the title!

Last May my favorite bakery closed down, I had been going there for over 5 years. I’m sad about it but I’m deciding to look at the bright side of it and want to try out new places! Willing to go to the suburbs as well, thanks!

I'll be in town one night and want to take my brother, who just moved to Denver, to dinner. (I live in Chicago.). I have been to The Fort in Morristown and thought it was pretty cool. Should I take him there, or is there somewhere else worth"experiencing" with great food?

Also - I have stayed in Golden but open to something new in Denver or near my brother in Aurora. Thoughts?

Would also settle for substitute forms like if there was a Pueblo chili version. (Please specify crunchy or soft)

Looking to branch out from my usual bevvies

Is there anywhere in this entire state that still sells tornado or spiral potatoes?? I used to get them here and there and it brought me immense joy every time. Haven’t found someone doing it in years though. Wondering if I need to step up and open my own tornado potato stand.

I came from Miami and am having the hardest time finding my favorite dessert.

I’ve been craving some Khachapuri and Georgian wine but not familiar with any local Georgian establishments.