The 10 Best New Places to Eat and Drink in Denver, Summer 2026
From a hidden Japanese kitchen to one of the city’s most ambitious chef’s tasting menus, the Mile High City’s culinary scene is heating up.
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From a hidden Japanese kitchen to one of the city’s most ambitious chef’s tasting menus, the Mile High City’s culinary scene is heating up.
Many eateries promise hand-made ingredients, but it’s not often you get to watch the chefs transform simple lumps of dough into beautiful noodles. That’s the case at Noodles by Nina—and at three more metro Denver Chinese spots.
Colorado is famous for its bluebird days, but perhaps Denver should be known for its golden evenings when the sun fades and the city’s lights shine.
We hope you’re hungry, because we are serving up more culinary callouts than your Open Table reservation calendar can handle.
For a year, Shelby Boolay charmed social media with her cheeky sweet treats and signature snark as Mother Cookie Cake—without ever showing her face. Now, she’s ready for the spotlight…sort of.
Fresh dumplings, steamed buns, Thai specialties, and live music have turned Osaké Steak & Sushi Bar into one of Salida’s most beloved Sunday traditions.
Head to Rioja for Eric Dale’s sweet, bao bun–inspired creation, which is available only during weekend brunch.
A vast range of old-school parlors and inventive up-and-comers make Denver a premier ice cream city. These 17 metro-area shops, arranged by location, are ideal spots to taste the trend.
Whether you grew up on a horse or you’re putting on boots for the first time, you can party like it’s 1850.
Boulder’s Wellness Counter is taking everything we love about its Congress Park plant-based sibling, Wellness Sushi, and adding back the seafood. Reservations are plentiful…for now.
Shop locally with South Indian sauces from Spuntino’s chef-owner, small-batch vinegars from Leopold Bros., and nixtamal tortillas made from heirloom Colorado corn.
Welcome to Darlene’s Ice Cream, where owner Joy Williams-Clark and her husband, Kyle Clark, create a rainbow of frozen treats that would make the shop’s namesake, Grandma Darlene, proud.
Former Hop Alley chef Geoff Cox displays his culinary chops with a new eighth-floor RiNo eatery dedicated to Pan-Latin American cuisine.
These U-pick farms near Denver offer everything from apples and berries to peppers and potatoes.
From waterfall sinks and live gardens to rave buttons and second-language speaking lessons, these powder rooms deserve their own reviews.
A rare changing of the guard brings Mexican cuisine to the Cherry Creek Shopping Center.
There’s never been a better time to plan a Grand Valley sipping tour.
This summer offers a world of fun and flavor at Denver’s best food and drink gatherings.
This Boulder-based business went from selling honey at farmers’ markets to running bee-themed shops across Colorado.
The last of the natural foods pioneer’s brick-and-mortars disappeared by 2009, but the name and ethos is staging a comeback on a line of organic beverages and eggs.
