While Boulder, Littleton and Edgewater have new spots, four eateries in Denver shut their doors.
Over and over this year, we've heard from independent restaurant owners and operators who say that running their business is tougher than ever right now. Challenges such as inflation and Last week, CoraFaye's suffered a different kind of hit: A fire caused severe smoke damage at the Aurora restaurant, which had to close.
Ownerbecause"this is not an era for business owners like it used to be." Before the pandemic,"you had fun, you made money, you were in a community," she added."Now it's like the owners are the last ones to make a profit." Dana Rodriguez is a well-known name in the local dining scene; the founder of Work & Class and Super Mega Bien is also the executive chef for Casa Bonita and a former James Beard nominee. But even her first solo venture, Cantina Loca, couldn't weather the current climate. "While we started out strong, our guest numbers decreased over the past two years while food expenses and labor costs skyrocketed," she shared in a statement after Also closed for good is West End Tap House on Tennyson, though its owner did not reply to a request for comment., too, just five months after opening its first brick-and-mortar, a colorful Northside cafe that had quickly been embraced by the neighborhood."We have hit a fork in our road and are choosing to walk down a different path for a myriad of reasons, both personal and professional," the announcement notes.One closure, though, comes with the promise of something better ahead. With its two-year lease up, PZA served its last slices from its space connected to Tight End on East Colfax."I’ve got some irons in the fire, signed some NDA’s, entered negotiations and weighing what’s best for our community and myself," PZA owner Jake Rothe offered on Instagram."I’ll keep updating with progress." There were three openings to report this week, all outside Denver city limits. The newest spot to eat, drink and play pickleball is Epic Pickleball Club in Littleton. In Edgewater, the former owners of Local 46 The team behind Boulder's Gemini debuted its second concept, High Country, in the former Hapa Sushi space on the Pearl Street Mall. “We love the atmosphere and the energy on Pearl Street and jumped at the chance to build a second restaurant on the bricks,” managing partner Michael Mehiel says in an announcement. The eatery offers lunch, dinner and late-night food and drinks with a"laid-back mountain vibe."has been defined as the free, independent voice of Denver — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.since 2021. Prior to joining the staff, Molly reported on the Denver dining scene for more than a decade and contributed to Thrillist. At, Molly monitors restaurant openings and closings, offers dining recommendations and reports on Denver-area food news and trends. She also publishes such annual lists as Top 100 Bars and Top 100 Restaurants, and contributes to the yearly Best of Denver edition. In 2023, she was recognized with the Colorado Restaurant Association's
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