New Denizen

Your inside track to new Denver restaurants + experiences | NYC expat + zero-proof drinker in Colorado

10/13/2026

I highlighted five notable restaurants and cafes that opened in Denver during the month of September in my latest newsletter drop on Substack. Featured spots you should know about included:

✨Cha’s Cafe & Atelier (Cha’s Café & Atelier, Lincoln Park)
✨Soda Club Denver (Soda Club Denver, RiNo)
✨Sadboy Creamery (Sadboy Creamery, Cap Hill)
✨La Vie en Rose (La Vie En Rose, RiNo)
✨Rōmyō (Rōmyō, Downtown Denver)

plus an illustration I drew of a delicious treat from Ch*****ne Tiger

For the details on each spot, newsletter subscribers can check their inbox for the email that went out last week. Not on the list? Hit the link in bio.

📸s + illustration: Laura | New Denizen

09/14/2026

2026 marks the fourth year of the MICHELIN Guide (official)’s and the first year all restaurants in Colorado were eligible to be included in the guide. The 4 new restaurants that earned Stars or Bib Gourmand are located in Denver and Aurora.

The 11 new restaurants added as Recommended are located in Denver, Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Breckenridge.

📌 Save this post for planning your next night out.

Milpero in Denver has been added to the list of Colorado restaurant to receive One MICHELIN Stars.

All other restaurants that earned MICHELIN Stars in previous years have retained their designations:

Denver:
Alma Fonda Fina
Beckon
BRUTØ
Kizaki
Margot
Mezcaleria Alma
Milpero *

Boulder:
Frasca Food and W**e

Aspen:
Bosq

* New

Three restaurants, annette, Pig and Tiger, ROUGAROU have been newly minted with the Bib Gourmand distinction.

11 restaurants were added as Recommended restaurants: Casa Juani, Dân Dã, dearemilia_denver, Florence Supper Club, Four By Brother Luck, Heretík, Madeline, Radicato, Rootstalk, The National Telluride, The Penrose Room at The Broadmoor

The full list of Recommended restaurants can be found on the Michelin site.

09/09/2026

I highlighted five notable restaurants and cafes that opened in Denver and Colorado during the month of August in my latest newsletter drop on Substack. Featured spots you should know about included:

Blossom by SYC (Highland)
The Carriage House (Cheesman Park)
Poor Boys Louisiana Po’boys and Kitchen (RiNo)
+ more

plus an illustration I drew of a tasty pasta from annette

For the details on each spot, newsletter subscribers can check their inbox for the email that went out last week. Not on the list? Hit the link in bio.

📸s: Laura | New Denizen, 3: Stephan Werk Stephan Werk | Photographer + Filmmaker
Illustration: Laura | New Denizen

09/03/2026

Believe it or not, I only had one gyro sandwich, one veggie melt, a strawberry lemonade, and countless glasses of water while reporting this story at Pete’s Kitchen on Colfax Avenue for my first story published in Westword: https://www.westword.com/food-drink/petes-kitchen-colfax-denver-late-night-diner-40927362/

Address

Philadelphia, PA

Website

https://newdenizen.substack.com/, https://newdenizen.com/, https://www.instagram.com/newdenizen/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when New Denizen posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.