There is some delicious news to report about restaurants and openings across Colorado this fall.
- Ash’Kara Opened in Boulder: Ash’Kara is an exploration of contemporary Israeli cuisine centered around a 900-degree brick oven from acclaimed Chef Daniel Asher. Hand-whipped hummus, falafel and an array of authentic dips and spreads are the Ash’Kara signature. As always, Chef Daniel is uncompromising in his quest for environmentally sustainable and ethical sourcing across all ingredients.
- Aurum Aspen Snowmass Comes to Snowmass Base Village in December 2021: Ski town favorite Aurum will open its third location in Snowmass Base Village this winter. The restaurant, which has a proven track record with locations in Steamboat Springs and Breckenridge, will offer Seasonal New American Cuisine in an elegantly casual dining space.
- America’s First Full-Service, Alcohol-Free Bar, Awake Opens in Denver: Awake, an inclusive alcohol-free spirit store, bar, and coffee shop opened in Denver this past spring with a charitable mission. Awake is Colorado’s first alcohol-free bar with America’s most comprehensive, carefully curated selection of alcohol-free beer, wine, spirits and mocktail elixirs.
- Bluebird Market Opens in Silverthorne this Fall: Bluebird Market is located at the hub of Fourth Street Crossing, a 3.8-acre district in the new heart of downtown Silverthorne. Tenants of the nearly 30,000-square-foot market will include a dozen chef-driven culinary concepts along with three local retail entrepreneurs and a flexible co-working space. Bluebird Market is set to open in fall 2021, marking the first activation of the Fourth Street Crossing development.
- Breckenridge Distillery Debuts Interactive Spirits Lab: The Breckenridge Distillery’s new interactive spirits lab allows guests to not only taste award-winning spirits, but the opportunity to delve behind the scenes of spirit production and aging while thieving directly from barrels, blending their own bottles and sampling paired bites from the award-winning kitchen and producer partners.
- Deviation Distilling Opens in Denver’s Dairy Block in Fall 2021: Deviation Distilling transformed an 1800s firehouse into a lively patio, intimate lounge and event space in the heart of Dairy Block’s mixed-used alley in Downtown Denver. Distilling, known for its use of unique global ingredients, will be releasing a new cocktail menu and Dairy-block exclusive spirits as well as offering light, sharable bites.
- EsoTerra Cider Opens in Dolores: EsoTerra Cider, located near the banks of the Dolores River in the quaint town of Dolores, is the latest cidery to open up shop in this Southwest corner of Colorado. The cidery owners seek out feral trees and historic orchards native to the area to curate ciders that are distinctively Southwest. With indoor and outdoor seating available, the tasting room not only serves up stellar ciders but also delicious food from Zoe the Tail Fine Foods.
- HELLOFOOD Cafe Opens at Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station: Convergence Station, Meow Wolf’s largest immersive exhibition offers an in-world cafe to serve all quantum travelers. At HELLOFOOD, visitors can recharge from their cosmic exploration and find sustenance in tasty treats and bold brews. The menu features a delightfully diverse showcasing of cuisines from Colorado restaurateurs, craft breweries, coffee roasters, and bakeries.
- Kenichi Comes to Snowmass Base Village in December 2021: Kenichi, a favorite Aspen restaurant that has been serving world-class sushi and pan-Asian cuisine for nearly three decades – is opening its third Roaring Fork Valley location in Snowmass Base Village.
- Rise Westwood Collective Opens in Denver’s Westwood Neighborhood: Rise Westwood Collective is a new resource sharing network of Latinx/BIPOC/woman owned food-based businesses, artists and artisans. The Collective’s mission is to work together to bring in and keep money in the local economy and help preserve the cultural identity of the community by creating culturally relevant, community focused events that are accessible.
- Three Saints Revival Opens in Late Fall in Denver: Three Saints Revival promises to be a vibrant, bohemian wine and cocktail restaurant offering tapas and small plates inspired by every edge of the Mediterranean, from Spain, Provence, and Italy to Israel, Egypt, and Greece. Local entrepreneur and restaurateur Robert Thompson, who created and grew Punch Bowl Social to 20 locations from its original Denver roots, will open his newest venture in the former Hearth & Dram space in the Hotel Indigo.
- Tocabe Launches Indigenous Marketplace in Denver: Popular fast-casual Denver restaurant Tocabe has helped elevate Native American food culture and made Native grown and produced foods more widely available, all the while strengthening Indigenous food supply chains in the U.S. This summer Tocabe expanded operations to launch the Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace. The virtual pantry offers staples and ingredients from Native and Indigenous producers, farmers, ranchers and suppliers throughout the contiguous United States, and delivered directly to people’s doors.