Things to do in Denver when you're bored or hungry
So I posted on 2 questions at AskMetafilter about things to do and places to eat in Denver & figured I should post them here too.
Parisi in North Denver at 44th & Tennyson has incredible food. I practically lived there for several weeks after I first found it. They have some of the best sandwiches I've ever tasted. Vegetarians try the one with grilled eggplant, roasted red pepper, sauteed spinach, provolone & balsamic vinegar, I think it's called the Compagna. Incredible. Lots of choices for everyone. The meat sandwiches are awesome too, lots of interesting combos. Also pizzas you've never seen anywhere else & a nice atmosphere & oh my, save room for Italian Ice Cream.
Swing Thai on Colorado. Blvd or Alameda has many items that can be ordered with shrimp, chicken or tofu.
The Mercury Cafe. Organic food, mostly if not all vegetarian, dance classes (like $5 for one quick evening class), poetry readings, music etc.
The restaurant is a trip back to the 70's & not far from downtown. A Denver institution.
If you are in Denver Sunday evenings June through July there are free Jazz concerts
in City Park. Lots of people, dancing, good music, bring a blanket to sit on.
There is a huge REI store with a climbing wall, whitewater course in the Platte River outside & a trail where you can test mountain bikes. There is often something going on in the greens around the river called Confluence Park too. Right behind the REI is a place called My Brothers Bar with great onion rings & a nice variety of beer on tap. Mostly burgers there but they probably have a couple of veggie things too. It's been there forever and has a great patio for eating outdoors. There is a pool hall across the street from that, I haven't been there but it looks busy.
Watercourse is superb just don't have the burger. I originally went there after reading a review raving about the tempe burger but It was dry and tasteless and I
almost didn't go back. However, the menu was so intriguing that I returned & everything else has been sublime.
Domo (Japanese Country)has incredible atmosphere & good food. Check out the small museum & check to see if there is an aikido class going on. There is a big window where you can see into the dojo & watch. Eat outside in the garden or inside where everything is made of big chunks of trees & stone. they also have a rotating choice of sake to try. Call to get directions & follow them even though you're sure you're in the wrong neighborhood, this is definitely a hidden gem.
Do pick up a Westword; free on every street corner or you can go to Westword.com & check the archives on most of the places mentioned above.
North Denver is fun. Check out the area around 38th & Lowell. Lots of restaurants, shops, about 10 minutes from downtown. Bang! has a salmon dish with jasmine rice and a wasabi cream sauce that I invariably have when Penny comes to town and takes me there for dinner. Mead Street Station is my favorite for lunch. The tuna with
cilantro pesto is heaven. Skip the rice, beans and tortillas and substitute a salad with the dried cherry house dressing, yum.
If you go to The Fort, go see Red Rocks Amphitheater or better yet see if there is a
concert on.
Also check out
http://www.swallowhill.com/ for concerts
Look in Westword for El Chapultepec. It's a seedy old bar, smokey as hell that has jazz. Apparently this is where all the old jazz musicians go to jam after their paying gigs are done.
I'm not sure I'd recommend it for the guys in the group but the ladies might like to check out Lake Steam on W. Colfax. Read the article in Westword, it's not for the faint of heart. Definitely an adventure. Ladies nights are Tuesday & Thursday. Or, drive up to Idaho Springs for a soak in the stone tubs, carved into the rock & filled with mineral spring water in the old caves. You can also book a great massage there. Idaho Springs is an old mountain town, interesting to walk around in. Beau Jo's pizza is where people have stopped after skiing for years.
Have fun.
Parisi in North Denver at 44th & Tennyson has incredible food. I practically lived there for several weeks after I first found it. They have some of the best sandwiches I've ever tasted. Vegetarians try the one with grilled eggplant, roasted red pepper, sauteed spinach, provolone & balsamic vinegar, I think it's called the Compagna. Incredible. Lots of choices for everyone. The meat sandwiches are awesome too, lots of interesting combos. Also pizzas you've never seen anywhere else & a nice atmosphere & oh my, save room for Italian Ice Cream.
Swing Thai on Colorado. Blvd or Alameda has many items that can be ordered with shrimp, chicken or tofu.
The Mercury Cafe. Organic food, mostly if not all vegetarian, dance classes (like $5 for one quick evening class), poetry readings, music etc.
The restaurant is a trip back to the 70's & not far from downtown. A Denver institution.
If you are in Denver Sunday evenings June through July there are free Jazz concerts
in City Park. Lots of people, dancing, good music, bring a blanket to sit on.
There is a huge REI store with a climbing wall, whitewater course in the Platte River outside & a trail where you can test mountain bikes. There is often something going on in the greens around the river called Confluence Park too. Right behind the REI is a place called My Brothers Bar with great onion rings & a nice variety of beer on tap. Mostly burgers there but they probably have a couple of veggie things too. It's been there forever and has a great patio for eating outdoors. There is a pool hall across the street from that, I haven't been there but it looks busy.
Watercourse is superb just don't have the burger. I originally went there after reading a review raving about the tempe burger but It was dry and tasteless and I
almost didn't go back. However, the menu was so intriguing that I returned & everything else has been sublime.
Domo (Japanese Country)has incredible atmosphere & good food. Check out the small museum & check to see if there is an aikido class going on. There is a big window where you can see into the dojo & watch. Eat outside in the garden or inside where everything is made of big chunks of trees & stone. they also have a rotating choice of sake to try. Call to get directions & follow them even though you're sure you're in the wrong neighborhood, this is definitely a hidden gem.
Do pick up a Westword; free on every street corner or you can go to Westword.com & check the archives on most of the places mentioned above.
North Denver is fun. Check out the area around 38th & Lowell. Lots of restaurants, shops, about 10 minutes from downtown. Bang! has a salmon dish with jasmine rice and a wasabi cream sauce that I invariably have when Penny comes to town and takes me there for dinner. Mead Street Station is my favorite for lunch. The tuna with
cilantro pesto is heaven. Skip the rice, beans and tortillas and substitute a salad with the dried cherry house dressing, yum.
If you go to The Fort, go see Red Rocks Amphitheater or better yet see if there is a
concert on.
Also check out
http://www.swallowhill.com/ for concerts
Look in Westword for El Chapultepec. It's a seedy old bar, smokey as hell that has jazz. Apparently this is where all the old jazz musicians go to jam after their paying gigs are done.
I'm not sure I'd recommend it for the guys in the group but the ladies might like to check out Lake Steam on W. Colfax. Read the article in Westword, it's not for the faint of heart. Definitely an adventure. Ladies nights are Tuesday & Thursday. Or, drive up to Idaho Springs for a soak in the stone tubs, carved into the rock & filled with mineral spring water in the old caves. You can also book a great massage there. Idaho Springs is an old mountain town, interesting to walk around in. Beau Jo's pizza is where people have stopped after skiing for years.
Have fun.
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