Harness the power of bacon candy
Come for the beer, stay for the bacon candy. space at 16th and Market. The two-story bar/restaurant/live music venue has everything you need, if all you need is a bar, a restaurant and a live music venue. The upstairs restaurant serves a Southern-inspired menu that includes Bacon Candy, Gumbo and something called the Midnight Toker Platter full of toked meat. open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily, upstairs restaurant stops serving food at 11 p.m. 1624 Market St., Denver; 720-502-3535;
The Illegal has landed
What happens when ? It gets giant burritos and margaritas in its place and all is right with the world once again. up in the vacant Lou’s Food Bar spot in Sunnyside — or, as Pete’s calls it, Northside. The chain’s 10th location is just as burrito-rific as the rest, and it has a great patio for that seemingly-distant future when spring and summer return. 1851 W. 38th Ave., Denver, 720-400-7744;
Meat you there
Set the tone for a carnivorous 2018 at Smokin’ Yards BBQ. The Idaho Springs-based barbecue joint picked the oh-so-appropriately named The Yard for its first Denver location, which officially opened Jan. 1. Feast on Carolina-style pulled pork, racks of ribs and oak-smoked brisket. 900 W. 1st Ave., Denver, 303-284-3349;
