>Guests enjoy a warm afternoon on a dog-friendly patio at the Golden Mill on opening day, April 10. The new Golden Mill features five local food concept options, over 50 self-pour local brew taps, wines and house-made cocktails, live events, music, a rooftop patio, dog friendly patio, pop-up markets and more. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
When a group of Golden friends saw that a historic building in their town was in danger of redevelopment, they decided to take matters into their own hands.
Three years and more than $6 million later, The Golden Mill has opened to the public. It’s a food hall with five vendors, a beer hall with more than 50 local brews, and a community center with art and music, plus plenty of other events on tap.
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The owners of Dio Mio are opening a new pizza shop on Larimer Street in 2021. Redeemer will sell naturally leavened sourdough pizzas, hoagies, shared plates and more. (Nikki A. Rae Photography, provided by Redeemer)
Can’t possibly imagine what surprises 2021 has in store for Denver and Front Range restaurants? Frankly, neither can we. But the future still feels hopeful at least for these 18 spots slated to open throughout the year.
Most are located around Denver, but we’ve also unearthed a few coming to Fort Collins, Boulder and Colorado Springs. And we’ve spotted some trends already.
Pizza seems to be a strong bet moving forward. The pandemic has shown Denver restaurants what people really want in times of distress. The answer: cheese and bread, of course. (See also ice cream in that same category. And throw in tacos and tequila, too.)
Lily O’Neill photo)
Golden’s newest food hall was no run-of-the-mill project.
The historic Golden Mill, which originally opened downtown in 1865, is in the process of being turned into a five-stall food hall through a $6 million project.
After two years in the works, Golden Mill Feed & Drink expects to open in March, according to Mark Shaker, who partnered with three couples to develop the project.
“We wanted this project to really embrace Golden and not just be a transplant from Denver,” Shaker said while looking out from the food hall’s second story earlier this month. “I mean, look at this location. We’re right on the water; there are foothills around you, and the scenic nature is just hard to beat.”