Acorn (at The Source in Five Points)
Located within The Source, an eclectic old factory-turned-marketplace, Acorn serves up classic American fare with a contemporary, artisan twist.
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BD's Mongolian BBQ
Create your own stir-fry at this reliable chain located at Easton Town Center. Select your protein (chicken, egg, sirloin, pork, ribeye, sausage, meatballs, various seafood, meatless beef, meatless chicken), sauce, veggies and hit the grill.
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Chop Shop
Located about 3-4 miles east of downtown, this casual, fun, and urban styled salad/sandwich shop will please those looking for something local, high quality, fairly quick and reasonably priced.
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Delectable Egg (Capitol Hill)
This Denver based eatery has several locations and is a local favorite for breakfast which is served til 2 pm daily. Not surprisingly eggs are the specialty here, but the café also serves up pancakes, waffles, and more.
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Delectable Egg (Downtown)
This Denver based eatery has several locations and is a local favorite for breakfast which is served til 2 pm daily. Not surprisingly eggs are the specialty here, but the café also serves up pancakes, waffles, and more.
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Delectable Egg (Lowry Town Center)
This Denver based eatery has several locations and is a local favorite for breakfast which is served til 2 pm daily. Not surprisingly eggs are the specialty here, but the café also serves up pancakes, waffles, and more.
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Delectable Egg (Westminster)
This Denver based eatery has several locations and is a local favorite for breakfast which is served til 2 pm daily. Not surprisingly eggs are the specialty here, but the café also serves up pancakes, waffles, and more.
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Marczyk Fine Foods
Owned by the Marcyzk brothers, Marczyk's (pronounced Mar-zik) makes shopping for fine foods, organic produce, meats, and prepared foods fun. Peet's coffee is roasted here and many come for the artisan cheese.
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McCormick's Fish House & Bar (LoDo)
This is a classic, traditional, American style grill. Located in Denver's historic district, the extensive menu provides plenty of healthy ordering options with grilled preparations, creative entrée salads, and wide appetizer and side selections.
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Mercury Cafe
This music venue and restaurant attracts a very eclectic crowd. We just love these types of places--local, real, unique. Some come for the live jazz, poetry reading and other live entertainment, but many come for the organic, healthy, cheap eats.
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Modmarket (16th Street)
Just a few minutes away from the University of Colorado Denver, as well as several parks and Coors Field, Modmarket has modernized the fast food experience with counter service for a wide array of made-from-scratch seasonal items.
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NoRTH Italia
This Italian trattoria is contemporary and urban. Exposed brick, an industrial ceiling, dark wood floors, sleek café style tables and white leather and suede furnishings create a cool and lively setting. The café style menu includes a nice blend of hearty and light contemporary Italian cuisine.
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Oceanaire Seafood Room
With its first-rate service, food, atmosphere and vast menu, Oceanaire is fine seafood dining. The yacht-like interior, with dark woods, leather booths, white linens and classic décor, is upscale without pretension.
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Old South Pearl St. Farmers' Market
Old South Pearl St. Farmers’ Market is a fun, pet and family friendly open air farmers’ market. Along with the produce, flowers, and fresh fish, shoppers will find juices, ready to eat foods, decadent desserts and fresh pasta.
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Paramount Cafe
This cafe is perfect for the group or if you want to catch the game. The large menu has plenty of options for health conscious eaters as well as those who want to load up.
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Pete's Kitchen
Just East of downtown and open since 1942, Pete's is a 24-hour diner serving all three meals. The menu is big and draws hungry breakfast eaters. Sit in a cushy booth or grab a spot on a stool at the long counter.
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Racine's
South of downtown and about half way to Cherry Creek, the popular Racine's huge menu offers plentiful breakfast, lunch, and dinner options for everyone. The interior features warm crimson walls adorned with art, lots of booth seating, and warm, modern lighting fixtures.
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Same Cafe
This small, casual, bright, and quirky cafe's menu changes daily and boasts nearly 100% organic fare that is all homemade. What you won't see here is a cash register or prices on the menu, because it's an honor system. SAME stands for So All May Eat and functions as a non-profit.
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Snooze Eatery (Cherry Creek)
Snooze takes pride in the morning meal and seeks to energize your early hours. The decor is unique, modern, and creative--designed to wake you up and get you moving for the day. This location has light colored floors, artsy lighting, and retro pea green and/or yellow modern-styled chairs.
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Snooze Eatery (Five Points)
Snooze takes pride in the morning meal and seeks to energize your early hours. The decor is unique, modern, and creative--designed to wake you up and get you moving for the day.
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Squeaky Bean (LoDo)
Located in the historic Saddlery Building in downtown Denver, The Squeaky Bean is an eclectic local favorite. The restaurant owns an acre of land, dubbed “The Bean Acre,” in Lakewood where they grow the majority of produce you’ll find on the menu— and it’s all organic.
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Watercourse Bakery and City, O' City
The Bakery and City, O’ City are right next to one another on Capitol Hill. Perusers will like that all the baked goods are found in the display case within City, O’ City.
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Watercourse Foods (Uptown)
Under the same ownership as City O'City and Watercourse Bakery but located in Uptown, Watercourse Foods attracts athletic business types, bohemians and families with its inexpensive, wholesome, organic, vegetarian fare.
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Whole Foods Market (Capitol Hill)
Swing by Whole Foods for the healthy prepared foods and fresh salad bar, and eat in or take your meal to go. Located downtown Denver, this store gets a lot of lunch traffic from the nearby businesses.
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Whole Foods Market (Cherry Creek)
Come to Whole Foods for healthy prepared foods, the fresh salad bar, coffee bar, and gourmet goodies. If the Whole Foods parking lot is full, be sure to check the adjacent lots, especially relevant on weekends.
Open daily 7a to 10p
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Whole Foods Market (Tamarac)
Come for the healthy prepared foods and fresh salad bar.
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Whole Foods Market (Washington Park)
Come to Whole Foods for the healthy prepared foods, fresh salad bar, and other tasty treats. This location also offers a juice and coffee bar along with freshly made smoothies. As usual, Whole Foods boasts lots of gourmet goodies for all including a soup, salad and taco bar.
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