Guidebook for Wheat Ridge
Food Scene
Authentic Nepalese food, lovely patio and decor from Nepal, very gracious and affordable
88 recommandé par les habitants
Sherpa House Restaurant and Culture Center
1518 Washington AveAuthentic Nepalese food, lovely patio and decor from Nepal, very gracious and affordable
Intimate and quaint, lovely Italian food, make a reservation ...
60 recommandé par les habitants
Spuntino
2639 W 32nd AveIntimate and quaint, lovely Italian food, make a reservation ...
Steak!!!! Also lovely salads and adult beverages, lively! Catch a movie next door, before or after dinner!
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Colorado Mills
14065 W Colfax DrSteak!!!! Also lovely salads and adult beverages, lively! Catch a movie next door, before or after dinner!
Amazing sushi and other Japanese fare, in the heart of quaint Highlands neighborhood...
77 recommandé par les habitants
Sushi Hai
3600 W 32nd AveAmazing sushi and other Japanese fare, in the heart of quaint Highlands neighborhood...
Coffee roasted on site - you can watch them roast! Lots of social, sit in the sunny window and sip one of their specialty coffee drinks... best in town!
59 recommandé par les habitants
Allegro Coffee Roasters
4040 Tennyson StCoffee roasted on site - you can watch them roast! Lots of social, sit in the sunny window and sip one of their specialty coffee drinks... best in town!
HOME-BAKED bakery goods on site, coffee, wine, Moscow Mules, and say 'hi' to Tomas and Marianna for us!
22 recommandé par les habitants
Café Zuri
3718 W 32nd AveHOME-BAKED bakery goods on site, coffee, wine, Moscow Mules, and say 'hi' to Tomas and Marianna for us!
Old-time cafe, been around forever, best breakfast in Denver! Kyle will be there, and she'll take great care of you... bkfst and lunch, sit at a table or the counter on a twirly stool!
15 recommandé par les habitants
Kyles Kitchen
4018 Tennyson StOld-time cafe, been around forever, best breakfast in Denver! Kyle will be there, and she'll take great care of you... bkfst and lunch, sit at a table or the counter on a twirly stool!
Fast (SLO) food, cooked to order, everything vegetarian and DELICIOUS! Decor is entirely assembled with repurposed stuff - totally charming!
110 recommandé par les habitants
Vital Root
3915 Tennyson StFast (SLO) food, cooked to order, everything vegetarian and DELICIOUS! Decor is entirely assembled with repurposed stuff - totally charming!
Remodeled mortuary, but don't let that scare you... this place charms, and great food inspired by the chef's visit of middle eastern countries... and check out the amazing views from the rooftop deck!
743 recommandé par les habitants
Linger
2030 W 30th AveRemodeled mortuary, but don't let that scare you... this place charms, and great food inspired by the chef's visit of middle eastern countries... and check out the amazing views from the rooftop deck!
Used to be the Old Arvada Schoolhouse, menus are old peechees, bar is the old library! Not your ordinary lunchroom fare, but inspired by such... in the heart of Olde Town Arvada. In the summer, cross the street for a run thru the public water spout fountains... lots of kids play here!
83 recommandé par les habitants
School House Kitchen and Libations
5660 Olde Wadsworth BlvdUsed to be the Old Arvada Schoolhouse, menus are old peechees, bar is the old library! Not your ordinary lunchroom fare, but inspired by such... in the heart of Olde Town Arvada. In the summer, cross the street for a run thru the public water spout fountains... lots of kids play here!
OMG... just go! You'll never want to leave, unless you buy enough baked goods to get you back to wherever you came from!
35 recommandé par les habitants
Rheinlander Bakery
5721 Olde Wadsworth BlvdOMG... just go! You'll never want to leave, unless you buy enough baked goods to get you back to wherever you came from!
Awesome "roadstop" style food, Americana with a contemporary twist. Right in the middle of the Santa Fe Arts District, so plenty of walkin' about after you eat. Don't miss 1st Friday, even when it's snowing!
50 recommandé par les habitants
Interstate Kitchen & Bar
1001 Santa Fe DrAwesome "roadstop" style food, Americana with a contemporary twist. Right in the middle of the Santa Fe Arts District, so plenty of walkin' about after you eat. Don't miss 1st Friday, even when it's snowing!
Boulder is a sister city to Dushanbe in Persia. The mayor of Dushanbe presented Boulder with a tea house, shipping it piece by piece to be re-built on the beautiful Boulder Creek as a tea house and restaurant, featuring the most delicious Persian decor and food you could imagine. This is a must see!
317 recommandé par les habitants
The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
1770 13th StBoulder is a sister city to Dushanbe in Persia. The mayor of Dushanbe presented Boulder with a tea house, shipping it piece by piece to be re-built on the beautiful Boulder Creek as a tea house and restaurant, featuring the most delicious Persian decor and food you could imagine. This is a must see!
It's authentic... just a little hole in the wall, eat in or take out. Also Brazilian snack foods to buy and take with. We like their soda's!
Little Brazil Restaurant
7333 W 26th AveIt's authentic... just a little hole in the wall, eat in or take out. Also Brazilian snack foods to buy and take with. We like their soda's!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great local culture in Highlands Neighborhood, where the locals go...
101 recommandé par les habitants
Local 46
4586 Tennyson StGreat local culture in Highlands Neighborhood, where the locals go...
Local talent, ALWAYS! Local bar and music scene... great fun, great music, great atmosphere!
30 recommandé par les habitants
Herman's Hideaway
1578 S BroadwayLocal talent, ALWAYS! Local bar and music scene... great fun, great music, great atmosphere!
Your Mom's House
608 E 13th AveJust try it...
Because you wanna dance! Country Western music icon... live music, lessons, just fun and every night! Put on your dancin' shoes!
44 recommandé par les habitants
The Grizzly Rose
5450 S Valley HwyBecause you wanna dance! Country Western music icon... live music, lessons, just fun and every night! Put on your dancin' shoes!
Historic theater, small and intimate, live music... best music tours always.
283 recommandé par les habitants
Ogden Theatre
935 E Colfax AveHistoric theater, small and intimate, live music... best music tours always.
Historic, intimate, and unusual... these guys bring in some of the best of the best for underground local music and traveling shows with panache!
69 recommandé par les habitants
The Oriental Theater
4335 W 44th AveHistoric, intimate, and unusual... these guys bring in some of the best of the best for underground local music and traveling shows with panache!
Arts & Culture
Not just theater, also Art Gallery and studios and dance... they do it all, and it's all local. Sign up for a pottery studio "date night" for $75 - they'll teach you and your partner how to use the wheel to make a pot, and have a little wine for you too!
48 recommandé par les habitants
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth BlvdNot just theater, also Art Gallery and studios and dance... they do it all, and it's all local. Sign up for a pottery studio "date night" for $75 - they'll teach you and your partner how to use the wheel to make a pot, and have a little wine for you too!
It's what's happening locally - great art shows and art gatherings. Right next door to Sherpa House Restaurant!
Foothills Art Center - Community Gallery
809 15th StreetIt's what's happening locally - great art shows and art gatherings. Right next door to Sherpa House Restaurant!
The BEST of music in the middle of our beautiful foothills, overlooking Denver! this is a "NOT TO BE MISSED" spot. Even if you don't go to a concert, go take a walk there... run up and dn the stairs for exercise too in breathtaking beauty!
1973 recommandé par les habitants
Red Rocks amphitheater
18300 West Alameda ParkwayThe BEST of music in the middle of our beautiful foothills, overlooking Denver! this is a "NOT TO BE MISSED" spot. Even if you don't go to a concert, go take a walk there... run up and dn the stairs for exercise too in breathtaking beauty!
Fascinating collection of Decorative Arts collected by artist Vance Kirkland over his lifetime. Museum includes Vance's studio that was relocated from Capital Hill to the new museum site. Make a museum day of it - visit Denver Art Museum and Clyfford Still Museum, 1 block away!
82 recommandé par les habitants
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
1201 Bannock StFascinating collection of Decorative Arts collected by artist Vance Kirkland over his lifetime. Museum includes Vance's studio that was relocated from Capital Hill to the new museum site. Make a museum day of it - visit Denver Art Museum and Clyfford Still Museum, 1 block away!
Well if you're a gear head, or just appreciate the art of autos, check this out. Super fun to see the vintage evolution of all sorts of modes of transportation... stuff you'll remember, and a few things that you may never know existed!
32 recommandé par les habitants
Forney Museum of Transportation
4303 Brighton BlvdWell if you're a gear head, or just appreciate the art of autos, check this out. Super fun to see the vintage evolution of all sorts of modes of transportation... stuff you'll remember, and a few things that you may never know existed!
Galleries galore... catch First Friday, lots of food carts, music, street fair atmosphere, rain or shine!
South Santa Fe Avenue
South Santa Fe AvenueGalleries galore... catch First Friday, lots of food carts, music, street fair atmosphere, rain or shine!
Parks & Nature
1/2 mile from our home... walk thru the lovely Applewood neighborhood to get there and then ENJOY! This is open space with lake, walking trails, biking trails, nature preserve, and a FULL ON view of the entire front range!
52 recommandé par les habitants
Crown Hill Park
9357 West 26th Avenue1/2 mile from our home... walk thru the lovely Applewood neighborhood to get there and then ENJOY! This is open space with lake, walking trails, biking trails, nature preserve, and a FULL ON view of the entire front range!
The most beautiful gardens, but maybe also catch a live music performance or festival in the outdoor amphitheatre right in the middle of it all! The food is quite good too, and they have an app that will help you identify plants if they are not marked. Lots of volunteers digging in the dirt that can help you with questions. Amazing art integrated with the gardens too!
1100 recommandé par les habitants
Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York StThe most beautiful gardens, but maybe also catch a live music performance or festival in the outdoor amphitheatre right in the middle of it all! The food is quite good too, and they have an app that will help you identify plants if they are not marked. Lots of volunteers digging in the dirt that can help you with questions. Amazing art integrated with the gardens too!
Getting Around
Just up the street... all you need for bike rentals, and jump right on the road for accessible bike routes to biking trails within 1 mile!
8 recommandé par les habitants
Wheat Ridge Cyclery
7085 W 38th AveJust up the street... all you need for bike rentals, and jump right on the road for accessible bike routes to biking trails within 1 mile!
Just up the street... should you decide you'd like a car. We've never had any issues with car availability, and very competitive pricing. Happy to give you a ride over there!
17 recommandé par les habitants
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
4298 Kipling StJust up the street... should you decide you'd like a car. We've never had any issues with car availability, and very competitive pricing. Happy to give you a ride over there!
Catch the Light Rail from here to DIA ($9.00) or catch any of the other light rails that go east, west, north, and south. Union Station is a 15 minute Uber ride from our house!
889 recommandé par les habitants
LoDo
Catch the Light Rail from here to DIA ($9.00) or catch any of the other light rails that go east, west, north, and south. Union Station is a 15 minute Uber ride from our house!
Entertainment & Activities
1/2 mile from our house, they offer it all for $8.00 - drop in classes, state of the art weight machines, lap and fun pool, hot tub, massages (with reservation), climbing wall, childcare, indoor track.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Wheat Ridge Recreation Center
4005 Kipling St1/2 mile from our house, they offer it all for $8.00 - drop in classes, state of the art weight machines, lap and fun pool, hot tub, massages (with reservation), climbing wall, childcare, indoor track.
Earth Treks Golden
700 Golden Ridge RdClimbing is SOOOO fun... in nearby Golden!
Old school bath house, with men's days and women's days... a little rustic, but very affordable soaking, steaming, sauna, salt rubs, and massages. Snacks on site... family owned for about 1000 years!
12 recommandé par les habitants
Lake Steam Baths
3540 W Colfax AveOld school bath house, with men's days and women's days... a little rustic, but very affordable soaking, steaming, sauna, salt rubs, and massages. Snacks on site... family owned for about 1000 years!
If you like cool cars, noise, and all things fast... summer months only.
51 recommandé par les habitants
Bandimere Speedway
3051 S Rooney RdIf you like cool cars, noise, and all things fast... summer months only.
Sightseeing
Cutest small town shops in the middle of the BIG CITY... take the light rail right from Union Station to the little ole train station in downtown Littleton. Eat, shop, walk around... great day trip! Town Hall Art Center 2 blocks away...
34 recommandé par les habitants
Littleton
Cutest small town shops in the middle of the BIG CITY... take the light rail right from Union Station to the little ole train station in downtown Littleton. Eat, shop, walk around... great day trip! Town Hall Art Center 2 blocks away...
Unique shopping, a water park, great food and beverages, the best candy store and ice cream parlour you'll ever see, music venues... they have it all!
189 recommandé par les habitants
Olde Town Arvada
5575 Vance StUnique shopping, a water park, great food and beverages, the best candy store and ice cream parlour you'll ever see, music venues... they have it all!
Old west meets the big urban... car shows and cruise, festivals galore, wonderful food and shopping, hike along the river, play spaces for kids, museums... just go exploring for a day!
384 recommandé par les habitants
Golden
Old west meets the big urban... car shows and cruise, festivals galore, wonderful food and shopping, hike along the river, play spaces for kids, museums... just go exploring for a day!
Check out Denver's B-cycle program - rent a bike for $8/day, and bike down to the confluence of South Platte and Cherry Creek bike trails - hang out and have coffee or a picnic (food and bevs nearby). Right in the heart of downtown river walk. Rent a kayak if you like, and try out your skills here!
210 recommandé par les habitants
Confluence Park
2250 15th StCheck out Denver's B-cycle program - rent a bike for $8/day, and bike down to the confluence of South Platte and Cherry Creek bike trails - hang out and have coffee or a picnic (food and bevs nearby). Right in the heart of downtown river walk. Rent a kayak if you like, and try out your skills here!
Popularly called Ri-No, this is home of cool restoration and interesting startups, mixed in with distilleries, food, and lots of social and art. Not to be missed! Denver hosts a Ri-No tour if you want to make an afternoon of it!
558 recommandé par les habitants
River North Art District
Popularly called Ri-No, this is home of cool restoration and interesting startups, mixed in with distilleries, food, and lots of social and art. Not to be missed! Denver hosts a Ri-No tour if you want to make an afternoon of it!
Famous parking lot where you can steal a kiss at the top... so scenic! Just 15 mins from us, beautiful views!
9 recommandé par les habitants
Lookout Mountain Road
Lookout Mountain RoadFamous parking lot where you can steal a kiss at the top... so scenic! Just 15 mins from us, beautiful views!
History, history, history.... old mining town that is 30 mins from our house, just a bit into the foothills. Try the Indian Springs Spa while you're there.
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Idaho Springs
History, history, history.... old mining town that is 30 mins from our house, just a bit into the foothills. Try the Indian Springs Spa while you're there.
Just beautiful drives, hikes near by... or if you feel like an overnighter, rent a yert! (needs reservation, make it plenty in advance)
177 recommandé par les habitants
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
92 Crawford Gulch RdJust beautiful drives, hikes near by... or if you feel like an overnighter, rent a yert! (needs reservation, make it plenty in advance)