5 New Businesses You Need To Check Out in Englewood

Tired of being known as a sleepy suburb, Englewood has spent the past three years glowing up: paving and landscaping its main thoroughfare, adding public art installations, and upgrading its street lighting and safety features. The renovations haven’t gone unnoticed.

These five businesses have recently expanded or relocated to Denver’s southern neighbor.

1. Osteria Alberico

With its range of popular dining concepts—including upscale Italian at Tavernetta and Neapolitan-style pies at Pizzeria Alberico—Frasca Hospitality Group has made its mark on downtown Denver and Boulder, respectively. The restaurant firm’s next quest? Conquering the suburbs. In July, the group opened its fifth eatery, Osteria Alberico, in an unassuming Englewood shopping center. Expect elevated rustic Italian fare, including ribbon-shaped malfadine pasta dressed in a savory beef and pork Bolognese, white- and red-sauce pizzas, and hearty proteins (we recommend the roasted bone-in pork chop with Palisade Honeycrisp apples)—all in a chic but relaxed setting. 3455 S. University Blvd.

2. Mutiny Information Cafe

After 11 years in the Baker neighborhood, this beloved book/comics shop and coffee bar moved five miles south on Broadway in October to escape rising rent. Mutiny patrons will find small-batch coffees roasted by Westminster’s Subjective Coffee, a sprawling collection of new and used comic books, pinball machines, live entertainment, and—due to the Englewood location’s smaller footprint—an abbreviated selection of secondhand books and vinyl records. 3483 S. Broadway

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3. Rodz & Bodz Movie Car Museum

After outgrowing its space in Lakewood’s Colorado Mills mall and a short stint in Greeley, this museum and rental company hauled its 100-car fleet to a former Hobby Lobby building in Englewood in October. Stroll through the warehouse of hot rods for $12, raise your toddler’s birthday party to the next level by renting a real-life replica of Cars’ Lightning McQueen, or fulfill your own childhood fantasies by taking the Ghostbusters ambulance, Harry Potter’s flying car, or a replica of the Back to the Future Delorean for a spin. 401 Englewood Parkway

4. Lady Justice Brewing Company

Englewood residents said farewell to one of the city’s three breweries this past February, when Sunroom Brewing shuttered after only a year and a half in business. Luckily for locals, Lady Justice didn’t let the spacious brewhouse behind the Gothic Theatre sit vacant for long: The queer- and woman-owned operation moved there from Aurora this past March. Its lineup of six core brews with cheeky names—including the Ski Jorts pale lager and Heck Yeah! hard seltzer—and rotating seasonal pours help lubricate monthly bingo games and weekly trivia nights. Plus, Lady Justice also serves as a gathering space for local organizations that support women and the LGBTQ+ community. 3242 S. Acoma St.

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5. EASEL

In November, Denver painter Nicole Korbe opened a new arts center in the vacant retail space above Mutiny Information Cafe. EASEL (Englewood Art Studios, Events, and Lessons) houses four rentable studios for local artists and space for pop-up workshops, yoga sessions, and private events. Rotating exhibitions should start in January, when Korbe moves her Arts District on Santa Fe gallery, NKollectiv, and all of its paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and jewelry (made by Korbe and other Colorado artists) to EASEL as well. 3485 S. Broadway