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Barcelona Wine Bar opening another Denver location

Barcelona Wine Bar, the upscale Spanish tapas and bar, recently announced it is coming to the Denver Tech Center.

The new location coming to On The Square at Belleview Avenue and Ulster Street is set to open in early 2027, according to a news release from Barcelona Wine Bar. 

It will be the chain’s second location in the state. Barcelona Wine Bar has a spot at 2900 Larimer St. in the River North Art District. The tapas and wine restaurant has locations in 11 states across the U.S., including Florida, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. It also has two locations in Washington D.C. Barcelona Wine Bar also opened its sister concept Corsica Wine Bar in Denver in 2024.

The new location in South Denver will have 4,000 square feet of indoor space and two 1,000-square-foot patios, one enclosed and one outdoors.

Inside Odd Rabbit, a new restaurant in Boulder. (Courtesy photo, Odd Rabbit)

Odd Rabbit to open in Boulder

The owners of acclaimed glo Noodle House in Denver announced the date for their new restaurant in Boulder called Odd Rabbit. It will open this week on Thursday at 5845 Arapahoe Ave.

Christopher and Ariana Teigland said in a news release earlier this year that they considered expanding their Michelin Bib Gourmand-winning restaurant glo Noodle House to another location in Denver, but couldn’t find the right spot. 

But once they saw the space in Boulder, nearly two blocks away from where the husband-and-wife team met, the couple said they saw the potential of opening in a new local market. 

The 3,500-square-foot restaurant will be able to seat 90 guests inside, and 40 people on the outdoor patio. It will also feature a 10-seat chef’s counter.

Odd Rabbit’s menu will create a “new spin” on many dishes the couple is known for and will have a “traditionally non-traditional” sushi menu. It will have handrolls, sushi specialities and nigiri selections with hamachi, uni and spicy tuna. The menu will also feature unique noodle dishes like at glo Noodle House.

The sushi menu will be led by Chef Stephen Nguyen, who has worked at Temaki Den and Uncle. Odd Rabbit will source ingredients such as scallops from Japan, salmon from Scotland, tuna from Spain and wagyu from Colorado.

The restaurant said an omakase experience at the chef’s counter will debut at a future date. 

Inside the rebranded Little Man Ice Cream Congress Park. (Courtesy photo, Little Man Ice Cream)

Little Man Ice Cream rebrands several locations 

A Denver-based ice cream company is unifying its locations under one name.

Little Man Ice Cream announced it would take two of its shops, Sweet Cooie’s in Congress Park and Constellation in Central Park, and rename them under the company’s titular name. The new shops will be called Little Man Ice Cream Congress Park and Little Man Ice Cream Central Park.

The 18-year-old ice cream shop with more than 11 locations across the state said the rebrand will help the ice cream company as it grows and expands into national shipping. 

“The unique features that made these shops so beloved aren’t going away,” said founder Paul Tamburello in a news release. “We’re simply modifying branding elements, such as their names, signage, and fonts, to unify them with our other Little Man shops, allowing for a more cohesive experience no matter where you enjoy your scoop.”

Sweet Cooie’s was named after Tamburello’s mother and its design is inspired by 1920’s soda fountains and Constellation originally pointed to the former Stapleton airport with its airport-like design and a 74-foot airplane wing. 

The rebranding will help limit confusion and make sure it’s clear the two ice cream shops are part of Little Man’s ice cream family, Little Man Ice Cream said in a release. 

The company will also rebrand the Old Town Churn location in Fort Collins. 

“The last thing we want is to become another cookie-cutter chain without a soul,” Tamburello said. “As we continue to grow, we still plan on embracing the showstopping designs that have made our stores roadside attractions, and we’ll still continue to invest in community-driven, immersive experiences that become synonymous with visiting Little Man Ice Cream locations.”