Olive & Ember RiNo
The original hearth, in a 1920s brick warehouse with a 14-foot wood grill and the Cellar Room downstairs.
About this kitchen
We opened on Larimer Street in 2016 inside a brick warehouse that once stored machine parts for the rail yards. The building still has its timber trusses and freight doors, and the 14-foot hearth sits exactly where the loading dock used to be.
RiNo is our busiest room and the only location with the Cellar Room, a private dining space for up to 24 guests that shares a wall with the wood oven. On summer evenings the freight doors roll open onto Larimer and the whole block smells of oak smoke.
148 seats plus bar and seasonal sidewalk patio
What makes RiNo different
14-foot hearth
Counter seats face the grill cooks.
The Cellar Room
Private dining for 12 to 24 guests.
Step-free entry
Ramp on 30th St, accessible restrooms.
Bike racks
Covered racks for 16 bikes out front.
Getting here
Parking
Paid lot at 30th and Larimer ($8 evenings) and metered street parking. Free validation for the lot after 5 pm with dinner.
Transit
Ten minutes' walk from the 38th and Blake A Line station. Bus 44 stops at 29th and Larimer.
Order here
- Lamb shoulder for two
- Whole grilled branzino
- Mezze board for the table
Guests say
“The lamb shoulder for two is the best thing I have eaten in Denver this year. Smoky, tender, and the herb salad cut right through it.”
“Solo dinner at the hearth counter. Watching the cooks work the coals is better than any TV, and the branzino was perfect.”
