Is Adelitas Cocina y Cantina Still Open? Update (Denver, CO)

Current status

As of September 2026, Adelitas Cocina y Cantina is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
adelitasco.com ·

Last verified

What the source shows: Yelp's Denver Broadway listing for Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, updated September 2026 with 1,082 reviews and 859 photos, plus the business's current official site (adelitasco.com), confirm the Broadway location remains open, distinct from a separate Littleton, CO location of the same name that Yelp marks closed.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, a Mexican restaurant and cantina in Denver known for its happy-hour menu. The restaurant operates at 1294 South Broadway. The domain listed in earlier records for this business, adelitasdenver.com, now resolves to unrelated third-party content rather than the restaurant's site; its current official site is adelitasco.com. Yelp's listing for the Broadway location, updated September 2026, showed 1,082 reviews and 859 photos, indicating ongoing operation distinct from a separate Adelitas Cocina y Cantina location in Littleton, Colorado that Yelp separately marks as closed. The Broadway restaurant's posted hours were Tuesday through Sunday, with Mondays closed, per its current listings.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 11
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Stretchy Pants Required
What was featured
Adelitas Cocina y Cantina's Mexican cantina menu and happy hour
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Adelitas Cocina y Cantina

Frequently asked questions

Is Adelitas Cocina y Cantina still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Adelitas Cocina y Cantina is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to Adelitas Cocina y Cantina after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, a Mexican restaurant and cantina in Denver known for its happy-hour menu. As of September 2026, Adelitas Cocina y Cantina is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is Adelitas Cocina y Cantina located?

1294 South Broadway, Denver, CO 80223. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Adelitas Cocina y Cantina?

Season 11, Episode 11 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Stretchy Pants Required”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Yelp's listing for the Broadway location, updated September 2026, showed 1,082 reviews and 859 photos, indicating ongoing operation distinct from a separate Adelitas Cocina y Cantina location in Littleton, Colorado that Yelp separately marks as closed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Adelitas Cocina y Cantina still using the Best Thing I Ever Ate menu or branding?

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured Adelitas Cocina y Cantina, a Mexican restaurant and cantina in Denver known for its happy-hour menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
1294 South Broadway, Denver, CO 80223
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
adelitasco.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/adelitas-cocina-y-cantina-denver
  • adelitasco.com — https://adelitasco.com/broadway

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