{"id":392,"date":"2023-11-21T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayamuir.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T11:39:47","slug":"toms-starlight-has-closed-the-historic-colfax-location-is-still-for-lease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mayamuir.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/toms-starlight-has-closed-the-historic-colfax-location-is-still-for-lease\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom\u2019s Starlight has closed; the historic Colfax location is still for lease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom\u2019s Starlight, a midcentury-style cocktail lounge that inhabits a former diner on Colfax Avenue, has closed barely a year after opening.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related right\">\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-tag\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/things-to-do\/restaurants-food-drink\/\">Restaurants, Food and Drink | <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/11\/14\/traveling-mercies-oyster-cocktail-bar-stanley-marketplace-annette-caroline-glover-james-beard-award\/\" title=\"Annette&#8217;s award-winning chef will open second restaurant\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title premium\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAnnette&#8217;s award-winning chef will open second restaurant\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/things-to-do\/restaurants-food-drink\/\">Restaurants, Food and Drink | <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/11\/14\/mollie-aspen-hotel-gin-luck-new-bar-restaurant-poolside-drinkery\/\" title=\"Aspen hotel taps Death &amp; Co. creators for new restaurant and rooftop bar\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tAspen hotel taps Death &amp; Co. creators for new restaurant and rooftop bar\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/things-to-do\/restaurants-food-drink\/\">Restaurants, Food and Drink | <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/11\/13\/wonderyard-garden-table-viewhouse-owner-downtown-denver\/\" title=\"ViewHouse owner hopes new, whimsical concept will help rejuvenate downtown Denver\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tViewHouse owner hopes new, whimsical concept will help rejuvenate downtown Denver\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/things-to-do\/restaurants-food-drink\/\">Restaurants, Food and Drink | <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/11\/09\/sap-sua-vietnamese-restaurant-opening-bakery-east-colfax\/\" title=\"Sap Sua debuting classic bakery just in time for the holidays\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title premium\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSap Sua debuting classic bakery just in time for the holidays\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"entry-section\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/things-to-do\/restaurants-food-drink\/\">Restaurants, Food and Drink | <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/11\/08\/mexican-restaurant-alma-fonda-finato-replacing-truffle-table-denver-lohi\/\" title=\"Mexican restaurant to fill cheese-sized hole left by Truffle Table\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMexican restaurant to fill cheese-sized hole left by Truffle Table\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Co-owner Tom Messina confirmed the closure via text Monday, stating that the space, which is a historic landmark, is still available for lease. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2023\/11\/02\/toms-diner-starlight-cocktail-bar-for-lease\/\">Tom\u2019s Starlight was listed for lease earlier this month.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope someone will come in and do right by the space. GBX, my partners and me are very proud of what we\u2019ve done in preserving the building,\u201d Messina said by text. \u201cAfter 45 years in the business I am ready for retiring and spending time with the family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2022\/09\/29\/toms-diner-denver-toms-starlight-open\/\">Tom\u2019s Starlight made its debut in September 2022<\/a> after being known as Tom\u2019s Diner for decades. The new concept traded its traditional 24-hour diner look and eats for a midcentury modern atmosphere that specialized in cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>Messina originally planned to sell the building several years ago, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2022\/10\/18\/denver-historic-preservation-richard-crowther-house-lakeside-amusement\/\">preservation activists helped get it listed on the National Register of Historic Places<\/a> after learning it would be demolished by the prospective buyer.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/newsletter-signup\/stuffed\">Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >Tom\u2019s Starlight, a midcentury-style cocktail lounge that inhabits a former diner on Colfax Avenue, has closed barely a year after opening. 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