The Hornet has closed.

After nearly 30 years, The Hornet closed on August 9th with the heaviest of hearts. While many things have changed and become more complicated over the years at 1st & Broadway, we would prefer to celebrate all of the amazing times that you shared with us. We are profoundly thankful for our incredible neighborhood and this city for supporting our local business over the years. Serving our guests was always our greatest privilege.

The Hornet has always taken pride in being a place for truly everyone. We always aimed to be your second home. We are proud that people, from all walks of life, shared our space comfortably. You made coming to work an absolute pleasure. Our staff will truly miss seeing your faces each day.

We have been fortunate to have made lifetime friendships with guests and coworkers alike. We loved that guests wanted to work with us as they could see how much we truly enjoyed being here and working as a team. We are lucky that some team members even spanned decades. While we will miss our time together immensely, we want to send a heartfelt thank you to all of our staff, past and present, who have contributed to The Hornet legacy of wonderful memories and experiences. You made it all possible.

If the proverb is indeed true, all good things must come to an end. Denver, let us thank you for the many years of your loyalty and love. Thanks for everything Denver!
We are forever 29.
~ The Hornet