Ball Arena ups its food game for 2025-26 Nuggets, Avs seasons with Redeemer Pizza, Nola Jane

Nuggets fans heading out to Saturday’s Nuggets home opener against the Phoenix Suns will find a new selection of local restaurants at Ball Arena. And, they will find fan-friendly pricing on some arena favorites.

Matt Bell, senior vice president of venue operations at Ball Arena, said Kroenke Sports & Entertainment surveyed Avs and Nuggets fans in the offseason about their arena experience. The thing they emphasized most, according to Bell, was “variety and better value.”

“So our mantra this offseason was value, variety and local,” Bell said at a tasting event at Ball Arena on Thursday. “So you’ll see the value is there now in the form of the Nuggets Nation pricing and Avs Faithful pricing menus. That’s $5 fan favorites like hot dogs, french fries, soft pretzels, nachos with cheese, popcorn, chips, candy and fountain Pepsi products, as well as some domestic draft beers at $10. The variety and local pieces will come from our ‘Local Eats’ vendors.”

There were six locally-owned Denver restaurants that KSE and Legends Global, the food and beverage provider at Ball Arena, introduced at the event.

New Ball Arena food options for 2025-26 Nuggets, Avs season

• Big Belly Brothers BBQ (Sections 148 and 379): Serving 20-hour smoked brisket, hickory-smoked pulled pork, beef burnt ends, hot links, smoked chicken, poblano nachos, raspberry chipotle baby back ribs and loaded brisket chili.

• Redeemer Pizza (Sections 126 and 342): Serving New York-style artisan pizza with homemade sauce.

• llegal Burger (Section 102): Serving Illegal Cheeseburger, Illegal Bacon Burger, Illegal Cream-Cheese Burger, Illegal Spicy Chicken Sandwich, truffle fries and roasted jalapeño fries.

• Mexico City (Sections 118 and 330): Serving their famous fried tacos with white corn tortilla, melted cheese, lettuce, and tomato.

• Jake’s Baby D’s (Section 134): Serving a variety of mini donuts and coffee.

• Nola Jane (Section 303): Serving Debris Po’boy, Andouille Dog, alligator sausage, gumbo, jambalaya, Nola Poutine and fried okra.

In addition, Nuggets Nation and Avs Faithful menus priced at $5 per item are available at Sections 112, 319, and in Colorado Social at the Club Level. Twenty-ounce domestic drafts are $10 at most food stands.