Nuggets fans heading to Saturday’s home opener against the Phoenix Suns will discover an exciting new selection of local restaurants at Ball Arena — along with fan-friendly pricing on some favorite arena snacks.
Matt Bell, senior vice president of venue operations at Ball Arena, shared that Kroenke Sports & Entertainment surveyed Avs and Nuggets fans during the offseason to learn more about their arena experience. The key takeaway? Fans wanted more variety and better value.
“Our mantra this offseason was value, variety, and local,” Bell said during a tasting event at Ball Arena on Thursday.
### Fan-Friendly Pricing
To bring value to fans, Ball Arena introduced the Nuggets Nation and Avs Faithful pricing menus. These feature popular fan favorites priced at just $5 each, including:
– Hot dogs
– French fries
– Soft pretzels
– Nachos with cheese
– Popcorn
– Chips
– Candy
– Fountain Pepsi products
Additionally, select domestic draft beers are available for $10.
### Local Eats: New Food Options for the 2025-26 Season
Variety and local flavors come from six locally owned Denver restaurants partnering with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and Legends Global, the arena’s food and beverage provider. Fans can find these new options at various sections throughout Ball Arena:
– **Big Belly Brothers BBQ (Sections 148 and 379):** Featuring 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):** Offering New York-style artisan pizza with homemade sauce.
– **Illegal Burger (Section 102):** Serving favorites like the Illegal Cheeseburger, Illegal Bacon Burger, Illegal Cream-Cheese Burger, Illegal Spicy Chicken Sandwich, along with truffle fries and roasted jalapeño fries.
– **Mexico City (Sections 118 and 330):** Known for their famous fried tacos made with white corn tortillas, melted cheese, lettuce, and tomato.
– **Jake’s Baby D’s (Section 134):** Featuring a variety of mini donuts and coffee.
– **Nola Jane (Section 303):** Serving classic Southern dishes including the Debris Po’boy, Andouille Dog, alligator sausage, gumbo, jambalaya, Nola Poutine, and fried okra.
### Where to Find the Value Menus
The $5 Nuggets Nation and Avs Faithful menus are available at Sections 112, 319, and in Colorado Social at the Club Level. Twenty-ounce domestic draft beers for $10 can be found at most food stands throughout the arena.
This season, Ball Arena is bringing fans an enhanced game-day dining experience that blends local flavor with great value — perfect for Nuggets and Avs fans alike.
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