Seafood

I grew up in New Jersey, but lived in Silicon Valley before coming to Denver. One thing I missed about both places was the easy access to great seafood. Denver's supermarkets all have a seafood section, if you like expensive fish that's been sitting out all day and don't have the tags on them. Don't fret! There is good fish, if you don't mind driving a little for it.

The Pacific Ocean Market in Denver, along Alameda near Zuni, is the best fish market I've found. What's the smell? Oh, it's bleach! That happens to be my favorite smell in a fish market. You can also find 50 pound sacks of rice, great hot peppers and a variety of weird delectables.

Down next to the fish section is the meat section. They do better pork than beef, so you can expect really good ribs, belly and loin. They have an offal section that smells pretty rank, but you can see it's the fresh meat which smells and not the place itself.

Clean, cheap, relatively convenient.