The Top 100 Places to Eat and Drink Near Chupacabra


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    5846 S Wadsworth Blvd, Unit 3500, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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    19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO · Morrison
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    5826 S Lowell Blvd, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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    3333 S Wadsworth Blvd, Unit C105, Lakewood, CO · Lakewood
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    5610 S Curtice St, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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    2852 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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  8. Rank 8. Kizaki

    Japanese

    Chef Toshi Kizaki, a Denver sushi pioneer now in his seventies, commands a intimate counter where edomae tradition meets restless innovation. The omakase unfolds through his own hands—marbled tofu, precisely formed nigiri, seared black-throat perch—each course a statement of ingredient and craft refined across four decades.


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    1551 S Pearl St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  9. Chef Johnny Curiel mines his Guadalajara childhood with technical precision, transforming humble ingredients—scallops in tomato butter, sweet potato with salsa matcha—into something both grounded and alive. The menu resists hierarchy; skip dessert and keep ordering, each dish a small argument for restraint's pointlessness.


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    2556 15th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1958 S Garrison St, Lakewood, CO · Lakewood

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    6885 S Santa Fe Dr, Unit A, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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  12. Chef Johnny Curiel channels Mexico City's restless creativity into a narrow mezcal bar where herbaceous ceviches and slow-cooked duck meet dill and mandarin in a single, surprising breath. The agave cocktails are inventive enough to match the food's ambition.


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    2550 15th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    2021 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  14. Chef Taylor Stark builds a multicourse narrative from global influences and local Colorado ingredients, opening with canapés that telegraph his kitchen's resourcefulness and closing with dishes like bison loin glazed in dried shrimp caramel. The beverage program matches the food's ambition—cocktails and wines composed with equal rigor and intelligence.


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    4058 Tejon St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  15. In a quiet Denver pocket, Com Nha serves Vietnamese bar food—snails with salted egg, wings stuffed with pork and lime—designed less for nutrition than for sharing over outsized cocktails. The philosophy is legible in every dish: pho shots with beef broth, a three-liter soju tower, fries crowned with brisket and a runny yolk, each bite an invitation to linger.


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    2133 S Sheridan Blvd, Denver, CO · Denver
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  16. Rank 16. Margot

    Contemporary

    An eight-seat counter where Chef Justin Fulton stages a seasonal tasting menu that braids local Colorado ingredients with global technique—think caviar-crowned gnocchi alongside dry-aged duck with cherries and truffle. Warm service and a basket of olive oil brioche baked fresh for each guest set the tone for cooking that feels both refined and unpretentious.


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    1551 S Pearl St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  17. Rank 17. Mizuna

    French/American


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    225 E Seventh Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  18. Rank 18. Rougarou

    Southern

    Chef JohnDavid Wright channels the South through boiled peanuts and collard greens, then tilts the lens with hot-and-sour catfish and sorghum-glazed pork. His sister and her husband calibrate cocktails with buttermilk and benne seed, making this Five Points spot feel like a family project where tradition meets playful invention.


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    2844 Welton St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  19. Chef-owner Penelope Wong runs this Park Hill lunch spot with infectious energy, moving between wonton stations and a rotating menu that pivots on her Chinese and Thai instincts. The twice-fried pork with caramelized pineapple and crispy garlic noodles arrive as proof that constraint—limited hours, small space—breeds invention.


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    2878 Fairfax St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  20. Rank 20. EDGE

    Colorado


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    1111 14th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  21. Rank 21. Rioja

    Mediterranean


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    1431 Larimer St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  22. Rank 22. Palace Arms

    Inspired French


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    321 17th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  23. Rank 23. Barolo Grill

    Northern Italian

    Barolo Grill anchors Denver fine dining with Northern Italian cooking that balances classical technique—spinach soufflés, handmade pastas—against seasonal invention. The wine program, steeped in Barolo and stewarded by an unusually knowledgeable staff, matches the kitchen's ambition without pretension.


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    3030 E Sixth Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    3455 S University Blvd, Englewood, CO · Englewood
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  25. Rank 25. MAKfam

    American Chinese

    The narrow room hums with the casual precision of a kitchen staffed by people who grew up around stoves, serving fried wontons stuffed with crab and cheese alongside hand-shaped potstickers that taste like someone's memory made edible. Málà chicken wings and corned beef fried rice arrive with the confidence of dishes that have been thought through, not merely assembled.


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    39 W First Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1539 S Broadway, Denver, CO · Denver
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  27. At Restaurant Olivia, house-made pasta is the vehicle for assertive flavor combinations that swing from traditional Italian to inventively cross-cultural—bronze-die gemelli with Umbrian sausage, ricotta gnocchi with coconut lobster bisque and black garlic. The room hums with a kind of easy confidence, matched by cocktails designed to provoke rather than merely please.


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    290 S Downing St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    80 W Arkansas Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1029 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO · Denver
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    2180 S Delaware St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    Jalisco Mexican

    Chef Johnny Curiel channels his Jalisco roots through bold seafood and regional Mexican cooking, anchored by standout dishes like kanpachi tostada and braised lamb shank. The moody dining room honors traditional flavors while respecting ingredient quality with unsentimental rigor.


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    249 Clayton St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    5505 W 20th Ave, Unit 116, Edgewater, CO · Edgewater
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    1600 20th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    2839 W 44th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1487 S Pearl St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  36. The Osei-Fordwuo brothers preside over a dining room where strangers become regulars by dessert, moving through West African stews and starches with the ease of a homecoming. Jollof rice with oxtail and red red—black-eyed peas with fried plantains—anchor a menu that treats regional technique as inheritance, not novelty.


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    955 S Kipling Pkwy, Lakewood, CO · Lakewood
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  37. Rank 37. Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails

    Ukrainian Eastern European

    Owner Bo Porytko elevates humble Eastern European staples—beets, buckwheat, radishes—into refined dishes like salt-baked celery root with creamed sorrel and porchetta paprikash with herbed spaetzle. Counter seating at this snug East Colfax room pairs the cooking with horilka cocktails and wines from the Balkans, all of it executed with a confidence that makes the rustic feel luxurious.


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    3333 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  38. Rank 38. Odell's Bagel

    Kaiseki Japanese

    By day Odell's moves kettle-boiled bagels topped with vegan carrot lox or hamachi and wasabi; by night, chef-owner Miles Odell pivots to kaiseki at the Counter, a hyperseasonal tasting that channels his years under Japanese masters into exquisite courses of scallop, Wagyu gyoza, and miso ice cream.


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    3200 Irving St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  39. This Union Station wine bar takes its cue from sommelier Bobby Stuckey's Sunday-night ritual of spinning records and opening great bottles, translating that intimate celebration into a lively downtown room bathed in music. The programming is playfully eclectic—Wednesday flight nights pair wines with everything from Billie Eilish to Jimi Hendrix, turning what could be a stiff tasting into something genuinely fun.


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    1803 16th Street, Denver, CO · Denver
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  40. Rank 40. The Cruise Room

    Art Deco Cocktail Bar


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    1600 17th st, Denver, CO · Denver
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  41. An oak fire blazes in the open kitchen of this downtown steakhouse, where floor-to-ceiling wine towers and polished modernism frame the serious business of beef. The filet arrives with lime smashed potatoes and chili butter—a dish that justifies the setting's architectural ambition.


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    1801 California St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    218 S Broadway, Denver, CO · Denver
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  43. Darren Chang and Travis Masar channel Taiwanese cooking through a lens of textural audacity and playful restraint, where fermented garlic and jellyfish sit beside dishes of disarming ease. A fried chicken thigh glistens with schmaltz rice and hot honey; a cocktail arrives spiked with rose jam and black tea—each telling the same story of serious ambition wrapped in approachable warmth.


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    2200 California St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  44. Rank 44. sắp sửa

    Non-Traditional Vietnamese

    The Nguyens' white dining room on East Colfax channels Vietnamese brightness through unexpected ingredients—veal sweetbreads with salsa verde, egg yolk swimming in brown butter and fish sauce—that feel both playful and assured. Cheeky cocktails like the Tiger's Milk, a gin drink perfumed with orange and dill, match the kitchen's refusal to stay still.


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    2550 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  45. AJ Shreffler runs this spare beer bar on Seventh Avenue with the precision of a fine-dining kitchen, sourcing each ingredient for his cheesesteaks and Sicilian pies as though they were destined for a tasting menu. The sandwiches cost twenty dollars, the pizzas thirty and up, and every loaded fry and brownie arrives as evidence that ambition has no dress code.


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    205 E Seventh Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  46. The neon-lit basement dining room signals chefs Harrison Porter and Rema Maaliki's refusal of restraint: their menu pivots seasonally through global territory, pairing fried sweetbreads with blue cheese one moment, red snapper crudo the next. Cocktails built around dates and balsamic vinegar match this restless spirit, anchored by genuine warmth and a rotating showcase of local talent.


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    2611 Walnut St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  47. Somebody People's bright dining room—turquoise, pink, lemon yellow—hosts seasonal vegan cooking of deceptive simplicity: panzanella with pickled plum vinegar, gigante beans in seaweed broth, baklava with date syrup. The wine list favors biodynamic producers, the cocktails are sharp and affordable, and the Tuesday-Saturday tasting menu costs fifty-two dollars.


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    1165 S Broadway, Ste 104, Denver, CO · Denver
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  48. Rank 48. Beckon

    Contemporary

    Chef Duncan Holmes's counter in a minimalist RiNo space delivers seasonal cooking of striking restraint, with vegetables and desserts that justify the focus. Seared duck with black truffle and a chocolate dessert anchored by salsify ice cream show how discipline and precision can feel generous.


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    2843 Larimer St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    12792 W Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, CO · Lakewood
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    3416 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    3525 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1441 Larimer St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  53. Rank 53. A5 Steakhouse

    Modern Steakhouse

    A5's corner room glows with retro warmth, its bar a natural gathering spot while Chef Max MacKissock tends to steakhouse classics with small, deliberate flourishes. The Denver steak from Blackhawk Farms arrives flawlessly executed, reason enough to book a table back.


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    1600 15th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    3298 S Broadway, Unit B, Englewood, CO · Englewood
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  55. Chef Zuri Resendiz's moody Whittier taquería reaches beyond carne asada with roasted rabbit barbacoa in mole and 24-hour beef cheeks in pasilla negro adobo. The tacos—octopus al pastor, ribeye with grilled cactus—anchor a menu of impressive technical depth.


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    2030 E 28th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  56. Tavernetta commands Union Station's grand arrival hall with the ease of a place that knows its worth. Cacio e pepe and lamb ragù rigatoni arrive with the kind of careful execution that justifies the Frasca Hospitality Group's reputation, while the wine list rewards curiosity. An affogato with honey gelato closes the evening in a room that feels both spacious and intimate.


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    1889 Sixteenth St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  57. A cramped Platte Street cantina where chef Jose Avila marries Japanese and Mexican traditions through mezcal, music, and dishes built on hoja santa and yuzu. The cocktails follow suit—sotol meets sake, charanda meets shochu—while a taco cart outside and rotating DJs sustain the sense of perpetual celebration.


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    1541 Platte St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1801 Blake St, Unit 10, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1808 Blake St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    5505 W 20th Ave, Edgewater, CO · Edgewater
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  61. Rank 61. Xiquita

    Mexican

    Erasmo Casiano's Uptown restaurant layers Mexican sophistication with deliberate opacity—the untranslated menu becomes an invitation to explore, aided by staff who decipher dishes like dry-aged hamachi crudo with salsa negra and duck carnita tacos with equal fluency. Cocktails built from prickly pear and jicama match the kitchen's refusal to simplify.


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    500 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    3160 Tejon St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  63. Rank 63. Kawa Ni

    Japanese

    A former firehouse turned izakaya where Chef Bill Taibe's Connecticut-inflected Japanese cooking trades convention for curiosity: scallop crudo brightened with grapefruit and dill, kung pao chicken karaage, kimchi udon dressed like carbonara. The bar welcomes walk-ins into a relaxed, convivial room built for drinking sake and nibbling across the menu's freewheeling range.


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    1900 W 32nd Ave Denver, CO · Denver
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  64. Rank 64. Hey Kiddo

    Contemporary

    High above Tennyson Street, Chef Kelly Whitaker's playful third-floor restaurant stages broadly Asian-inflected shareable plates—Korean fried chicken with an improbable crunch, pork ribs with salted plum sauce—alongside compelling sides like crispy potato pavé topped with trout roe gravy. Red miso ice cream arrives customizable, a fitting closer to food that treats joy as a fundamental ingredient.


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    4337 Tennyson St, Unit 300, Denver, CO · Denver
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    2647 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  66. Since 1985, this stripped-down Santa Fe Drive taqueria has drawn steady crowds for its straightforward tacos and everything drowned in a bright, tingling green chile that defines the place. No frills, minimal service, maximum devotion—the James Beard Foundation named it an American Classic in 2020, and you'll understand why the first time you taste the salsa.


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    714 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1514 York St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1280 25th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  69. Rank 69. LaTinto Cafe

    Colombian Coffee


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    1417 S Broadway, Denver, CO · Denver
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    6657 S Broadway, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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    2601 Larimer St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  72. Noble Riot is a wine bar where candlelit evenings and gorgeous vintage maps of wine regions set the scene for serious drinking without the stuffiness. The wine list rewards both adventurous tasting and comfortable favorites, and the fried chicken here is good enough to be the reason you came.


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    1336 27th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    2883 Welton St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    2875 Blake St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    91 W Mineral Ave, Unit 100, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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    4301 Pecos St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    240 14th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1111 14th St, Denver, CO · Denver

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    2376 15th St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1100 Arapahoe St, Golden, CO · Golden
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    2570 W Main St, Littleton, CO · Littleton
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  82. Rank 82. Spuntino

    Indian-influenced Italian

    Chef Cindhura Reddy's modern Italian cooking folds Indian spices into elk tartare and lamb dishes with the ease of someone working from deep conviction rather than novelty. Her husband Elliot Strathmann's beverage program—sourcing obscure Italian producers, fermenting house amari—matches that soulfulness across a dining room animated by genuine warmth.


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    2639 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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  83. Rank 83. Brutø

    Contemporary

    Chef Byron Gomez's counter in the Dairy Block marries Japanese and Nordic traditions through a fermentation program and a mastery of the hearth that chars each course with intention. The sea urchin with butternut bisque and the non-alcoholic pairings reveal a kitchen thinking seriously about locality and narrative.


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    1801 Blake St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    3021 S Broadway, Englewood, CO · Englewood
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  85. Rank 85. The Bindery

    Italian/Israeli/Mexican

    The Bindery opens before dawn and stays restless until late, a LoHi bakery-cafe where the owner's decades abroad surface in posole verde at breakfast and branzino at dinner. What emerges across the day is less a menu than evidence of an appetite that refuses to settle—smoked rabbit with cheddar and mustard gelato proof that eclecticism, here, is not decoration but conviction.


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    1817 Central St, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1740 S Broadway, Denver, CO · Denver
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    95 S Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO · Denver
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  88. A coffee counter that morphs into a sandwich shop then a day bar, Odie B's assembles breakfasts like the Boujee with herbed feta and za'atar on focaccia, then keeps a patio full of regulars nursing green chile bloody marys into afternoon. The spirit is Sunnyside neighborhood life itself—boisterous, casual, unapologetically plural in what it wants to be.


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    2651 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    277 N Broadway, Denver, CO · Denver
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    Indigenous


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    3536 W 44th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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    1135 E Evans Ave, Unit 103, Denver, CO · Denver
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    6985 W 38th Ave, Unit 102, Wheat Ridge, CO · Wheat Ridge
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    1619 Reed St, Lakewood, CO · Lakewood
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    5990 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO · Wheat Ridge
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    4000 Tennyson St, Unit 100, Denver, CO · Denver
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    4040 Tennyson St, Denver, CO · Denver
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