The Best Places to Eat in Edgewater, by the Record
The best places to eat in Edgewater, by the professional record: 5280, James Beard Awards, and Westword have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Gladys comes out on top.
Saigon Noodle Club and Bibamba Artisan Chocolate hold the next two places. Westword shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with 5280 next.
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- 5280 The 13 Best New Places to Eat and Drink in Denver
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mountain · Dave Grant and Rocky Hunter
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- 5280 The 13 Best New Places to Eat and Drink in Denver
- Westword 2026 · Best New Addition to a Food Hall · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Bar to Visit Alone · Best of Denver
- Westword The Top 50 Bars in Denver Right Now
- Westword 2023 · Best Dive Bar With a View · Best of Denver
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Rank 4. The Electric Cure
Tiki Cocktail Bar
- Westword 2024 · Best Satanic Gay Tiki Bar · Best of Denver
- Eater The Best Bars in Denver
- Westword The Top 50 Bars in Denver Right Now
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A food hall just west of Denver where you can walk in for tacos, stay for Ethiopian, and leave with a new tattoo if the afternoon really gets away from you. The layout is easygoing enough that grabbing a drink first while you decide where to eat feels like the obvious move. Vendors rotate and grow, so there's usually something new to investigate alongside the regulars.
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Rank 7. US Thai Cafe
Thai
The heat levels at this Edgewater Thai spot are not a performance; the chiles do actual structural work, balancing galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime, and ginger rather than just torching everything in their path. Curries arrive thick and deeply spiced, and the papaya salad dressing pulls no punches with lime and fish sauce. Order mild if you need to, but the kitchen built this menu for people who don't. Sloan's Lake is two minutes away, just in case.