Monday, August 31, 2026

  1. The oak fire roaring in the open kitchen sets the tone: this is a steakhouse that means business. Anchored at the base of one of downtown Denver's tallest towers, Guard and Grace pairs floor-to-ceiling wine storage and a full seafood bar with the cuts you came for. The room is vast and dramatic, the kind of place where the architecture does half the talking. A Michelin Selected restaurant with AAA Four Diamonds.

    Two honors, in evidence:

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    One number, weighted & current 81

    How we score

    The dishes from the writeups


    Address
    1801 California St., Denver, CO · Denver
    Hours
    • Mon 3 PM–6 PM, 4 PM–10:30 PM
    • Tue–Thu 11 AM–2 PM, 3 PM–6 PM, 4 PM–10:30 PM
    • Fri 3 PM–6 PM, 4 PM–10:30 PM
    • Sat–Sun 4 PM–10:30 PM
    Phone
    (303) 293-8500
    Reserve
    OpenTable
    Online
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    Drink Score

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      Stay Score

      The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. It runs on the scored places nearby: more good stuff within reach, higher score. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.