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Rougarou
Southern
Southern cooking and a cocktail program that pours buttermilk and benne seed into the glass share equal billing at this casual Five Points restaurant and bar. The chef runs with heirloom grits and collard greens but also hot-and-sour catfish and sorghum-tamarind pork shoulder, so the kitchen respects the tradition without being hostage to it. The team behind the preeminent cocktail bar Yacht Club runs the drinks side, which explains the ambition in a room that looks relaxed about the whole thing.
Seven honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- 5280 The 13 Best New Places to Eat and Drink in Denver
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in Denver
- Westword 2026 · Best New Bar · Best of Denver
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Denver
- Westword The Top 50 Bars in Denver Right Now
- Westword The Fifteen Best New Denver Restaurants
- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
One number, weighted & current 85
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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