1. 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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    Westword
    2025 · Best New Restaurant · Best of Denver
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    500 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO · Denver
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