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Xiquita
Mexican
The menu at this Uptown Mexican restaurant isn't fully translated into English, which the staff treat as a feature rather than a bug. Chef Erasmo Casiano's cooking runs from dry-aged hamachi crudo to duck carnitas tacos, and the cocktails lean on prickly pear, tomatillo, and jicama. Esquire named the Martini Cochinero among the best martinis in the country, which tells you something about where the bar program sits.
Five honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Esquire Martini Cochinero · The Best Martinis in America
- Westword 2025 · Best New Restaurant · Best of Denver
- 5280 The 25 Best Restaurants in Denver
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Denver
- Westword The Top 50 Restaurants in Denver Right Now
One number, weighted & current 78
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Hamachi crudo with salsa negra Eater
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- Revival Denver Public House Eat · 44
- El Jebel Do · 54
- Urban Cowboy Denver Stay · 74
- Urban Cowboy Public House Drink · 65
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