Restaurants in Denver
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La Cantina doesn’t exactly feel like a restaurant. Sandwiched into a public foyer and hallway, next to a locker room and below Vail’s West Lionshead Plaza bus stop, it feels like the guys piecing together your massive burrito and plate of nachos are squatters, ready to pack up their grill at a moment’s notice when […]
It’s not easy being green. When Manuel Silva was forced to close down his original Casa de Manuel at 20th and Larimer streets — an address he’d occupied for forty years — the town worried that we’d never see his green chile again. But then he found another spot eleven blocks to the north, in […]
International chef/entrepreneur Richard Sandoval’s first restaurant in Denver was the “modern Mexican” Tamayo, but he didn’t stop with that flagship spot in Larimer Square. He opened the very urban Zengo, then Al Lado, in the heart of the Platte Valley. But for more far-flung, suburban locations – in Park Meadows and Northfield/Stapleton – he had […]
Don’t let the shabby strip mall where La Torteria hides fool you; this little Mexican sandwich shop is full of surprises, including ice-cold beers, taquitos and some of the best tortas in town. Our favorite is the lambada, featuring scrambled eggs, chorizo and pierna (roast pork leg). Sure signs that you’re in a palace of […]
You may not even know that Denver has a Bolivian restaurant, much less what kind of food you’ll find at Las Salte
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Robert Thompson opened Le Grand in mid-2011, taking over a big, historic spot downtown that most recently had held Baur’s. And with this restaurant, he resurrected some more recent history: that of his first major restaurant effort in town, the still-revered Brasserie Rouge, which was located in the IceHouse. Like the board at Brasserie Rouge, […]
A hip crowd packs the tables in the small dining rooms and, in good weather, fills the patio that faces Sixth Avenue. Pop music blasts from the speakers, and cocktail waitresses too young to be jaded sling cocktails – and lots of them. Welcome to Lime XS, where Americanized Mexican plates rule the menu and […]
A bit of New Mexico in Colorado, Little Anita’s is run by an Albuquerque family with a 30-year history in the restaurant business. The red and green chiles are multi-layered and flavorful, and the food features plenty of Southwestern touches, such as blue corn in the enchiladas and a roster of stuffed sopaipillas. The carne […]
The Rolling Stones ate at this Denver institution decades ago, and faithful fans continue to find satisfaction at Little Shanghai. From classics such as lo mein and sesame chicken to more exotic fare like the Rich Man Fried Rice and Szechuan green beans with pork, everything coming out of this kitchen features fresh, well-handled ingredients. […]
The Golden Triangle space that houses Lo Stella Ristorante has seen a number of Italian joints come and go. But Lo Stella has history on its side: It’s an offshoot of Lo Stella in Portofino, Italy, which has been turning out family recipes and regional specialties for 165 years. This outpost is owned by Alessandro […]
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When we were putting together our 2011 Best of Denver issue, there were many spirited discussions about which chile made us the greenest with envy — and while there were several viable contenders, none was more worthy than Los Farolitos, where the green chile, tarted up with tomatillos and gobsmacked with heat, is simply terrific.
Los Trompitos is proof that some of Aurora’s Mexican food can stand up against Denver’s finest. This white-and-red structure on Montview Boulevard contains many Mexican mainstays — a salsa bar, tacos, and so on — but the breakfast burritos are worth sampling at least once. The biggest difference between these breakfast burritos and all the […]
Better-than-average Mexican food, starting with a great mol
Thuy Pham, who opened Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant with her husband in late 2013 in the former home of the award-winning Vietnam Grill, has a story about how she became a cook. She remembers cooking at her mother’s side in Vietnam, but it wasn’t until she moved to California fifteen years ago and began spending time […]
The menu at Luigi’s Bent Noodle issues a challenge: “If this isn’t the best minestrone recipe you’ve ever tasted, we want your recipe.” We doubt anyone this side of Italy has anything to beat this minestrone; the bewitching brew has an appropriately rough-edged flavor and is available by the cup, the bowl and the really […]
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The Littleton location of the Luigi’s brotherhood (the other restaurant is in Aurora) features photos of celebs such as Marlon Brando with fake testimonials (“Your lasagne is to die for,” Don Corleone wrote), and shelves on the painted exposed-brick walls that overflow with old clocks, plastic flowers and Chianti baskets. During the day, this Luigi’s […]
One million dollars — that’s what it cost to bring the new-and-improved M’s Cafe to life. And it was worth every penny. M&D’s barbecue flavor is particular and strong, layered with all those elements that make up the smell of the place on a good night. A naked piece of pork rib, sans sauce, is […]
Mad Greens was planted in 2004 in the south Denver suburbs, and has since sprouted into eleven locations along the Front Range, each of them ready to serve up some leafy greens as a respite from all those burgers, fries and burritos. Mad Greens’ concept is simple: Quick-fast-in-a-hurry healthy meals offered in a clean but […]