Restaurants in Denver
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You won’t need to hock Grandpa’s watch to afford banh mi at Baker’s Place, a clean but spartan Vietnamese bakery on Federal Boulevard; everything here is still on the cheap. There are over a dozen variations on the classic Vietnamese sandwich — including a fried-egg version, along with the standard pork, beef and chicken fillings. […]
Taqueria Mi Pueblo has held down the corner of 23rd and Federal for the better part of two decades, continuously adding onto and improving both the building and the menu. They’ve joined the $2 breakfast burrito fray that marks this stretch of Federal, they offer a whole roast chicken special done in the style of […]
The first Modmarket opened in 2009 in Boulder; the town seemed ideally suited to the eatery’s seasonal ingredients and farm-to-table philosophy set off by a sleek, fast-casual setting. Now those behind the Modmarket concept are setting their sights on anywhere in the nation that people crave quick, fresh food. Salads, pizzas, sandwiches, platters and even […]
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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 […]
The Bistro at Stapleton was a welcome new neighbor when it opened in mid-2014 in an area with plenty of hungry people and few places to go out. With a chef trained in Europe and an in-house sommelier, the restaurant is styled as a pan-Mediterranean bistro, with simple roast chicken and French onion soup at […]
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While we were waiting for our food at Mayan Manjar Yucateco, we glanced at the single television screen in this tiny Lakewood spot. It was playing a Spanish version of Rocky: an underdog movie in an underdog restaurant. And like Rocky Balboa, Mayan Manjar Yucateco, which moved into the former home of Maria Empanada in […]
After getting its start in California, Bruxie chose Colorado for its first out-of-state store, opening on South Colorado Boulevard in early 2014. “We knew we wanted to take our concept out of Orange County, and as we were thinking of cities that really appreciate good food, Denver, from our perspective, was front and center as […]
Chai & Chai opened in the fall of 2013 in an unlikely stretch of fast-food restaurants at the heart of the Anschutz Medical Campus. Owner Venu Alla, an Indian architect and tech consultant, was inspired to start a restaurant by Chez Panisse — but his place is very different from that legendary spot. Chai & […]
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Like the Great American West implied by its name, Range is a place with big ambitions. These are hinted at in the shiny metallic banquettes (gold fever?) and the walnut communal tables sized in anticipation of crowds. They’re also implicit in the fact that Range, which opened this spring in the new Renaissance Denver City […]
Some people consider cooking a chore, but if the activity at Kobe An Shabu Shabu, a niche Japanese restaurant that opened in Highland in summer 2014, is any indication, people are not only willing to cook, they’ll pay good money to do so
