Corrida

This Spanish-style eatery is known as much for its killer rooftop views of the Flatirons as its stellar food and drink. In 2021, the restaurant partnered with the Savory Institute’s Land to Market regenerative agriculture program, through which it sources sustainably raised beef for its steak-focused menu; that’s rounded out by a vast array of […]

Ultreia

Tapas, gin and good times have turned a once-dark corner of Union Station into a destination for folks seeking Spanish cuisine. While the interior is tight at this restaurant from James Beard Award-winning chef Jennifer Jasinski and Beth Gruitch, a table outside makes for a pleasing outing when accompanied by rounds of small plates filled […]

Cafe Aion

Located in a charming, homey building in the heart of The Hill, a neighborhood filled with college students, Cafe Aion attracts an older crowd by blurring the line between dining out and dinner party. The owners conceived of their restaurant while skiing, and they did all the renovation work themselves. They also worked hard on […]

Ondo’s Spanish Tapas Bar

After a five-year stint cooking in San Sebastian and Barcelona, Curt and Deicy Steinbecker moved back to Denver and decided to start a restaurant. They picked up the subterranean space in Cherry Creek North that had been French 250, gave the perpetually dark spot a shot of warmth with golds and reds, and opened Ondo’s […]

DaGabi Cucina

Tucked behind Lucky’s Market in a north Boulder parking lot, this typically quiet casual dinner spot has a warm dining room that invokes the Mediterranean, the region that also inspired the menu. There are dishes rooted in Spain — including tapas such as Spanish tortilla, pancetta-wrapped shrimp and steamed clams — and in Italy, with […]

Sabor Bar & Grill

Sabor Latino’s feel-good ambience makes this decades-old northwest Denver joint easy to love. The dining room is comfortably rustic, with an atmosphere that hangs somewhere in that inviting, tender middle ground between aging white-tablecloth class and neighborhood eclecticism. The menu is half-Mexican standards and half-greatest hits of Central and South American cuisines (some holdovers from […]