Tapas in Denver
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Chef/owner Justin Cucci didn’t build El Five just as a restaurant, but as an experience. It debuted in 2017 atop a five-story building in LoHi, with breathtaking views of downtown and the mountains. But the food – a variation on Mediterranean tapas – is dramatic enough on its own, making dinner a fascinating journey through […]
This Capitol Hill incarnation of the 9th Door – and the only surviving one – opened at the end of 2013, featuring the same menu of Spanish tapas created by veteran chef-consultant Michael Wahaltere at the Lodo location. The new space is cozier than the cavernous original but is decorated in similar coppery hues, dark […]
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 […]
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 […]