OpenTable's Most Booked Restaurants in Denver for August

In late July, we listed the fifteen local restaurants that were booked the most on OpenTable, one of the first web-based reservation engines. Users can search the database by location, cuisine, price or availability, then choose a date and time for a reservation. It launched in 1998, and now operates in over twenty countries, representing more than 80,000 restaurants.

As summer starts to fade and students return to school, we're back to see what's changed since our last OpenTable list. In general, Denver area diners are consistent with their dining destinations from week to week: Most of the top fifteen in July have stayed on the list, although a few have switched positions. Two from last month — Seasons 52 and Shanahan's Steakhouse — have dropped off the list altogether. (The Broncos are unbeaten in the pre-season, so let's hope this isn't an omen of the fall.) Instead, Corinne Restaurant and Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar made the cut.

Here are the fifteen Denver-area restaurants that made the most-booked list over the past week:

15. Texas de Brazil
8390 East Northfield Boulevard
720-370-8990
texasdebrazil.com/locations/denver
Texas de Brazil is a Brazilian steakhouse, or churrascaria, chain that started in Texas in 1998; its locations feature endless servings of flame-grilled beef, lamb, pork, chicken and Brazilian sausage brought to the table on skewers by servers until you surrender and beg them to stop. The restaurants also boast a huge salad area with a variety of seasonal, chef-crafted side dishes.
14. Ocean Prime
8000 East Belleview Avenue, Greenwood Village
303-552-3000
ocean-prime.com
You can enjoy a higher class of surf-and-turf with the seafood and steaks at Ocean Prime in the Denver Tech Center, part of the national Cameron Mitchell Restaurants chain. Ocean Prime serves a chef-curated menu, handcrafted cocktails and an award-winning wine list in an elevated atmosphere (this location even has a dress code, which is a rarity in Denver's casual dining scene). It's perfect for OpenTable because reservations are recommended.
13. Corinne Restaurant
1455 California St
720-996-1555
corinnedenver.com
This spot brings modern comfort to downtown dining, and won a nod from TripAdvisor for a 2024 Traveler's Choice Award. Corinne serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner with a French American flair (French onion soup is recommended); popular entrees include Wagyu burgers and belly-on pork chops.
12. Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar
1700 Wynkoop Street
303-534-2222
veniceristorante.com
Executive Chef Christian Delle Fave runs the kitchen at the LoDo location of this eatery (there's a second in Greenwood Village). Venice serves the regional cuisine of Italy's famous city of waterways, and has earned OpenTable's Diner Choice award for 2025. The menu offers a range of Italian cuisine from antipasti and salads to pasta, ravioli, gnocchi and veal options.
11. True Food Kitchen
2800 East Second Avenue
720-509-7661
truefoodkitchen.com/locations/denver
Denver is a haven for modern healthy eating, and there's even a health-focused restaurant in Cherry Creek, True Food Kitchen, which was developed by integrative medicine physician Dr. Andrew Weil in Arizona back in 2008. The seasonal, chef-curated menus are designed to be anti-inflammatory and to be enjoyed by diners with various dietary requirements like gluten intolerance, food allergies and a need for no seed oil. But this is no hippie-dippie health-food shop: There are plenty of comfort foods like grass-fed burgers and turkey burgers, bowls and pizzas.
10. Alteño
249 Clayton Street
303-532-4999
altenorestaurant.com
Alteño is Johnny and Kasie Curiel’s fourth eatery in the metro area, following their success with Alma Fonda Fina and neighboring Mezcaleria Alma (LoHi) and Cozobi Fonda Fina (Boulder). This newest spot pays homage to Michelin-starred chef Johnny Curiel’s Jaliscan Highland roots and traditions, incorporating a mix of heritage flavors and preparations that spotlight the cuisine and culture of the iconic Los Altos de Jalisco. The beverage program balances native Mexican flavors and agave spirits like raicilla and mezcal, with classic cocktails and a wine list that includes a selection of Mexican, European and American wines by Alteño’s in-house sommelier.

9. Kawa Ni
1900 West 32nd Avenue
303455-2984
kawanidenver.com
Kawa Ni is an American version of an izakaya, or Japanese pub, offering good eats and a robust bar with whiskey, sake and cocktails. Chef Bill Taibe, who opened the first Kawa Ni in Westport, Connecticut, expanded in 2023 to Denver. This LoHi location won recognition from Michelin in 2024.
8. Matsuhisa
98 Steele Street
303-329-6628
matsuhisarestaurants.com/denver
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa is an icon of modern Japanese cuisine, having trained in Tokyo and then absorbed culinary influences during career stops in Peru, Argentina and other places around the globe. His 7,800 square-feet Cherry Creek dining room serves his world-famous signature dishes, including yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño, black cod miso and whitefish tiradito.
7. Tavernetta
889 16th Street
720-605-1889
tavernettadenver.com
Tavernetta's Italian cuisine and wine have been hailed by the James Beard Foundation, the Michelin Guide, World's 50 Best Discovery List, Wine Spectator and more (including Westword, which named it Best New Restaurant in 2018). It's a Union Station spot built by the award-winning team behind Boulder’s Frasca Food and Wine, the area's most heralded restaurant group. Be sure to order housemade pastas like the ricotta gnudi with summer black truffle that earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand status.
6. Quality Italian
241 Columbine Street
303-532-8888
qualityitaliandenver.com
Quality Italian is part of a national restaurant company based in midtown Manhattan, where its flagship restaurant is located; its Cherry Creek restaurant offers a white-tablecloth steakhouse experience. This 125-seat restaurant doesn't serve Colorado-grown local beef, but the steak sauce is whipped up right at the table. There are plenty of other choices, including pastas, pizzas, meats and seafood; the raw bar features oysters and shrimp.
5. Le Colonial
255 Fillmore Street
720-994-5255
lecolonial.com/denver
You might think Le Colonial is the first Vietnamese-inspired restaurant in Cherry Creek, but Chez Thoa had that distinction, with chef Thoa Fink serving her exquisite fare in the 1980s. Le Colonial continues that tradition for the Cherry Creek crowd, though, with the spirit and flavors of 1920s Saigon. This national chain has locations in Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Delray Beach, Lake Forest and Naples.
4. North Italia
190 Clayton Lane
720-941-7700
northitaliarestaurant.com/locations/denver
Denver has a long history of Italian restaurants, but many of its current stars, including North Italia, are relative newcomers compared to the red-sauce joints.This is one of forty locations in over a dozen states; they're currently owned by the same company that operates Cheesecake Factory. The menu focuses on pizza and pasta, as well as seafood, pork and ribs.
3. Linger
2030 West 30th Avenue
303 993-3120
ediblebeats.com/restaurants/linger
Linger is a true local. It's housed in a former mortuary (the sign says it all); this restaurant from the Edible Beats team was one of the first highlights of the emerging LoHi neighborhood. The rooftop patio features a show-stopping 1975 GMC RV food truck as a kitchen, so you know you're having a very Denver experience. The pan-Asian and Middle Eastern menu includes baos, skewers and all manner of tasty street food.
2. Guard and Grace
1801 California Street
303-293-8500
guardandgrace.com
This is celebrated chef Troy Guard’s signature local restaurant (it's named after his daughter): a 9,000-square-foot, modern American steakhouse with one of downtown's largest patios, an expansive raw bar, a wood-burning oven and an open kitchen. It's Michelin Guide Recommended and was named the 47th Best Steakhouse in the World last year.
1. Sushi Den
1487 South Pearl Street
303-777-0826
sushiden.net
Everyone in the local dining world acknowledges Sushi Den owner and chef Toshi Kizaki as the OG of sushi in the area. Sushi Den was among the first to bring the traditional Japanese street food to Denver's then-unsophisticated food scene; Toshi and brother Yasu flew in fresh fish daily from Japan to make sure their sushi and sashimi met the standards they'd grown up with. That determination paid off, with their Platt Park restaurant spinning off into an empire of eateries, with the eponymous Kizaki omakase restaurant as Toshi's coup de grace. But Sushi Den was the first, and is still the one to beat for a great meal that requires you make reservations on OpenTable.