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The Best Things We Ate in 2019

By Mark Antonation

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Mark Antonation Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) at Uncle Zoe's Chinese Kitchen in Aurora. 1/60

Mark Antonation Smoked sable flatbread at Ash'Kara. 2/60

Mark Antonation Stone pot chicken soup at Manna Korean Restaurant in Aurora. 3/60

Mark Antonation The house seafood salad at Savory Vietnam. 4/60

Mark Antonation The sugar steak at Bastien's. 5/60

Mark Antonation A platter of smoked meats at AJ's Pit Bar-B-Q. 6/60

Mark Antonation Gorditas at Sabor De Mi Tierra in Lakewood. 7/60

Mark Antonation The Pirate Pocket at Pirate's Alley, the lunch side of Julep. 8/60

Mark Antonation Shu mai dumplings at Cho77. 9/60

Mark Antonation The Viet-Cajun boil at Brass Tacks. 10/60

Mark Antonation An assortment of doughnuts at Habit/Carbon Five Points. 11/60

Mark Antonation Ribs, brisket and sides at Hank's Texas Barbecue. 12/60

Mark Antonation One of the new pizzas at Babette's in Longmont. 13/60

Mark Antonation Tuesday tamales at Tacos Tequila Whiskey. 14/60

Mark Antonation The seafood tower at Fish N Beer. 15/60

Mark Antonation A porchetta sandwich at SK Provisions, inside Denver Central Market. 16/60

Mark Antonation Kenkey with oxtail at African Grill & Bar. 17/60

Mark Antonation A new chicken dish after a menu revamp at Beast + Bottle. 18/60

Mark Antonation Lobster ramen at Chimera in Boulder. 19/60

Mark Antonation Coconut curry noodles at Urban Burma. 20/60

Mark Antonation Halibut tail at Hearth & Dram. 21/60

Mark Antonation The house ramen at Ramen Star. 22/60

Mark Antonation Achiote pork with hominy at Que Bueno Suerte. 23/60

Mark Antonation Burrata at Il Posto. 24/60

Mark Antonation The Pabellon at Quiero Arepas. 25/60

Mark Antonation Savory pastries at Istanbul Bakery & Cafe. 26/60

Mark Antonation A gyros melt at Chef Zorba's. 27/60

Mark Antonation Carrot and scallop aguachile at Lola. 28/60

Mark Antonation Cut mirchi at Kattapas Kitchen in Broomfield. 29/60

Mark Antonation A selection of offbeat Negroni cocktails at Bar Helix. 30/60

Mark Antonation Beef pho at Zomo in Englewood. 31/60

Mark Antonation A selection of tacos at Comal Heritage Food Incubator. 32/60

Mark Antonation Smoked meats and sides at Switchback Smokehouse in Kittredge. 33/60

Mark Antonation Khao soi at Farmhouse Thai in Lakewood. 34/60

Mark Antonation Heirloom blue cornbread at Acorn. 35/60

Mark Antonation The Double Double at Royal Rooster, inside Broadway Market. 36/60

Mark Antonation Thursday-night Peking duck at Ace Eat Serve. 37/60

Mark Antonation The sashimi platter at Bamboo Sushi. 38/60

Mark Antonation Guilin rice noodles at Chinese Noodles in Aurora. 39/60

Mark Antonation Country-fried mushrooms at Uncle. 40/60

Mark Antonation Breakfast ravioli at 12@Madison. 41/60

Mark Antonation Assorted canoli at Carmine Lonardo's in Lakewood. 42/60

Mark Antonation A fried chicken sandwich at Little Beast Street Food. 43/60

Mark Antonation A fried-chicken sandwich with tots at Lou's Food Bar. 44/60

Danielle Lirette Giant Puebla-style tacos at Antojitos La Poblanita. 45/60

Mark Antonation The "fancy" lobster roll at Maine Shack. 46/60

Mark Antonation The vacio sandwich at Carne. 47/60

Mark Antonation Pork belly at American Elm. 48/60

Mark Antonation Lahmacun, also called Turkish pizza, at Antepian Turkish Cuisine in Aurora. 49/60

Penelope Wong Pan-fried eggplant dumplings at Yuan Wonton. 50/60

Mark Antonation Tacos at Cilantro. 51/60

Mark Antonation Neapolitan pizzas at Fringe Pizza, inside Tributary Food Hall in Golden. 52/60

Mark Antonation Salmon sashimi and a hand roll at Berkeley Sushi Co. 53/60

Mark Antonation Pla-larb salad with crispy frog legs at Daughter Thai. 54/60

Mark Antonation Foie gras at Morin. 55/60

Mark Antonation Sichuan rice cakes at Meta Asian Kitchen, inside Avanti Food & Beverage. 56/60

Mark Antonation Black ramen at Tora Ramen, inside Broadway Market. 57/60

Mark Antonation Roman-style pizza at Liberati Restaurant & Brewery. 58/60

Mark Antonation Rou bing, also called Chinese hand pies, at Uncle Zoe's Chinese Kitchen in Aurora. 59/60

Mark Antonation Korean fried chicken at Vons Chicken in Aurora. 60/60

The Best Things We Ate in 2019

We sat in a tiny Korean cafe on the second floor of a business office sipping soup from a hot stone bowl; we noshed on an entire halibut tail at a fancy hotel restaurant downtown; we covered a globe's worth of Turkish, Indian, Thai, Sichuan, Mexican, Japanese and Burmese cuisine to ferret out the best. We even hit a few Denver classics along the way. Here are the sixty best dishes we ate in metro Denver from January to December 2019.

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We sat in a tiny Korean cafe on the second floor of a business office sipping soup from a hot stone bowl; we noshed on an entire halibut tail at a fancy hotel restaurant downtown; we covered a globe's worth of Turkish, Indian, Thai, Sichuan, Mexican, Japanese and Burmese cuisine to ferret out the best. We even hit a few Denver classics along the way. Here are the sixty best dishes we ate in metro Denver from January to December 2019.

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