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The Best Things We Ate in 2019
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

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Xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) at Uncle Zoe's Chinese Kitchen in Aurora.
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Smoked sable flatbread at Ash'Kara.
2/60

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

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The house seafood salad at Savory Vietnam.
4/60

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The sugar steak at Bastien's.
5/60

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

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

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

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Shu mai dumplings at Cho77.
9/60

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

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

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Ribs, brisket and sides at Hank's Texas Barbecue.
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One of the new pizzas at Babette's in Longmont.
13/60

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Tuesday tamales at Tacos Tequila Whiskey.
14/60

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The seafood tower at Fish N Beer.
15/60

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

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

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

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Lobster ramen at Chimera in Boulder.
19/60

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Coconut curry noodles at Urban Burma.
20/60

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Halibut tail at Hearth & Dram.
21/60

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The house ramen at Ramen Star.
22/60

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

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Burrata at Il Posto.
24/60

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The Pabellon at Quiero Arepas.
25/60

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Savory pastries at Istanbul Bakery & Cafe.
26/60

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

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Carrot and scallop aguachile at Lola.
28/60

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Cut mirchi at Kattapas Kitchen in Broomfield.
29/60

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

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Beef pho at Zomo in Englewood.
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A selection of tacos at Comal Heritage Food Incubator.
32/60

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

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Khao soi at Farmhouse Thai in Lakewood.
34/60

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Heirloom blue cornbread at Acorn.
35/60

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

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

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The sashimi platter at Bamboo Sushi.
38/60

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

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Country-fried mushrooms at Uncle.
40/60

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Breakfast ravioli at 12@Madison.
41/60

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

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

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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

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

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The vacio sandwich at Carne.
47/60

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Pork belly at American Elm.
48/60

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

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

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Tacos at Cilantro.
51/60

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

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

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

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Foie gras at Morin.
55/60

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

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

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

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

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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.
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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