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The Best New Denver Restaurants of 2016

December 30, 2016 8:07AM

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Mark Antonation
Sushi Ronin made a splash in LoHi with dishes like this hamachi collar.
This is the story of our year in restaurants, as told in photos. Here we revisit the fifteen best new restaurants in 2016 — and we've also added five more of our favorites that opened in December or otherwise wowed us throughout the year with top-notch food, beverages, service and decor. So grab a fork or some chopsticks and dig in!

  • The Bronze Empire

    1591 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver Southeast Denver

    720-599-8888

    8 articles
    Image: The Bronze Empire

  • Coperta

    400 E. 20th Ave., Denver Capitol Hill/Uptown/City Park

    720-749-4666

    35 articles
    Image: Coperta

  • Departure

    249 Columbine St., Denver Central Denver

    720-772-5020

    26 articles
    Image: Departure

  • Fish N Beer

    3510 Larimer St., Denver Five Points/RiNo

    303-248-3497

    21 articles
    Image: Fish N Beer

  • Matsuhisa

    98 Steele St., Denver Cherry Creek

    303-329-6628

    13 articles
    Image: Matsuhisa

  • Mister Tuna

    3033 Brighton Blvd., Denver North Denver

    303-831-8862

    36 articles
    Image: Mister Tuna

  • Mizu Izakaya

    1560 Boulder St., Denver Highland/Lower Highland

    720-372-7100

    13 articles
    Image: Mizu Izakaya

  • Que Bueno Suerte!

    1518 S. Pearl St., Denver South Denver

    720-642-7322

    16 articles
    Image: Que Bueno Suerte!

  • River and Woods

    2328 Pearl St., Boulder

    303-993-6301

    11 articles
    Image: River and Woods

  • Sushi Ronin

    2930 Umatilla St., Denver Highland/Lower Highland

    303-955-8741

    15 articles
    Image: Sushi Ronin
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