You definitely don't come here so that you can go home feeling guilty about what you ate. Instead, you might be feeling very good about what you ate...and drank. Read more.
Sure, you could be virtuous and make a smoothie at home, but washing strawberry seeds out of the blender jar is a pain. Read more.
This saloon is a popular spot for music, imbibing and patio-sitting - and while you're soaking up the sun or knocking one back, you're bound to get hungry. Read more.
Hacienda Colorado is a homegrown chain, one that’s coined the term “Mountain Mex” for its food. Read more.
The interior of Sushi Uokura incongruously recalls the most casual of beach houses, and the sushi is excellent, without an ounce of the precious pretension that's befallen so many Denver favorites. Read more.
Priced at bargain-basement prices, the pudgy, foil-wrapped marvels are stuffed with equal amounts of soft-scrambled eggs, melty cheese, crisp-edged potatoes, salty meat -- bacon, sausage or chorizo Read more.
Our favorite taco is the al pastor, spit-carved and topped with pineapple, and so popular that this particular meat has its own spindle in a special corner of the rollicking taqueria. Read more.
The Marrakech Grill does a lovely job with its food -- Lebanese and Persian cuisine served in pita sandwich, buffet and entree form, authentically prepared and with a balance of spices. Read more.
Come for the Midwestern Benihana-style decor, stay for the sushi -- because Sonoda's prepares some of the finest, freshest fish in the city. Read more.
Family-style dining is always better when you donât have to wash the dishes, and at Italian cuisine chain Buca di Beppo, large parties are not only encouraged, but welcomed. Read more.
Once backed by McDonald's, Chipotle broke away from the fast food megacorp in 2006 and has since gained favor with customers by sourcing all-natural, hormone-free meats and even some local produce. Read more.
Founded in Milan, Italy, in 1972 as a baking school, Il Fornaio is a national chain offering upscale Italian cuisine and an extensive dessert menu. Read more.
A hand-picked selection of cheeses, cured meats, table wines, fresh made daily sandwiches and other unique and gourmet grocery items that food nerds can splurge on with impunity. Read more.
The Burrito Company is located on South Santa Fe Drive in a noticeably festive red, green and yellow building. Read more.
Denver is home to an estimated 10,000 people of Ethiopian descent -- and nearly as many Ethiopian restaurants, or so it seems when you're driving east on Colfax through Aurora. Read more.
The “setlist,” as Black Shirt calls its beer menu, is always changing, but the commitment to doing things right stays the same. Read more.
The Mi Pueblo Market in the Barnum neighborhood might be the best grocery store in the entire world. Read more.
Los Trompitos is proof that some of Aurora’s Mexican food can stand up against Denver’s finest. Read more.
The grilled mahi-mahi tacos alone are worth a stop at this fun, Baja-inspired space that specializes in tortillas filled with fish done healthy. Read more.
The tiny kitchen at La Fuente -- a groovy, low-rent Mexican joint -- turns out big flavors in all its food, but one of the largest draws to this Highland eatery is the plump breakfast burritos. Read more.
The syrup gets poured over pancakes, waffles and French toast in Syrup's sun-soaked, garden-level dining room that serves breakfast, lunch and brunch to the Cherry Creek neighborhood. Read more.
The dining room is comfortable, the staff friendly and welcoming, and thereâs nothing on the board of fare that should cause the least amount of alarm in even the pickiest of eaters. Read more.
Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby's for more than forty years. Read more.
The menu offers breakfast items, soups, sandwiches, wraps and salads, itâs still the fresh-baked cinnamon rolls that keep customers coming back. Read more.
Since 1992, Daniel's of Paris has turned authentic French pastries and a host of other European bakery favorites in a modestly sized shop in a fairly obscure Aurora strip mall. Read more.
âThe Pioneersâ is the name for the University of Denver sports teams, and we think any frontiersman (or woman) would appreciate the hearty fare to be found at the Pioneer, a DU watering hole. Read more.
Founded by Mareo Torito, Kokoro has specialized in speed, low prices, freshness and healthy ingredients -- with a Japanese accent -- for two decades. Read more.
Crema Coffeehouse draws its name from the rich, caramel-colored foam that caps any decent shot of espresso right after it's pulled. Read more.
Beau Jo's Pizza started as a single ski hangout and pie spot in Idaho Springs in 1973 and now boasts seven Colorado locations and one in South Dakota. Read more.
