Diners' Choice: Best Food restaurants in Denver / Colorado

OpenTable

Updated January 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall cuisine in Denver / Colorado? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Bistro Barbes

5.0

5 (664)

$50 and over

Contemporary French / American

Park Hill

About the restaurant

Cancellations after 12pm day of reservation, will be charged $50 per guest. Please be aware that Bistro Barbes is only offering a 4 course Chef's tasting menu for $75 per person. Please contact us if there are any dietary restrictions or allergies because last minutes substitutions may not be available.

Top review

DellaVIP

Dined on Jan 9, 2025

Fine dining at its best. Felt like we had our own private chef . Each of the 4 courses were delicious and meticulously prepared. I did the wine pairing and the wines were excellent. Recommend highly.

Enso Sushi & Grill

4.9

4.9 (28)

$31 to $50

Sushi

Greenwood Village

About the restaurant

"Explore Enso Sushi , the highest-rated Japanese dining experience in the DTC area. breaking the conventional sushi norms, savoring limitless creativity! Each bite is an indulgence in art, and every moment is a culinary miracle. At Enso, sushi is not just food; it's a unique aesthetic experience. tasting the unparalleled beauty of Enso."

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Heather

Dined on Dec 24, 2024

Good food and fast service. We definitely want to go back!

Black Cat

5.0

5 (2758)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Boulder

About the restaurant

Dinner at Black Cat Farmstead is a unique dining experience. Enjoy private garden cabanas with wood stoves, gorgeous views and a 4-Course chef tasting menu (dietary restrictions accommodated) created by James Beard nominated chef Eric Skokan at our historic farmstead. Our 500-acre full-scale diversified organic farm supplies the majority of ingredients for your meal; from vegetables & herbs to the pork & lamb to the grains. We offer 7 intimate private tables per evening. Reservations are required & limited. $145/per person++

Reservations are released weekly on Mondays for the following 3 weeks. We are generally open Wednesdays - Sundays. We do allow pre-booking for parties of 6+. Email us at farmdinners@blackcatboulder.com for booking private events, pre-booking, & general assistance. We would love to hear from you about how we can make your evening with us extra special. We look forward to having you join us at the farm.
Jill, Eric and the Black Cat team

Top review

ShelliVIP

Dined 1 day ago

A wonderfully unique experience! Eric and his staff go over and above to make the evening special as you sit in your glass enclosed little cabana being served each course, all bringing a different delicious flavor to your palette. Truly a magical night under the stars on the farm!

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Experience

Dinner at Black Cat Farmstead

Experience

Valentine's-Day Dinner at Black Cat Farmstead

Mezcaleria Alma

5.0

5 (70)

$31 to $50

Contemporary Mexican

LoHi

About the restaurant

Chef Johnny Curiel debuts Mezcaleria Alma in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood, bringing the dynamic spirit of Mexico City to life with CDMX-inspired small plates and an expansive Mexican spirits menu. Located beside Curiel’s first solo restaurant, Alma Fonda Fina, Mezcaleria Alma marks the natural next chapter in Curiel’s culinary journey to share the beauty of Mexico through food. Each dish and drink draws from Curiel’s experiences in one of the world’s most renowned culinary capitals—a city where culture and tradition merge with global inspiration and constant innovation.

While Alma Fonda Fina is a love letter to the home-cooked traditions of Chef Curiel’s childhood—the comfort food found at traditional fondas across Mexico—Mezcaleria Alma embodies the unbridled innovation that defines CDMX.

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Hadia

Dined 2 days ago

We loved everything about our dining experience at Mezcaleria Alma! We've been to Alma Fonda Fina and to be quite honest, we loved Mezcalaria Alma much more. The food, energy, and servers/bartenders were all outstanding. We felt so welcomed and taken care of.

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Chef's Counter

Experience

Dining Room Reservation

Alma Fonda Fina

4.9

4.9 (121)

$50 and over

Contemporary Mexican

LoHi

About the restaurant

Chef Curiel makes his solo restaurant debut with Alma Fonda Fina, a restaurant dedicated to sharing the integrity, tradition and culturally rich experiences that defined his culinary journey and create a transportive dining experience that embodies the beauty of Mexico. As Chef Curiel continues to push the boundaries of taste and tradition, he pays homage to his roots and uses food as a way to showcase his cultural pride.

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DerekVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Excellent dishes, delicious and inventive. Menu changes every other month

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Experience

Dining Room Reservation

Cozobi Fonda Fina

4.9

4.9 (73)

$31 to $50

Mexican

Boulder

About the restaurant

On a mission to share the beauty of Mexican culture through food, Chef Johnny Curiel opens Cozobi Fonda Fina as an encore to his beloved LoHi restaurant, Alma Fonda Fina. Named after Cozobi, the Zapotec god of corn, Cozobi Fonda Fina is rooted in Mexico’s centuries-old corn nixtamalization traditions and wood-fire cooking techniques that define its rich food history.

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Ross

Dined 3 days ago

One of my new favorite boulder restaurants. Would highly recommend.

Splendido at the Chateau - Beaver Creek

4.8

4.8 (1003)

$50 and over

American

Beaver Creek

About the restaurant

Splendido at the Chateau offers wonderful Rocky Mountain dining featuring hearty yet refined American-European cuisine. In summer, enjoy a cocktail or dine outdoors on our flower filled deck and enjoy great views of Beaver Creek Mountain. As the sun sets and the mountain chill sets in, retreat indoors and get cozy next to our lovely, double-sided, wood burning fireplace.
Splendido can comfortably accommodate a range of events including wedding receptions, family celebrations, cocktail parties, as well as business and corporate dinners with private facilities for catered meetings and seminars.

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Gianna

Dined 7 days ago

Excellent service and exquisite food. Everything was delicious.

Sushi Ronin

4.8

4.8 (462)

$30 and under

Sushi

Highlands

About the restaurant

Sushi Ronin offers a traditional menu focused on Japanese cuisine. Our fish is flown whole daily and broken down before service so we can give our customers the highest quality product. Along with a menu of the freshest sushi, Sushi Ronin's full-service bar offers a variety of wines, cocktails and spirits. Most popular however are its sakes, Japanese beers and whiskeys. It is open daily for dinner except Monday with extended weekend hours. You can also stop by for its Happy Hour specials from 5pm-6:30pm and Tuesday all day Happy Hour to enjoy deals on drinks and small plates.

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Jennifer

Dined 2 days ago

Great food and happy hour is very nice! We will definitely be coming back.

Creekside Cafe

4.9

4.9 (276)

$30 and under

Breakfast

Steamboat Springs

About the restaurant

Creekside offers homemade food and the friendliest service. Breakfast and lunch are served all day. We use farm fresh eggs and a wide variety of only the freshest local ingredients thanks to our ag partners! We compliment this with tasty coffee, award-winning bloody marys and unique mimosas. In the summertime we host a serene patio with immaculate gardens right beside Soda Creek.

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StephenVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Every year we have at least one breakfast here because the food is so delicious. This morning after a hot air balloon ride we enjoyed the brisket biscuit and chili rellenos.Both were outstanding and uniquely different. The staff is always super friendly and service is great.

Birdhouse

4.9

4.9 (241)

$30 and under

Ramen

Erie

About the restaurant

A spirited eatery paying homage to rum, tacos, and ramen.

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Kathleen

Dined 3 days ago

Fabulous food, super friendly service, highly recommend!