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    • 1. Acorn
    • 2. Frasca Food and Wine
    • 3. Mercantile Dining & Provision
    • 4. Cholon
    • 5. The Populist
    • 6. Work & Class
    • 7. Beast & Bottle
    • 8. Sushi Den
    • 9. To The Wind Bistro
    • 10. Basta
    • 11. Oak at Fourteenth
    • 12. Barolo Grill
    • 13. Mizuna
    • 14. Fruition Restaurant
    • 15. Old Major
    • 16. Stoic & Genuine
    • 17. Guard and Grace
    • 18. Cart-Driver
    • 19. Bistro Barbès
    • 20. The Plimoth
    • 21. Bittersweet
    • 22. Duo Restaurant
    • 23. Rioja
    • 24. Blackbelly Market
    • 25. Uncle
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25 Best Restaurants

The Denver restaurant revolution is well underway. We’re a city that favors relaxed over formal, and although there will always be a time and place for the white-tablecloth experience, more diners are seeking—and finding—fine-dining elements in more casual spaces. One thing is for sure: There’s never been a better time to be a foodie in the Mile High City.

By Amanda M. Faison / Photography by Carmel Zucker

See the list

  • 25. Uncle

  • 24. Blackbelly Market

  • 23. Rioja

  • 22. Duo Restaurant

  • 21. Bittersweet

  • 20. The Plimoth

  • 19. Bistro Barbès

  • 18. Cart-Driver

  • 17. Guard and Grace

  • 16. Stoic & Genuine

  • 15. Old Major

  • 14. Fruition Restaurant

  • 13. Mizuna

  • 12. Barolo Grill

  • 11. Oak at Fourteenth

  • 10. Basta

  • 9. To the Wind Bistro

  • 8. Sushi Den

  • 7. Beast & Bottle

  • 6. Work & Class

  • 5. The Populist

  • 4. Cholon

  • 3. Mercantile Dining & Provision

  • 2. Frasca Food and Wine

  • 1. Acorn

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