The Places · United States
Denver
Made By profiles 23 places in Denver, spanning bar, winery, asian street food — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Bar
Yacht Club
Denver, United States
Ranked #41 on North America's 50 Best Bars in 2025, Yacht Club is one of Denver's most decorated cocktail programs, holding a 4.7 Google rating across nearly 300 reviews. Located in the RiNo corridor on Williams Street, it occupies a tier of serious bar culture that the city has been building toward for the better part of a decade, placing it alongside the region's most recognized drinking rooms.
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02.Modern Mexican Fine Dining
Alma Fonda Fina
Denver, United States
Alma Fonda Fina earned a Michelin star and an Esquire Best New Restaurants listing (No. 9, 2024) within its first year, signaling that Denver's contemporary Mexican conversation now runs through this snug LoHi room. An eight-seat chef's counter anchors the experience; a four-section menu built around masa, crudos, and sharing plates rewards guests who order across all categories. Priced at $$, it sits below Denver's $$$$ Michelin tier without compromising ambition.
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03.Modern Fusion Tasting Menu
The Wolf's Tailor
Denver, United States
A Michelin-starred counter in Denver's Highland neighbourhood, The Wolf's Tailor runs a tightly structured multicourse format from Chef Cody Jipson that draws on global technique while staying anchored to Colorado product. With 185 wine selections, a focused beverage program, and recognition from Opinionated About Dining and La Liste, it occupies the serious end of Denver's contemporary dining tier.
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04.Contemporary Italian
Tavernetta
Denver, United States
Tavernetta on Denver's 16th Street Mall holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and an Opinionated About Dining ranking for its regional Italian cooking and handmade pasta program. Chef Cody Cheetham works across multiple Italian traditions, from amatriciana to seasonal crostini, while Wine Director Carlin Karr oversees a 700-selection list with particular depth in Piedmont and Tuscany. Lunch runs Monday through Friday with a two-course format.
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05.Contemporary American Tasting Menu
Brutø
Denver, United States
Inside Denver's Dairy Block, Brutø operates at the upper tier of American tasting-menu dining, holding a Michelin star and a 2024 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur. Chef Byron Gomez leads a program built around hearth cooking, fermentation, and hyper-local sourcing, with Japanese and Nordic inflections threading through each seasonal course. Google reviewers score it 4.6 from 325 ratings.
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06.Modern Seasonal Tasting Menu
Beckon
Denver, United States
Beckon Denver transforms fine dining into intimate counter theater, where Chef Duncan Holmes' Michelin-recognized cuisine celebrates vegetables with unprecedented creativity. This 18-seat RiNo destination offers both vegetarian and omnivore tasting menus in a Scandi-cool space that redefines Colorado's culinary landscape.
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07.Winery
Leopold Bros.
Denver, United States
Leopold Bros. holds a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating (2025), placing it among Denver's most decorated producers. Located at 5285 Joliet St in the city's northeast corridor, it operates at a tier where production craft and regional identity carry serious weight. For visitors exploring Colorado's broader spirits and artisan production scene, it earns a place on the itinerary.
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08.Modern Piemontese
Barolo Grill
Denver, United States
One of Denver's most enduring fine dining addresses, Barolo Grill has held a loyal following since opening on East Sixth Avenue through a focused Northern Italian menu and a wine list that runs to more than 2,100 selections, weighted heavily toward Piedmont and Tuscany. A Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and a service team schooled through annual European staff trips place it in a distinct tier within Colorado's Italian dining scene.
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09.Oaxacan Mexican Pozole and Tacos
La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal
Denver, United States
La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal on Larimer Street holds both a Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) and Pearl Recommended status (2025), making it one of Denver's most recognized value-driven Mexican restaurants. Chef Jose Avila's menu centers on pozole in five distinct broths, backed by an extensive mezcal list, tacos, pambazos, and weekend-only chilaquiles. A Google rating of 4.4 across more than 1,200 reviews confirms its standing as a neighborhood anchor.
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10.Modern Israeli & Mediterranean Small Plates
Safta
Denver, United States
Alon Shaya's first restaurant outside Louisiana brings Israeli comfort cooking to Denver's RiNo district, anchored by the menu logic of salatim, hummus, and hearth-driven mains that define modern Israeli dining in the US. Housed inside the Source Hotel on Brighton Boulevard, Safta earned a Pearl recommendation in 2025 and holds a 4.5-star Google rating across more than 2,000 reviews. The price tier sits at $$$, comparable to Ash'Kara and a notch below the city's tasting-menu bracket.
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11.Winery
Stranahan's
Denver, United States
Stranahan's at 200 S Kalamath St in Denver holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025), placing it among Colorado's most recognized spirits producers. The distillery operates within Denver's evolving craft spirits scene, drawing visitors seeking American single malt whiskey with serious credentials. Plan ahead: demand consistently outpaces casual walk-in access at this level of recognition.
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12.Modern Steakhouse
Edge Restaurant & Bar
Denver, United States
Edge Restaurant & Bar occupies the ground floor of Four Seasons Hotel Denver, operating as a steakhouse with a regional sourcing emphasis, Colorado bison, local lamb, and pecan-grilled proteins anchor the menu. With a wine list running to 1,300 selections and a Google rating of 4.5 across more than 1,000 reviews, it holds a consistent position among downtown Denver's more formally pitched dining rooms. Reservations are recommended, particularly on weekends.
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13.Modern Chinese Dumplings & Wontons
Yuan Wonton
Denver, United States
Yuan Wonton operates on Fairfax Street in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood, occupying a modest address that sits at some distance from the city's more scrutinized dining corridors. The format centers on wontons, a dumpling tradition with deep regional roots across Chinese cuisine, placing it in a different competitive register than the contemporary tasting-menu rooms that dominate Denver's award conversation.
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14.Modern Ramen Noodle House
Glo Noodle House
Denver, United States
Glo Noodle House earns its 2024 Michelin Bib Gourmand in a Berkeley neighborhood strip mall, delivering ramen and noodle formats that run from miso bacon to brothless constructions and a death-wish spice build. The interior trades the forgettable exterior for dark charcoal, warm wood, and a ceiling dense with colored lanterns. At the $$ price point, it sits among Denver's most serious value plays for flavor-driven cooking.
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15.Asian Street Food
The Ginger Pig
Denver, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand holder on Lowell Boulevard, The Ginger Pig brings Chinese home-cooking techniques through a lens shaped by Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, and Bangkok. The original food truck still parks out front, anchoring the brick-and-mortar's identity as a neighbourhood staple. Expect chili-forward plates, boiled pork and cabbage dumplings, and stir-fried vegetables at mid-range prices in the Sunnyside district.
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16.Modern Mediterranean & Middle Eastern
Ash'Kara
Denver, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised Israeli restaurant in Denver's LoHi neighbourhood, Ash'Kara serves vegetable-forward mezze, wood-fired whole-grain pita, and hearty tagines at an accessible price point. Chef Reggie Dotson draws on Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern traditions to produce cooking that is as thoughtful as it is approachable, with strong accommodation for dietary restrictions across the menu.
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17.Modern Cantonese-American
MAKfam
Denver, United States
MAKfam earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2024 for the kind of Chinese-American cooking that started as a NYC pop-up, grew through a Denver food hall, and now occupies a full-service restaurant at 39 W 1st Ave. The menu is compact and deliberate: hand-shaped potstickers, málà chicken wings, and corned beef fried rice that sits between comfort food memory and something more considered. Price range is $, making it one of Denver's more accessible Michelin-recognised addresses.
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18.Chinese
Hop Alley
Denver, United States
Hop Alley holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a 4.6 Google rating from over 1,000 reviews, placing it among Denver's most decorated mid-price restaurants. Chef Geoff Cox runs a Sichuan-leaning Chinese menu on Larimer Street where the cooking is technically sharp and the price point stays accessible. At the $$ tier, few kitchens in the city deliver this level of flavour precision.
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19.Modern Mexican Tacos
Mister Oso
Denver, United States
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient on Larimer Street, Mister Oso applies Latin American technique to a family-style format that runs well beyond the taco. Ceviches, inventive salads, and dishes with international inflections make it one of Denver's more considered casual dining addresses at the $$ price point. The 2024 Michelin recognition confirmed what the neighbourhood already knew.
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20.Mediterranean with American influences
rioja
Denver, United States
On Larimer Street in Denver's LoDo district, Rioja has held its ground as the city's most considered Mediterranean-Spanish table for over two decades. Chef Jennifer Jasinski and Wine Director Richard Ross pair a Spanish-leaning wine list of 1,200 bottles with lunch and dinner service that shifts meaningfully in pace and price. Ranked by Opinionated About Dining in both 2023 and 2024, it remains the room most serious about sherry by the glass in Colorado.
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21.Bar
Lady Jane
Denver, United States
Lady Jane occupies a corner of Denver's Lower Highland neighbourhood at 2021 W 32nd Ave, drawing a crowd that takes its drinking seriously without taking itself too seriously. The bar slots into a Denver scene where serious cocktail programs and neighbourhood accessibility are no longer in tension. For those tracking the city's west-side drinking corridor, it earns a place on the shortlist.
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22.Bar
Williams & Graham
Denver, United States
A speakeasy-format cocktail bar in Denver's LoHi neighbourhood, Williams & Graham entered the World's 50 Best Bars list at number 50 in 2014, placing it among a small tier of American bars recognised at that scale. The hidden-door entry format, precise drink programme, and 4.6-star rating across more than 2,000 Google reviews position it firmly in Denver's upper bracket for serious cocktail hospitality.
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23.Bar
Fort Greene
Denver, United States
Fort Greene occupies a spot on East 45th Avenue in Denver's emerging RiNo-adjacent corridor, where the city's cocktail culture continues to push past its craft-beer origins into more ambitious territory. The bar sits in a tier of Denver venues that reward visitors who pay attention to what's in the glass, placing it alongside the city's more deliberate drinking establishments rather than its high-volume scene.
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