Best Sushi

Sushi Hai - 3600 W. 32nd Avenue in Denver (Highlands)
Simply the best sushi we've ever had, and perfect ambiance to boot. The Mile Hai specialty roll is our favorite. Located in the Highlands neighborhood of Denver, Sushi Hai is always busy, so we recommend making reservations in advance!

Best Spanish Tapas

The 9th Door - 1808 Blake Street in Denver (LoDo)
The tapas at The 9th Door are second to none in Denver, and the atmosphere is warm and cozy. Indulge your taste buds in a wide variety of flavors with influences from around the world. We recommend coming at happy hour and trying a Sangria with your food.

Best Indian

India's Pearl - 1475 S. Pearl Street in Denver (Wash Park)
You will find a huge selection of authentic Indian food here that is of the absolute best quality in Denver. India's Pearl also features a massive selection of wines to go with your meal. A rather popular joint, reservations are always recommended.

Best Middle Eastern

Damascus Grill - 1399 W. Littleton Blvd in Littleton
The most authentic and flavorful Middle Eastern dishes can be found at this wonderful joint in Old Town Littleton. Everything is made from scratch here, including the tasty pita bread served with traditional hummus! Damascus Grill is family-owned and has very friendly staff. We highly recommend trying a freshly blended strawberry-mango juice with your meal.

Best European

Argyll GastroPub - currently relocating to the Baker District
Argyll serves unparalleled, notched-up pub fare and equally fantastic drinks. Everything here is superb, from the charcuterie plates to the entrees. Argyll is, much to our dismay, closed for the year but is set to reopen in Spring 2012 in a new location in the Baker District of Denver - with a reportedly improved mixology program. We will definitely keep you updated on their move!

Best Vietnamese

Pho-Natic Vietnamese Street Food - 229 E. Colfax Ave in Denver (Capitol Hill)
You will not find better Vietnamese food anywhere else in Denver. Whether you're looking for a rice noodle bowl or pho, everything served here is authentic and delicious. They even have a substantial list of traditional drinks like Vietnamese coffee, our favorite.

Best Latin / South American in Denver

Sabor Bar and Grill - 4340 W. 35th Avenue at Tennyson in Denver (Highlands)
Sabor offers a wide variety of authentic dishes from south of the border, including traditional cuisines from Argentina and Chile. Come during happy hour for cheap drinks and apps to enjoy with your entree!

Best French

Le Central - 112 E 8th Avenue in Denver (Capitol Hill)
Dine on simple, deliciously French cuisine in an quaint, country-cottage feel in the multi-level dining room or enclosed patio.  Whether your craving is for mussels or quiche, Le Central serves it up quickly and completely authentic.  Best of all, the prices are downright cheap.

Best Pizza

The Rebellion - 2231 S Broadway in Denver (South Broadway)
The Rebellion has been a genuine surprise to Denver residents since in came on the scene a few years back.  Opened by vegan chefs, you might expect the pizza here to have an earthy taste unsatisfying to your pizza cravings.  Not so.  Rebellion focuses its talent on affordable, high quality and delicious ingredients that come together for the perfect pie.

Best Diner

Sam's No. 3 - 1500 Curtis Street in Denver (Central Business District)
Hungover?  In desperate need of green chili?  Want massive portions of breakfast burrito or burger or a thick old-fashioned shake?  Sam’s is hands down your place when you want diner food, without the greasy spoon.

Best Contemporary American

TAG - 1441 Larimer Street in Denver (Larimer Square)
We love everything about TAG: deliciously-deconstructed dishes, upscale ambience, and impeccably-efficient service. The entrees are a culinary experience worthy of praise. TAG is a foodie's heaven.

Best Vegetarian

WaterCourse Foods - 837 E 17th Avenue in Denver (Uptown)
Denver’s top vegan bakery for years, Watercourse can make you anything you crave in vegetarian fashion, from tofu scrambles and buckwheat pancakes to Thai peanut stir fry. Don’t forget dessert!

Best Thai

Swing Thai - LoDo, Highlands, and more.. visit their website for locations!
Swing Thai has several locations around Denver and this might lead one to believe that they are a chain which is in no way authentic.  Such is not the case however.  The food is always impeccable, the spices perfect, the curry just the right thickness, the vegetables crisp, the meat top quality.  Plus, there’s nothing better than Thai iced tea.

Best Mexican

Patzcuaro's - 2616 W 32nd Avenue in Denver (Highlands)
There’s a reason this small, modest taqueria has been around for over 30 years.  They don’t raise prices, they don’t remodel, they don’t have anything but the spicy salsa.  And it’s amazingly good!  The pork carnitas are to die for, and weekends they have homemade menudo…til it runs out.

Best Seafood

Highland Pacific Restaurant & Oyster Bar - 3934 W 32nd Avenue in Denver (Highlands)
Laid-back environment and the freshest seafood in Denver, which is hard to come by in our landlocked state!  Hi Pac has a simple menu with terrific daily specials and just about the best fish and chips in Denver.  Local art lines the walls and the friendly atmosphere makes one feel right at home.

Best Sandwiches

Heidi's Brooklyn Deli - 1225 17th Street in Denver (LoDo)
Thick sliced housemade bread and top-shelf deli meats are crafted into an endless array of delicious, enormous, NYC-style sandwiches that would make Brooklyn proud. The crab cake sandwich is to die for and their giant brownies offer the perfect finish.

Best Brazilian Steakhouse

Fogo de Chao - 1513 Wynkoop Street in Denver (LoDo)
As a voracious carnivore, I can only describe this place as heaven on earth. A virtually-unlimited supply of delicious meats continually come to you in a variety of cuts from a menagerie of beasts. Don't waste your time (and appetite) on the salad bar - just keep the meat coming until you're ready to explode. You can eat vegetables tomorrow.

Best Salad

Green Fine Salad Co. - 1137 16th Street in Denver (16th Street Mall)
The line goes all the way out to the curb during business lunch-hour at this gourmet salad joint.  So many options you might be overwhelmed… until you realize there’s a list of specialty salads to choose from.  The ingredients are always really fresh and the dressings perfectly compliment.

Best American Bistro

Bistro One - 1294 S Broadway in Denver (South Broadway)
Simple, upscale American cuisine served in a warm, yet modern environment. The steak frites with tarragon butter here is up there with best you’ll ever taste, and the Fleur-de-Lis cocktail with St. Germain and ruby red grapefruit is an elegance not to be missed.

Best Burger

HBurger - 1555 Blake Street in Denver (LoDo)
The best burger downtown, by far!  You can tell by the lunch crowd, H Burger is doing something right. Juicy burgers, served up a million ways, with thick hand-cut fries and thick, delicious, “liquid nitrogen” milkshakes, all in a hip, ultra-modern setting.

Best Brunch

Parallel Seventeen - 1600 E 17th Avenue in Denver (Northeast)
There are so SO many good things to say about P17.  Their happy hour has the best frites in the world, their sangria is crazy good, and they do their own very inventive house liquor infusions.  Brunch here is the best decision you’ve ever made on Sunday afternoon. Chorizo-gravy over biscuits, endless guava mimosas, perfect pho…the list goes on.

Best Breakfast

Bites - 2796 S Broadway in Englewood
A cute little house, remodeled into a cozy breakfast bistro. The service is always impeccable and Bites goes out of their way to make everything they can from scratch. The food is served up with care and creativity. The cinnamon rolls are a must-try!

Best Coffee House

Cafe Europa - 76 South Pennsylvania Street in Denver (Wash Park)
Cafe Europa serves generous portions of delicious coffee and tea in a cozy setting with ample seating. We have not had a better cup of coffee at any other coffee shop in Colorado!

Best Bakery

Santa Fe Cookie Co. - 303 16th Street in Denver (Northwest)
The scents that waft from this tiny cookie bakery lure you in and the business model – absolute genius – makes you buy and come back. Again and again and again. The owner and her assistant bakers constantly pop trays in and out of the ovens and cooling racks; cookies pop into little paper sleeves. The front of the house runs entirely on the honor system… leave a dollar, take a sleeve. Often, the chocolate chips are still melty when you eat them; the cookie warm from the oven. This lady really got it right.

Best Dessert

Andre's Confiserie Suisse - 370 S Garfield Street in Denver (Cherry Creek)
THE Swiss chocolatier of Denver.  Aside from serving up delicious and well-priced European cuisine for lunch, Andre’s has a full Swiss bakery with chocolate that is simply out of this world. Everything from cakes to truffles to individual treats is a perfect delight at this bakery, in Denver for over 25 years.