Dave Chung

Rougarou

• Hot and Sour Catfish It has just the right amount of breading and seasoning, and it's cooked perfectly if you're a catfish person.
• Collard Grain Salad It's not all heavy, like this collard grain salad is a great salad.

Maison Shelby

Margot

• Brioche with Peppercorn Butter This brioche with peppercorn butter was way better than I would have expected.
• Shrimp and Grits It's a fancier shrimp and grits, but you're not mad at it.

Royal Taw Win Thai & Burmese Restaurant

• Papaya Salad To me, they make the best papaya salad in the Denver area, and they've got an extensive menu of Thai and Burmese favorites that they've been serving up for the past seven years.

Monarch - Denver

Ma’s Kitchen Dim Sum & Bar

Ma’s Kitchen Dim Sum Next Door

Panda Dim Sum & Dumpling House

• Panda Custard Buns They hand-make their panda custard buns, which are always going to be a big hit with kids.

Insee Noodle House

Daughter Thai Kitchen & Bar

Chicken Riot

• Big Boy Pibu (Half Chicken) The skin on the chicken is perfectly crispy, with such good spice and smoke to it, and the chicken stays juicy the whole way through.

NEKO Ramen & Rice

ANNA’S DONUTS & BURRITOS

• BreakfastBurrito They've got the size of a food truck burrito with the flavor of a sit-down restaurant one, and the green chili's got some real heat to it that makes it even better.

Glo Noodle House

• Death Wish Ramen You can get a bowl of the super popular Death Wish ramen, and it's got a good kick to it, unlike a lot of spicy ramens that really taste kind of the same as the non-spicy version.

Pho Social

Noodles by Nina

Starbird Chicken

• Japanese Barbecue Tenders The Japanese barbecue flavors, all the way down to the sushi ginger that isn't my favorite, were all on point, and the drinks were good too.

Moodswing

Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que

• Brisket They give you thick cuts of brisket, and everything you get there, whether it's a more typical barbecue thing or one of those signature meats, will satisfy that barbecue craving.

Post Oak Barbecue

• Brisket What I love more than that is the brisket here. It is my favorite brisket from any spot on this list.

Riot BBQ

Smoking Yards

• Smoked Wings The wings are a good size, much more golden flame than wing sop. And the flavor is just so good. They're a little saucy, perfectly smoky.

Pit Fiend Barbecue

• Homemade Pickles If you like birdens, I really like theirs. And their homemade pickles are my favorite of any place on this list.

Proto's Pizza | Denver

• Hula Pie Hula Pie, the pizzas are cooked just right for a satisfying fold.

Harbor Dim Sum & Cuisine

• Congee The congee was on point.

Rino Country Club

Dalton's Cheeseburgs

Kizaki

• Hand Roll with Caviar We had this hand roll with caviar that was incredible.

Sap Sua

• Hamachi Collar I'd highly recommend the Hamachi Collar. If you're into the fish at Ototo, this is very different, but you'll still love this.

Crown Burgers

• Frozen Patty Burger I get it for the nostalgia, but they just have the most perfect circle frozen patty burgers of any place on this list.

Park Burger

• Kids Meal I will say that their kids' meal could be one of the best in the city.
• Burger For adults, I think their burgers can look better than they taste a lot of times, but they're pretty decent, even if the service can be hit or miss.

Fat Sully's at Atomic Cowboy

• Lights Out Burger It's pretty much a smashburger Big Mac without the lettuce and the extra middle bun, but it's on a bun that's toasted with garlic butter and it's greasy and delicious the whole way through.

Lucy's Burger Bar

NADC Burger

My Brother's Bar

• Johnny Burger Denver because if I'm being honest, I just don't think these burgers are that good these days.

Twansburger

• Smash Burger If you like your smash burger patties to be more on the thinner side and crispier, you will really like the ones here.

Candlelight Tavern

• Bar Burger They are super juicy, thick with two C's, and so much better than you might expect.

Pizza Bandit

• Root Beer Float The ice cream is super smooth and a great contrast with the bite of the root beer, and the crunchy Starburst on top has that unmistakable cherry flavor before it dissolves in your mouth.

La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal

Ototo

Call Your Mother

Moe's Broadway Bagel

Odell's

Rosenberg's Bagels

Blue Pan Pizza

Cart-Driver

Marco's Coal Fired

White Pie

Hops and Pie

Redeemer Pizza

D Counter

• New York Style I do like the New York style here too, but I'd put Big Bill's in the next spot on this list above it for that kind of pizza.
• Triple Threat There is one pizza I haven't really loved there, which is the Triple Threat.

Gino Panino

The Inventing Room

Safta

• Shakshuka The shakshuka comes out bubbling and delicious.

Matsuhisa

Beau Jo's

LingLon Dumpling House

Cholon

Star Kitchen

Legacy Pie Co.

MAKfam

Dough Counter

Linger

Kiké’s Red Tacos

Blue Pan Pizza

Bardo

Lucile's Creole Café

Denver Biscuit Company

Tokyo Premium Bakery

Gar’s masala magic

Orion Hot Pot & BBQ

• Kalbi and Bulgogi KBBQ Your KBBQ cooks up fast, and the flavors on the kalbi and bulgogi are pretty good, especially for an all-you-can-eat place.

Chef Liu's Kitchen

• Egg Rolls Easy to stretch to two meals if you want, and the egg rolls are super crispy.

Urban Burma

• Shan Noodles I always get the Shan noodles here, literally one of my favorite things to eat in the Denver area.

Il Forno Di Tutti

Cafe Paprika

Woo Ri Korean Restaurant

Alpaca Chasqui

Bajeko Sekuwa

• Nepali Chicken Chow Mein If you've never had a Nepali chicken chow mein, I actually prefer it to the Chinese restaurant version, and theirs is delicious.

Paik's Noodle

Nick's Garden Center

• Green Chili Westword recently called this Denver's tastiest green chili, and they could be right. This is some of my favorite green chili I've had in Colorado. Such good flavor, and I think it lives up to that hype.
• Corn on the Cob It's super sweet and so good.

Hangang Ramen 한강라면

• Hongchi Ice Cream Pro tip, Hangang Ramen has these viral honchi ice cream things you've seen in viral videos, and they are actually delicious.

Leezakaya

Nana's Dim Sum and Dumplings

Golden Banh Mi

Old Town Hot Pot

Seoul BBQ and Hot Pot

Annette

Tiger Sugar

• Brown Sugar Boba They specialize in brown sugar bobas that taste as good as they look.

Tasty Pot

• Hot Pot Bowl The bowls are really flavorful and filled with really, really good ingredients.

Kkoki Korean BBQ Greenwood Village

Rocky Mountain Momo

Joy Lounge 玖壹館 at Chilgogi

• Shaobing The Shaobing might be a little more bready than you've had in the homeland, but it's also still good.

OneFold

Catira

• Tequeños Our kids' favorites were the tequeños, which are these delicious cheese sticks wrapped in dough, which somehow don't taste heavy.
• Cachapa My wife and I were big fans of the cachapa, a sweet corn pancake with cheese and butter.

Desert Donuts

• Donuts They've got plenty of places to sit, and most importantly, these donuts actually taste really good, much lighter than a typical cake donut.

Na Favola

DTC Slice

Bryan's Dumpling House

Carrera's Tacos

Crispy Cones - Centennial

• Crispy Cones The hand-rolled cones are made fresh and grilled rotisserie style to create a thicker pastry cone that's a little cronut-like, but ironically, not as crispy or as sweet.

The Basketball Social House

Big Bill's New York Pizza

Venalonzo's Tacos

Shawarma Mediterranean Grill

Via 313 Pizza

CoArk Collective

Melt n Dip

Venalonzo's Tacos - Parker

Cencalli Taqueria and Agaveria in Parker

Dancing Noodle

Tea Street

Poulette Bakeshop

Spicy Boys

Dolce Neve

Kerlaches

La Barbecue 1 Star

Industry

Zilker Brewing Co

Honcho's House of Churros

Best Quality Daughter

Pinkerton's Barbecue

Mi Tierra

Toro

Tacos de Humo

Big Sky Burger

• Bulgogi Burger It's packed with hamburger, purgi, and super fresh toppings.

Pizzeria Louie

• Pizza If you didn't realize that they switched ovens, that's good because the pizza still tastes really good, and it travels a little better.

Casa Bonita

Yu's Noodle Shop

The Red Llama

ENT Thai Food

Urban Village Grill

Chicha San Chen

Kaluca Boba and Sweets

District Pour & Provisions

• Brisket Banh Mi I got this brisket banh mi, which was not trying to be authentic, but it was still a delicious sandwich.

Egg Harbor Cafe

CM Chicken - Highlands Ranch

Tiger Den Tea House

Optimist Hall

Midwood Smokehouse

• Collard Greens We also had the collard greens there, which, while they couldn't compare to Haberdish, they were also super solid.
• Mac and Cheese It was very like Clorox-like, like someone had cleaned the pan and never washed it out and just started making mac and cheese in it.

Roosters

Anne's Pie Cafe

Rich Spirit Bagels

Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House

Fritz's

The Grandview Tavern

• Fried Chicken Sandwich If you need your fried food fix at lunch, the fried chicken sandwich is a really good option.

17 Szechuan Taste

Goofy's Kitchen

• Peanut Butter and Jelly Pizza Like, I would eat that PB&J pie again right now.

The Magic Noodle

• Shumai The shumai, just because you're at a noodle shop, they were also a highlight.

Wayne's Smoke Shack

• Brisket What I love more than that is the brisket here. It is my favorite brisket from any spot on this list.

Pikes Peak Summit House

Smoking Outlaw

Castleview Cafe

Ugly Rice

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar

Dragon's Den

Bob's Atomic Burgers

Johnson's Station

King Dumpling