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DENVER RESTAURANTS » Top 10 best
Denver restaurants rated by the LoveToKnow editors. | | |
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Barolo Grill
If you're looking for fine dining in Denver,
then you'll want to check out the Barolo Grill. The
menu items include chef specialties based on cuisine from northern
Italy. If you are looking for a five course meal, you may want to check
out the tasting menu, which offers dishes like zuppa di zucca,
risotta all aragosta and filetto di manzo. You can also
purchase items a la carte. | |
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Frasca
Another Italian restaurant makes the list of top
Denver restaurants. Frasca focuses on food from Friuli-Venezia Giulia,
Italy. Their
menu includes both food and wine. You'll find tried and true
favorites like ravioli, tortellini and antipasti. Some of the more
unique dishes are Uovo Croccante, Maccheroni alla Chitarra and
Crostata di Pompelmo Rosso Rubino. | |
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Fuel Cafe
A trendy restaurant in downtown Denver. One of
the unique things about this restaurant is their urban garden. They get
many of their fresh herbs and vegetables from that garden to use in
their dishes. They have an interesting
menu. Appetizers include beef tartare and feta with fried dough.
Main dishes are Cuban skirt steak, proscuitto baked cod and green
gnocchi. | |
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The Kitchen
This top notch restaurant has been in business
for over six years. They are known as a "community bistro" offering
menu selections for lunch and dinner served family style. The menu
is quite diverse. You'll find everything from a fancy cheese board with
every kind of cheese imaginable and bread, but you'll also find simple
fare like French fries. | |
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Mizuna
If you've ever wanted to try a dish with truffle,
this is the place to dine. Mizuna is open for dinner only. You may want
to make a reservation as it is a popular location. Their
menu items include Hudson Valley duck breast, Atlantic Monkfish and
Meyer Ranch beef strip loin. Desserts include macadamia nut brittle and
malted ice cream, lemon curd layer pudding and gingerbread Belgian
waffle. | |
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Potager
This restaurant has been around since 1997 and is a
father/daughter run establishment. They offer organic food that is
environment friendly. The
menu includes twice baked lemon and goat cheese soufflé, Monroe Farm
beet and orange salad, Grass Root Farm's grass fed beef tartar and
simple dishes like pasta and pizza. | |
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SALT
If you want to get out of the city, you can drive a
short thirty miles to SALT. Salt is an upscale restaurant offering
lunch, brunch and dinner
menus. The dinner menu features dishes such as local Honeycrisp
apple salad, Shitake mushroom flatbread, slow roasted Colorado lamb and
wood grilled Hawaiian Mahi. | |
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The Squeaky Bean
Set up like a European cafe, The Squeaky
Bean offers fresh roasted coffee that is the talk of the town. Their
menu includes the freshest produce. Their brunch menu features a
frittata of the day, pigs in a blanket and overnight French toast. At
lunch, you'll see items like hot pressed sandwiches, cold sandwiches and
a wide variety of salads. Dinner brings special dishes like the Kobe
beef short rib. | |
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Table 6
Table 6 offers a fine dining experience with two
renowned chefs. The
menu has some taste feasts, such as the Camembert chicken roll,
Colorado heirloom porcetta, maple duck ham and grilled strip steak. You
can finish off the night with some unique wine selections. Try the 2006
Turley "The White Coat" wine from San Luis Obispo, California. | |
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Vesta Dipping Grill
Vesta comes out with a new menu each
season. You'll find items on the
fall/winter menu such as a vesta roll, lamb ribs, shrimp and smoked
venison sausage. On Mondays, they offer
menu classics like tomato jam, scallop skewers and Riesling poached
pear. You'll also find a kids menu and a complete red wine and white
wine menu. | |
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