Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Denver

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Denver? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Vin Rouge Wine Bar & Tasting Room

5.0

5 (198)

$30 and under

Wine Bar

Highlands

About the restaurant

Welcome to Vin Rouge Wine Bar & Tasting Room in the historic Berkeley neighborhood in West Denver!
We specialize in boutique organic wines from around the globe, local craft beers, and must-have light fare staples like cheese, charcuterie, and local desserts in the comfort of our cozy neighborhood bar. Last call is made 45 minutes prior to closing.

Top review

Christopher

Dined 7 days ago

Amazing wine list and owner was so nice and inviting !! Will be back soon.

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Experience

TWTE - Umbrian Owner/Winemaker, Lorenzo Mattoni

Mezcaleria Alma

5.0

5 (202)

$31 to $50

Contemporary Mexican

LoHi

About the restaurant

Chef Johnny Curiel debuts Mezcaleria Alma in Denver’s LoHi neighborhood, bringing the dynamic spirit of Mexico City to life with CDMX-inspired small plates and an expansive Mexican spirits menu. Located beside Curiel’s first solo restaurant, Alma Fonda Fina, Mezcaleria Alma marks the natural next chapter in Curiel’s culinary journey to share the beauty of Mexico through food. Each dish and drink draws from Curiel’s experiences in one of the world’s most renowned culinary capitals—a city where culture and tradition merge with global inspiration and constant innovation.

While Alma Fonda Fina is a love letter to the home-cooked traditions of Chef Curiel’s childhood—the comfort food found at traditional fondas across Mexico—Mezcaleria Alma embodies the unbridled innovation that defines CDMX.

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leslieVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Amazing food, phenomenal service and terrific ambiance. 5 stars all the way

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Experience

Chef's Counter

Experience

Dining Room Reservation

Alma Fonda Fina

4.9

4.9 (480)

$50 and over

Contemporary Mexican

LoHi

About the restaurant

Chef Curiel makes his solo restaurant debut with Alma Fonda Fina, a restaurant dedicated to sharing the integrity, tradition and culturally rich experiences that defined his culinary journey and create a transportive dining experience that embodies the beauty of Mexico. As Chef Curiel continues to push the boundaries of taste and tradition, he pays homage to his roots and uses food as a way to showcase his cultural pride.

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RachelVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Amazing experience and incredible food, will definitely be back!

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Experience

Dining Room Reservation

Mizuna

4.9

4.9 (2450)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Central

About the restaurant

Beautiful little Mizuna is consistently rated among the best restaurants in the country. A neighborhood eatery firmly rooted in French cooking techniques, Mizuna aims to marry tight, professional service with culinary mastery. With a menu that changes monthly to reflect the bounty of each season (on land and by sea), Mizuna is the flagship restaurant to Bonanno Concepts, Frank Bonanno’s chef driven restaurant family, dedicated to satisfying meals, outstanding service, education, and community.

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christopher Lake

Dined 2 days ago

The service was outstanding. The beef wellington was very good, one of the best I have ever had. The internal ambiance was wonderful. My wife and I had a wonderful celebration of our anniversary. We are definitely going back.

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Experience

Welly Wednesday!

Experience

Grapes in the Greenhouse

Kizaki

4.9

4.9 (47)

$50 and over

Sushi

Platt Park

About the restaurant

Kizaki is Chef Toshi Kizaki’s long-awaited solo omakase restaurant, representing the pinnacle of his celebrated career and decades of influence in Denver’s culinary scene. After more than 40 years of success with Sushi Den, Chef Toshi returns to his roots with deep reverence for Edomae-style sushi—a 200-year-old Tokyo tradition that highlights the true character of each ingredient through precise Japanese techniques. Kizaki brings Denver its first authentic Edomae omakase, offering around 20 courses featuring raw, cured, seared, cooked, and dry-aged preparations. Guests can enjoy a full bar along with carefully selected sake, wine, or combined pairings to complement the experience. Omakase at the counter or table is $225 before tax. Drinks, additional sushi, and gratuity are not included. Reservation times are at 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Once all guests have arrived, we will transition to Kizaki, where the Omakase experience begins approximately 15 to 20 minutes after the scheduled time.

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EVAN

Dined 6 days ago

Best sushi I have had in Denver and certainly the most traditional true japanese omakase experience in the city.

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Experience

Kizaki Omakase

Cirrus Social Club

4.9

4.9 (80)

$30 and under

Lounge

Congress Park

About the restaurant

Denver's Premiere Cannabis Experience! Now open to the public 4 days a week.

Cirrus is an entirely new experience for Colorado and soon, the world. Share cannabis with the people you love in an environment designed to create joyful moments and fond memories. Whether you're a first-time consumer or as we like to say, "sophisticated stoner", our Flight Attendants will guide you through a sesh experience featuring cannabis, munchies, and beverages.

Cirrus is perfect for: Special Occasions, Date Night, Friends Night, the Adults of the Family, and Guests Visiting Denver!

Learn more on our website.

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Christopher

Dined 5 days ago

Sara was an amazing sesh hostess. We brought our son and his finance here during their visit from Michigan. We had a great time and she was excited at the possibility of fitting in a private event here for their wedding plans. I am enjoying the membership!

Hamburger Mary's - Denver

4.9

4.9 (72)

$30 and under

Burgers

Denver

About the restaurant

Located in the City Park West neighborhood, Hamburger Mary's Denver has over-the-top entertainment with impressive eats. Stop by for a juicy burger, cocktails on our outdoor patios, or one of our events!

Our purple house hides off of the best outdoor patios in Denver! Come by for a burger or a beer and see what it's all about! Although we are known for our entertainment, we focus on food and service. Check out our reviews then come check out Hamburger Mary's

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Victoria

Dined on May 18, 2025

Early birthday/late Mother’s Day celebration. Definitely going back

Room for Milly

4.9

4.9 (165)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

LoHi

About the restaurant

Modern cocktails and design. We wanted to create a space to share with our friends. Reflecting love of travel, color, a little bit fancy mixed with irreverent intellectuals and a good story.

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laurel

Dined on Apr 27, 2025

Room for Milly was a great experience for my meetup group, our server Guillermo was very attentive and kind and the drinks were wonderful!

Benzina

4.9

4.9 (663)

$31 to $50

Italian

Park Hill

About the restaurant

Local neighborhood Italian restaurant serving seasonal salads, family-style appetizers, Neapolitan-inspired pizza, handmade pastas, entrees prepared on a Mibrasa Charcoal Oven, and classic desserts, alongside complementing cocktails, local breweries and approachable domestic and international wines. The restaurant is set in a converted gas station with bocce courts and urban planters alongside an outdoor dining patio.

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KatieVIP

Dined 3 days ago

It had been a minute since we’d been to Benzina and we were blown away last night! They recently updated their menu to reflect these crazy tight times and our family of five enjoyed a full meal w apps drinks pizzas and pastas for $50pp and everything was outstanding and delicious! Highly recommend.

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4.9

4.9 (2885)

$31 to $50

Japanese

Cherry Creek

About the restaurant

Featuring Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s signature new-style Japanese cuisine, Matsuhisa Denver anchors the ground floor of the Steele Creek luxury apartment building in Cherry Creek, Denver’s premier shopping, restaurant, and entertainment district. Our 7,800 square foot dining room is open for dinner service from 5pm nightly. Takeout available nightly from 5-9pm.

Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s world-famous cuisine draws influence from his classical training in Tokyo and his life abroad in Peru, Argentina, and around the world, showcasing signature dishes such as Yellowtail Sashimi with Jalapeño, Black Cod Miso and Whitefish Tiradito.

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JenVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Matsuhisa has quickly become my favorite sushi restaurant in Denver! The food is excellent and the service spectacular! Highly recommend.

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