Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Denver

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Updated July 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 on Jun 6, 2025

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

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Experience

Tasting with the Expert - Orixe Sotelo

Mezcaleria Alma

4.9

4.9 (240)

$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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Christen

Dined 7 days ago

Amazing experience! We sat at the chef’s counter and shared several dishes- everything was delicious. Service was top notch. Unique food and one-of-a-kind experience.

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Experience

Chef's Counter

Experience

Dining Room Reservation

Kizaki

4.9

4.9 (72)

$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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Kevin

Dined 4 days ago

Incredible multi course Omikase experience with amazing fresh seafood from throughout the world prepared and presented beautifully. The space is gorgeous, sushi bar and semi-private rooms with tables. Expensive but worth it for a unique and special experience

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Experience

Kizaki Omakase

Alma Fonda Fina

4.9

4.9 (576)

$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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StephVIP

Dined 5 days ago

Amazing, dining experience incredible food, impeccable service

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Experience

Dining Room Reservation

Marco’s Coal Fired

4.9

4.9 (1253)

$30 and under

Italian

Downtown / LoDo

About the restaurant

Marco’s Coal Fired started with the simple idea that passion makes great pizza. The authentic taste of Italy is served to you through the finest ingredients and traditional techniques of the Verace Pizza Napoletana (VPN). Only 00 flour, San Marzano tomatoes, all natural fior di latte or bufala mozzarella, fresh herbs and fresh, all natural, non-processed ingredients are acceptable. Marco's Coal Fired cooks in authentic, Italian hand built wood fired pizza ovens. Come taste Marco's Coal Fired's efforts and see if we don’t have you dreaming of warm Neopolitian nights, no passport required!

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Noah

Dined 6 days ago

Great service, food, and ambience. Will go again.

Banzai Sushi - Denver

5.0

5 (407)

$30 and under

Japanese

Virginia Vale

About the restaurant

Limited seating available on Opentable, please call restaurant at 303-329-3366 for reservation availability.

An oasis of Japan in the heart of Denver, Colorado.
Banzai Sushi features the highest level of Japanese
cuisine crafted with a creative touch.
We're the home of "100 Rolls". Select from 100 sushi combinations ranging from the usual to the outrageous. There is a sushi roll here for
every taste. Or choose from our innovative lunch and dinner menus featuring fully cooked selections of fish, chicken or beef. All prepared in the time honored cooking traditions of Japan.

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JanetVIP

Dined 2 days ago

The staff is always so friendly and delighted to see us. The sushi is fresh and flavorful. We are always delighted to spend time there.

Bistro Barbes

4.9

4.9 (680)

$50 and over

Contemporary French / American

Park Hill

About the restaurant

Cancellations after 12pm day of reservation, will be charged $50 per guest. Please be aware that Bistro Barbes is only offering a 4 course Chef's tasting menu for $90 per person. Please contact us if there are any dietary restrictions or allergies because last minutes substitutions may not be available.

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Raymond

Dined on Jul 10, 2025

Excellent, this is an extremely thoughtful experience.

Cirrus Social Club

4.9

4.9 (108)

$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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Sarah

Dined 2 days ago

What a cool place full of awesome humans. Fab experience and wonderful service.

Matsuhisa Denver

4.9

4.9 (2907)

$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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AllanVIP

Dined 2 days ago

We had a wonderful dining experience as expected. We tried spicy tuna with crispy rice and it was as great as all others have reviewed it. Soft shell crabs were good and sea bass was tasty. Finished with rice and coconut pudding, a delightful finish to a fine meal.

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4.8

4.8 (170)

$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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SadieVIP

Dined 5 days ago

I love a room for milly! I wish they were opened later for a cute lil bar to hop to

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