Out the Door

Alphabetical list of some of my favorite Denver Metro Area restaurants.

My favorite Denver restaurant

Bump and Grind
Neighborhood: Uptown
Address: 439 E 17th Ave Denver, CO 80203-1213
Phone: (303) 861-4841

• Petticoat Bruncheon - who can say no to men in drag serving you breakfast?
• Brunch on the weekends, open around 10:00 a.m. (all other times it is a lovely coffee shop)
• Vegetarian options

Cherry Tomato
Neighborhood: Park Hill
Address: 4645 E 23rd Ave Denver, CO 80207-3138
Phone: (303) 377-1914

• Italian family friendly restaurant
• Specials are usually yummy
• Vegetarian risotto, eggplant parmesan, lasagna, and various pastas. One of my favorites is the Pasta Feleze, bow tie pasta with a light cream sauce with green peas, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes it comes with or without chicken.

Domo Restaurant
Website: www.domorestaurant.com
Address: 1365 Osage St Denver, CO 80204
Phone: (303) 595-3666

• Country style Japanese cuisine
• Rustic and unique decoration
• Japanese garden is open for dining in the summer and definitely worth visiting
• Large selection of sake

Jerusalem
Neighborhood: DU Area
Address: 1890 E Evans Ave Denver, CO 80210-4604
Phone: (303) 777-8828

• Cheap and Cheerful Middle Eastern
• No real atmosphere to speak of, but that is not the reason to go there.
• It is open late during the week and until 4 a.m. on the weekends.
• Patio seating available
• No Alcohol

Little India
Neighborhood: Capital Hill
Address: 330 E 6TH Ave Denver, CO 80203-3621
Phone: (303) 871-9777

• Great Indian cuisine
• Lunch buffet a good time to try out a variety, but dinner quality is higher
• Good place to take groups
• Lots of vegetarian options
• Have their own drink called the Captain Mango made with Mango Lassie and Captain Morgan's rum
• Non-smoking

Little Ollie's Asian Cafe
Neighborhood: Cherry Creek
Address: 2364 E 3RD Ave Denver, CO 80206-4629
Phone: (303) 316-8888 "

• Wonderful Pan-Asian cuisine (mostly Chinese)
• In the middle of Cherry Creek
• Lots of Vegetarian options

LoLa
Website: www.loladenver.com
Neighborhood: Wash Park
Address: 1469 South Pearl Street Denver CO 80210
Phone: (720) 570-8686

• Upscale Mexican cuisine
• Nice food with decent portions
• Very tasty

Mao Asian Bistro and Sushi Bar
Neighborhood: Cherry Creek
Address: 201 Columbine St Denver, CO 80206-4741
Phone: (303) 377-5350

Painted Bench
Neighborhood: Uptown
Address: 400 E 20th Ave Denver, CO 80205
Phone: (303) 863-7473

• This bistro type restaurant does some really fine food, although not so very veggie friendly.
• The bar area is a wonderfully unpretentious area to meet friend and have a drink.

Panzano @ Hotel Monaco
Website: www.panzano-denver.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Address: 909 17th St Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 296-3525 Fax: (303) 296-3705

• This Italian restaurant and bar located at Hotel Monaco is a wonderful treat.

Potager
Neighborhood: Capital Hill
Address:1109 Ogden St Denver, CO 80218-2809
Phone: (303) 832-5788

• My Favorite Restaurant in Denver
• American Bistro Food
• The menu changes every 6-8 weeks with the change of available produce. All the dishes use seasonally appropriate produce
• Really lovely food in an unpretentious atmosphere
• Can not miss with the specials
• Décor is urban simple with cement floors and exposed brick walls.
• The out door dining area in the herb garden is lovely in the summer. It is hard to believe that on the other side of the wood fence is a Capital Hill alleyway.

Proto's Pizza
Website: www.protospizza.com
Neighborhood: West Downtown
Address:2401 15th St Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (720) 855-9400

• This is a great little pizza joint, but it gets quite packed on the weekends, be sure to go early or make reservations.

Tamayo
Neighborhood: Downtown
Address:1400 Larimer Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (720) 946-1433

• This is really good but pricey high brow Mexican

Vesta Dipping Grill
Website: www.vestagrill.com
Neighborhood: LoDo
Address:1822 Blake St Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 296-1970

• Great grilled food
• Approximately 30 different dipping sauces usually including flavors from Asia, India, Latin America, Italy
• Usually has two vegetarian entrees
• Fun bar for appetizers and drinks, but gets really crowded on the popular drinking nights.

Watercourse Food
Website: www.watercoursefoods.com
Neighborhood: Capital Hill
Address:206 E 13TH Ave Denver, CO 80203-2204
Phone: (303) 832-7313

• All vegetarian restaurant
• Great eggs or tofu scramble
• Open early, gets crowded after 9:30 a.m. on the weekends

Walnut Café
Neighborhood: Capital Hill
Address: 338 E Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80203-1816
Phone: (303) 832-5108

• Good breakfast not quite a greasy spoon with all the greasy spoon options and more
• Vegetarian options available
• Open early, closed early. Brekkie and lunch only

Zengo
Website: www.modernmexican.com
Neighborhood: West LoDo
Address: 1610 Little Raven St Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (720) 904-0965

• Asian/Latin Fusion.
• Hip and swanky décor
• Really interesting combinations of food
• Great bar/lounge area with lots of good mojitos.