Denver’s Best Restaurants

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Most Unusual Brunch [1]: It’s not your mother’s weekend brunch at Bump & Grind Café [1] ($) where “celebrity” sandwiches and naughty baked goods are served by drag queens.

Best Carnivore Dining Experience [2]: You need a sense of humor and a hearty appetite to dine at The Buckhorn Exchange [2], ($$$ ) where mounted animal heads adorn nearly every inch of wall space, and the menu offers a similar variety of game meats.

Best Ambience [3]: Domo [3] ($$$) is such a unique restaurant that they offer field trips for school children to visit its grounds. They specialize in country Japanese food, with a traditional Japanese garden and folk art museum.

Best Latin American Restaurant [4]: As charming as a stop in the Caribbean, Cuba Cuba [4] ($$$) offers tasty Cuban basics and plenty of rum cocktails.

Best Menu with Local Produce [5]: Potager [5] ($$$) has a small garden on-site and a menu that features dishes made with ingredients grown at nearby farms and ranches.

Best Pay-What-It’s-Worth Meal [6]: At SAME Café [6], ($) or “So All May Eat,” pay what you feel the meal was worth, or do a little work at the restaurant to pay for your food.

Best Vegetarian Meal [7]: WaterCourse Foods [7] ($$) offers the city’s best vegetarian menu, with breakfast served all day.

Best Neighborhood Restaurant [8]: A simple lunch and dinner menu keep tiny Bang! [8] ($$) always packed with regulars who come for a simple salad or home-style meatloaf.

Best Spot for Your Sweet Tooth [9]: Devil’s Food Bakery [9] ($) offers an array of sweets to satisfy any sugar craving.

Unique Dining Experience [10]: It’s worth the drive up to The Fort [10] ($$$) in Morrison to get the feel of being in an old fort and sampling the more exotic foods of the West.