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Over 300 restaurants. Four price points. Ten days. You don't have to read all the menus.
Denver Restaurant Week has been running since 2005, when it launched with a $52.80-per-couple prix fixe, a nod to the city's elevation that was charming then and would be a steal now. The format has grown: multi-course menus at $25, $35, $45, or $55 per person, spanning everything from a Cajun seafood boil in Lakewood to a rooftop Pan-Latin tasting in RiNo. Denver's dining scene has become one of the more-seasoned arguments for living here, and Restaurant Week is ten days where you can prove it to out-of-town friends with receipts.
A note on reservations: the spots worth going to will fill up fast, especially on weekends. Book now, and if you can, pick a Tuesday.
A Foodies Guide to Denver Restaurant Week 2026
$25 PER PERSON: The Right Call for a Casual Night Out
Belles & Boots | LoDo
A Western-themed honky-tonk that opened in LoDo last year, and yes, there is a mechanical bull. The Restaurant Week menu is a chipotle ranch salad, brisket or pulled pork sandwich, and an ice cream lava cake. If you've been curious about this place and wanted a low-stakes reason to go, this is it.
Yu's Noodle Shop | Lone Tree
Hand-pulled noodles, which the chefs make in full view of the dining room, have been drawing crowds to this Lone Tree spot since it opened. The Restaurant Week menu runs from spicy wontons and soup dumplings through beef noodle soup and dan dan noodles, finishing with matcha cheesecake. Worth the drive south.
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$35 PER PERSON: The Sweet Spot
Mister Oso | RiNo + Wash Park | Multiple locations
Three-time Michelin Bib Gourmand and arguably the best deal of the week. The mix-and-match format means you could come back four times during Restaurant Week and eat something different each visit. Tuna ceviche, chicken empanadas, mojo pork tacos, smoked sweet potato tacos, and churros. Both locations are participating.
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Konjo Ethiopian Food | Edgewater Public Market
One of the most complete deals on this list. A craft beer or non-alcoholic beverage is included, and the meal ends with dessert from Bibamba Artisan Chocolate. In between: sambusa (fried pastry with spiced lentils), combination plates, and a vegan option that runs through three stews (turmeric split peas, red lentils, curried vegetables). A place worth knowing outside of Restaurant Week, too.
Mama Kim | Greenwood Village
Malaysian fusion from a family-run kitchen that opened last year next to Jalan Spa, which is either a very good dinner-and-a-night-out situation or a sign the owners understand work-life balance better than most. Spicy ginger calamari or stuffed fried tofu to start, red coconut curry or vegan Singapore noodles for the main, and ube cheesecake or pandan steamed rice cake to finish.
$45 PER PERSON: Where the Depth Is
Champagne Tiger | Capitol Hill
A diner-brasserie hybrid on Colfax that has become one of the more interesting rooms in the city. The Restaurant Week menu includes their Mortadella Melt, maitake mushroom linguine, spicy pork green chile, and a dark chocolate pot de crème. Live pianists perform every Wednesday.
Ash'Kara | LoHi
Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and North African, done well enough to earn a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The Restaurant Week menu is generous: housemade hummus and baba ganoush with pillowy pita, then fattoush or falafel, then your choice of za'atar chicken, braised lamb shoulder, lemon pepper salmon, or roasted eggplant. Most people will have a hard time not ordering the lamb.
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Root Down | LoHi
The farm-to-table anchor of the Linger/El Five group, and still one of the better menus in LoHi. Pork osso buco, rockfish tom kha, duck and potato croquettes, and sun choke bisque. If you've been going here for ten years, the Restaurant Week menu is a good reminder of why you started.
Señor Bear | LoHi
A small, well-designed Latin spot in LoHi with a Restaurant Week menu that earns it a spot on this list: onion dip or empanada or tuna ceviche, then jerk chicken or short rib pepper pot or vegetable saltado, then churros or rice pudding brûlée. The short rib pepper pot is the reason to go.
Jing | DTC - Landmark
Upscale Asian in the DTC, with the kind of energy that makes it a good pairing with Comedy Works South down the street. Yellowtail crispy rice to start, then miso Chilean sea bass or Mongolian steak, then crème brûlée. If you're in the south suburbs and looking for a proper night out, this is the reservation.
$55 PER PERSON: When You Want the Full Experience
Cimera | RiNo
Chef Diego Muñoz opened this Pan-Latin rooftop restaurant at the Source Hotel last year, and it was immediately one of the city's more talked-about debuts. The Restaurant Week menu is four courses: Peruvian ceviche, coal-fired pork belly skewers, esquites, and carne asada with chimichurri. The skyline views are not an accident.
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Xiquita | Uptown
Chef Erasmo (Ras) Casiano is doing some of the most interesting Mexican cooking in the city right now: ancestral ingredients, modern technique, a fixed menu that doesn't offer choices because it doesn't need to. Hamachi tiradito, turkey tamal, duck pibil, mocha paletas. If you only go to one new restaurant this Restaurant Week, make it this one.
Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails | City Park
Chef Bo Porytko is a James Beard semifinalist, and his Eastern European spot on Colfax is one of the harder reservations to get during Restaurant Week. Duck holubtsi, potato-gruyère pierogi, sweet potato latkes, then braised lamb or pan-fried sole, then bay leaf panna cotta. The room is tiny and grandma-warm, which either sounds like a compliment or it is one.
Mercantile | Downtown
A Michelin-recommended fixture at Union Station that had a significant menu refresh last year under chef Alexander Grenier. The Restaurant Week menu stays true to what this place does best: roasted Brussels and turnips or heirloom beets to start, then petrale sole, Colorado beef short rib, or grain farrotto with caramelized kale and shiitake, then coffee flan or yuzu olive oil cake. A $35 prix fixe lunch is available here year-round, too.
Cattivella | Central Park
The Italian pick of the week. The menu is essentially the full Cattivella experience: fig flatbread, Italian donuts, salad or soup, then roughly 20 pasta and entrée options, including rabbit gnocchi, pistachio lasagna, lamb ragù, and braised short ribs. Finish with tiramisu or pistachio torta. This one has a real following, so book soon.
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El Five | LoHi
The rooftop Mediterranean from the Root Down/Linger group, with the best views on this list. The menu runs from jamón and queso through bison meatballs or harissa eggplant or lobster salad, then sea bass, pork loin, or individual paella, then honey cake or crema catalana or chocolate halva. The individual paella is the right call.
Le Colonial | Cherry Creek North
Elegant Vietnamese, white tablecloth, Cherry Creek. Shrimp and pork rolls or chicken dumplings or beet salad, then tofu curry or roasted salmon or spicy shrimp stir fry or grilled steak au poivre, then crème brûlée. The cocktails are excellent, and the room earns it. Arrive on time; service can be slow on busy nights.
Atelier by Radex | Uptown
The best classic French menu of the event, and one that consistently doesn't treat Restaurant Week as an excuse to phone it in. The range here is serious: steak or salmon tartare, country pâté, lobster soup, then king salmon or coq au vin or lobster ravioli or mushroom pasta or bouillabaisse or filet medallions, then crème brûlée or berries and cream.
Duo Restaurant | Highland
A Denver farm-to-table classic that has been doing this longer and better than most. Chicory salad, clam chowder fritters, bison bone marrow, or lamb bolognese to start, then bison short ribs, duck confit, Faroe Island salmon, or celery root schnitzel, then sticky toffee pudding, flourless chocolate torte, or sorbet. The bison bone marrow and sticky toffee pudding are both correct choices.
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Coohills | Downtown
A strong French menu and a convenient location across from Ball Arena which makes this an easy dinner-before-a-show decision. Smoked salmon, pickled onions, French onion soup, burgundy snails, roasted tomatoes, or lardon to start, then short ribs in red wine, today's fish, or risotto, then your choice of five desserts. The snails and the short ribs are the reason to be here.
801 Chophouse | Cherry Creek North
The steakhouse pick of the week. Wedge or Caesar, then 6oz filet with mash or asparagus, 10oz prime rib au jus with mash or green beans, or grilled Ora King salmon, then crème brûlée or sorbet. The prime rib at $55 is a genuine deal, and larger cuts are available for a surcharge if you came here to commit.
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Happy Eating, Happy Restaurant Week
Twenty-one years in, Denver Restaurant Week is less of a promotion and more of a tradition. What started as a way to fill tables during a slow stretch of winter has turned into something the city's best chefs prepare for.
You already know where you want to go. Book it before someone else does.
And if you’d like to book a forever table where ordering in is as enjoyable as Michelin-approved dining, our Denver living experts can help you find a kitchen to call home.
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