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Green chile on everything, a booming brewery-and-food-hall scene, and Rocky Mountain comfort food — Denver eats bigger than people expect. Stop scrolling and just go.

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10 Denver restaurants worth the trip

Denver's historic dining runs from Old West game houses to grand hotel dining rooms and Art Deco cocktail lounges. These mile-high institutions, some dating to the 1800s, served miners, cattlemen, and Beat poets, preserving a frontier spirit alongside white-tablecloth elegance that still flavors the city's appetite today. Below are ten Denver institutions that have earned their lines. Use it as a shortlist, or tap the button above and let one nearby pick settle dinner for you right now.

  • Buckhorn ExchangeLincoln Park

    Founded in 1893, Denver's oldest restaurant, serving wild game beneath mounted trophies.

  • Palace ArmsDowntown

    Inside the 1892 Brown Palace Hotel, fine dining amid Napoleonic-era antiques.

  • My Brother's BarHighland

    Operating since 1873, Denver's oldest continually run bar, famous for the JCB burger.

  • The Cruise RoomLoDo

    This 1933 Art Deco lounge in the Oxford Hotel opened the day Prohibition ended.

  • Sam's No. 3Downtown

    A diner tracing roots to a 1927 Greek-owned coney island, known for green chili.

  • Gaetano'sHighlands

    Opened in 1947, a red-sauce Italian spot with mob-era history.

  • Cherry CricketCherry Creek

    Since 1945, famous for build-your-own burgers.

  • Charlie Brown'sCapitol Hill

    A 1933 piano bar inside the historic Colburn Hotel.

  • Bastien'sEast Colfax

    A family restaurant since the 1930s, known for its sugar-rubbed steak.

  • Imperial ChineseBaker

    Opened in 1985, a longtime upscale Chinese fine-dining staple.

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