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Where to eat in Denver: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Denver, CO, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 86 picks in the city, of which 39 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction and 14 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Denver for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $66 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Odell's Bagel

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 3200 Irving St

James Beard semifinalist

Best Chef: Mountain semifinalist 2026 (Miles Odell)

12:30 PM · Lunch

Rougarou

American & Other · $$ · about $32 a person · 2844 Welton St

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

El Taco de Mexico

Mexican · $ · about $20 a person · 714 Santa Fe Dr

James Beard America's Classic

green chile bowl; smothered burritos

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Onefold

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $14 a person · 1420 E 18th Ave

Eats Ranked pick

breakfast burrito with green chile

12:30 PM · Lunch

Mister Oso

Mexican · $ · about $16 a person · 3163 Larimer St

Bib Gourmand

7:00 PM · Dinner

Yuan Wonton

Chinese · $$$ · about $90 a person · 2878 Fairfax St

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Mountain semifinalist 2023 (Penelope Wong); Best Chef: Mountain finalist 2024 (Penelope Wong); Best Chef: Mountain finalist 2025 (Penelope Wong); Best Chef: Mountain winner 2026 (Penelope Wong)

Day 3: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Reunion Bread Co

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 1240 S Pearl St

James Beard semifinalist

Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker semifinalist 2023 (Ismael de Sousa)

12:30 PM · Lunch

Cherry Cricket

Burgers · $ · about $16 a person · 2641 E 2nd Ave

Open since 1960 or earlier

pork green chili; veggie green chili; 303 green chile relleno burger; Colorado bison burger; grande burrito with pork green chili

7:00 PM · Dinner

Restaurant Olivia

Italian · $$$ · about $90 a person · 290 S Downing St

MICHELIN Recommended

Outstanding Hospitality semifinalist 2026

About $306 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

40 more places to eat in Denver

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.