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
James Beard semifinalistBest Chef: Mountain semifinalist 2026 (Miles Odell)
12:30 PM · Lunch
Rougarou
Bib Gourmand7:00 PM · Dinner
El Taco de Mexico
James Beard America's Classicgreen chile bowl; smothered burritos
Day 2: about $120 a person
9:00 AM · Breakfast
Onefold
Eats Ranked pickbreakfast burrito with green chile
12:30 PM · Lunch
Mister Oso
Bib Gourmand7:00 PM · Dinner
Yuan Wonton
James Beard winnerBest 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
James Beard semifinalistOutstanding Pastry Chef or Baker semifinalist 2023 (Ismael de Sousa)
12:30 PM · Lunch
Cherry Cricket
Open since 1960 or earlierpork 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
MICHELIN RecommendedOutstanding 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.
- The Wolf's Tailor · American & Other · $$$$ · 2 MICHELIN Stars
- Beckon · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Brutø · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Margot · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Mezcaleria Alma · Mexican · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Alma Fonda Fina · Mexican · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Kizaki · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Milpero · American & Other · $$$$ · 1 MICHELIN Star
- Hop Alley · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- The Ginger Pig · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- MAKfam · Chinese · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Glo Noodle House · Japanese & Sushi · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Ash'Kara · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal · Mexican · $ · Bib Gourmand
- Tavernetta · Italian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Pig and Tiger · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Annette · American & Other · $$ · Bib Gourmand
- Barolo Grill · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Yacht Club · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard finalist
- Coperta · Italian · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Lucina Eatery & Bar · Latin & Caribbean · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Spuntino · Italian · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Le French · German & European · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Sắp Sửa · Vietnamese · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Lady Jane · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Traveling Mercies · Bar & Pub · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Gladys · Healthy & Vegan · $$ · James Beard semifinalist
- Smok · BBQ · $$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- A5 Steakhouse · Steakhouse · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Wildflower · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Temaki Den · Japanese & Sushi · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Safta · Mediterranean & Middle Eastern · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Dio Mio · Italian · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Brasserie Brixton · German & European · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Marco's Coal-Fired · Pizza · $ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Mercantile · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Kawa Ni · Japanese & Sushi · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Hey Kiddo · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
- Ukiyo · Japanese & Sushi · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
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.