Denver Recommendations List

Denver and Beyond

Hi!

If you’re looking at this page you’re either: currently visiting, live in Denver and need a cheat code to the city or are in the process of planning a trip. Here are my current recommendations and tips for what to do, where to eat and other random stuff while you’re in town.

Affiliate Disclosure

* In order for me to support my blogging activities, I may receive monetary compensation or other types of remuneration for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial and/or link to any products or services from this blog. As an Amazon Affiliate, I may earn money from qualifying purchases. Please read my disclosure here.*

Book a Tour

Denver is one of those cities where it’s hard to know where to begin. Most people end up roaming up and down 16th Street and leave without ever truly experiencing the city that Denverites live in. There are two types of tours you should consider booking.

• Local Tours of the City

• Tours of the Mountains

A city tour is hosted by a tour guide who actually lives in and loves the city. Mountain tours are great because YOU don’t have to manage any of the driving or other things that come up with mountain experiences. Below are the tours that I recommend.

Denver Local Tours

These tours are basically in the Denver metro area and are great for the person who wants to experience the city and have no idea where to begin.

• Downtown Denver Food Tour

• Denver Cocktails and History Tour

• Denver’s Highlights and Hidden Gems Guided E-bike Tour

• Denver Walking Tour: Women’s History and Downtown Highlights

• Red Rocks and Denver Scenic Foothills Tour

• Denver Graffiti Tour

Mountain Tours

These tours are great for the person who doesn’t plan on renting a car while in town, or is unfamiliar with mountain driving (especially in winter conditions) leave the driving to someone else.

• Discover Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park Small Group Tour

• Breckenridge Ultimate Full Day Mountain Tour from Denver

• Rocky Mountain National Park Guided Hiking Adventure

Other Unique Colorado Experiences

If you’re looking to do something a little bit different and aren’t sure what that could be while you’re in Denver. I’ve shared some of my favorite options below.

• Small Group Tour of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods from Denver

• Shared Half-Day Mountain Tour in Red Rocks Evergreen and Echo Lake

• Rocky Mountain 6-Zipline Small Group Adventure

• The Edge: Epic SkyTrek

Please note: Viator, the company that I’ve shared has tours all around the world. If you’re visiting Los Angeles, Paris or somewhere else-Viator is likely there to book a tour.

Where to Eat

Denver gets a lot of flack for its food. And some of it is well deserved. However, there is good food in and around town. Here are the restaurants that I recommend.

Colorado Convention Center

If you’re visiting town for a conference and are looking for some places to eat that are relatively close to the Colorado Convention Center here are few of the spots that I recommend. I do want to mention that I’m assuming you have at least an hour and 15 minutes minimum for lunch/dinner because you have to factor in walking over to these places from the convention center.

• The Flaming Grill (Indian Food)

• Former Saint

• Kallisto Modern Mediterranean

• Teacher’s Lounge Foo and Drink

• Sam’s No.3 (Diner)

• Steller Jay (dinner)

Downtown Denver Corridor

• Ogo Korean BBQ and Sushi-Korean Fast Casual

• Kojo Ethiopian (Fast Casual)

• Machete Tacos

• Chopstickers

• Ulteia (Union Station)

• Obento

• Tea Cloud

• Kealoha’s BBQ (cash only Hawaiian)

• Corinne

• Elway’s (Steak house)

RINO/Five Points/Park Hill

• Rougarou

• Mimosa’s

• Ruby’s Good Shoes (Brunch)

• Welton Street Cafe (Soul Food)

• Pig and Tiger

• Odie B’s

• La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal

This is by no means an exhaustive list. Instead, it’s a list of restaurants to help you before you arrive.