33 Best Restaurants in Denver

"Watch any food channel's travel shows, and you’re bound to catch a segment on Biker Jim’s at some point, because it’s a TV magnet for its character as well as its food. Named for owner Jim Pittenger, an Alaskan-born ex-repo man with a taste for hogs on wheels and hogs—as well as just about every other animal—in buns, this is a rocking hangout at all hours, complete with burnouts (tire marks) from his own motorcycle on the floor for decoration. If you want a classic taste of Biker Jim’s, get the elk-jalapeño-cheddar dog topped with cream cheese and caramelized onions; after all, it’s what transformed his business from a humble street cart into a whole fleet of them, anchored by this brick-and-mortar institution in the Ballpark neighborhood. A visit here is something of a Denver rite of passage, which means you’ll find a cross-section of the city. Tourists cram between gaggles of Rockies fans en route to Coors Field just a few blocks away; families chow down alongside students; and on weekends, carousers taking a breather from their bar crawls fill every inch of available space." - Ruth Tobias