The Best Restaurants in Denver | Eater Denver

"Denver’s always had a robust roster of Vietnamese restaurants, but the inclusion of two spots on this map (see also sắp sửa below) — neither of which are phở shops — just goes to show the scene is stronger than ever. Dân Dã bills its cooking as “comfort cuisine,” which may be doing it a bit of a disservice, because its enormous menu offers plenty of adventure as well: from snails sauteed in butter with garlic and XO chili crisp to heaping salads featuring, say, pork belly, shrimp, cuttlefish, jellyfish, and pickled lotus root to whole fried catfish in ginger sauce. In the tightly-packed space, a full bar makes good use of ingredients like tamarind, guava, and lychee to complement the food in style." - Ruth Tobias