Spuntino
Italian restaurant · Highland
2639 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
Highlights
Italian-Indian fusion with housemade pasta & gelato
Italian-Indian fusion with housemade pasta & gelato
"Spuntino is a small, husband and wife owned restaurant in the heart of the Potter Highlands neighborhood with seasonal cuisine, cocktails, beer, and wine inspired by Italy. The seasonally changing menu focuses on carefully and locally sourced ingredients from local farms, local meats, sustainably sourced seafood, and house made pastas, breads, cheese, charcuterie, digestivi, gelato and more." - Novel
"This tiny restaurant has the feel of an American speakeasy with its shelves loaded with spirits and its distressed, tiled interior. The menu has an Italian slant and includes sliders, pizettes and salads, which are served up to diners at the long counter. Great for a quick bite at lunch or dinner." - Hyperkit
"Spuntino is a special place. Chef Cindhura Reddy’s cooking is at once polished and deeply soulful, as revealed by her modern Italian menu subtly strewn with Indian influences: elk tartare with toasted masala aioli and ajwain seed crisps here, kofta-style gnocchi with onion pakora, turmeric-roasted cauliflower, and chutney there (and whatever the pasta dish featuring goat may be, get it). Her husband Elliot Strathmann, meanwhile, oversees one of the city’s most exciting beverage programs, painstakingly sourcing uncommon wines from small producers while making his own amari and liqueurs. And the couple’s passion for cuisine extends to their — and their dedicated staff’s — warm and genuine approach to hospitality." - Ruth Tobias
"Nothing’s changed since Eater dubbed this modern Italian favorite in LoHi Denver’s most romantic restaurant back in 2018: Warm lighting, rustic woodwork, and snug square footage still set the cozy tone for a rendezvous over handmade pastas and glasses of wine from a lovingly curated bottle list. (The stories behind those wines are often themselves full of romance, and the waitstaff knows just when to share them — and when to make themselves scarce.)" - Ruth Tobias
"While lacing their Italian menu with Indian influences, the husband-and-wife team behind this LoHi favorite invariably bring a touch of romance to each table through cozy ambiance and gracious service. New Year’s Eve will be no exception as they welcome guests for a seven-course meal of uncommon ingenuity, including blue oyster mushroom soup with boiled peanuts, crispy black-eyed peas, and pickled beech mushrooms; ravioli stuffed with Berkshire pork keema and spiced potato and drizzled in mint-cilantro oil; and a lamb chop with red kuri squash korma and curry leaf furikake. Optional wine pairings, which go for $95 on top of the $155 prix fixe, are sure to be as thoughtful and unexpected as the food." - Ruth Tobias
