Sushi Den

"Scoring a table on the second floor of this eternally thronged, architecturally dreamy Japanese restaurant — be it on the small deck or in the bar beneath a retractable roof — is the hard part. Once accomplished, the easy part is breathing in the serene atmosphere and watching the crowds go by on Pearl Street while dining on some of Denver’s best sushi." - Eater Staff

"Scoring a table on the second floor of this eternally thronged, architecturally dreamy Japanese restaurant — be it on the small deck or in the bar beneath a retractable roof — is the hard part. Once accomplished, the easy part is breathing in the serene atmosphere and watching the crowds go by on Pearl Street while dining on some of Denver’s best sushi." - Eater Staff

"Sushi Den has provided land-locked Denver with fresh, top-tier seafood for almost 40 years. Fish is flown in daily, with the owner’s own brother hand-selecting cuts from Japan’s Nagahama Fish Market. Looking to splurge? Go all out with the chef’s table omakase. Prior to your dinner, the restaurant will email you a questionnaire about your preferences, and they’ll tailor the experience to your favorites. The meandering dinner typically involves multiple courses of nigiri and sashimi, plus a cooked dish or two and dessert. Even if you don’t score a seat at the sushi bar, the regular menu and serene dining room are still worth checking out. " - Team Infatuation

"In 1984, brothers Toshi and Yasu Kizaki embarked on a mission to turn this landlocked city into a sanctuary of raw seafood in the Rockies — and nearly four decades later, they’re still going strong. No one does trout rolls or aburi toro better." - Ruth Tobias

"Never mind some roadside diner — Denverites know that the very best place in town for a slice of banana cream pie just so happens to be a decades-old sushi bar on Old South Pearl. Enough said." - Gigi Sukin, Ruth Tobias