Foodie websites weigh in on 2014 best eats

November 21, 2014

Thrillist and Eater Denver have published this year’s best Denver restaurants winners. Since 2014 was a bumper crop year for new restaurants, the picking was a prickly proposition. But both foodie websites narrowed their selections to 11 for Thrillist and six categories from Eater.

Here”s Thrillist.com’s list:

* Cart Driver, 2500 Larimer St.;

* Work & Class, 2500 Larimer St.;

* Brazen, 4500 W. 38th Ave.

* Gozo, 32 S. Broadway;

* The BSide, 1336 E. 17th Ave.;

* Mercantile Dining & Provision in Union Station, 1701 Wynkoop;

* Bistro Barbes, 5021 E. 28th;

* Atticus, 1125 E. Evans;

* Lena, 24 Broadway;

* Argyll Whiskey Beer, 1035 E. 17th Ave.;

* Range, 918 17th St.

See descriptions of the winning eateries at www.thrillist.com/eat/denver/best-new-denver-restaurants-of-2014.

Eater Denver (www.denver.eater.com), divided its 2014 top picks into nominees, finalists and the winner. Here they are:

Restaurant of the Year

Nominees: The Plimoth, To The Wind, Acorn, Stoic & Genuine, Work & Class

Finalists: Work & Class, the Plimoth, Acorn

Winner: Acorn

Chef of the Year

Nominees: Dana Rodriguez (Work & Class), Kelly Whitaker (Cart-Driver), Alex Figura (Lower48 Kitchen), Jorel Pierce (Stoic & Genuine), Pete Ryan (The Plimoth)
Finalists: Whitaker, Rodriguez, Figura
Winner: Whitaker

So Hot Right Now

Nominees: Cart-Driver, Rosenberg Bagels & Delicatessen, Work & Class, Mercantile Dining & Provision, Stoic & Genuine
Finalists: Rosenberg Bagels & Delicatessen, Work & Class, Cart-Driver
Winner: Rosenberg Bagels & Delicatessen

Bartender of the Year

Nominees: Jason Patz, Mclain Hedges, Noah Heaney, Sean Kenyon, Stuart Jensen
Finalists: Patz, Hedges, Kenyon
Winner: Kenyon

Stone Cold Stunner

Nominees: Ste. Ellie, Stoic & Genuine, the Cooper Lounge, the Nickel, Sarto’s
Finalists: Stoic & Genuine, the Cooper Lounge, the Nickel
Winner: The Cooper Lounge

Iconic Colorado Distillery

Winner: Leopold Bros.

For more details, go to www.denver.eater.com/2014/11/17/7228619/the-2014-eater-awards-for-denver.

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