This fall, DiningOut.com launched DiningOut Prime Picks, the website’s first-ever restaurant contest, entirely determined by reader nominations and voting.
DiningOut readers have nominated and voted and the results are in for the DiningOut Prime Picks winners. Here are the best restaurants in Denver and Boulder, as seen (and tasted) by DiningOut readers.
Denver
Best Restaurant
Acorn
Runners-Up: Mercantile Dining & Provisions, Panzano
Best Chef
Alex Seidel (Fruition, Mercantile Dining & Provisions)
Runners-Up: Elise Wiggins (Panzano), Jennifer Jasinski (rioja, Bistro Vendôme, Euclid Hall, Stoic & Genuine)
Best New Restaurant (Opened in 2015)
Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club
Runners-Up: Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, Avanti Food and Beverage
Best Farm-to-Table
The Kitchen
Runners-Up: Fruition, Potager
Best Bar
Williams & Graham
Runners-Up: Argyll Whiskey Beer, The Cooper Lounge
Best Italian
Osteria Marco
Runners-Up: Panzano, Il Posto
Best Mexican
Pinche Taqueria
Runners-Up: Lola Mexican Fish House, Tamayo, Comida Cantina (tied three ways)
Best Chinese
Star Kitchen
Runners-Up: Zoe Ma Ma, John Holly’s Asian Bistro
Best Indian
Little India Restaurant & Bar
Runners-Up: Biju’s Little Curry Shop, Yak & Yeti Restaurant and Brewpub
Best Date Night Spot
Linger
Runners-Up: Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club, Sarto’s Social Italian Eatery
Best Vegetarian/Vegan
City, O’ City
Runners-Up: True Food Kitchen, Vesta Dipping Grill
Best Breakfast
Snooze an A.M. eatery
Runners-Up: Sassafras American Eatery, Garden Terrace at The Inverness Hotel
Best Seafood
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
Runners-Up: Stoic & Genuine, Ocean Prime
Best Pizza
Marco’s Coal-Fired Pizzeria
Runners-Up: Cart-Driver, Fat Sully’s New York Pizza
Best Burger
The Cherry Cricket
Runners-Up: Park Burger, TAG Burger Bar, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar (tied three ways)
Best Sushi
Sushi Den
Runners-Up: Sushi Sasa, Izakaya Den
Best Ramen
Osaka Ramen
Runners-Up: Uncle, Bones
Best Barbecue
Moe’s Original Bar B Que
Runners-Up: Jezebel’s Southern Bistro + Bar, Brothers BBQ
Best Ice Cream
Little Man Ice Cream
Runners-Up: Sweet Cow Ice Cream, Liks Ice Cream
Best Cooking Classes
Cook Street School of Culinary Arts
Runners-Up: Panzano, Stir Cooking School
Boulder
Best Restaurant
Frasca Food and Wine
Runners-Up: Blackbelly, SALT
Best Chef
Hosea Rosenberg (Blackbelly)
Runners-Up: Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson (Frasca Food and Wine, Pizzeria Locale), Steve Redzikowski (OAK at fourteenth)
Best New Restaurant (Opened in 2015)
Taco Junky & Tequila Bar
Runners-Up: Organic Sandwich Company, Seeds Library Cafe
Best Farm-to-Table
Blackbelly
Runners-Up: The Kitchen, Frasca Food and Wine
Best Bar
The Bitter Bar
Runners-Up: The Attic, License No. 1
Best Italian
Frasca Food and Wine
Runners-Up: Basta, Carelli’s
Best Mexican
Centro Latin Kitchen
Runners-Up: Tahona Tequila Bistro, Taco Junky & Tequila Bar
Best Chinese
Zoe Ma Ma
Runners-Up: Chez Thuy, May Wah
Best Indian
Taj
Runners-Up: Sherpa Restaurant, Royal Clay Oven
Best Date Night Spot
SALT
Runners-Up: Frasca Food and Wine, BRU handbuilt ales & eats
Best Vegetarian/Vegan
Arugula Bar e Ristorante
Runners-Up: Fresh Thymes Eatery, Zeal – Food for Enthusiasts
Best Breakfast
Lucile’s Creole Cafe
Runners-Up: Snooze an A.M. eatery, Jill’s at The St Julien Hotel & Spa
Best Seafood
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
Runners-Up: Arugula Bar e Ristorante, Spruce Farm & Fish
Best Pizza
Pizzeria Locale
Runners-Up: Lucky Pie Pizza & Taphouse (Louisville), Basta
Best Burger
Larkburger
Runners-Up: Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, World Famous Dark Horse Bar and Grill
Best Sushi
Japango
Runners-Up: Sushi Tora, Hapa Sushi
Best Ramen
Sushi Tora
Runners-Up: Izakaya Amu, Sachi Sushi
Best Barbecue
Moe’s Original Bar B Que
Runners-Up: The West End Tavern, Georgia Boys BBQ Company
Best Ice Cream
Sweet Cow Ice Cream
Runners-Up: Glacier Ice Cream & Gelato, Fior di Latte
Best Cooking Classes
Sur La Table
Runners-Up: Food Lab, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
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