Best Michelin-Starred Restaurants in Denver
This list is the full set of Michelin-starred restaurants in our Denver guide: 7 restaurants citywide and 8 Michelin stars in total.
The Wolf's Tailor in Sunnyside holds two Michelin stars. Alma Fonda Fina and Mezcaleria Alma in Highland, Kizaki and Margot in Platt Park, Brutø in LoDo, and Beckon in Curtis Park each hold one Michelin star for 2026.
The Wolf's Tailor in Sunnyside serves a multicourse menu sourced 95 percent from local Colorado farms. Beckon in Curtis Park holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and offers both vegetarian and omnivore tasting menus. Mezcaleria Alma in Highland pours a spirits program exceeding 120 agave expressions.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants holding Michelin stars, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
Alma Fonda Fina
1 Michelin star
Alma Fonda Fina earned a Michelin star and an Esquire Best New Restaurants listing (No. 9, 2024) within its first year, signaling that Denver's contemporary Mexican conversation now runs through this snug LoHi room. An eight-seat chef's counter anchors the experience; a four-section menu built around masa, crudos, and sharing plates rewards guests who order across all categories. Priced at $$, it sits below Denver's $$$$ Michelin tier without compromising ambition.
Beckon
1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Beckon Denver transforms fine dining into intimate counter theater, where Chef Duncan Holmes' Michelin-recognized cuisine celebrates vegetables with unprecedented creativity. This 18-seat RiNo destination offers both vegetarian and omnivore tasting menus in a Scandi-cool space that redefines Colorado's culinary landscape.
Brutø
1 Michelin star
Inside Denver's Dairy Block, Brutø operates at the upper tier of American tasting-menu dining, holding a Michelin star and a 2024 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur. Chef Byron Gomez leads a program built around hearth cooking, fermentation, and hyper-local sourcing, with Japanese and Nordic inflections threading through each seasonal course.
Kizaki
1 Michelin star
Chef Toshi Kizaki's Michelin-starred omakase counter on South Pearl Street represents a career-defining commitment to edomae tradition, with an approximately 20-course menu spanning raw, cured, seared, and dry-aged fish preparations. After more than four decades shaping Denver's Japanese dining scene, Kizaki now operates at a different register entirely, placing the city on the map for serious omakase.
Margot
1 Michelin star
An eight-seat counter inside a shared space on South Pearl Street, Margot is Denver's most concentrated expression of the contemporary tasting-menu format. Chef Justin Fulton's multicourse progression moves through global technique and Colorado-sourced ingredients, with each course timed to the season. Among Denver's prix-fixe tier, few rooms operate at this scale of intimacy.
Mezcaleria Alma
1 Michelin star
Opened in November 2024 alongside the Michelin-starred Alma Fonda Fina, Mezcaleria Alma channels the energy of Mexico City's contemporary dining scene through a focused menu of seafood-driven small plates and a spirits program exceeding 120 agave expressions. Tuna belly tostadas, Santa Barbara uni aguachile, and a mezcal old-fashioned with fig and tamarind make the case quickly.
The Wolf's Tailor
2 Michelin stars · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
A Michelin-starred counter in Denver's Highland neighbourhood, The Wolf's Tailor runs a tightly structured multicourse format from Chef Cody Jipson that draws on global technique while staying anchored to Colorado product. With 185 wine selections, a focused beverage program, and recognition from Opinionated About Dining and La Liste, it occupies the serious end of Denver's contemporary dining tier.
Planning Michelin-starred restaurants in Denver
- How many Michelin-starred restaurants are on this list?
- This list includes all 7 Michelin-starred restaurants in our Denver guide, with 8 Michelin stars in total. These restaurants hold their stars for 2026: The Wolf's Tailor in Sunnyside, Alma Fonda Fina and Mezcaleria Alma in Highland, Kizaki and Margot in Platt Park, Brutø in LoDo, and Beckon in Curtis Park.
- Which restaurants on this list hold Wine Spectator awards?
- Two restaurants on this list hold Wine Spectator awards. The Wolf's Tailor in Sunnyside holds an Award of Excellence, with 185 wine selections. Beckon in Curtis Park holds a Best of Award of Excellence and an exceptional wine program, with pairings for its vegetarian and omnivore tasting menus.
- Which neighborhoods are these Michelin-starred restaurants in?
- The restaurants are in Sunnyside, Highland, Platt Park, LoDo, and Curtis Park. The Wolf's Tailor is in Sunnyside. Alma Fonda Fina and Mezcaleria Alma are in Highland. Kizaki and Margot are in Platt Park. Brutø is in LoDo. Beckon is in Curtis Park. Highland and Platt Park are the neighborhoods on this list with two of these restaurants.