5 cheap eats rooms in Denver, editor-picked. the best low-budget rooms in Denver — the places editors actually return to. All Denver food.
Denver Biscuit Company ★ 4.3
capitol-hill · 3237 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206
Denver Biscuit Company in Denver is Drew Shader's Southern-biscuit counter on Colfax since 2010, with house-baked buttermilk biscuits and a giant cinnamon-roll biscuit.
Tip: Walk-in only; weekend mornings hit a 60-minute wait. The Atomic Cowboy bar shares the space and pours bloody marys.
Cherry Cricket ★ 4.2
cherry-creek · 2641 E 2nd Ave, Denver, CO 80206
The Cherry Cricket in Denver is the Cherry Creek burger bar since 1945, a build-your-own burger room with 40 toppings and a long beer list.
Tip: Walk-in only; weeknight wait is usually 20 minutes. Ballpark sister location is open near Coors Field for game nights.
Park Burger (Highland) ★ 4.1
highland · 2643 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
Park Burger in Highland is Jean-Philippe Failyau's casual burger room with grass-fed Colorado beef, a Front Range mini-chain that began on Pearl Street in 2009.
Tip: Walk-in; takeout via app. The Pearl Street original is two blocks from Sushi Den.
Lucile's Creole Cafe ★ 4.1
capitol-hill · 275 S Logan St, Denver, CO 80209
Lucile's Creole Cafe in Denver is Frank and Mike Day's Cajun-Creole breakfast room on Logan since 1997, a Boulder-Denver chain serving New Orleans-style breakfast all day.
Tip: Walk-in only; weekend morning wait runs 45 minutes. The Boulder and Fort Collins locations absorb the overflow.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar ★ 4.0
south-broadway · 1747 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210
Hopdoddy Burger Bar in Denver is the Austin original's South Broadway burger counter since 2014, with house-ground beef, hand-cut fries and a Colorado craft beer list.
Tip: Walk-in only; ordering at the counter avoids the table wait at peak hours.