9 italian rooms in Denver we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Denver | Italian across every city.
Italian cooking spans Denver's full price range, from neighborhood pasta rooms to destination tasting tables. Tavernetta in LoDo and Barolo Grill set the upscale northern-Italian standard, Bar Dough and Spuntino keep Highland in fresh pasta, and Osteria Marco works the downtown end. Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder anchors the region's high end.
Tavernetta ★ 4.7
lodo · 1889 16th St, Denver, CO 80202
Tavernetta in Denver is Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson's regional Italian dining room in Union Station's Crawford Hotel, the sister.
Frasca Food and Wine ★ 4.9
boulder · 1738 Pearl St, Boulder, CO 80302
Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder is Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson's James Beard-winning Friulian dining room since 2004, the kitchen.
Spuntino ★ 4.4
highland · 2639 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
Spuntino in Denver is Cindhura Reddy's Highland neighbourhood trattoria and gelateria since 2012, a tight pasta-and-aperitivo room with house-made gelato.
Bar Dough ★ 4.8
highland · 2227 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
Bar Dough in Denver is Max MacKissock's wood-fired pizza and pasta room in Highland since 2015, with a Neapolitan-trained oven and house-made pastas.
Osteria Marco ★ 4.6
downtown · 1453 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202
Osteria Marco in Denver is Frank Bonanno's basement-set Italian room on Larimer Square since 2007, with house-pulled mozzarella and a wood-fired pizza.
White Pie ★ 4.5
uptown · 1702 Humboldt St, Denver, CO 80218
White Pie in Denver is Tony Maciag's Uptown pizza room since 2017, named for its signature ricotta-and-garlic white pizza, with a tight Italian wine list.
Tavernetta ★ 4.7
1889 16th St, Denver, CO 80202
Tavernetta in Denver is Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson's regional Italian dining room in Union Station since 2017, the city sister.
Barolo Grill ★ 4.5
3030 E 6th Ave, Denver, CO 80206
Barolo Grill in Denver is Blair Taylor's Cherry Creek Italian dining room since 1992, the kitchen that built the city's Italian wine cellar and runs.
Snarf's Sandwiches ★ 4.2
2128 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205
Snarf's Sandwiches in Denver is the Ballpark-district sandwich counter on Larimer, with toasted Italian subs, French dips and a 3 am close on weekend nights.