9 italian places 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.
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.