East Side Kosher Deli in Denver is the Hilltop kosher deli on Leetsdale Drive, the city's primary kosher meat counter, market and dining room since 1989.
Tip: Kosher-certified by Scroll-K of the Vaad Hakashrus of Denver. Open Sunday to Friday with shomer Shabbos closure on Saturday.
Address: 5475 Leetsdale Dr, Denver, CO 80246
Watercourse Foods in Denver is the 17th Avenue vegan dining room since 1998, with vegan diner-style plates including buffalo cauliflower, biscuits and gravy and seitan steaks.
Tip: The buffalo cauliflower starter and the seitan steak are the room's most ordered plates; sister room City O' City sits three blocks away.
City O' City in Denver is Watercourse Foods' sister vegan bar and dining room on 13th Avenue since 2008, with a vegan menu, late hours and a strong wine and cocktail list.
Tip: The kitchen runs until midnight on weekends, the city's only late-night vegan room. Brunch on weekends has a 45-minute wait by 11 am.
Make Believe Bakery in Denver is the Tennyson Street vegan bakery with cakes, donuts, cookies and laminated pastries, the city's plant-based pastry specialist.
Tip: The vegan croissants are baked Friday through Sunday only; pre-order online for Sunday brunch pickup.
Root Down in Denver is Justin Cucci's vegetable-forward dining room in a former 1950s service station in Highland since 2008, with a strong vegetarian-friendly menu.
Tip: The sweet potato falafel and the veggie burger are the room's two signature vegetarian plates; the bar runs a sustainable cocktail list.
Vital Root in Denver is Justin Cucci's Tennyson Street vegetarian dining room, with mostly-vegan plates including grain bowls, falafel and sweet potato fries.
Tip: The pumpkin queso and the falafel bowl are the most popular plates; counter-service makes this the easiest of the Edible Beats vegetarian-friendly rooms.
Leevers Locavore in Denver is the North Federal small-format grocery with hot bar, deli and a vegetarian-friendly prepared-foods counter sourcing from Colorado farms.
Tip: Grab-and-go vegetarian plates from the hot bar are the room's best feature; the cafe seating is limited.
