Guard and Grace is a steakhouse restaurant in Downtown, Denver.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Linger in Denver is Justin Cucci's rooftop global street food room in the old Olinger Mortuary in Highland, with a 360-degree city view and a small-plates.
OrderThe bison meatballs and the banh mi sliders; the room's name is a play on the Olinger neon sign upstairs.
TipThe rooftop patio is the room's draw; book by 5 pm or wait at the bar. Closed for service on Mondays in 2026.
The Buckhorn Exchange in Denver is the city's oldest steakhouse since 1893, holding Colorado liquor license number one and a game menu that includes elk.
OrderThe elk steak or the buffalo prime rib, both on the menu since opening.
TipThe dining room is the original 1893 saloon with mounted heads on every wall; second-floor lounge is quieter. Light rail stops 50 feet from the door.
Uchi in Denver is Tyson Cole's Hai Hospitality sushi room in RiNo since 2019, the Austin original's third location with the same omakase template and modern.
OrderThe hama chili and the maguro sashimi to start, both signatures of the Uchi template.
TipHappy hour at the bar runs Sunday-Friday with a $5 sushi list; cheapest way into a Hai Hospitality kitchen.
Annette Scratch to Table in Stanley Marketplace is Caroline Glover's James Beard-winning wood-fired neighbourhood kitchen, a small dining room and patio.
OrderThe wood-fired half chicken with smoked vegetables and the pasta of the day.
TipStanley Marketplace is a 12-minute drive from RiNo. Brunch on Sunday is the busiest service; the patio runs through October.
Potager in Denver is Teri Rippeto's market-driven dining room in a Capitol Hill row house since 1997, a daily-changing menu built around Front Range farm.
OrderWhatever pasta is on the chalkboard and the seasonal vegetable plate.
TipThe patio garden is the room's draw spring through fall. Closed Sundays and Mondays in 2026; book a week ahead for Saturday.
Spuntino in Denver is Cindhura Reddy's Highland neighbourhood trattoria and gelateria since 2012, a tight pasta-and-aperitivo room with house-made gelato.
OrderThe agnolotti and the ricotta gnudi.
TipThe bar pours Italian aperitivos and a tight natural-wine list. Gelato counter is open to walk-ins after dinner service.
