Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Denver.

Don't-miss vendors

La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal ★ 4.6

Street food$Mon 15:00-21:00, Tue 15:00-22:00, Wed-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri 11:00-23:00

La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal in Denver is chef Jose Avila's Five Points pozoleria, a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen with rojo, verde and black pozoles and tacos.

Try: Pozole rojo, verde and tacos al pastor

2233 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205

El Taco de Mexico ★ 4.6

Street food$Daily 7:30-21:00

El Taco de Mexico in Denver is the Santa Fe Drive Mexican counter since 1986, a James Beard America's Classics winner with cabeza, lengua and tripa tacos.

Try: Lengua tacos and chile rellenos

714 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204

Chubby's ★ 4.4

Street food$Daily 6:00-03:00

Chubby's in Denver is the West Highland Mexican counter on 38th Avenue, a 1971 family-owned shop open until 3 am for the smothered burrito night-shift trade.

Try: Smothered green chile burrito

1231 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80211

Santiago's ★ 4.2

Street food$Daily 5:30-22:00

Santiago's in Denver is the Colorado chain Mexican counter, a Front Range green-chile fixture since 1991 with 30 Front Range locations and a smothered.

Try: Green chile breakfast burrito

510 W Alameda Ave, Denver, CO 80223

Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs ★ 4.3

Street food$Mon-Fri 11:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-22:00

Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs in Denver is the Ballpark district hot-dog counter on Larimer, with elk, rattlesnake, reindeer and other wild-game sausages topped.

Try: Wild-game sausages

2148 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205

Las Delicias ★ 4.3

Street food$Mon-Sat 7:00-22:00, Sun 7:00-21:00

Las Delicias in Denver is the Uptown Mexican counter and family room since 1974, with carne adovada burritos, chile rellenos and a Westword Best of nod.

Try: Carne adovada burrito

439 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80203

Maria Empanada ★ 4.5

Street food$Mon-Sat 8:00-20:00, Sun 9:00-18:00

Maria Empanada in Denver is Lorena Cantarovici's South Broadway empanada counter since 2013, an Argentine bakery-cafe with hand-folded beef.

Try: Argentine empanadas

1298 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210

Civic Center EATS ★ 4.2

Street food$Tue and Thu 11:00-14:00 (May-October)

Civic Center EATS in Denver is the Tuesday and Thursday food-truck rally on the Civic Center Park lawn, running May through October with 30 trucks rotating.

Try: Food truck rally (varies)

100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204

Taqueria La Familia ★ 4.4

Street food$Mon and Wed-Sun 8:30-21:00, closed Tuesday

Taqueria La Familia in Denver is the Highland 32nd Avenue Mexican counter, a family-run taqueria with smothered breakfast burritos, asada and al pastor tacos.

Try: Breakfast burritos and street tacos

2642 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
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