Restaurants & Bistros

Our favorite restaurants, which we have discovered along the Sporting Road, include:

FRANCE

• La Tour d’Argent, Quintessential Classic French, Paris, France

HUNGARY

• Kulacs Restaurant, Budapest, Hungary

IRELAND

• McDonagh’s Fish and Chips, Galway, Ireland

COLORADO

• Bang!, Denver Highlands, Denver, CO
• Uniscalli, Modern Italian, Castle Rock, CO
• French restaurants in Denver
  • Le French in Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station
  • Coohills LoDo
  • Park Hill’s tiny Bistro Barbès,
  • haute French concept, LeRoux.
  • Noisette, LoHi
  • Chez
  • Crêpes ’N Crêpes in Congress Park
  • French 75
  • Le Bilboquet
  • Brasserie Brixton

NEW MEXICO

• French Pastry Shop in La Fonda for crepes or other great, inexpensive breakfast items, Santa Fe, NM
• Blake’s Lot-a-Burger for green chili cheeseburger and greasy fries on the way into or out of town, under $5.
• Tortilla Flats (if you haven’t been, it’s an old depot, get the hot salsa and about 4 margaritas to wash it down, its super hot)
• Little Anita’s for “fast food, Mexican food” get a plate for $7.
• Geronimo’s for fine dining (I could go there every night)
• El Meson restaurant
• The Shed
• Santecafe

MISSOURI

• Danna’s BBQ
• Starvin Marvin’s

In 2023, consumer spending at Colorado restaurants is up 24% on average, from $91.45 per person in November 2022 to $112.95 in June 2023, the highest increase in restaurant inflation nationwide, according to a recent report by USA Today.   The Denver post recommends these Denver restaurants for cheap eats:

Grab a slice of New York-style cheese pizza that’s bigger than your head for $3.75 at West Highland’s Pizza Alley, 3499 W. 32nd Ave., Denver; pizzaalley.com

J’s Noodles & New Thai: 1842 S. Parker Road, Denver; jnoodlesnewthai.blogspot.com

J’s Noodles Star Thai: 945 S. Federal Blvd., Denver; jnst2.blogspot.com

Chinese: Zoe Ma Ma 1625 Wynkoop St., Denver; 2010 10th St., Boulder; zoemama.com

Monkey Barrel’s cheeseburger 4401 Tejon St., Denver; monkeybarrelbar.com

Chicken: Bourbon Grill 571 E. Colfax Ave., Denver; bourbongrilltogo.com

Breakfast: Tokyo Premium Bakery 1540 S. Pearl St., Denver; tokyopremiumbakery.com

Tacos: Tacos Selene 1001 Santa Fe Drive, Denver; 5924 S. Kipling Parkway, Littleton; 15343 E. Sixth Ave., Aurora; tacosselenecolorado.com