CO · Lunch
The 10 best lunch spots in Denver.
A good lunch gets two hours of your afternoon back. A bad one costs three and you spend it wishing you'd eaten at your desk. Harry has done the triage: only places that are actually open at lunchtime, ranked by Harry Score.
How Harry ranks lunch
A great dinner restaurant is not automatically a great lunch.| Weekday lunch | Open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays, going by the listed hours. A dinner room that opens at six doesn't qualify, however good it is. |
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| Harry Score 70+ | The same composite as everywhere else, from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor and critic signals, adjusted for tourist skew. Seventy is the floor. |
| Lunch prices | Top-price-tier rooms, tasting menus, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Lunch shouldn't cost dinner prices. |
Harry's ten — Denver
Ranked by Harry Score.- 01Bruce's Kitchen
810 Vallejo St, Denver
5.0 across 192 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; more than you'd expect at this price.
Great ValueHarry
95
Worth It
84
- 02Spice Kitchen Denver
indian — 2915 W 44th Ave, Denver
4.9 across 216 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 03SPICE ROOM
indian · halal — 7355 Ralston Rd Unit H, Arvada
4.9 across 3.7k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendHarry
92
Worth It
81
- 04Little Raven Cafe: Asian & Mexican Eats
diner · asian-fusion — 1610 Little Raven St Unit 100, Denver
4.9 across 81 Google reviews, and Tripadvisor lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
91
Worth It
80
- 05ASA Sushi
sushi — 1535 Central St, Denver
5.0 across 293 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 06Denver Curry House
north-indian · indian — 250 Steele St Suite 100, Denver
4.9 across 228 Google reviews; OpenTable diners back it up at 4.8.
Harry
90
Worth It
80
- 07The Pizza Bandit
pizza — 3200 N Pecos St Unit 102 (first floor, Denver
4.9 across 229 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
89
Worth It
79
- 08HuaKee BBQ
bbq · chinese — 5072 W 92nd Ave, Westminster
4.7 across 280 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; modest restaurant specializing in Chinese barbecue meals & other East Asian cuisine.
Great ValueHarry
88
Worth It
81
- 09C Burger
1601 19th St, Denver
4.3 across 952 Tripadvisor reviews; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
88
Worth It
79
- 10Hong Kong Station
2205 E Colfax Ave, Denver
4.8 across 273 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Harry
88
Worth It
79
How this list is built Places across Denver with a Harry Score of 70 or more that serve weekday lunch: on their listed hours they're open by 12:30 and still open at 2pm on at least three weekdays. Tasting-menu rooms, bars and anything Harry rates paying for the scene are left out. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Harry Score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .