CO · Worth It score ranking
The 10 best value restaurants in Denver.
Not cheapest. Best quality for the money. Harry's Worth It Score measures whether a restaurant earns what it charges — the gap between how good it is and how much it costs you to find out.
The Worth It Score
What it measures.| Great Value | Quietly excellent for the money. Bring everyone. |
|---|---|
| Smart Spend | A grown-up dinner that doesn't shake you down. |
| Cheap but Cheerful | Not fancy, doesn't pretend to be. Walk out with change. |
Worth It is a weighted blend of satisfaction, uniqueness, fairness, and hype risk — capped so a place can never score higher on Worth It than on Harry's overall quality score. This list only takes the standouts: one of those three verdicts with a Worth It score in the top tenth of everything Harry ranks. Full methodology →
Harry's ten — Denver
Ranked by Worth It 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 ValueWorth It
84
Harry
95
- 02Kizaki
sushi · japanese — 1551 S Pearl St, Denver
4.9 across 103 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; named by Eater 38 and James Beard Foundation.
Smart SpendWorth It
83
Harry
97
- 03JoeyParm's Pizza
pizza — 2854 Larimer St, Denver
4.9 across 174 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; more than you'd expect at this price.
Great ValueWorth It
83
Harry
91
- 04Mother Other
vegan · vegetarian — 675 S Broadway Ste 300, Denver
4.9 across 178 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; fairly priced for what it is.
Smart SpendWorth It
82
Harry
94
- 05Lalos SmashBurgers
burgers — 2217 Welton St, Denver
5.0 across 136 Yelp reviews, and Google lands in the same place; a sensible spend, nothing wasted here.
Smart SpendWorth It
81
Harry
93
- 06Spice 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 SpendWorth It
81
Harry
92
- 07SPICE 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 SpendWorth It
81
Harry
92
- 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 ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
- 09The PZA
pizza — 644 Santa Fe Dr, Denver
4.8 across 348 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; punches well above its price point.
Great ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
- 10Twansburger
hamburger · burgers — 2233 Larimer St, Denver
4.9 across 319 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; punches well above its price point.
Caveat: A flawless score with barely anything to check it against. Harry's cautious of 5.0s that haven't been tested yet.
Great ValueWorth It
81
Harry
88
How this list is built Places across Denver with a Harry Score of 70 or more whose Worth It verdict is a standout Great Value, Smart Spend or Cheap but Cheerful: a Worth It score in the top tenth of everything Harry ranks. Chains with several branches get one entry. Ranked by Worth It score. No restaurant pays to appear. Scores last recomputed .