MICHELIN Guide Colorado · 2026
3 restaurants are listed in Denver in the 2026 guide: 1 with one star, 2 with a Bib Gourmand. Each one comes from Michelin's announcement and the press that covered it, checked by a person at Meez.
3 restaurants in Denver
Photo: Dallas GreenwayMexican · River North · $$$$
Chef Johnny Curiel
Johnny Curiel's corn-focused Mexican restaurant in RiNo's Taxi complex seats just eight guests at a time for an 18-course tasting menu. Dinner moves through three stations, with house-nixtamalized masa at the centre, and includes a cold counter, a fermentation room and a hot counter.
4.830 Google reviews
Photo: Pig and Tiger$$
Chefs Darren Chang and Travis Masar cook modern Taiwanese comfort food in Denver's Five Points, shaped by Chang's Los Angeles upbringing. Order à la carte: chile wontons, beef noodle soup and crackly Taiwanese fried chicken, with tropical-leaning cocktails at the bar.
4.7249 Google reviews
Photo: Jimme$$$
Southern cooking from the Yacht Club owners in Five Points, led by chef JohnDavid Wright. The menu pairs familiar plates like boiled peanuts and pimento cheese with rarer Gulf and Deep South dishes, such as truck-stop chicken on a stick and West Indies crab salad. Cocktails and wine are a focus.
4.9319 Google reviews