Rioja restaurant serves a mixture of Mediterranean-inspired cuisine and local American flavors with dishes such as artichoke tortelloni, Colorado lamb two ways, tuna Nicoise salad and grilled Tasman King salmon. The dessert menu features cheeses, pastries and ice cream as well as dessert wines by the glass.
Rioja is open for lunch and dinner as well as dessert and weekend brunch. The bar serves cocktails, wines and tapas-style bar food like orange-garlic marinated olives and eggplant parmesan.
Rioja
1431 Larimer St.
Denver, CO 80202
303-820-2282
riojadenver.com
Panzano is a restaurant and lounge serving modern Northern Italian cuisine. The restaurant offers breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner as well as gluten-free lunch and dinner. You can make reservations online.
The lounge features a daily happy hour from 2:30 to 6 p.m. and serves wines, beers, cocktails, liquors and dishes such as fried calamari and herbed tagliatelle.
Panzano
909 17th St.
Denver, CO 80202
303-296-3525
panzano-denver.com
Named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth, Vesta Dipping Grill serves small plates, salads, plates of cheeses and cured meats, grilled meats and sides like coconut rice and English pea risotto. A choice of sweet, spicy and savory sauces accompanies each entree.
The building the restaurant now occupies was formerly a factory and a warehouse. The present restaurant's industrial-inspired interior design has won awards and features details like custom sculptures and blown glass lights.
Vesta Dipping Grill
1822 Blake St.
Denver, CO 80202
303-296-1970
vestagrill.com
The Falling Rock Tap House is a bar and restaurant that serves lunch and dinner and offers a selection of more than 75 different draught and bottled beers--pale, amber and dark.
Menu items include appetizers such as beer-battered mushrooms and chicken tenders, salads, sandwiches, burgers, submarine sandwiches and tacos. For vegetarian customers, the menu has a veggie burger.
The Falling Rock Tap House also regularly holds events such as beer tastings and parties.
Falling Rock Tap House
1919 Blake St.
Denver, CO 80202
303-293-8338
fallingrocktaphouse.com
