Denver Celebrates Year Two of MICHELIN Guide Colorado Awards with New Star, New Bib Gourmand, New Recommended and New Specialty Award Winners

 The prestigious culinary review adds four new Mile High City restaurants in its second year

DENVER, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday MICHELIN recognized 28 Denver restaurants in the second year of their Michelin Guide Colorado. The famously anonymous MICHELIN Guide inspectors honored a diverse range of restaurants across the city that exude culinary excellence.

In addition to a host of returning awarded restaurants, MICHELIN awarded Alma Fonda Fina MICHELIN one Star, awarded MAKfam a Bib Gourmand and named both Kawa Ni and Brasserie Brixton as newly Recommended restaurants. Denver is thrilled to also be home to two special award winners: Michelin Outstanding Service Award to Allison Anderson of Beckon and Michelin Young Chef/Culinary Professional Award to Johnny Curiel of Alma Fonda Fina.

"Congratulations to Denver's MICHELIN Guide-recognized restaurants including newly selected restaurants Alma Fonda Fina, MAKfam, Kawa Ni and Brasserie Brixton," said Richard W. Scharf, president and CEO of VISIT DENVER, one of the organizations responsible for bringing the program to Colorado. "Michelin's awards further exemplify the city's long-standing dedication to unique flavors from fresh, local ingredients and high-quality service. We know dining is one of the top considerations for visitors when choosing a destination, and we are proud to bring this program to Denver to offer both visitor and residents such a varied and celebrated group of restaurants."

The MICHELIN Guide gives honors at several levels. MICHELIN Stars are based on five criteria: quality of products, mastery of cooking technique, harmony and balance of flavors, the personality of the chef as expressed in the cuisine and consistency between visits and throughout the menu. The Guide's Bib Gourmand selection highlights restaurants that offer great quality food at good prices and are judged by the same criteria used for the Star designation. The MICHELIN Green Star is awarded to restaurants that are leaders in sustainable gastronomy. Finally, Recommended restaurants include those that are above average and prepare high quality meals with fresh ingredients.

Below is a list of celebrated restaurants in each category. More information about these restaurants and the MICHELIN Guide program are available on the VISIT DENVER website.

One MICHELIN Star:

• Alma Fonda Fina (NEW!)
• Beckon
• Brutø
• The Wolf's Tailor

MICHELIN Green Star:

• Brutø
• The Wolf's Tailor

Bib Gourmand:

• Ash'Kara
• The Ginger Pig
• Glo Noodle House
• Hop Alley
• La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal
• MAKfam (NEW!)
• Mister Oso
• Tavernetta

Denver's 2024 Recommended restaurants:

• A5 Steakhouse
• Barolo Grill
• Brasserie Brixton (NEW!)
• Dio Mio
• Fruition
• Guard and Grace
• Hey Kiddo
• Kawa Ni (NEW!)
• Marco's Coal Fired
• Mercantile Dining and Provision
• Noisette
• Olivia
• Q House
• Safta
• Smok
• Temaki Den

MICHELIN Special Awards:

• Michelin Outstanding Service Award: Allison Anderson - Beckon
• Michelin Young Chef/Culinary Professional Award: Johnny Curiel – Alma Fonda Fina

The MICHELIN Guide is a reliable resource for travelers looking for an excellent meal in more than 40 destinations worldwide. The Guide was first published in France at the turn of the 20th century to encourage the development of car mobility as well as tire sales by giving practical advice to motorists. Since then, the Guide has specialized in restaurant and hotel recommendations.

Denver joins Boulder, Aspen and Snowmass Village, the Town of Vail and Beaver Creek Resort in the Colorado MICHELIN Guide, the eighth Guide destination in North America, partnering with the Colorado Tourism Office.

About VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau
Celebrating 115 years of promoting The Mile High City, VISIT DENVER is a nonprofit trade association that contracts with the City of Denver to market Denver as a convention and leisure destination, increasing economic development in the city, creating jobs and generating taxes. Denver welcomed more than 37.4 million visitors in 2023, generating $10.3 billion in spending, while supporting tens of thousands of jobs and making Tourism one of the city's largest industries. Learn more about Denver at VISIT DENVER or Tourism Pays Denver. Follow Denver's social media channels for up-to-the-minute updates on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

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About Michelin North America, Inc.

Michelin is the leading mobility company and manufacturer of life-changing composites and experiences. For more than 130 years, Michelin has made contributions to human progress and to a more sustainable world. Michelin is constantly innovating to manufacture high-quality tires and components for critical applications for demanding fields, including mobility, construction, aeronautics, low-carbon energies and healthcare and offer the finest experiences, from providing data- and AI-based connected solutions for professional fleets to recommending outstanding restaurants and hotels curated by the MICHELIN Guide. Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Michelin North America has approximately 23,500 employees and operates 35 production facilities in the United States (michelinman.com) and Canada (michelin.ca).  

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