Mexican Restaurants in Denver, Colorado

The Mile High City has a ton of exciting outdoor recreational activities for ambitious voyagers to the area. Denver is home to numerous parks, which abound with crystal-clear lakes, long hiking trails and exotic flora and fauna. As one of the most important cities in the Southwest, Denver is also home to numerous quality Mexican restaurants.

Zengo

Zengo blends traditional Mexican cooking with Asian cuisine for an innovative culinary experience. Chipotle miso soup, empanadas (Thai chicken, chili poblano rajas, Oaxaca cheese and mango-curry salsa), tuna sashimi tostada and Kobe beef churrasco are just a few of the inventive menu items to be found at Zengo. This is the place for those whose spirit of adventure extends to the kitchen.

Zengo
1610 Little Raven St
Denver, CO 80202
(720) 904-0965
modernmexican.com

Benny's Restaurante y Tequila Bar

You'll be greeted at Benny's Restaurante y Tequila Bar with chips and salsa upon your arrival; these will be refilled throughout your meal, free of charge. If you are looking for good old-fashioned Mexican food, cooked fresh on site, then Benny's Restaurante y Tequila Bar is one of your best bets in Denver. It has a heated and air-conditioned patio, where you can eat year-round.

Benny's Restaurante y Tequila Bar
301 E. 7th Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 894-0788
bennysrestaurant.com

Lola

Food and Wine Magazine named Lola one of the top five places in America to drink tequila. It offers an ever-revolving menu of Mexican specialties. Favorites include the homemade guacamole, achiote half chicken and vegetable tostada.

Lola
1575 Boulder St
Denver, CO 80211
(720) 570-8686
loladenver.com

Taqueria Patzcuaro

Taqueria Patzcuaro has won numerous regional and national awards for its traditional Mexican dishes, including Best Mexican Food from the Rocky Mountain News' 2007 round-up and an award of excellence from the Zagat Survey. Specialties include the enchiladas rojas, huevos rancheros and Puntas a la Mexicana.

Taqueria Patzcuaro
2616 W. 32nd Ave.
Denver, CO 80211
(303) 455-4389
taqpatz.com

Cherry Cricket

People reportedly travel from miles around just to sample the Cherry Cricket's spicy green chili. This is a well-established burger bar that also happens to have an offering of Mexican food, with such recommendable choices as pozole soup, messy bean nachos with chicken, enchiladas, burritos and tacos.

Cherry Cricket
2641 E. 2nd Ave.
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 322-7666
cherrycricket.com

Article Written By Zach Feral

Zach Feral has been writing and editing professionally since 2003. He has a B.A. in philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York and pursued postgraduate studies at the Open University in the U.K. His writing has appeared in numerous international publications, including "Dazed & Confused," "Artforum" and "Think Again."

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