Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Downtown / LoDo

Best Pre- game atmosphere! Let’s Go AVS!!!! Love it!

We had a lovely light dinner at Rioja. The menu was exceptional with plenty of choices to please every palate as well as the opportunity to have a smaller portion on some of the menu items. My Tagliatelle was a great seafood dish with homemade pasta, a lovely presentation, and scrumptious sauce. The breads were incredible. There is also opportunity to sit outside in warmer weather. The best part was that the indoor environment was delightfully quiet. You could actually hear your dinner conversation without noise from other diners, even those close to your table.

Another customer-focused special evening! Loved the new "Spring" menu and Carlos provided the BEST service...AGAIN!

This place is wonderful. Smallish, making it cozy and warm. Rustic chic, making you feel at home. Family owned, making it a gem in a world of chain restaurants. Quality focused - so that what is on the menu is well prepared to its fullest extent possible. Our party of 6 became a party of 10 in one day, and the host was super accommodating. We arrived to see a beautiful suspended table with a large three candle candelabra in the center of the table. We quickly reviewed the wine list with Troy and he made excellent recommendations (specifically this Sardinian red that had the taste of Chianti but smooth and no bite, even at 14.5%). The Fennel sausage pizzas, ahi crudo, burrata (ah, the burrata), the salads, the pastas, and the green apple sorbet (with arancella on the side) - all were prepped and served with grace. Allison and Troy took excellent care of us. Go for something uniquely Denver and uniquely special - there is nothing "broken" about Jovanina's Italian Restaurant. Capisce?

It was during March Madness on the big screen in front of us but the service was quick and server took the time to describe certain items on the menu that we thought we would order. We had the East Coast Caesar Salad, the truffle burger with homemade chips and steamed mixed vegetables. There were two of us and we split these 3 items between the two of us and it was plenty…no room for dessert! For the cocktails, we had the Nola Colada…too sweet IMO.