“…start with the soup dumplings, combine deeply caramelized sweet onion, an intense sherry-and-thyme-enhanced beef broth, and nutty Gruyère to bring a distinctly French twist to the Shanghai dumpling.” – 5280 Hole in the Wall - the food’s the only reason to go, and that’s a good thing. Modern - fusion or innovative takes on dim sum classics. Elevated - exceptional views or ambiance create a more refined dining experience.
Restaurant Key: Classic - big and boisterous, the full dim sum hall experience. Read on! Here are the five best dim sum restaurants to try in Denver, listed in alphabetical order and shown on a map to help you find them.
For a fusion dim sum experience, you can taste this southeast Asian influence throughout the small plate menu at ChoLon in downtown Denver. Today the Vietnamese are the largest Asian community in Denver. Empress Seafood Restaurant is the reliable, if unremarkable, classic dim sum hall. Star Kitchen is roundly lauded above all others, while parking lot neighbors Super Star Asian Cuisine and Kings Land Seafood Restaurant remain local favorites solidly in second place. » Read more: Our Ultimate Dim Sum Menu Guide with Pictures and Translations Not so in Denver, where reviewers and restaurant critics alike largely agree on where the best dim sum is found. In other cities, debate about the best dim sum restaurant in town flourishes online. As is common in city’s without a surviving historic Chinatown, Denver’s best Chinese food is found today outside the city center in a pan-Asian community on Federal Boulevard between Alameda and Mississippi Avenues. Referred to by locals as “Hop Alley,” the city’s first Chinese district was destroyed by rioters during the wave of anti-Chinese violence that accompanied the signing of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.ĭenver’s downtown Chinatown was later bulldozed in 1940 to make way for warehouses and industrial buildings. Denver’s Chinese community dates to 1869 and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, when Chinese laborers began spreading across the country in search of work.
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