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Green Chile in Denver, CO, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Top 4 Green Chile in Denver

Top Tier EditorialSources5280 MagazineWestword

  1. 1

    El Taco De Mexico

    Santa Fe Arts District

    Westword's 2025 No. 1 and 5280's Best for Eating Plain — the James Beard America's Classics spot whose chile has hearty tender chunks and a deep meaty base.

  2. 2

    Tamales By La Casita

    North Denver

    Westword's No. 3 and 5280's Best for Smothering — a 50-year-old north Denver institution whose olive-hued, pepper-heavy chile is sweat-inducing in the best way.

  3. 3

    La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant

    Curtis Park

    Westword's No. 2 — a classic roux-thickened Denver-style green chile with just enough heat to ward off the cold without overwhelming.

  4. 4

    Santiago's Mexican Restaurant

    Multiple locations

    5280's Best Classic Colorado Style — the local chain nearly every Denverite grew up on, praised for nailing the orange-hued, thick Colorado-style chile.

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