City Consensus · Denver
Mexican in Denver
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on Mexican in Denver below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 5 Mexican in Denver
Denver's Mexican picks — cross-referenced from Westword's 2026 Top 50 Restaurants list, The Infatuation's Denver guide, and Westword's 2025 Best New Restaurant award.
- #1
Alma Fonda Fina
LoHi
“Infatuation's high-end Mexican pick — chef Johnny Curiel's Michelin-starred LoHi fonda turning out moles, carnitas, and housemade masa unlike anything else in town.”
- #2
Xiquita Restaurante y Bar
North Capitol Hill
“Westword's 2025 Best New Restaurant and Top 50 upscale go-to — chefs Ras Casiano and Rene Gonzalez Mendez built their menu around nixtamal, duck-mole tacos, and blue-corn tlacoyos.”
- #3
El Taco De Mexico
Santa Fe Arts District
“Westword's Top 50 humble hot spot and Infatuation staple — the James Beard America's Classics taqueria whose green-chile burritos are a Denver rite of passage.”
- #4
Mezcaleria Alma
LoHi
“Infatuation's LoHi pick — the Curiel family's more casual companion to Alma Fonda Fina, singled out for an 'otherworldly' tuna tostada and housemade flour tortillas.”
- #5
Molino Chido
Aurora
“Westword's Top 50 casual favorite — an Aurora masa-first taqueria built around handmade tortillas and a tight, taco-centric menu.”