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RiojavsFruition Restaurant
Both establishments are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Rioja is preferred by most reviewers compared to Fruition Restaurant. Rioja has a TripExpert Score of 94 with accolades from 10 sources including Denver Post, Rough Guide and Gayot.
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Condé Nast Traveler Show All Reviews
1431 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202
From $41/night
Fodor's "Chef Jennifer Jasinski's intense attention to detail is evident in her tribute to Mediterranean food with contemporary flair." Full review
Insight Guides "A polished downtown spot for American cooking that includes house-made tortellini or Colorado lamb sausage."
Travel + Leisure "The small patio invites those walking through the LoDo neighborhood to stop for a Rioja “picnic” of artisan meats, cheeses, nuts and olives." Full review
Gayot15.0
"The simple décor---crisp white tablecloths, mango-colored walls, exposed brick and warm golden-brown booths---creates a pleasing play of textures." Full review
Denver Post3.0
"Yes, you can order calamari and octopus, and olives have a revered place in the Rioja universe, but you can also find Skuna Bay salmon lomi lomi with macadamia-ginger pesto." Full review
Rough Guide "Creative and hugely enjoyable Mediterranean cuisine, with robust meat, fish and pasta entrees from around $20, and some tables outside. Dinner daily, lunch Wed–Sun."
Zagat "Creatively presented Mediterranean fare." Full review
The Infatuation "Strung lights and handsome brick buildings are a fitting backdrop for Rioja, one of the pioneers of the Denver restaurant scene." Full review
Where "Chef Jennifer Jasinski prepares flavorful culinary delights and diners rave about the ever-changing menu, which has consisted of lavender bread, black-truffle gnocchi and seared nori-wrapped sea scallops." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "In a male-dominated industry, Rioja's Jennifer Jasinski was the first Denverite to win a James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest." Full review
Fruition Restaurant Fodor's
Frommer's Travel + Leisure Gayot Zagat
Afar Magazine
Tasting Table
1313 E 6th Ave, Denver, CO 80218-3453
From $31/night
Fodor's "A nightly offering of two courses of delightful dishes includes many vegetarian options, but many diners choose to make a meal from the amazing appetizer roster." Full review
Frommer's "Fruition offers a regularly changing menu based on fresh, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients, plating up such revelations as pork tenderloin with ham-hock polenta." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Chef Seidel has produced signature dishes like the Maple Leaf Farms duck breast served with carnaroli risotto as well as grilled arugula that was grown on the chef’s farm." Full review
Gayot16.0
"While this charming restaurant near Capitol Hill may be small in stature, the elegantly refined comfort food favors big, bold flavors that never disappoint." Full review
Zagat "Renowned, farm-fresh New American dining." Full review
Afar Magazine "Chef Alex Seidel is more than a chef, he is the farmer of most of the fresh food being served. On his 10-acre farm, he tends to herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, pigs and bees. With the..." Full review
Tasting Table "To wit: potato gnocchi served with house-cured lamb pancetta, squash blossoms and wild chanterelles. Seidel's pasta carbonara—a menu mainstay—is equally mind-altering." Full review
