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9 Colorado restaurants make the cut for Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand selections

Bib Gourmand restaurants offer a meal of good quality at a good value, according to Michelin

A platter filled with pork spare ribs, Texas sausage, smoked brisket, and pastrami is shown at AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The barbecue spot serves Texas style smoked meats. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)
A platter filled with pork spare ribs, Texas sausage, smoked brisket, and pastrami is shown at AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. The barbecue spot serves Texas style smoked meats. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)
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The Michelin Guide announced nine Denver and Boulder restaurants with eight different cuisines under its Bib Gourmand category today. Bib Gourmand restaurants offer a meal of good quality at a good value, according to Michelin.

“The famously anonymous Michelin Guide inspectors are excited to reveal these very first Colorado Bib Gourmand as an appetizer to whet the state’s appetite for the full-selection smorgasbord,” said Gwendal Poullennec, the International Director of the Michelin Guides.

The rest of the Michelin awards, including Michelin stars, will be announced at a ceremony at Mission Ballroom on Sept. 12.

Here are the nine Colorado Bib Gourmand restaurants:

AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q

2180 S. Delaware St., Denver; pitbarbq.com

A spread of brunch dishes from Ash'Kara, clockwise from left: smoked sable on an everything spice pita; house pita bread; and Kibbutz Breakfast Plate with babaganoush, labneh, dill tabbouleh, and smashed avocado (Josie Sexton, The Denver Post)
A spread of brunch dishes from Ash’Kara, clockwise from left: smoked sable on an everything spice pita; house pita bread; and Kibbutz Breakfast Plate with babaganoush, labneh, dill tabbouleh, and smashed avocado (Josie Sexton, The Denver Post)

Ash’Kara

2005 W. 33rd Ave., Denver; ashkaradenver.com

Basta

3601 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; bastaboulder.com

DENVER, CO - MARCH 24: Spicy potatoes at Ginger Pig on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – MARCH 24: Spicy potatoes at Ginger Pig on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

The Ginger Pig

 4262 Lowell Blvd., Denver; gingerpig.com

DENVER, COLORADO - APRIL 16: Scallops Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Glo Noodle House. Chris and Ariana Tiegland opened the restaurant in January. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, COLORADO – APRIL 16: Scallops Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Glo Noodle House. Chris and Ariana Tiegland opened the restaurant in January. (Photo by Daniel Brenner/Special to The Denver Post)

Glo Noodle House

4450 W. 38th Ave., #130, Denver; glonoodlehouse.com

Hop Alley

3500 Larimer St., Denver; hopalleydenver.com

Cook Chuy Garcia mans the meat ...
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post
Cook Chuy Garcia mans the meat for tacos al pastor at La Diabla Pozolería y Mezcalería on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021.

La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal

2233 Larimer St., Denver; ladiabladenver.com

Mister Oso

3163 Larimer St. and 103 S. Ogden St., Denver; misterosodenver.com

Tavernetta

1889 16th St Mall, Denver; tavernettadenver.com

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