Alma Fonda Fina

Alma Fonda Fina is one of the best new restaurants to open in Denver in a minute—they make the kind of regional, soulful, and high-end Mexican food you can only find at Brutø, but at half the cost. That means you can double down on dishes like salsa-topped agave-roasted sweet potatoes on creamy whipped requesón cheese, adobo-seared hamachi crudo, and a giant hunk of crispy-skinned carnitas that will ruin you for all other carnitas. (Always ask for a side of sourdough tortillas.) Extroverts should grab a seat at the chef’s counter, where chatty sous will enthusiastically fill you in on every little thing you’re eating. Otherwise, just book a regular table, and no matter where you sit, make sure you’re sipping an avocado margarita rimmed with housemade black tajin seasoning.