Deli in Denver

Acme Delicatessen

1701 Wynkoop St. Downtown Denver

303-534-2367

Deli

2 articles

All-V's Sandwiches

4326 E. 8th Ave. East Denver

303-377-0401

Deli, Recommended

Before there was Subway, Quiznos, Spicy Pickle or Heidi's Deli, there was All-V's All Variety, a diner-style sub shop that subsisted for decades on business from the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and other nearby hospitals. The medical center has now packed up and moved to Aurora, but All-V's remains -- the last of what was once a string of sub shops -- rolling up hoagies of all kinds (including the amazing Steak Bomb, which tastes much better than it looks) into wax paper and letting customers add their own parmesan, red-pepper flakes, oregano, oil and vinegar.

5 articles

Americatus Restaurant and Market

2449 Larimer St. Downtown Denver

303-862-9850

Italian, Deli, Critics' Pick

Iain Chisholm, chef/owner of Americatus Restaurant & Market, which opened in the summer of 2012 in the Ballpark neighborhood, is the epitome of an entrepreneur. His first food venture was a lemonade stand when he was in elementary school; he went on to earn two degrees from Johnson & Wales and work for local restaurateur Jenna Johansen. Then he got a gig in the construction industry for three years, learning skills that would help him save lots of money when he finally opened his own place. Although he scrimped on the buildout and still focuses on manageable food costs, he’s dedicated to serving new-world Italian cuisine at affordable prices. The highlights are his housemade pasta dishes; the roster always changes, but the high quality is a constant. Other reliable deals: the sandwiches at lunch, the Monday-night dinner special of roasted suckling pig or linguini, and the Tuesday Cheap Date Night with a $50 dinner for two, wine included.

23 articles

Arash International Market

2720 S. Parker Rd. Aurora

303-752-9272

Deli, Market, Mediterranean, Sandwiches, Best Of

2 articles

Arista Deli & Coffee

8001 Arista Place Broomfield

720-223-8114

Coffeehouse, Deli

The Bagel Deli & Restaurant

6439 E. Hampden Ave. Southeast Denver

303-756-6667

Deli, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

A certain spiky-haired television personality may have been the one to turn a lot of people on to this strip-mall eatery in southeast Denver when he stopped by in 2011, but now 55 years old, the Bagel Deli was a favorite with fans of Jewish deli fare long before that. One part of the space is a bare-bones deli where you can get black-and-white cookies, celery-flavored Dr. Brown's sodas and scoops of egg salad to go. The other is a dining room with walls covered in family photos and other memorabilia. Matzo ball soup and knishes are some of the menu staples, but sandwiches are the real stars, whether it's a breakfast sandwich on a bagel, a Reuben made with latkes instead of bread, or a simple but classic pastrami on rye, with the thin-sliced meat piled high. Up next for this longtime Denver staple: an outpost at DIA, expected to open in 2023.

9 articles

The Bank Bar & Grill

2239 E. Colfax Ave. Central Denver

303-320-9494

American, Burgers, Deli, Sandwiches, Menu

With darker paints and wood-panel lined walls, the Bank Bar & Grill epitomizes a traditional Colorado bar and eatery. The menu features conventional pub food served late into the evening; the bar is filled with a number of Colorado brews on tap at all times; and a number of games line the rear of the bar, from pool to arcade cabinets. With a crowd that ranges in age from mid-twenties to mid-forties, the bar is always packed during sporting events and happy hour. The Bank also has a daily late-night happy hour, making it a handy place to grab another cocktail before heading home.

2 articles

Belfiore Italian

5820 W. 38th Ave. Wheat Ridge

303-455-4653

Deli, Sandwiches

This tiny Wheat Ridge takeout-only spot is primarily a deli, offering both fresh and cured sausages (mostly Italian) as well as imported olives and cheese, frozen lasagna and pizza dough, among other specialty items. But don't miss the deli sandwiches — monstrous piles of meat, cheese and giardiniera between hefty slices of ciabatta baked fresh at Dolce Sicilia bakery.

2 articles

Broadway Bar and Bites

8 S. Broadway South Denver

303-777-9923

Deli

Call Your Mother

3880 Tennyson St., Denver Berkeley/Sunnyside

720-756-7864

Deli

The first of three Denver-area outposts of this Washington, D.C.-based chain opened in May of 2023 in the Berkeley neighborhood and immediately started serving some of the best bagels in Denver. Right now there are seven types of bagels on the menu, including classics like the everything as well as creative flavors like za'atar and maple salt and pepper. There are also a wide variety of bagel sandwiches, as well as tacos (a Mile High-only offering), latkes, babkas and more.

Call Your Mother

1291 Pearl St., Denver Capitol Hill/Uptown/City Park

720-949-0367

Deli

The second of three Denver-area outposts of this Washington, D.C.-based chain opened in May of 2023 in the Berkeley neighborhood and immediately started serving some of the best bagels in Denver. Right now there are seven types of bagels on the menu, including classics like the everything as well as creative flavors like za'atar and maple salt and pepper. There are also a wide variety of bagel sandwiches, as well as tacos (a Mile High-only offering), latkes, babkas and more.

Call Your Mother

217 S. Holly St. East Denver

303-284-7501

Deli

The third of three Denver-area outposts of this Washington, D.C.-based chain opened in May 2023 in the Berkeley neighborhood and immediately started serving some of the best bagels in Denver. Right now there are seven types of bagels on the menu, including classics like the everything and creative flavors such as za'atar and maple salt and pepper. There are also a wide variety of bagel sandwiches, along with tacos (a Mile High-only offering), latkes, babkas and more.

Call Your Mother Lil' Deli

567 E. Louisiana Ave. South Denver

720-726-3381

Deli

Call Your Mother got its start in Washington, D.C., and brought its bagels to Denver in May 2023. In September 2024, it opened a fourth Colorado outpost in Platt Park. Unlike the others, this is a "Lil' Deli" version — a food trailer made to look like a pink house that sells the brand's stellar bagels and gleefully unwieldy bagel sandwiches stacked a mile high with toppings. Although the trailer itself is mobile, Call Your Mother says this location is permanent as the company tests demand in the area.

Carbone's Italian Sausage Deli

1221 W. 38th Ave. Northwest Denver

303-455-2893

Deli, Restaurants, Recommended

Temporarily closed: Part market, part sandwich shop, Carbone's Italian Sausage Deli almost always has a line of people in front of the counter. In 1974, Rosa Lonardo and her husband, Nick, bought this place from Dominic Carbone, who taught the pair how to make sausages and meatballs the old-fashioned way before turning over the keys to his shop. Today, Nick and his team still work in a back room, visible through a door behind the counter, grinding down pork butts and other piggy parts, mixing them with paprika, fennel and garlic, then tightly packing the meat in natural casings and refrigerating the sausages. For meatballs, they add ground beef to the sausage mix, along with a secret blend of spices. You can order both the meatballs and the sausage -- as well as cold cuts shaved on a massive metal slicer -- as subs, loaded onto a baguette and topped with mozzarella or provolone and other accoutrements. The final product is packaged in white butcher paper to go; there's no seating at Carbone's, unless you count your car in the parking lot.

13 articles

Carmine Lonardo's

7585 W. Florida Ave. Lakewood

303-985-3555

Deli, Italian, Sandwiches, Best Of, Essentials

This cozy, family-owned Italian market and deli has been around since 1976. The shelves are lined with imported pasta of all shapes and sizes, olive oil, canned goods, frozen foods like housemade sausages, and so much more. Still, the sandwiches — huge, messy masterpieces loaded onto freshly baked rolls, which you can custom-order with that Italian sausage and a variety of other meats in hot and cold varieties — are unbeatable, and reason enough to visit.

3 articles

Cheese Ranch Artisan Deli

601 16th St., Golden Southwest Denver Suburbs

303-278-1293

Deli, Retail

Choppers Custom Salads

1765 Blake St. Downtown Denver

303-292-0747

Deli, Sandwiches, Best Of

There are "chef's choice" salads at Choppers Custom Salads for those who might not be fully on board with the concept of customization — and they're delicious salads, made with fresh ingredients chopped up with rocking blades into bite-sized pieces that get tossed in dressing before landing in your bowl (and, eventually, your mouth). But for those who embrace the build-your-own notion, Choppers offers the best options around. Pick your lettuce type and up to four ingredients from the extensive (but sensibly arranged) list. The dozen protein options include tofu, and all of the salad dressings are clearly labeled as gluten- and/or lactose-free. And, of course, the possibilities include all the vegetables you could possibly want to add to a salad, with a reasonable selection of fruit and nuts, too. Healthy, tasty and served up chop-chop! Choppers closed earlier this year but is reopening in June 2015 under new ownership.

5 articles

City & Country Deli & Sausage Co.

2393 S. Downing St. South Denver

720-216-0573

Deli, Recommended

Owners Coy and Rachael Webb opened City & Country just two doors down from their popular barbecue joint, Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Cue, in summer 2016. The shop is small and dominated by a deli case stocked with the likes of elk bologna, pastrami, corned beef, slow-roasted eye of round, bacon, molasses ham, pecan-smoked andouille and other fresh sausages in flavors as far ranging as Italian (both sweet and spicy), duck a l'orange, lamb mint chimichurri, crawfish and smoked-pork boudain, and blueberry-elk breakfast links — all made in-house. A wide selection of can't-miss pickles line the shelves. And if you're craving an old-school deli sandwich (or need a bite because Roaming Buffalo is already sold out), don't despair: There's also a roster of sandwiches stuffed with pastrami, corned beef, roast turkey or egg salad, each given a working-class name like the Store Clerk, the Plow Hand and the Barnyard Brawl.

4 articles

Continental Deli

250 Steele St. Central Denver

303-388-3354

Deli, Restaurants, Menu

2 articles

Cook's Fresh Market

1600 Glenarm Place Downtown Denver

303-893-2277

American, Bakery, Deli, Grocery/Market, Best Of, Menu

Cook's Fresh Market is a quick stop on the 16th Street Mall shuttle circuit, but you'll want to get off and stay a while once you get a glimpse of the gourmet bakery, deli, prepared-foods case, cheese counter and shelves stocked with homemade nibbles, European specialty foods and spices. There's even a small cooler in the back with bundles of fresh vegetables for purchase. But Cook's is more than willing to do the cooking for you: You can order lunch or dinner from the bistro menu and enjoy it in the modest dining area. The offerings include an epicurean salad with grilled chicken, duck or lots of fresh veggies, as well as build-your-own sandwiches with prosciutto, salami or chevre topped with spinach, sprouts or mixed greens. Owners/chefs Ed and Kristin Janos, who both graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, buy and serve local products and make everything from scratch using their own recipes.

6 articles

Cured West

2019 10th St. Boulder

Market, Deli

6 articles

Curtis Park Delicatessen

2700 E. Sixth Ave., Denver Cherry Creek

303-900-9028

Deli

Curtis Park Deli has a small but thoughtful selection of classic deli sandwiches, and it ups the game with the freshest ingredients and loving touches such as housemade aiolis, the best cheeses and light but chewy ciabatta rolls. These aren't gut-busters, but rather the perfect size for a lunch break — which is why both locations (in Five Points and Cherry Creek) are always busy mid-day.

1 article

Curtis Park Delicatessen

2532 Champa St., Denver Five Points/RiNo

303-308-5973

Deli

Curtis Park Deli has a small but thoughtful selection of classic deli sandwiches, and it ups the game with the freshest ingredients and loving touches such as housemade aiolis, the best cheeses and light but chewy ciabatta rolls. These aren't gut-busters, but rather the perfect size for a lunch break — which is why both locations (in Five Points and Cherry Creek) are always busy mid-day.

3 articles

D'Deli

1207 Washington Ave. Golden

Deli

"Trust the process" should be the unofficial motto of D'Deli, a Golden sandwich shop that's been open since 1975. There's almost always a line out the door, but the friendly staff is happy to chat and joke around as they sling together ingredients in often confounding combinations from the huge menu. The classics are covered, but you can also opt for the Jackwagon (peanut butter, jelly, honey, sriracha, sunflower seeds, bacon, crispy fried onions, pineapple, jalapeños and banana peppers) or the employee favorite, the Knuckle Sandwich, with smoked prime rib, artichoke dip, cayenne honey and jalapeños served panini style on a super-soft roll turned inside out and grilled. The 120-plus ingredient options include house-smoked bison and elk, too. The sandwich that results from your order may not be exactly photogenic, but it's certain to be completely delicious.

Dimestore Delibar

1575 Boulder St., Denver Highland/Lower Highland

303-537-5323

Deli, Grocery/Market, Critics' Pick, Best Of

With antiques and oddities strewn throughout, an aisle of pantry staples and fun finds like Pocky sticks and hot sauces, as well as an appealing menu that includes “dimeroll” rolled sandwiches, Dimestore Delibar isn’t just a bar, by any means. But the cocktails alone make it a standout, whether you’re hungry or not. Chef/co-owner Tim Dotson was formerly the chef at the Family Jones, so many of the drinks use that distillery’s spirits. One of the best ways to sip here: Enjoy a housemade shrub soda spiked with the booze of your choice while sitting on one of two patios.

1 article

East Side Kosher Deli

499 S. Elm St. Southeast Denver

303-322-9862

Deli, Jewish, International, Recommended, Best Of, Menu

During his tenure as owner of the venerable East Side Kosher Deli, Joshua Horowitz has been carefully revamping the deli counter and grocery store. In 2017, he took things to the next level, gutting the establishment and reopening with a fresh cultural aesthetic and a mouthwatering menu that incorporates a healthy ration of smoked meats — brisket, turkey — along with something unexpected: sushi. An on-site sushi chef rolls out 100 percent kosher sushi, relying on clever alternatives for no-nos such as shellfish. He didn't reinvent the wheel entirely, though: Diners who wander in for the classics will still be greeted with matzoh-ball soup and one heck of a pastrami sandwich.

9 articles

Einstein Bros. Bagels

895 Colorado Blvd. Central Denver

303-321-4000

Deli

No relation to the world's most brilliant scientist, Einstein Bros. Bagels actually was created by the Boston Market company in 1995 as a way to market breakfast food. It now holds the title of the largest retail bagel store in the nation, with nearly 800 stores. Classic bagel flavors like plain, pumpernickel, and "everything," plus more nouveau varieties like spinach florentine, green chile, and chocolate chip, are all baked in-store daily, ready and willing to be sliced, toasted, and augmented with cream cheese "shmears" in a variety of sweet and savory flavors. For Denver / Boulder carb-lovers seeking a bit more substance, Einstein Bros. also offers bagel sandwiches for breakfast and lunch topped with everything from lox and cream cheese to turkey and avocado, plus bagel dogs and pizza bagels that are head and shoulders above the miniscule microwavable variety. You don't have to be a genius to find your local Einstein Bros. on Voice Places.

1 article

European Market

1990 Wadsworth Blvd., #8, Lakewood Northwest Denver Suburbs

303-476-3294

Grocery/Market, Bulgarian, Deli, Menu

1 article

The European Mart

5225 Leetsdale Dr. Southeast Denver

303-321-7144

Deli, European, Russian, Sandwiches, Retail, Best Of

The European Mart proves that good things come in small packages. This tiny store is packed to overflowing with smoked fish and sauerkraut, kasha and Danish cheeses, even Swiss specialties and Hungarian tidbits tracked down by owner Dmitry Gershengorin -- and the deli case is full of imported meats, pretty cakes and other baked items. You'll find such specialties as ajvar, a bittersweet spread made from eggplant and bell peppers, plus many different kinds of smoked fish, plenty of odd-looking pâtés, and tons of unidentifiable canned items that the grocers are happy to explain. Because Glendale boasts a sizable Russian population, the Mart also stocks Moscow's newspapers and Russian dolls. Caviar fans should ask if there's any on hand: Gershengorin often has the best price on fish eggs in town.

2 articles

Helga's German Restaurant & Deli

14197 E. Exposition Ave. Aurora

303-344-5488

German, Deli, Best Of, Readers' Choice

Helga's German Restaurant & Deli offers customers many tastes of Deutschland, with a selection of meats, cheese, breads and baked goods, as well as European chocolates, candy, music and magazines. Helga's opened its doors in 1989 as a four-table restaurant, and over the past twenty years has grown into a combo deli, bakery and restaurant seating 160 people, with an outdoor patio that adds another twenty seats. The menu features fresh, house-baked pretzels and traditional strudel (apple and cherry are always available), bratwurst from local Continental Sausage, and seven German beers on tap -- perfect to fill the two-liter beer boot. And if dishes like spicy breaded-pork schnitzel fingers with dipping sauce or charbroiled ham hocklets for two served with potato salad and sauerkraut just aren't enough food, the all-you-can-eat schnitzel deal every Wednesday should fill you up.

7 articles

Jason's Deli

549 Flatiron Blvd. Broomfield

303-465-2882

Deli

Karl's Deli

6878 S. Yosemite St., Centennial Southeast Denver Suburbs

303-694-0260

Deli, German, Slideshow

For more than thirty years, Karl's FF Delicatessen has hawked extraordinary things out of its ordinary, Centennial strip-mall address. A small market features a vast array of imported treats, including jams, chocolates and cookies. The deli serves up a board of old-world-style sandwiches, featuring thinly shaved beef tongue, head cheese and bierwurst, plus specials that include wiener schnitzel, veal bratwurst and spaetzle. There’s Hungarian goulash on Fridays, and a wurst platter that changes daily. All of these dishes pair with tart sauerkraut and some of the best potato salad we've had in the city. As a bonus, the place pours Paulaner on tap — and honors free refills on beers all day Friday and Saturday, which are best enjoyed on the shady, beer-garden-like patio.

7 articles

Le Peep

2525 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder

303-444-5119

American, Breakfast/Brunch, Brunch, Comfort Foods, Deli, French, New American, Salads, Sandwiches, Specialties, Traditional, Vegetarian

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