MICHELIN Guide Colorado Reaches New Heights with First Two Star Restaurant

The Wolf’s Tailor became the first Two MICHELIN Starred restaurant in Colorado as the 2025 MICHELIN Guide Colorado selection was revealed today.

In addition to a new Two Starred restaurant, the state Guide welcomes three new One MICHELIN Starred restaurants with Kizaki, Margot and Mezcaleria Alma, which are all located in Denver. This brings the selection’s total to eight One Starred restaurants. Additionally, Cozobi Fonda Fina in Boulder was awarded a Bib Gourmand for great food at a great value.

Two MICHELIN Stars

 The Wolf’s Tailor (Denver; Contemporary cuisine)

Offering a seamless dining experience as intriguing as its name, this comfortable haven blends together creativity, attention to detail, and charm. Chef Taylor Stark and his team stitch together an ambitious multicourse menu from culinary influences near and far. The meal starts with a trio of canapés utilizing product trim, making a clear statement about the kitchen’s sustainable gastronomy efforts. From there, meals may include a Berkshire pork dumpling with a turmeric and dill broth, or velvety Colorado bison loin plated with apricot and grilled zucchini glazed with a dried shrimp caramel. A rigorous commitment to local sourcing as well as gorgeously manicured presentations underpin these far-flung creations.

One MICHELIN Star

 Kizaki (Denver; Japanese cuisine)

Going back more than four decades, Chef Toshi Kizaki has been a veritable trailblazer of Denver’s sushi scene, but he’s not content to rest on his laurels. In a culmination of his long career, he now raises the stakes with this luxurious counter, bringing a new echelon of omakase to the Mile High City. Blending traditional edomae techniques and creative modern flourishes, the extensive menu alternates between small dishes like gorgeously marbled black-and-white sesame tofu and nigiri carefully crafted by Chef Kizaki himself. Exceptional ingredient quality is a given from start to finish, spanning a treasure trove of oceanic delicacies, from buttery, lightly seared black-throat sea perch to silvery, vinegar-accented gizzard shad.

Margot (Denver; Contemporary cuisine)

After years spent as an esteemed pop-up, Chef Justin Fulton’s passion project has found a permanent berth at a cozy eight-seat counter tucked inside a larger shared space. Offered as a contemporary multicourse tasting that follows the seasons, his signature cuisine is both global and distinctly Coloradan, taking inspiration from local ingredients while weaving together wide-ranging influences. Examples might include airy Parisian gnocchi bathed in a luxurious sauce of mascarpone and caviar, or impeccably cooked dry-aged duck breast matched with cherries and a rich, subtle truffle jus. Individual loaves of fluffy olive oil brioche, freshly baked for each guest, capture the meal’s easygoing charms, echoed by the disarmingly warm hospitality of the staff.

Mezcaleria Alma (Denver; Mexican cuisine)

Lightning strikes twice for dynamo Chef Johnny Curiel with this parallel concept cheek-by-jowl next to his celebrated flagship. As the name suggests, the small stylish space has a mezcal bar vibe—and a list of inventive, mouthwatering agave spirit-based cocktails to go with it—but it’s also a showcase for Chef Curiel’s culinary talents. Evoking the vibrant creativity of Mexico City’s restaurant scene, the succinct menu is sprinkled with international flavors, as in an herbaceous ceviche of kanpachi that incorporates dill and roasted garlic, or a subtly spiced aguachile of Santa Barbara uni and Hokkaido scallop with mandarin and crispy ginger. Meats, like tender, slow-cooked duck piled atop a crisp blue corn tlacoyo and accented with zingy xni-pec salsa, show similar éclat.

Bib Gourmand

The MICHELIN Guide Inspectors identified one new restaurant to award the Bib Gourmand designation, which recognizes eateries for great food at a great value.

Colorado’s 2025 Bib Gourmand restaurants

MICHELIN Special Awards

In addition to the Bib Gourmand and Stars, the Guide announced four Special Awards:

Hotels

The restaurants join the MICHELIN Guide selection of hotels, which features the most exceptional places to stay in Colorado and throughout the world.        

Each hotel in the selection has been chosen by MICHELIN Guide experts for its extraordinary style, service, and personality — with options for all budgets — and each can be booked directly through the MICHELIN Guide website and app. The selection for Colorado features the state’s most spectacular hotels, including a luxury mountain hotel like Dunton Hot Springs (Two MICHELIN Keys) or the Little Nell (One MICHELIN Key) nestled amidst a pristine Rocky Mountain setting. It also highlights standouts from our “Plus” collection like the Source Hotel and the Crawford Hotel (One MICHELIN Key) both located in Denver.

The MICHELIN Guide is a benchmark in gastronomy. Now it’s setting a new standard for hotels. Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to discover every restaurant in the selection and book an unforgettable hotel.

The 2025 MICHELIN Guide Colorado selection:

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