Italian, white tablecloth · $$$ · since 2002
Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar
Old-school Venetian dining and a very deep wine cellar opposite Union Station.
Venice has been on the corner of 17th and Wynkoop since 2002, and it still runs like a restaurant from that era: tablecloths, a long antipasti list, gnocchi and rigatoni in the high twenties, and a wine cellar the owners claim at more than 3,000 bottles, which they call the largest in Colorado. Executive chef Christian Delle Fave runs the kitchen. Dinner only, seven nights. It is where you take parents who want Italian and a proper wine list rather than a scene, and it works well before a show or a train.
Why go. A dependable, quiet, grown-up Italian dinner a block from Union Station.
Book on OpenTable; ask to see the wine list before you sit down if you care about that side of things.
A short walk from Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar
JINYA Ramen Bar
$$Reliable late-ish ramen across the plaza from the train hall
LoDo · 1710 Wynkoop Street
Camino by Ultreia
$$Hot pressed Iberian sandwiches to carry onto the platform
LoDo · 1701 Wynkoop Street
Ultreia
$$$Pintxos, jamón and gin tonics under the arches of the Great Hall
LoDo · 1701 Wynkoop Street
Terminal Bar
$$Beers ordered through the old ticket windows, patio onto Wynkoop Plaza
LoDo · 1701 Wynkoop Street
Machete Tequila + Tacos
$$Loud, margarita-forward taco bar directly across from Union Station.
LoDo · 1730 Wynkoop Street
The Cooper Lounge
$$$$Balcony seats above the Great Hall, martinis at the rail
LoDo · 1701 Wynkoop Street