Colorado's Best Restaurant: Denver Spot Makes Daily Meal List

If you love to dine out, we’ve got some good news for you.

The Daily Meal unveiled its “Best Restaurants of 2019,” and the online food and dining site included one restaurant in Colorado.

Our state clearly values a good meal. Roughly 12,000 restaurants are in Colorado, according to the National Restaurant Association.

Safta, in Denver, was named the best restaurant in the state, according to the Daily Meal’s report.

"Chef Alon Shaya rose to fame (and earned a James Beard Award) for his efforts at the helm of Shaya, a modern Israeli restaurant in New Orleans, before forming his own hospitality group and opening the casual Saba in New Orleans and the absolutely stunning Safta in Denver in 2018," the report read.

The report applauded Safta's "flawless" pita bread, which is made in the restaurant's wood-burning oven. The Daily Meal also highlighted the eatery's hummus, which comes with five optional toppings.

"Small plates include falafel, lamb kebabs and shakshouka; and larger plates include dry-aged duck, a pomegranate-braised lamb shank and harissa roasted chicken. A meal here is a celebration of modern Israeli cooking, and there’s nothing else like it in Denver."

The Daily Meal only considered restaurants that served consistently excellent food across all aspects of the dining experience, had frequent menu changes, and showed a strong connection with their local community.

“Our list of the best restaurants of 2019 encompasses universally beloved fine dining restaurants, casual institutions where time stands still, perfect pizzerias both old and new, trendy must-visit, classic steakhouses as well as some of the very best restaurants to have opened this year,” an author of the report said.

California had the most restaurants on the Daily Meal’s list with 12, followed by New York with 11.

The full list of restaurants is available on the Daily Meal.