For locals looking for Italian restaurants with traditional recipes, Venice Ristorante has become a firm favorite. Regarded as one of the best Italian restaurants in Denver, Venice has locations in Downtown Denver and Greenwood Village. The Greenwood Village location is a popular meeting spot for employees at the DTC, or Denver Tech Center, and the LoDo Restaurant is conveniently located on Wynkoop Street, making it one of the Union Station Restaurants visited by locals and travelers alike.

House-made pasta and sauces elevate the traditional dishes, and a mix of imported authentic Italian ingredients and fresh seasonal ingredients combine to create a diverse regular menu and specials. Perhaps the most photographed dish on the menu, frequently shared to social media profiles, is Pappardelle all' Aragosta, homemade wide ribbon egg pasta with a split cold water lobster tail sauteed with roasted garlic, prawns, mussels and fresh tomatoes in a chardonnay wine light marinara sauce.