BY MIGUEL OTÁROLA, @MOTAROLA_EATS

This week's release of the 2025 edition of the Michelin Guide to Colorado brought some of the biggest names in Colorado's culinary scene together to celebrate the newest recommendations. On Monday evening, chefs representing Kizaki, Mezcaleria Alma and Margot took the stage at Mile High Station to snap on chef 's jackets bearing the image of the tire company's mascot, the Michelin Man. Each of those three restaurants received a star this year. The Wolf's Tailor, which opened in 2018, won two stars, a first for Colorado. Visit the story below to view the guide's latest recommendations.

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Dan Da

In the Aurora Cultural Arts District that hugs East Colfax Avenue, two Vietnamese restaurants run by the same family have become foodie destinations. Banh & Butter Bakery Cafe opens at 8 a.m. for coffee orders and croissant breakfast sandwiches. Next door, Dan Da handles more of the lunch and dinner crowd. It's a bright and brilliant restaurant with coordinated blue decor and a sprawling mural on the wall. The noodle bowl with lemongrass pork skewers, shrimp and pork/shrimp egg roll bites (order NB4 in the special noodle bowls section) was a gold mine of flavor and textures. The noodles are easy to slurp up, and the fish sauce that comes on the side ties it all together. This is just one option in a menu full of rich, savory entrees.