West African food, East African food, West Highland neighborhood restaurants and Chinese dumpling kitchens in Aurora: The Denver area has welcomed a diverse spread of new dining options in 2019. These, we think, are the best. And what an exciting time to be summing up the newcomers to Denver’s dining scene. No longer do we focus on male chefs, white chefs and food traditions within those demographic groups — there’s much more diversity to Denver’s recent spate of new restaurants.