Kawa Ni - Denver

4.9

333 Reviews

$31 to $50

Japanese

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 43 times today

Good for special occasions
Lively
Innovative

izakaya
(居酒屋)
Japanese Pub

A type of Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food to accompany the drinks. They are casual places for after-work drinking. "Izakaya" entered the English language by 1987. It is a compound word consisting of "i" (to stay) and "sakaya" (sake shop), indicating that izakaya originated from sake shops that allowed customers to sit on the premises and drink.

The basics...
…Order a drink.
Explore the menu.
Ask as many questions as you want.
Almost everything on the menu can be shared.

Kanpai!

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Japanese, Izakaya
Hours of operation
Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(303) 455-2984
Website
http://www.kawanidenver.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Bill Taibe

Location
1900 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
Neighborhood
Whittier
Cross street
Corner of W 32nd Avenue & Erie Street. Lohi area of Denver.
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 333 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.9

4.9 based on recent ratings

4.9Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Denver / Colorado
Japanese
Denver Suburbs
Best Overall
Denver Suburbs
Best Food
Denver Suburbs
Best Ambiance
Denver Suburbs
Best Value
Denver Suburbs
Innovative
Denver Suburbs
Hot spot

Review summary

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Kawa Ni in Denver impresses with its "outstanding" food and "phenomenal" service, offering a delightful blend of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean dishes. Diners rave about the "addictive" flavors, attentive staff, and vibrant atmosphere. Highlights include the spam bao, kimchi udon, and creative cocktails, making it a "must-visit" spot in Denver.

333 Reviews

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Dillon
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Instantly became one of our favorite restaurants. Hands down one of the best meals at a restaurant my wife and I have ever had.
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NANCY
Denver
10 reviews
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on February 9, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
The food was delicious and creative. The atmosphere was perfect for any occasion. The service was ok. The server took a long time to come once we were sat and didn’t come back regularly. On top of that we had to ask multiple times for our drink orders. It was busy, but service wasn’t awesome. The food was art on a plate, and we will give it a try again based on each divine bite.
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Wende
VIP
Denver
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on February 7, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic meal sooo good we had the happy hour menu. The service was the best part of our night, down to earth nice team of servers. The hosting staff was great too. Perfect date night.
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Lori
Denver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 5, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went early on a Wednesday night. Place packed when we left. Food excellent and staff very attentive. Looking forward to going back and trying more food!
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Rachel
Philadelphia
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 2, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great experience. Excellent food and friendly service!
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Nicole
Houston
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on February 2, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Great food! Spicy enough without being too spicy. We ordered 6 dishes and 2 desserts for 4 of us, and ate way too much, loving every bite.
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Cari
VIP
San Antonio
50 reviews
5.0
50 reviews
Dined on February 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent meal with an excellent server-Silas was informational and kind. Food was out of this world. Only issue-like many places they have batch cocktails, so if you want to change a drink from vodka to gin you can't. They also refused to add an ingredient to a cocktail. Really the only bummer of the night. Seems like the Bartender needs to brush up on hospitality. Will be back on a night I am not drinking.
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Tim
Washington DC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
One of the best experiences I’ve had eating out. Food was outstanding, service was excellent with great recommendations offered by our waiter, the Maya Bae cocktail was 🤌🏻 and the atmosphere was perfect - laid back and all about the food. Going to be a go to spot.
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Erin
VIP
Denver
31 reviews
4.0
31 reviews
Dined on January 31, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 5
Service felt VERY rushed. Felt like we were inconveniencing the server as she was very overwhelming to our table. Read your tables better! Sat down and immediately wanted our drink order — hadn’t even flipped over the menu yet to look. The food however, outstanding. Next time we go, we will probably just sit at the bar.
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MOLLY
VIP
Denver
32 reviews
5.0
32 reviews
Dined on January 30, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fabulous food! Great service. Our reservation was 30 minutes late but they took care of us. Definitely recommend and cannot wait to go back!
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Kawa Ni - Denver is rated 4.9 stars by 333 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Feb 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 43 times today

1900 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Corner of W 32nd Avenue & Erie Street. Lohi area of Denver.
Neighborhood
Whittier
Hours of operation
Sun 4:00 pm–8:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Japanese, Izakaya
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Bill Taibe
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.kawanidenver.com/
Phone number
(303) 455-2984

Kawa Ni - Denver

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