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1453 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80202

303-534-5855 

http://www.osteriamarco.com  

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1453 Larimer St. Denver CO 80202

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  • Italian
    Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
    $$ $$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Recommended, Required for Large Parties, Online Reservations Available, Call-Ahead Seating Available
    Meters, Street
Description

Hanging above the entrance to Osteria Marco is a brass pig. You could miss it if you weren't looking for it; as a matter of fact, you could easily miss the entire restaurant -- which is mostly below ground. But in that warm, welcoming basement space you'll find a gourmet wonderland of artisan cured meats, handmade cheeses, beautiful wood-fired pizzas and paninis and salads with roasted meats -- all displaying a remarkable attention to culinary detail.








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  • 2012 | Best Specialty Pizza

    Osteria Marco is not a pizzeria. It's a shrine to handcrafted cheeses and salumi, to suckling pig on Sunday nights and panini paved with prosciutto. It also happens to be a restaurant whose repertoire includes some of the most superb pizzas to ever cross our lips. A few bites in and you're transfixed by the salty, airy chew of the crust and the inspired combinations of toppings: pancetta, Pecorino and a yolk-flowing egg that seeps across the center; goat cheese, Fontina, fig purée and... More »

  • 2011 | Best Cheese Board

    Many restaurants offer cheese courses, but none as tantalizing as the board at Osteria Marco, where every cheese on the plate is crafted in-house. There's milky, pure, hand-stretched mozzarella. Soft, slightly chunky ricotta, kissed with sweetness and a tinge of clover. Smooth, slightly sharp goat's-milk ricotta. And, of course, an orb of sinfully rich burrata, the firm, mozzarella-like edge encasing a luscious, creamy center. The kitchen builds plates of one or more selections,... More »

  • 2009 | Best Date-Night Dinner

    So, the first date went well. The second went even better. The third paid dividends, and now you're dating. You're in a relationship, with all of a relationship's pitfalls. To smooth out the rough spots, keep Osteria Marco in mind. This restaurant is the perfect place for a couple to relax once again into each other's company. The service is competent and unobtrusive, the floor intimate without being stifling, and the food? It's some of the best scratch Italian in the city, much of it just... More »

  • 2008 | Best Italian Restaurant in the Last Place You'd Expect It

    Okay, so maybe not the last place you'd expect to find a great Italian restaurant. That would probably be Antarctica, on the moon or in the men's room of the Greyhound station in Provo, Utah. But still, finding a great Italian restaurant in Larimer Square -- once home to the awful Josephina's -- and in a basement space at that, is pretty surprising. With Osteria Marco, chef/owner Frank Bonanno has created a cozy little hole in the ground with handcrafted pizzas, tons of little... More »

  • 2008 | Best Last-Date Dinner

    Never mind that this restaurant has great food. When it comes to dumping a date, it's all about location, location, location. And the subterranean pork palace known as Osteria Marco is just the spot to ditch someone. Why? Because at one end of the room is a staircase leading to street level, and tucked off to the side are the bathrooms. So here's how you do it: Drop the let's-just-be-friends bomb, wait for your now-former significant other to excuse him or herself and go off to cry in the... More »

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  • boyhollow
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    | Denver, CO | 29 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, January 18, 2010

    Great restaurant. Their in-house meats & cheeses are simply amazing.

  • westwordbestof
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    | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

    4
    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    So, the first date went well. The second went even better. The third paid dividends, and now you're dating. You're in a relationship, with all of a relationship's pitfalls. To smooth out the rough spots, keep Osteria Marco in mind. This restaurant is the perfect place for a couple to relax once again into each other's company. The service is competent and unobtrusive, the floor intimate without being stifling, and the food? It's some of the best scratch Italian in the city, much of it just made for sharing.

  • AnthonyC5
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    | Denver, CO | 27 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, March 15, 2010

    Really enjoyed it, friendly staff. Awesome wine list. Best pizza I've had in Denver so far, but skip the after dinner coffee and go to The Market right next door.

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Main Menu
Antipasti
$4.00
Grilled Ciabatta Bread
accompanied with pesto, parmesan & balsamic vinegar
$7.00
Meatball Sliders
$7.00
Seasonal Bruschetta
ricotta, roasted red tomatoes, rainbow chard
$3.00
Toasted Marcona Almonds
$4.00
House-marinated Olives
$6.00
Seasonal Soup
$4.00
Cotica
cracklins, house smoked paprika
$11.00
Beef Carpaccio
arugula, balsamic, parmesan, house made grissini
$12.00
Calamari
fresno chiles, red pepper agrodolce vinaigrette
$10.00
Whole Grilled Artichoke
lemon-roasted with garlic aioli
$12.00
Steamed P.e.i. Mussels
spicy sausage, san marzano tomato & fennel
Insalate
add to any salad-(2) grilled shrimp $3.00, rotisserie chicken $4.00, or steak $5.00
$5.00
Caesar
white anchovy, shaved parmesan
$6.00
House
pinenuts, salami, gorgonzola
$8.00
Beet
arugula, capra ricotta, pistachio, golden balsamic vinaigrette
$6.00
Spinach
granny smith apple, marcona almond, blood orange vinaigrette
$6.00
Tuscan Kale
garlic crouton, pecorino
$7.00
Poached Pear
lolla rosa, gorgonzola, candied walnuts, balsamic viniagrette
$11.00
Chopped
rotisserie chicken, pancetta, red onion, bleu cheese
$10.00
Quinoa
roasted root vegetables, corona bean, baby spinach, kale, almonds
$15.00
Bistecca
arugula, grilled asparagus, portabella mushroom, gnoccho fritto, garlic parmesan vinaigrette
$14.00
Niscoise
albacore tuna, red grape tomato, olive, evoo poached potato, egg
Panini
all panini’s served with arugula salad. substitute house, caesar, or fingerling potato salad $2
$10.00
Eggplant
red pepper agrodolce, fresh mozzarella, arugula walnut pesto
$12.00
Pastrami
beer braised cabbage, cornichone, provolone
$10.00
Roasted Turkey
house cured smoked bacon, fontina cheese, garlic aiol
$13.00
Lamb Meatball
arugula pesto, smoked pepper-tomato jam, goat cheese
$9.00
Rotisserie Chicken
roasted red peppers, basil pesto, fontina
$11.00
Cubano
house cured pickles, ciccioli, prosciutto, provolone
$12.00
Wild Boar Sausage
caramelized onions, fontina, creamy horseradish aiol
$10.00
Classic Italian
mortadella, prosciutto, salami, provolone
$10.00
Grilled Vegetable
portabella, zucchini, red bell pepper, fresh mozzarella
$13.00
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
house focaccia, mozzarella, fontina
Secondi
$22.00
Bistecca
gorgonzola butter, grilled asparagus, roasted garlic mashed potato
$18.00
Eggplant Parmesan
tomato salad, fresh mozzarella, shaved parmesan
$26.00
Gnocchi Di Mare
lobster, shrimp, dungeness crab,roastedtomato sugo
$19.00
Local Naturally Raised Chicken
roasted potato timbale, rosemary pomodoro
$26.00
Pan Seared Scallops
ciccioli, broccolini, red wine reduction
$24.00
Rabbit
winter ragu, parmesan carrot brodo, pickled vegetable salad
$22.00
Lamb Meatballs
creamy polenta, capra ricotta, smoked tomato brodo
Pizza
$14.00
Duck
smoked tomato agrodolce, broccolini, goat cheese
$12.00
Artisan
goat cheese, olives, roasted red pepper, chili, fresh oregano
$14.00
Shrimp
basil pesto, grilled artichoke, house smoked bacon
$14.00
Carne
sausage, meatball, pepperoni, house ricotta
$15.00
Prosciutto
san marzano, fresh mozzarella prosciutto di parma, arugula salad
$13.00
House Sausage
caramelized onions, fresno chiles, fontina
$12.00
Wild Mushroom & Robiola
truffle oil
$12.00
Margherita
san marzano tomato, basil & mozzarella
$12.00
Butternut Squash
gorgonzola, pine nuts, sage, brown butter
$12.00
Carbonara
pancetta, egg & pecorino toscano
$14.00
Fig & Arugula
black mission figs, crispy prosciutto,goat cheese, truffle-honey
Formaggi & Salumi Bar - Locally Sourced
chefs’ assortments: meats $16, cheeses $14
$6.00
Mozzarella
$9.00
Burrata
creamy sweet center, firm edge
$6.00
Ricotta
fresh, creamy & slightly sweet
$6.00
Capra Ricotta
organic goat milk ricotta
$6.00
Lonza
wine cured pork loin
$6.00
Bresaola
red wine cured beef
$6.00
Ciccioli
succulent braised pulled pork
Formaggi & Salumi Bar - Imported
$8.00
Salumeria Biellese Sopressata Picante
$6.00
Parmacotto Mortadella
$9.00
Italfine Parma Prosciutto
$7.00
Salumeria Biellese Coppa
$9.00
Recla Speck
$9.00
Robiola
$8.00
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