Denver Restaurant Week will launch on Saturday, February 22. While participating restaurants attract many diners, there are still those who seek to get away from the $60 dinner-for-two promotion. Why get away? The massive crowds, the manipulated menus which sometimes do not reflect the essence of a restaurant, the stressed-out waitstaff that gets paid less and works more during the promotion, and hard to come-by reservations. So, if you want to get away, here are ten restaurants that will offer an alternative to Denver Restaurant Week. [Scroll all the way to the end of the map for more!]

For more options, check out the Populist, Uncle, Fruition, Beast + Bottle, Luca d'Italia, Frasca Food & Wine, Oak at Fourteenth, TAG Burger Bar, Sushi Den, Corner House, Comida and Pinche Tacos - at both of their respective locations.

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