The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Sign up today!
Pop into Alto at lunchtime, and you’ll often find the downtown dining room deserted. It shouldn’t be: This modern spot with high ceilings sets the scene for a noteworthy lunch of salads, cracker-crust pizzas, and sandwiches.
Order the mountain goat for a pizza and salad all in one (at $12 it feeds two for a light meal). Thin crust arrives with smoked portobello mushrooms, oven-dried tomatoes, and Haystack goat cheese, with a tossed salad of mixed greens, candied walnuts, apples, and balsamic vinegar on top. It sounds like a lot for one dish, but chef Greg Faircloth does the combo justice by balancing the flavors and textures.
Do not be deterred by the empty restaurant. Rather, consider it a best-kept secret–or at least an ideal spot for a business meeting.
1320 15th St., 303-893-2586
