Osaka Ramen wins food bracket

After six weeks of blood, sweat, and miso ramen so spicy it could bring tears to your eyes, we have finally crowned a winner in The Denver Post’s annual food bracket challenge. This year, we pitted 32 of the best ramen purveyors against one another and, as always, we threw it open to readers to … Read more

Neko Ramen & Rice v. Osaka Ramen

Two former fine-dining chefs, whose impressive resumes boast Michelin-starred restaurants and celebrity names, have found their creative niche in a gourmet bowl of ramen. But the March Madness ramen bracket all comes down to this: new vs. old. Last week, The Denver Post readers voted on the Final Four in our quest for the best … Read more

Vote now in the Final Four of our food bracket

Powerhouses, Cinderella stories, upsets and surprises. Every year, college basketball sees some of each. And the same is true of The Denver Post’s annual food bracket challenge. We’re now down to the Final Four in our effort to determine the best ramen in the Denver area, based on reader votes, and we’ve seen some surprises … Read more

Vote in the Elite 8 round of our food bracket

We’ve tallied your votes, and the results are in for the Elite Eight round of our 2023 March Madness ramen battle, featuring some of the best restaurants in metro Denver. Osaka Ramen, meanwhile, continued its winning ways as restaurateur Jeff Osaka’s place was victorious over national chain Jinya Ramen Bar. And the Stanley Marketplace’s Chi … Read more

Vote in the top 16 of our food bracket challenge

After some spicy voting, we’ve now entered the Sweet 16 division of The Denver Post’s annual food bracket challenge, and the stakes are getting higher. The dish this year is ramen, and there are plenty of worthwhile contenders. Last week, we presented the initial 32 players, which we gathered together based on hundreds and hundreds … Read more

Vote in our annual food bracket challenge

Do you like it when things get steamy? Then you’re not alone. We got an overwhelming response after asking readers to nominate their favorite ramen spots in the metro area. In the end, we picked 32 contestants for our annual March food bracket competition, based partly on those suggestions and partly on our own love … Read more

Who makes the best ramen in Denver? Vote now.

March means different things to different people. For some, it’s time Spring Break; for others, it’s St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Training or the return of daylight saving time. For college basketball fans, March is the best time of year because of the NCAA’s March Madness brackets. At The Know, March Madness translates to food — … Read more