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 "site": "https://bestrestaurantdenver.com/",
 "title": "Best Restaurant Denver: restaurant data",
 "updated": "2026-10-10",
 "license": "Facts compiled by BestRestaurantDenver.com from the cited public sources. You may quote and link with attribution to https://bestrestaurantdenver.com/. Award levels belong to MICHELIN and the James Beard Foundation.",
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  "Every record lists its sources and the date we last checked it (\"verified\").",
  "We publish no ratings, reviews, prices or hours. hours/price/phone are null unless sourced.",
  "lat/lng are null: coordinates have not yet been geocoded from a recorded source (US Census Geocoder or OpenStreetMap). Use the address.",
  "editor_tags are our own rule-based labels (see /editorial-policy/), not claims by the restaurants.",
  "track: michelin = 2026 MICHELIN Guide Colorado; press = James Beard or long-running Denver institution with independent press coverage; bar = cocktail bar."
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