Denver, CO · market #27
Win more orders in Denver.
5,829 restaurants compete for the same guests in the Denver area. We take care of your marketing and sales, so guests find you, order from you and come back, and you take care of the kitchen and good food.
- 5,829restaurants in the Denver area
- 12restaurants per sq mi in Denver County
- 41%are sit-down (full-service)
- 19restaurants per 10,000 people
Minimum wage $19.29 · tipped $16.27
Most restaurants: Denver County (1,851) · Arapahoe County (1,278) · Jefferson County (1,107) · Adams County (775) · Douglas County (579). Busiest ZIP: 80202 (Denver), 210 restaurants.
Your Denver playbook
What wins in Denver, from its own numbers.
- 1
Let Maya take the calls
With minimum wage at $19.29 in Denver, every hour on the phone is expensive. Maya answers, books tables and takes orders, so your team can cook and serve.
- 2
Win the office lunch
About 59% of Denver's restaurants are counter-service, cafés or snack bars. One shared link lets a whole office add to one pickup order.
- 3
Move regulars off the delivery apps
Every app order pays a commission and the guest belongs to the app. Orders on your own site, with Apple Pay, keep the margin and the guest.
- 4
Give guests a reason to come back
Denver has about 19 restaurants for every 10,000 people, more than most of the US. Rewards, smart offers and campaigns keep regulars choosing you.
Colorado right now
Colorado banned hidden fees. Show one honest price.
HB25-1090 started January 1, 2026, and tipped staff earn $12.14 cash ($16.27 in Denver). Honest online prices plus AI phone help.
New deceptive-pricing law
HB25-1090 took effect January 1, 2026. Restaurant service charges must be clearly disclosed, including how they are distributed, or built into the price.
Source · 2026-01
Labour costs keep rising
Colorado's minimum is $15.16 (tipped $12.14 cash); Denver $19.29. Every staff hour spent on phones costs more.
Source · 2026-11-05
Delivery apps take 15-30%
DoorDash's US plans charge 15%, 25% or 30% per delivered order. Orders on your own site keep that margin in the restaurant.
Source · 2026-11
How do restaurants in Denver get more online orders?
Be the restaurant people find first when they search nearby, let them order on your own site with Apple Pay, and bring them back with offers and rewards. WhatsTable does all three for Denver restaurants on Clover, and nothing is added to the guest's bill.
How many restaurants are there in Denver?
About 5,829 restaurants, about 41% of them sit-down, based on US Census County Business Patterns for the Denver area.
What is the minimum wage for restaurants in Denver?
$19.29 an hour, $16.27 for tipped staff (from 2026-01-01). Check the city's official page for changes.
What does WhatsTable cost?
$0 a month, no setup fee, no contract. WhatsTable takes 5–10% of the sales that come through it. Walk-in sales cost you nothing.
Do I need Clover?
Yes, today WhatsTable works with Clover. Tell us what you use on the demo form and we will let you know when it works with yours.
Nearby markets
- #72 Colorado Springs, CO 1,326 restaurants · up to 1/sq mi
- #1 New York, NY 45,519 restaurants · up to 357/sq mi
- #2 San Francisco, CA 11,199 restaurants · up to 69/sq mi
- #3 Miami, FL 11,927 restaurants · up to 3/sq mi
- #4 Boston, MA 10,567 restaurants · up to 36/sq mi
- #5 Seattle, WA 8,443 restaurants · up to 3/sq mi
Restaurant counts: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 7225), Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area. Population: Census estimates for 2023. Density uses land area from the Census Gazetteer.
You cook. We’ll bring the orders, in Denver.
We take care of marketing and sales, so you can take care of the kitchen and good food. 20 minutes on a call.
$0 a month · No setup fee · No contract · Nothing added to your guests' bill