Ole!, Denver

At Olé Broadway, the cooks never send out their Italian bruschetta solo; rather, it emerges resting atop a pile of Brazilian-style fried polenta sticks. The appetizer embodies the approach at Olé Broadway, where the kitchen staff executes inventive European and South American fusion cuisine.

Coconut white sauce replaces tomato sauce on three specialty pizzas, including the Il Peccatore, whose other toppings include sliced green apple and chorizo. All these fixings are part of a list of more than 35 potential ingredients––from capers to queso fresco––that can adorn customizable pies. The pizzas take a sweet spin for dessert, with toppings such as white fudge and dustings of cinnamon.

To complement the mains at Olé Broadway, bartenders decant craft beers and wines sourced from Italy and South America. Feasts unfold inside an exposed-brick-lined dining room where flat-screen TVs showcase professional soccer games, rather than peewee soccer matches retouched with CGI stubble.