This app brings strangers together for dinner in Denver. We tried it.

A new app is bringing people together for Wednesday night dinner dates around Denver.

Why it matters: Making new friends as an adult can be tough, especially in our digital age. Building new connections is crucial to our well-being .

The big picture: The Timeleft app aims to tackle "big-city loneliness" one meal at a time in almost 50 countries.

• It launched in the U.S. in April and has since expanded to 35 cities, including Denver, where it arrived in late June.

How it works: When you sign up, Timeleft asks questions about your job, personality, lifestyle and dietary preferences to match you with a group of five compatible diners.

• Dinners take place Wednesdays at 7pm, and you have the option of picking a restaurant around Capitol Hill/Cheesman/City Park or Highland/RiNo/LoDo.
• To help kick off the conversation, the app unlocks an icebreaker game once the date begins.

The intrigue: You don't know who you're meeting until the night before when the app reveals your dining partners' industries and zodiac signs. The location is shared the morning of the dinner.

• Multiple TimeLeft groups meet at various restaurants across the city. After dinner, the app reveals a bar where everyone using the app that night can join for an after-party, allowing you to meet even more strangers.

If you go: It costs $16 to book a one-night dinner. Subscriptions are also available.

My experience: I met my assigned group for dinner at Blue Agave on the 16th Street Mall and was quickly comforted by how easily the conversation flowed. (Margaritas helped.)

• Everyone at the table was in their 30s and worked in different industries, which made chatting really interesting — so much so, we didn't have to use the app's icebreakers.
• Post-dinner, we went to the after-party at Honor Farm Haunted Spirit House, where I had a lot of fun meeting other Timeleft users and hearing how their night went.

What's next: One of my tablemates invited me and my husband on a double date with his wife, which we've scheduled for next week!

The bottom line: Timeleft was a fun way to meet new people and step out of my comfort zone. I'd definitely recommend it and do it again.