Denver Guide

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Category	Location	Notes	Neighborhood
FAVS Coffee	Crema Coffee	The coffee house (not the Bodega) is where Grant and I first met to talk about doing a podcast!	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
FAVS Food/Drinks	Stowaway	Japanese/American fusion breakfast/lunch!	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
FAVS Fun Spots/Food/Drinks	Brown Palace Jazz	Live Jazz (Thu-Sat night), high tea in the mornings	North Cap Hill
FAVS Fun Spots/Food/Drink	Denver Central Market	Food market in the arts district! (Coffee, Italian, ice cream, Cheeserie, bakery, deli)	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
FAVS Fun Spots/Drinks	Museum of Contemporary Art	Beautiful rooftop bar (and great art exhibits!)	LoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station)
FAVS Food/Drink	Sushi Den	BEST Sushi in Denver	S. Pearl St. (Platt Park)
FAVS Food/Drink	Izakaya Den	Owned by same people as Sushi Den - more Tapas style	S. Pearl St. (Platt Park)
Fun Spots/Food/Drink	Union Station	Lots of spots for food and drinks and just a fun spot to walk around	LoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station)
Fun Spots/Drinks	Two Moons	Live Music	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Fun Spots/Food/Drinks	McGregor Square		LoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station)
Fun Spots/Food/Drinks	Nocturne	Live Jazz and dinner/tapas/drinks depending on where you sit!	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Fun Spots	West Side Bookstore		Highlands
Fun Spots	Mayan Theater	Historic movie theater! Usually showing indie films	S. Broadway / Baker
Fun Spots	Denver Selfie Museum
Fun Spots	Meow Wolf
Fun Spots	Larimer Square	Lots of spots for food and drinks and just a fun spot to walk around
Fun Spots	Petals & Pages Bookstore		Cap Hill
Fun Spots	Tattered Cover Bookstore		Multiple
Fun Spots	Thrift Shop Central (S. Broadway)
Fun Spots	DCPA (Denver Center for the Performing Arts)	Catch a show - or just a fun cocktail	LoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station)
Fun Spots / Parks	Sloan's Lake	About 3 mi around the lake - great "downtown" areas to the west and south with breweries and restaurants etc
Fun Spots / Parks	Cheeseman Park
Fun Spots / Parks	City Park
Fun Spots / Parks	Washington Park (Wash Park)	In the summers there's lots of volleyball etc, great place for a picnic
Coffee	Novo Coffee		Multiple (RiNo, Congress Park, Cheeseman Park, Business District)
Coffee	Bardo Coffee House	Coffee house open late!	S. Broadway & Others
Coffee	Sati Coffee Co	Known for their cold brew	Edgewater
Coffee	Huckleberry Roasters		Multiple
Coffee	Blue Sparrow Coffee		Multiple (RiNo, LoDo, Cap Hill)
Coffee	Corvus Coffee		Multiple Locations
Drinks/Coffee	Improper City	Outdoor dog friendly patio, coffee in the mornings	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Drinks	Hudson Hill		Cap Hill
Drinks	Honey Elixir Bar	MOCKTAILS! (And also Cocktails!)	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Drinks	Colorado Sake Co	Sake and beer - and comedy in the back sometimes!	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Drinks	ESP HiFi	Awesome cocktails!	Lincoln Park
Drinks	La Bouche	Wine Bar	City Park West
Drinks	The Block Distilling Co	Awesome little cocktail bar	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Drinks	The Electric Cure	Jeff Goldblum themed Tiki Bar	Edgewater
Drinks	Prost Brewing Company		Highlands
Drinks	Joyride Brewing	Great view over Sloan's Lake from the rooftop balcony! (Dog Friendly area but not the roof)	Edgewater
Drinks	Finn's Manor	Fun cocktails and (non dog friendly) patio	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Drinks	Ratio Beerworks	Fun brewery (dog friendly patio)	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Drinks	Dew Drop Inn		City Park West
Food/Drinks	Our Mutual Friend	Great beer! They don't have food but Pit Fiend works with them! (Dog friendly outdoor patio)	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Pit Fiend	BBQ	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Watercourse	Vegan	Capitol Hill
Food/Drinks	Noisette Restaurant & Bakery		LoHi (Lower Highlands)
Food/Drinks	New Saigon Bakery & Deli		Federal Blvd
Food/Drinks	Edgewater Inn	Pizza! Cocktails!	Edgewater
Food/Drinks	Edgewater Beer Garden	Great beer, great deals on food, outdoor seating, dog friendly	Edgewater
Food/Drinks	Stem Ciders	Cidery! - Smaller location in RiNo but main location is up north (it's beautiful if you can get up there)	Multiple (RiNo (River North) / Five Points, etc)
Food/Drinks	Fire on the Mountain	Wings & Drinks	Multiple (Highlands, Wash Park)
Food/Drinks	The Post	Chicken & Beer	Rosedale
Food/Drinks	White Pie	Pizza	Cap Hill
Food/Drinks	Sloan's Bar & Grille	Fun spot	Edgewater
Food/Drinks	Rhein Haus		LoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station)
Food/Drinks	Moe's Bagels		Multiple
Food/Drinks	Mister Oso	Mexican food - great happy hour deals	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Gold Point	Hear me out: The Mac N' Cheese is great	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Star Kitchen		Athmar Park
Food/Drinks	Hey Bangkok!	Thai	Wash Park
Food/Drinks	US Thai Cafe	The best thai food in Denver!	Edgewater
Food/Drinks	Leroy's Bagels		Sloan's Lake
Food/Drinks	Jelly Cafe	Brunch	Multiple (Cap Hill, DU)
Food/Drinks	City O' City	Vegetarian	Cap Hill
Food/Drinks	Blue Pan Pizza	Pizza	Multiple (Highlands, Congress Park)
Food/Drinks	Get Right's Bakery	Bakery, Pizza, Breakfast (and if you're lucky you might see Lydia working the front!)	Wheat Ridge
Food/Drinks	Maria's Empanadas	Empanadas!	Multiple
Food/Drinks	Rye Society	Sandwichs/Deli	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Rise & Shine Biscuit Kitchen	AH-MAZING Biscuits! They do happy hours too!	Multiple
Food/Drinks	Bar Dough	Italian	LoHi (Lower Highlands)
Food/Drinks	MAKFam	Chinese	S. Broadway / Baker
Food/Drinks	Uncle Ramen	Ramen	LoHi (Lower Highlands)
Food/Drinks	Sam's No. 3	A diner with the a novel of a menu	Business District
Food/Drinks	Snooze AM Eatery	Colorado Staple	Multiple
Food/Drinks	JC's Cafe	Great deals on brunch!	Golden
Food/Drinks	Slice Works	Downtown Denver staple	MultipleLoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station), Cap Hill
Food/Drinks	Pho & Bar		Cap Hill
Food/Drinks	Wally's Wisconsin Tavern		LoDo (Lower Downtown AKA Union Station)
Food/Drinks	Dio Mio	Italian food, handmade Pasta. They don't take reservations but there's always a wait	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Sherpa House	Nepalese/Indian Food. They do great work in the community as well as having the BEST Nepalese food in Colorado	Golden
Food/Drinks	The Greenwich	Maia's fam from the North East says it's the best pizza outside of NYC	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Bang Up to the Elephant	Vegan	Capitol Hill
Food/Drinks	Moya's Tacos	Food truck but if you can track them down their tacos are cheap and incredible!	Food Truck
Food/Drinks	Bigsby's Folly	Wine & Tapas	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Avanti	Food hall! Everyone can pick their own stuff!	Multiple (Highlands, Boulder, Vail)
Food/Drinks	Redeemer Pizza	Pizza - try their dilly ranch!	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Postino		Multiple (LoHi, Broadway, Highlands Ranch, Boulder)
Food/Drinks	Denver Biscuit Company		Multiple
Food/Drinks	Linger	Restaurant in an old crematorium called "Olinger" - they keep the sign up and leave the "O" turned off	LoHi (Lower Highlands)
Food/Drinks	Bierstadt Lagerhaus	Giant beer pong, giant bags/corn hole, and the beer that's closest to the Oktoberfest beers in Munich	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Food/Drinks	Barcelona	Wine and Tapas (and they do a GREAT brunch) - you MUST get the honey whipped Feta	RiNo (River North) / Five Points
Ice Cream	Sweet Cow Ice Cream		Multiple (Highlands, etc)
Icecream	High Point Creamery	Incredible unique ice cream flavors	RiNo (River North) / Five Points, Glendale, Central Park, Tennyson
Ice Cream	Little Man Ice Cream	Colorado Staple! Outdoor and it's shaped like a milk can	Multiple (Highlands, etc)
Fun Spots	REI Flagship Store