Jake and Ally's Guide to Denver!

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Jake and Ally's Guide to Denver!

Food scene

Amazing, iconic Denver restaurant. World menu, epic rooftop
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Linger
2030 W 30th Ave
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Amazing, iconic Denver restaurant. World menu, epic rooftop
Best ramen in town. Hands down. Either order takeout, or get in line by 430.
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Uncle
2215 W 32nd Ave
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Best ramen in town. Hands down. Either order takeout, or get in line by 430.
Our fave lunch spot in town! Amazing sandwiches, salads etc. Everything super fresh. Also great rooftop.
Dimestore Delibar
1575 Boulder St
Our fave lunch spot in town! Amazing sandwiches, salads etc. Everything super fresh. Also great rooftop.
iconic Denver ice cream shop
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Little Man Ice Cream
2620 16th St
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iconic Denver ice cream shop
Fancy, Moroccan themed place with some of the best views of the city.
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El Five
2930 15th St
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Fancy, Moroccan themed place with some of the best views of the city.
Best Mexican in town! Family restaurant, been around since the 70s.
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Patzcuaro's Mexican Restaurant
2616 W 32nd Ave
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Best Mexican in town! Family restaurant, been around since the 70s.
Our go-to for quick, delicious burgers and fries.
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Park Burger Highlands
2643 West 32nd Avenue
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Our go-to for quick, delicious burgers and fries.
Right across the street, amazing scratch-made farm to table Italian.
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Spuntino
2639 W 32nd Ave
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Right across the street, amazing scratch-made farm to table Italian.
Great Asian fusion takeout
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Pepper Asian Bistro II
3759 Lipan St
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Great Asian fusion takeout
Incredible breakfast. Usually v crowded though, so might have a wait
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Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
6315 W 104th Ave
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Incredible breakfast. Usually v crowded though, so might have a wait
Our fave breakfast spot in town! Hidden gem. Get the brioche french toast, it's WILD
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The Universal
2911 W 38th Ave
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Our fave breakfast spot in town! Hidden gem. Get the brioche french toast, it's WILD
Wildly good (and usually crowded) breakfast joint. Also has a pizza place attached to it!
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Denver Biscuit Company
3237 E Colfax Ave
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Wildly good (and usually crowded) breakfast joint. Also has a pizza place attached to it!
Incredible bagel deli. Usually V crowded
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Rosenberg's Bagels & Delicatessen (Five Points)
725 E 26th Ave
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Incredible bagel deli. Usually V crowded
Delicious breakfast joint serving biscuits in every form. Get the cinnamon rolls
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Rise & Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Cafe
5126 W 29th Ave
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Delicious breakfast joint serving biscuits in every form. Get the cinnamon rolls
Super spacious and modern marketplace. Food, boutiques, cool bar, you name it!
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Edgewater Public Market
5505 W 20th Ave
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Super spacious and modern marketplace. Food, boutiques, cool bar, you name it!
Trendy downtown marketplace with food and drinks and shopping
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Denver Milk Market
1800 Wazee St
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Trendy downtown marketplace with food and drinks and shopping
Great gourmet pizza
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Hops & Pie/Berkeley Donuts
3920 Tennyson St
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Great gourmet pizza
Best greasy pizza around. Get the spicy ranch
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Cosmo's Pizzas
550 Grant St
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Best greasy pizza around. Get the spicy ranch
Tacos, pizza and an attached brewery!
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MAS KAOS Pizzeria & Taqueria
4526 Tennyson St
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Tacos, pizza and an attached brewery!
Awesome food and drink hall with one of the best rooftop views in the city
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Avanti Food and Beverage
3200 North Pecos Street
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Awesome food and drink hall with one of the best rooftop views in the city
Craziest outdoor patio you've ever seen. It's awesome
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Happy Camper
3211 N Pecos St
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Craziest outdoor patio you've ever seen. It's awesome
Best bakery in town! 5 minute walk. They open at 8, suggest calling ahead, cuz there's usually a loooong line.
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Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery
2418 W 32nd Ave
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Best bakery in town! 5 minute walk. They open at 8, suggest calling ahead, cuz there's usually a loooong line.
Amazing brewery + restaurant. Cool rooftop too.
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Briar Common Brewery + Eatery
2298 Clay St
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Amazing brewery + restaurant. Cool rooftop too.
Amazing cheap, thin crust fast-casual pizza. Super unique flavors too.
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Pizzeria Locale
550 Broadway Blvd
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Amazing cheap, thin crust fast-casual pizza. Super unique flavors too.
One of Denver's most iconic sushi joint. Also check out Izakaya den for a super fancy Japanese spot
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Sushi Den
1487 S Pearl St
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One of Denver's most iconic sushi joint. Also check out Izakaya den for a super fancy Japanese spot
Best Indian around!
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Himchuli - Indian & Nepali Cuisine
3489 W 32nd Ave
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Best Indian around!
One of our most-visited restaurants. BEST QUESO of all time. Local fast-casual mexi
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Illegal Pete's Northside
1851 W 38th Ave
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One of our most-visited restaurants. BEST QUESO of all time. Local fast-casual mexi
Super cool hipster coffee and food
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Carbon Cafe & Bar
1553 Platte St
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Super cool hipster coffee and food
Iconic Denver spot serving incredible small plates. Lots of veggy/vegan options too
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Root Down
1600 W 33rd Ave
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Iconic Denver spot serving incredible small plates. Lots of veggy/vegan options too
Trendy burger joint right down the street
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Highland Tap and Burger
2219 W 32nd Ave
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Trendy burger joint right down the street
AMAZING contemporary Italian and wood-fired pizza. Easy 5 min walk
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Bar Dough
2227 W 32nd Ave
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AMAZING contemporary Italian and wood-fired pizza. Easy 5 min walk
Upscale coastal mexican. Delish.
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Lola Coastal Mexican
1575 Boulder St
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Upscale coastal mexican. Delish.
BEST WINGS ever
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Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings - Denver
3801 West 32nd Avenue
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BEST WINGS ever
amazing upscale burger joint. Also have a Mac n Cheese bar and cold cereal!
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FNG
3940 W 32nd Ave
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amazing upscale burger joint. Also have a Mac n Cheese bar and cold cereal!

Stores

Great upscale liquor store with awesome snacks
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Amendment XXI Wine & Spirits
2548 15th St
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Great upscale liquor store with awesome snacks
The best dispensary in town. Everything is organic, and it was the first black-owned dispensary in the country!!!
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Simply Pure Denver Dispensary
2000 W 32nd Ave
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The best dispensary in town. Everything is organic, and it was the first black-owned dispensary in the country!!!
Good local shop with everything you need, and a great Colorado-made selection
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Geno's Liquors
2336 W 32nd Ave
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Good local shop with everything you need, and a great Colorado-made selection
Our fave supermarket.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
4700 W 38th Ave
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Our fave supermarket.
Pricey but cool grocery store right down the street
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Leevers Locavore
2630 W 38th Ave
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Pricey but cool grocery store right down the street
Cool dispensary
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The Clinic Highlands
3460 W 32nd Ave
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Cool dispensary
Good, cheap dispensary. Especially when they have happy hour (call to confirm)
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Native Roots Dispensary Highlands
2209 W 32nd Ave
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Good, cheap dispensary. Especially when they have happy hour (call to confirm)

Breweries/Bars

Great local beer. Usually fun energy and live music. Always food trucks too.
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Zuni Street Brewing Company
2355 West 29th Avenue
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Great local beer. Usually fun energy and live music. Always food trucks too.
Great local beer
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Little Machine Beer
2924 W 20th Ave
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Great local beer
Low-key beer garden. Great outdoor patio
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Recess Beer Garden
2715 17th St
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Low-key beer garden. Great outdoor patio
Brewery attached to a tacos/pizza restaurant. All are great
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Call to Arms Brewing Company
4526 Tennyson St
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Brewery attached to a tacos/pizza restaurant. All are great
Super cool speakeasy down in a library basement!!!
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Williams & Graham
3160 Tejon St
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Super cool speakeasy down in a library basement!!!
Bar that makes you feel like you're in a forest!!
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Forest Room 5
2532 15th St
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Bar that makes you feel like you're in a forest!!
High-end fancy cocktails
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Tatarian
4024 Tennyson St
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High-end fancy cocktails
Low key neighborhood sports bar. Great food too
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Highland Tavern
3400 Navajo St
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Low key neighborhood sports bar. Great food too
Arguably our fave brewery in town. Great patio scene
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Denver Beer Company
1695 Platte St
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Arguably our fave brewery in town. Great patio scene
Amazing latin brews. Super fun trivia too!
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Cerveceria Colorado
1635 Platte St
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Amazing latin brews. Super fun trivia too!

Sightseeing

Denver's riverwalk! Simply gorgeous and lots of areas to relax. Also right next to REI and lots of good restaurant.s
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Iphakamisa Park
2250 15th St
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Denver's riverwalk! Simply gorgeous and lots of areas to relax. Also right next to REI and lots of good restaurant.s
Denver's iconic old train station. Now home to amazing food, drink and activities.
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LoDo
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Denver's iconic old train station. Now home to amazing food, drink and activities.
Iziko lezobuciko ze-Contemporary Art Denver
1485 Delgany St
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Super fun museum of household goods!
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Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
1201 Bannock St
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Super fun museum of household goods!
Super unique marketplace/hotel/sight seeing gem. Tons of food and drink and shopping options
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Dairy Block
1800 Wazee St
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Super unique marketplace/hotel/sight seeing gem. Tons of food and drink and shopping options
High-end shopping center with everything you need
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Cherry Creek Shopping Center
3000 E 1st Ave
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High-end shopping center with everything you need
Super fun kid's museum! Lots and lots of activities
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I-Museum yabantwana yaseDenver kwi-Campus yeMarsico
2121 Children's Museum Dr
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Super fun kid's museum! Lots and lots of activities
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Downtown Aquarium
700 Water St
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Getting around

Denver is super easy to get around! Especially from our house, you're minutes from everything. Uber, rent a bike/scooter, or just walk! We'd love to help you if you have any questions.
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Deals

Always great happy hours around (ask us if you need help finding one), Coors Banquet Beers are almost always less than $3 at any bar. Also tons of cheap and amazing breakfast burritos.
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Plan for weather!

Even in the summer, the weather can change in a jiffy! Always bring some layers, especially if going to the mountains, and water. You're also at altitude, so a good water bottle is a must. Sunscreen is good, and always bring snacks!