Best Of Denver® 2016 Winners
Readers' Choice
Readers' Choice: Best late-night happy hour
Highland Tap and Burger
- tapandburger.com
- 2219 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 80211
Danielle Lirette
Readers’ Choice: Best new restaurant
Avanti Food & Beverage
- avantifandb.com
- 3200 Pecos St., Denver, 80211
Reader's Choice: Best new restaurant neighborhood
RiNo
- www.rivernorthart.com
- rivernorthart.com, Denver, 80216
Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best new neighborhood restaurant
Bar Dough
- bardoughdenver.com
- 2227 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 80211
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Colfax Avenue
Sassafras American Eatery
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Federal Boulevard
New Saigon
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on Broadway
Beatrice & Woodsley
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on West 32nd Avenue
Highland Tap and Burger
- tapandburger.com
- 2219 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 80211
Evan Semón
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant on the Pearl Street Mall
OAK at fourteenth
- www.oakatfourteenth.com
- 1400 Pearl St., Boulder, 80302
Courtesy of the hi-dive
Williams & Graham
Readers' Choice: Best classic cocktail bar
Williams & Graham
- www.williamsandgraham.com
- 3160 Tejon St., Denver, 80211
Readers' Choice: Best new brewery tap room
Fiction Beer Company
- Fictionbeer.com
- 7101 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80220
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best brewery tap room – beer
Ratio Beerworks
- ratiobeerworks.com
- 2920 Larimer St., Denver, 80205
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best new brewery tap room – ambience
Ratio Beerworks
- ratiobeerworks.com
- 2920 Larimer St., Denver, 80205
Joni Schrantz
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant wine list
Mizuna
- www.mizunadenver.com
- 225 E. 7th Ave., Denver, 80203
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant by-the glass wine list
Lala's Wine Bar + Pizzeria
Readers' Choice: Best new coffeehouse
Black Eye Coffee CapHill
- www.drinkblackeye.com
- 800 Sherman St., Denver, 80203
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best ice cream/gelato shop
Sweet Action Ice Cream
- sweetaction.com
- 52 Broadway, Denver, 80203
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best doughnuts
Voodoo Doughnut
- voodoodoughnut.com
- 1520 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80218
A selection of loaves from Grateful Bread.
Readers' Choice: Best bakery – savory
Grateful Bread Company
- gratefulbread.com
- 429 Violet St., Golden, 80401
Mark Manger
Readers' Choice: Best bakery – sweet
Wooden Spoon Cafe & Bakery
- www.woodenspoondenver.com
- 2418 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 80211
Hunter Stevens
Readers' Choice: Best vegetarian restaurant
City, O' City
- www.cityocitydenver.com
- 206 E. 13th Ave., Denver, 80203
Readers' Choice: Best non-vegetarian restaurant for vegetarians
Root Down
Root Down Instagram
Readers' Choice: Best non-vegan restaurant for vegans
Root Down
- www.ediblebeats.com/root-down
- 1600 W. 33rd Ave., Denver, 80211
Courtesy of the Cherry Cricket
Readers' Choice: Best hamburger
Cherry Cricket
- www.cherrycricket.com
- 2641 E. 2nd Ave., Denver, 80206
Cassandra Kotnik
Readers' Choice: best mac and cheese
Steuben's Food Service
- www.steubens.com
- 523 E. 17th Ave., Denver, 80203
Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best chicken wings
Fire on the Mountain
- www.fotmdenver.com
- 300 S. Logan St., Denver, 80209
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best steakhouse
Guard and Grace
- www.guardandgrace.com
- 1801 California St., Denver, 80202
Molly Martin
Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Chinese restaurant
Star Kitchen
- www.starkitchenco.com
- 2917 W. Mississippi Ave., Denver, 80219
Molly Martin
Reader' Choice: Best dim sum
Star Kitchen
- www.starkitchenco.com
- 2917 W. Mississippi Ave., Denver, 80219
Courtesy Uncle
Mark Manger
Readers' Choice: Best Ethiopian restaurant
Queen of Sheba
- queenofshebadenver.cafecityguide.website
- 7225 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80220
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best Middle Eastern restaurant
Jerusalem Restaurant
- www.jerusalemrestaurant.com
- 1890 E. Evans Ave., Denver, 80210
Scott Lentz
Readers' Choice: Best Italian restaurant
Osteria Marco
- www.bonannoconcepts.com/restaurant/osteria-marco
- 1453 Larimer St., Denver, 80202
Hops & Pie
Readers' Choice: Best German/Eastern European restaurant
Euclid Hall
Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best Central/South American restaurant (not Mexican)
Cuba Cuba Cafe & Bar
- www.cubacubacafe.com
- 1173 Delaware St., Denver, 80204
Readers' Choice: Best house margarita
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best food truck/cart
Steuben's Food Truck
- www.steubens.com
- Denver metro area, Denver, 80203
Molly Martin
Best breakfast burrito – smothered
Santiago's
- www.eatatsantiagos.com
- 571 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 80204
Molly Martin
Root Down Instagram
Readers' Choice: Best bottomless-mimosa deal
Root Down
- www.ediblebeats.com/root-down
- 1600 W. 33rd Ave., Denver, 80211
Readers' Choice: Best late-afternoon happy hour
Highland Tap and Burger
- tapandburger.com
- 2219 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 80211
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best 24/7 restaurant
Pete's Kitchen
- www.petesrestaurants.com/petes-kitchen
- 1962 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80206
Danielle Lirette
Readers' Choice: Best restaurant patio
Avanti Food & Beverage
- avantifandb.com
- 3200 Pecos St., Denver, 80211
Shawn Campbell
Readers' Choice: Best rooftop patio
Linger
- www.ediblebeats.com/linger
- 2030 W. 30th Ave., Denver, 80211
Readers' Choice: Best patio for pets
Denver Beer Co.
- www.denverbeerco.com
- 1695 Platte St., Denver, 80202
Readers' Choice: Best hair on a TV personality – female
Kathy Sabine
Readers' Choice: Best hair on a TV personality – male
Kyle Clark
Readers' Choice: Best name for a tattoo shop
Think Tank Tattoo
- www.thinktanktattoo.com
- 172 S. Broadway, Denver, 80209
Scott Lentz
Readers' Choice: Best name for a marijuana dispensary
The Giving Tree of Denver
- tgtree.com
- 2707 W. 38th Ave., Denver, 80211
Readers' Choice: Best vape shop
RiNo Vapes
- facebook.com/RiNo-Vapes-Aurora-539378109572018/?sk=timeline&app_data
- 12101 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora, 80014
Readers' Choice: Best farmers' market
South Pearl Street Farmers Market
- southpearlstreet.com
- 1200 block of S. Pearl St., Denver, 80210
Aaron Thackeray
Readers' Choice: Best museum shop
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- www.dmns.org
- 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 80205
Denver International Airport
Readers' Choice: Best store at DIA
Tattered Cover
- www.tatteredcover.com
- 8500 Peña Blvd., Denver, 80249
Denver International Airport
Readers' Choice: Best store at DIA
Tattered Cover
- www.tatteredcover.com
- 8500 Peña Blvd., Denver, 80249
Ken Hamblin III
Readers' Choice: Best store on Colfax
Twist & Shout
- www.twistandshout.com
- 2508 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80206
Readers' Choice: Best store on 16th Street Mall
Tattered Cover
- www.tatteredcover.com/
- 1628 16th St., Denver, 80202
Readers' Choice: Best neighborhood shopping district
South Broadway
Readers' Choice: Best sports team – professional
Denver Broncos
Readers' Choice: Best local talk-radio sports show
The Drive With Big Al and D-Mac
Readers' Choice: Best dog park
Chatfield State Park
- www.parks.state.co.us/parks/chatfield/Pages/ChatfieldHome.aspx
- 11500 N. Roxborough Park Rd., Littleton, 80125
Readers' Choice: Best skate park
Denver Skatepark
- www.denverskatepark.com
- 2205 19th St., Denver, 80202
Readers' Choice: Best terrain park
Copper Mountain
- www.coppercolorado.com
- 209 Ten Mile Circle, Frisco, 80443
Readers' Choice: Best double-diamond run
Drunken Frenchman
- www.winterparkresort.com
- Exit 232 from I-70 onto Highway 40, Winter Park, 80482
Readers' Choice: Best bike path in metro Denver
Cherry Creek Trail
Molly Martin
Readers' Choice: Best sports bar for watching games
Stoney's Bar and Grill
- www.stoneysbarandgrill.com
- 1111 Lincoln St., Denver, 80203
Readers' Choice: Best sports bar for food and drink
Highland Tap and Burger
- tapandburger.com
- 2219 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, 80211
Readers' Choice: Best free entertainment
City Park Jazz
- 17th Ave. and Colorado Blvd., Denver, 80206
Readers' Choice: Best annual festival
Great American Beer Festival
Readers' Choice: Best Denver arts district
Art District on Santa Fe
- denversartdistrict.org
- 500-1200 blocks of Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 80204
Aaron Thackeray
Readers' Choice: Best museum exhibit
Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids
- www.dmns.org
- 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 80205
Readers' Choice: Best gallery show – solo
Room With a View by Molly Bounds
Readers' Choice: Best movie theater – food/drink
Alamo Drafthouse
- www.drafthouse.com
- 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 80120
Readers' Choice: Best movie theater – programming
Alamo Drafthouse
- www.drafthouse.com
- 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 80120
Readers' Choice: Best movie theater – comfot
Alamo Drafthouse
- www.drafthouse.com
- 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 80120
Keith Garcia
Readers' Choice: Best club night
Mile High Soul Club at Syntax: Physic Opera
- www.physicopera.com
- 554 S. Broadway, Denver, 80209
Readers' Choice: Best new club
Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
- opheliasdenver.com
- 1215 20th St., Denver, 80202
Keith Garcia
Courtesy of the hi-dive
Readers' Choice: Best local music video
"S.O.B." by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Readers' Choice: Best local album
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Readers' Choice: Best concert of the year
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Readers' Choice: Best Guess for When Denver Will Go Back to the Super Bowl
2020
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