Best Of Denver® 2017 Winners
Readers' Choice
Cassandra Kotnik
Lauren Monitz
Best beach
Bear Creek Lake Park
- 15600 W. Morrison Rd., Morrison, 80465
Mark Antonation
Flickr user Greg Younger
Best Fourteener for your grandmother
Mount Bierstadt
- Guanella Pass Rd., Idaho Springs, 80452
Courtesy Coors Brewery Tour Facebook page
Best free tour
Coors Brewery
- 13th and Ford streets, Golden, 80401
Solera Facebook
Best restaurant on Colfax Avenue
Solera Restaurant & Wine Bar
- www.solerarestaurant.com
- 5410 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80220
National Park Service
Mark Antonation
Best restaurant on Federal Boulevard
Tarasco's New Latino Cuisine
- www.tarascosrestaurantdenver.com
- 470 S. Federal Blvd., Denver, 80219
Kane Dockter Facebook
Best dog park
Cherry Creek State Park
- parks.state.co.us/parks/cherrycreek
- 4201 S. Parker Rd., Aurora, 80014
Cassandra Stiltner
Evan Semón
Courtesy of Fire on the Mountain
Best restaurant on West 32nd Avenue
Fire on the Mountain
- www.fotmdenver.com
- 300 S. Logan St., Denver, 80209
Britt Chester
Best arts district
Art District on Santa Fe
- denversartdistrict.org
- 500-1200 blocks of Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 80204
Brandon Marshall
Best place for a protest
Civic Center Park
- www.denvergov.org
- Broadway and Colfax Ave., Denver, 80202
Sam's No. 3 - Aurora Facebook
Ken Hamblin
Best terrain park
Ruby Hill at Winter Park
- S. Platte River Dr. & W. Florida Ave., Denver, 80223
Black Voodoo Tattoo Facebook
Best name for a tattoo shop
Black Voodoo Tattoo Parlour
- blackvoodootattoo.com
- 7625 W. Hampden Ave., Lakewood, 80227
Lindsey Bartlett
Best new public art
Project Colfax at Williams Street and East Colfax Avenue
Mark Manger
2700 Larimer Street by Joshua Mays
Mark Manger
Best restaurant on the Pearl Street Mall
Salt Bistro
- saltthebistro.com
- 1047 Pearl St., Boulder, 80302
Best restaurant on the 16th Street Mall
ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro
- www.cholon.com/denver
- 1555 Blake St., Denver, 80202
City of Westminster
Best golf course in metro Denver
Legacy Ridge Golf Course
- ci.westminster.co.us/ParksRec/GolfWestminster/LegacyRidge
- 10801 Legacy Ridge Parkway, Westminster, 80031
Courtesy Denver Art Museum
Best museum for out-of-towners
Denver Art Museum
- www.denverartmuseum.org
- 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 80204
Best restaurant at Denver International Airport
Root Down
- www.rootdowndia.com
- 8500 Pena Blvd., Denver, 80249
Mirada Fine Art Gallery Facebook
Best art gallery openings
Mirada Fine Art Gallery
- www.miradafineart.com
- 1331 15th St., Denver, 80202
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks Facebook
Best golf course in the mountains
Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks
- ravenatthreepeaks.com
- 2929 Golden Eagle Rd., Silverthorne, 80498
Scott Lentz
Best name for a marijuana dispensary
Fresh Baked
- freshbakedboulder.com
- 2535 Pearl St., Boulder, 80302
Jon Stein
Westword archive
Mirada Fine Art Gallery Facebook
Best gallery for new artists
Mirada Fine Art Gallery
- www.miradafineart.com
- 1331 15th St., Denver, 80202
Courtesy of Nocturne
Scott Lentz
Mirada Fine Art Gallery Facebook
Best gallery for established artists
Mirada Fine Art Gallery
- www.miradafineart.com
- 1331 15th St., Denver, 80202
Scott Lentz
Best theater openings
The Edge Theater Company
- www.theedgetheater.com
- 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, 80214
The Arvada Center
Best children's theater programming
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
- www.arvadacenter.org
- 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 80003
Scott Lentz
Best late-night dispensary
The Green Solution – Edgewater
- tgscolorado.com
- 6020 W. 20th Ave., Edgewater, 80214
Jess Blackwell Photography
Best new brewery taproom
Briar Common Brewery + Eatery
- www.briarcommon.com
- 2298 Clay St., Denver, 80211
Courtesy Buntport Theater Facebook page
Danielle Lirette
Best movie theater — food/drink
Alamo Drafthouse
- www.drafthouse.com
- 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 80120
Eric Gruneisen
Wynkoop Brewing
Best movie theater — programming
Alamo Drafthouse
- www.drafthouse.com
- 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 80120
Eric Gruneisen
Best movie theater — comfort
Alamo Drafthouse
- www.drafthouse.com
- 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, 80120
Courtesy of Nocturne
Scott Lentz
Best selection of concentrates in a dispensary
The Green Solution
Eric Gruneisen
Chelsea Keeney
Danielle Lirette
Best ice cream/gelato shop
Little Man Ice Cream
- www.littlemanicecream.com
- 2620 16th St., Denver, 80211
Danielle Lirette
Eric Gruneisen
A selection of loaves from Grateful Bread.
Denver International Airport
Danielle Lirette
Decade Facebook
Cassandra Kotnik
Twist & Shout Facebook
@JVPhotography11
Best club night
Electronic Tuesdays at the Black Box
- www.blackboxdenver.co
- 314 E. 13th Ave., Denver, 80203
I Heart Denver Store
Best store on the 16th Street Mall
I Heart Denver
- www.iheartdenver.info
- 500 16th St. Mall, Denver, 80202
shopcherrycreek.com
Brandon Marshall
Courtesy of Nocturne
Cassandra Kotnik
ARC Thrift Stores Facebook
Cassandra Kotnik
Courtesy of the hi-dive
Fabric Bliss Facebook
@JVPhotography11
Molly Martin
Fabric Bliss Facebook
Ann Koemer
Best cooking classes
Cook Street School of Culinary Arts
- www.cookstreet.com
- 43 W. Ninth Ave., Denver, 80202
Danielle Lirette
Westword archive
Best Chinese restaurant
(Tie) Imperial Chinese Restaurant and Hop Alley
Molly Martin
Mark Antonation
Mark Manger
Best Ethiopian restaurant
Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant
- queenofshebadenver.cafecityguide.website
- 7225 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 80220
Danielle Lirette
Best Middle Eastern restaurant
Jerusalem Restaurant
- www.jerusalemrestaurant.com
- 1890 E. Evans Ave., Denver, 80210
Molly Martin
Joni Schrantz
Brandon Marshall
Best German/Eastern European restaurant
Rhein Haus
- rheinhausdenver.com
- 1415 Market St., Denver, 80202
Summer Powell
Best Central/South American restaurant (not Mexican)
Cafe Brazil
- www.cafebrazildenver.com
- 4408 Lowell Blvd., Denver, 80211
Molly Martin
Best green chile
Santiago's Mexican Restaurant
- www.eatatsantiagos.com
- 571 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 80204
Danielle Lirette
Best vegetarian green chile
Adelitas Cocina y Cantina
- www.adelitasco.com
- 1294 S. Broadway, Denver, 80210
Danielle Lirette
Molly Martin
Best breakfast burrito — smothered
Santiago's Mexican Restaurant
- www.eatatsantiagos.com
- 571 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 80204
Molly Martin
Best breakfast burrito — handheld
Santiago's Mexican Restaurant
- www.eatatsantiagos.com
- 571 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, 80204
Cassandra Kotnik
Westword archives
Best late-afternoon happy hour
(Tie) Adelitas Cocina Y Cantina and Blue Island Oyster Bar
Cassandra Kotnik
Westword Archives
Samantha Baker
Shawn Campbell
Hunter Stevens
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