Denver Bicycle Cafe

Denver Bicycle Cafe has produced one of the most unique drinking experiences in Denver, with an emphasis on locally-produced beer, quality coffee — and a full-service bike shop. If you need something fixed (and even if you don’t), sit down and sample one of the ever-changing tap selections from brewers like Renegade and River North, […]

Maci Cafe

The cozy Maci Cafe is a neighborhood coffeehouse focusing on the breakfast-and -lunch crowd, offering up assorted coffee drinks, award-winning breakfast sandwiches and panini. Chef/partner Massimo Ruffinazzi, who was born and raised in Italy, makes sure there are always great breads on hand, as well as salumi plates and salad.

Aviano Coffee

Aviano Coffee is now at its third location — the second in Cherry Creek — and the third time could be a charm. Through all the moves, though, one thing has been consistent: Owners Doug and Saadia Naiman are dedicated to making the best coffee in town. Aviano sources Intelligentsia beans, a Chicago-based roaster with […]

Novo Roasting Facility

The father-and-sons owners of Novo Coffee — Herb, Jake and Joe Brodsky — are passionate about getting the best cup of coffee possible into the hands of consumers. So they spend a lot of time forging relationships, searching for beans and perfecting the processing of their coffee. This search for perfection leads them to Ethiopia, […]

The Bardo Coffee House

Chris Graves decided to open a coffee shop after 25 years of hanging out in them, all the while taking stock of various details and inconveniences that he would change at his own place. “There were just little things about them that bothered me,” he explains. “Like, why is the CD player skipping, why is […]

Urbanistic Tea and Bike Shop

At Queen City Cycles, you can get your bike repaired while you enjoy a cup of tea in a great Highland hangout. Brother-sister team Ethan and Michelle Bontrager run Queen City, formerly known as Urbanistic Tea and Bike Shop, in Highlands Square. Ethan is the master mechanic who can also fix wagons and strollers, while […]

Crema Coffee House

Crema Coffeehouse draws its name from the rich, caramel-colored foam that caps any decent shot of espresso right after it’s pulled. And that’s the primary job of the baristas at Crema: to pull decent shots of espresso. They also brew coffee from a handful of roasters. Crema is located on Larimer Street, just above the […]

Rooster & Moon Coffee Pub

It was a beautiful day in the Golden Triangle neighborhood when Rooster & Moon moved in. This is a coffeehouse that takes care with its beverages, creating lovely designs in the foam as the barista pours milk into the espresso. But coffee isn’t the only drink here; Rooster & Moon also has a full bar. […]

Caffe Sanora

Cross the threshold of Caffe Sanora and the rowdiness of East Colfax fades away. The place is quiet but not library silent, as a chatty mix of business-casual regulars trickle down from the offices above, gaggles of students meet up for a board game, and other characters pop in off the street for a beer […]

Habibi Hookah Cafe

Habibi Hookah Cafe, located on South Broadway, provides all the amenities of a typical coffee and tea spot — with a Middle Eastern twist. Open until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 4 a.m. on weekends, the cafe can get a little loud but has hookah flavors from dozens of nations.

St. Mark’s Coffeehouse

An army of hip, coffee-drinking twenty- and thirty-somethings sets up camp at the tables of St. Mark’s every day, sipping hot drinks while hacking away furiously on their laptops. No matter what time of day you show up at this spacious shop for a cup of joe, you might be hard-pressed to find a seat […]

Gypsy House Cafe

Put this in your pipe and smoke it: If you like your coffee strong and the atmosphere in which you drink it just as pungent, head for Gypsy House Cafe. The specialty here is Turkish coffee, which is a leap for the Starbucks connoisseur, but it’s well worth the plunge. The food is good, the […]