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.

Common Grounds

Common Grounds has been slinging coffee in Denver since the early ’90s, long before the popularity of super-chains and Frappuccinos. The original location is still going strong in the Highlands, while the downtown spot moved to different digs across the street in 2009. However, the LoDo locations did keep its most notable feature: a beer […]

Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse

Perhaps you’ve heard about the years-long political struggle to get the City of Boulder to accept the Dushanbe Teahouse after it had already been sent there in boxes — eight years during which the mayor of Dushanbe died without seeing his dream of an exchange fulfilled. Perhaps you know that over the years, the food […]

Brown Palace Hotel Tea Room

It’s tea time every afternoon at the Brown Palace Hotel Tea Room, and anyone strolling through the hotel’s lobby can catch a glimpse of lovely ladies and dapper gentlemen being served tea in fancy teacups and finger sandwiches on fancy plates. At the Brown Palace, in the heart of downtown Denver, afternoon tea time caters […]