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Nob Hill Inn

Neighborhood: Central Denver

420 E. Colfax Ave., CO, 80203 Map It
303-860-7557

This address has held a drinker’s paradise since 1937; it became known as the Nob Hill Inn seventy years ago. It’s the kind of joint where it’s easy to lose track of time…for decades. The square-shaped bar makes for easy people-watching, and with some of Colfax’s finest camping out here, it’s usually entertaining as hell. If Bukowski were still alive, this might be his idea of nirvana.

Best Of Denver® Awards
  • 2021 Best Dive Bar
  • 2015 Best Jukebox
  • 2013 Best Jukebox
  • 2009 Best Dive
  • 2006 BEST CRACKHEAD DETERRENT
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