Westword Readers Have Spoken: Here Are the Best of Denver 2023 Readers’ Choice Winners

We received 120,731 votes in 153 categories from the good people of metro Denver, and here are the readers’ picks for Best of Denver 2023! Thank you to everyone who voted.

You can also view all of our Best of Denver editors’ picks online and on newsstands.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Best Comedy Night
Comedy Works Denver

Best Denver Park
Washington Park

Best Disc Golf Course
Johnny Roberts Disc Golf Course

Best Dog Park Cherry Creek Dog Park

Best Drag Show Hamburger Mary’s Drag Brunch

Best Film Festival Programming Denver Film Festival
Best Free Entertainment Number Thirty Eight
Best Immersive Experience Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station
Best Movie Theater — Art House Landmark’s Mayan Theatre
Best Movie Theater — First Run Alamo Drafthouse
Best Museum for Locals Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Best Museum for Tourists Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Best Museum Shop Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Best New Art Space/Gallery Fern and Skye
Best New Mural Dairy Block Alley
Best New Public Art Dairy Block Alley
Best Place to People-Watch Cheesman Park
Best Place to Play Pickleball Gates Tennis Center
Best Theater Company Programming Denver Center for the Performing Arts


CANNABIS & MORE

Best Bargains at a Dispensary
Lit
Best Cannabis Instagram @extractsdaily

Best CBD Pet Product Sweet Mary Jane Creature Comfort

Best CBD Product Sweet Mary Jane Popcorn

Best CBN, CBG or THCV Product Wyld CBG Pear Gummies

Best Customer Service at a Dispensary Kind Castle

Best Dispensary for a Connoisseur Simply Pure
Best Dispensary for a New Cannabis User The Joint by Cannabis

Best Dispensary for Classic Strains The Joint by Cannabis
Best Dispensary Waiting Room Simply Pure

Best Edibles Company Sweet Mary Jane
Best Flower Brand Dutch Botanicals
Best Head Shop Ritual Colorado
Best In-House Flower at a Dispensary Kind Castle

Best Infused Beverage
Keef Brands
Best Medical-Only Dispensary Kind Meds
Best New Colorado Strain
Veritas Fine Cannabis, Pineapple Blast
Best Non-Candy Edible Flower Powder

Best Old-School Hash The Greenery Hash Factory

Best Rosin Mighty Melts

Best Rosin Edible Leiffa Chocolate Bars

Best Seed Company Striped Seeds

Best Selection at a Dispensary Magnolia Road
Best Vape Cartridge
O.pen Daily Strains

FOOD & DRINK
Best Bakery
Bakery Four

Best Bar for Playing Games
The Basketball Social House

Best Bar for Watching Games Number Thirty Eight

Best Bar/Restaurant for a Breakup Steuben’s Uptown

Best Bar/Restaurant for a First Date
Broadway Roxy

Best Barbecue Restaurant Post Oak Barbecue

Best Breakfast First Watch

Best Breakfast Burrito Renegade Burrito

Best Brunch FIRE Restaurant & Lounge

Best Central/South American Restaurant (not Mexican) Lucina Eatery & Bar

Best Chicken Sandwich Clucks Chicken

Best Chicken Wings Fire on the Mountain

Best Chinese Restaurant Bao Brewhouse

Best Cidery WaldschÁ¤nke Ciders

Best Colorado Distillery Woody Creek Distillery

Best Diner Hits the Spot

Best Distillery Taproom Ironton Distillery

Best Dive Bar Dive Inn

Best Doughnuts Voodoo Doughnut

Best Dumplings Mason’s Dumpling Shop

Best Ethiopian Restaurant Konjo Ethiopian Food

Best Food Hall Avanti

Best Food Truck/Cart Big Apple Bodega

Best French Fries Steuben’s

Best French Restaurant Brasserie Brixton

Best Fried Chicken Cluck Chicken

Best German/Eastern European Restaurant Bohemian Biergarten

Best Green Chile
Chile con Quesadilla

Best Hamburger Knockabout Burgers

Best Happy Hour Palenque Cocina Y Agaveria
Best Hotel Restaurant FIRE Restaurant & Lounge
Best House Margarita Mama Lolita’s Mexican
Best Ice Cream/Gelato Shop Right Cream
Best Indian Restaurant Little India
Best Italian Restaurant Luca d’Italia

Best Japanese Restaurant Uchi
Best Korean Restaurant Dae Gee Korean BBQ

Best Mediterranean Restaurant Safta
Best New Bar Adobo
Best New Brewery Taproom Colorado Tap House
Best New Coffeehouse Procession Coffee
Best New Restaurant Mama Lolita’s Mexican
Best Old-School Italian Restaurant Gaetano’s

Best Oysters Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

Best Patio for Pets Number Thirty Eight
Best Patio With a View Avanti
Best Pho Pho Duy
Best Pizza by the Slice Redeemer Pizza

Best Pizza in a Non-Pizzeria Woodie Fisher Kitchen & Bar

Best Pizzeria Blue Pan Pizza

Best Poke Ohana Island Kitchen

Best Ramen Uncle

Best Restaurant Patio Number Thirty Eight

Best Sandwich Shop Old School Heros

Best Seafood Restaurant
Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar

Best Southern/Soul Restaurant Nola Jane Restaurant & Bar

Best Sports Bar I.C. Brewhouse

Best Steakhouse Guard & Grace

Best Sushi Restaurant Sushi Den

Best Tacos Chile con Quesadilla

Best Tamales La Popular

Best Thai Restaurant Daughter Thai Kitchen & Bar

Best Vegan Restaurant
Just Be Kitchen

Best Wine Bar
Noble Riot

MUSIC & VENUES

Best All-Ages Club The Church

Best Bathrooms at a Venue Mission Ballroom

Best Blues Club Dazzle Denver

Best Country Venue Grizzly Rose

Best Dance Club The Black Box

Best Drink Deals at a Venue The Black Box

Best EDM Club The Black Box

Best Food at a Venue Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club

Best Gay/LGBTQ Club Charlie’s Denver

Best Hip-Hop Club Your Mom’s House

Best Indoor-Outdoor Venue Number Thirty Eight

Best Jazz Club Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club

Best Karaoke Bar
Raíces Brewing Company
Best Latin Club La Rumba
Best New Album Lady Los, Choices Were Made
Best New Band In the Variant
Best New Club The Crypt

Best Open-Mic Night Broadway Roxy

Best Radio DJ Iris Berkeley

Best Radio Station for Music Radio 1190 AM
Best Rock Club The Crypt
Best Sound System Mission Ballroom

SHOPPING & SERVICES

Best Bookstore — New Books Tattered Cover

Best Bookstore — Used Books Mutiny Information Cafe

Best Comic Book Store Mile High Comics

Best Free Service Mile High on the Cheap

Best Gardening Supply Store City Floral Garden Center

Best Liquor Store Argonaut Wine and Liquor

Best Local Influencer Emily McCarter

Best Local Instagram @i70things

Best Local Podcast — Entertainment Good Witch – Bad Witch

Best Local Podcast — News Good Witch – Bad Witch

Best Local TikTok FashioNation

Best Place to Buy Flowers Rowdy Poppy

Best Plant Store The Plant Room

Best Record Store Twist & Shout

Best Store at Denver International Airport Tattered Cover

Best Store in Cherry Creek Foster & Son Fine Jewelers
Best Store in RiNo Modern Nomad

Best Store on Broadway It’s a Bodega

Best Store on East Colfax Twist & Shout

Best Store on the 16th Street Mall I Heart Denver Store

Best Store on the Pearl Street Mall Peppercorn

Best Store on West Colfax Chaos Vintage and Thrift

Best Talk-Show Host Graffiti Johnson

Best Thrift Store Strawberry Mountain

Best Vintage Store Strawberry Mountain