Guidebook for Denver

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Guidebook for Denver

Drinks & Nightlife

Mexican food and tequila bar, its a favorite of the local community, always, and I mean always, humming.
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El Camino Community Tavern
3628 W 32nd Ave
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Mexican food and tequila bar, its a favorite of the local community, always, and I mean always, humming.
Best wings place in Denver. Laid back neighborhood hangout.
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Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings - Denver
3801 West 32nd Avenue
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Best wings place in Denver. Laid back neighborhood hangout.
These are truly gourmet tacos, not your traditional fare. Large variety, plus a tequila and whiskey bar. Very popular, has outdoor patio and both regular and communal seating inside.
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Tacos Tequila Whiskey
1514 York St
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These are truly gourmet tacos, not your traditional fare. Large variety, plus a tequila and whiskey bar. Very popular, has outdoor patio and both regular and communal seating inside.
Neighborhood pub with large food menu as well. Music on some nights, open mic and games.
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Mead St. Provisions
3625 W 32nd Ave
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Neighborhood pub with large food menu as well. Music on some nights, open mic and games.
Brewery specializing in British ales. Has large outdoor seating. Popular with any English speaker with an accent - and all the rest as well.
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Hogshead Brewery
4460 W 29th Ave
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Brewery specializing in British ales. Has large outdoor seating. Popular with any English speaker with an accent - and all the rest as well.
Microbrewery overlooking Sloan's Lake.
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Joyride Brewing Company
2501 Sheridan Boulevard
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Microbrewery overlooking Sloan's Lake.
Mortuary turned hip eclectic eatery. Exceptional food with nice bar and outdoor patios providing views.
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Linger
2030 W 30th Ave
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Mortuary turned hip eclectic eatery. Exceptional food with nice bar and outdoor patios providing views.
Not just great beer but also a nice selection of small plates and entree.
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West End Tap House
3945 Tennyson St
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Not just great beer but also a nice selection of small plates and entree.
Hip bar that nevertheless has a very neighborly feel. Knowledgeable bar staff. They have a full food menu - I really like their happy hour small plates, very well done.
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LoHi SteakBar
3200 Tejon St
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Hip bar that nevertheless has a very neighborly feel. Knowledgeable bar staff. They have a full food menu - I really like their happy hour small plates, very well done.
Set up like a speakeasy (fronts as a bookstore), its great for cocktail connoisseurs. Only American bar not located on a coast to be selected among top 50 bars worldwide in World's 50 Best Bar Award.
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Williams & Graham
3160 Tejon St
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Set up like a speakeasy (fronts as a bookstore), its great for cocktail connoisseurs. Only American bar not located on a coast to be selected among top 50 bars worldwide in World's 50 Best Bar Award.
Very popular with the local crowd - great patio out front, nice long bar inside, laid back but lots of buzz. Very good burgers.
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Highland Tap and Burger
2219 W 32nd Ave
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Very popular with the local crowd - great patio out front, nice long bar inside, laid back but lots of buzz. Very good burgers.
For those of you who are gluten intolerant like me, this place makes all their brewed beers glue free via the enzyme method.
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Brewery Rickoli
4335 Wadsworth Blvd
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For those of you who are gluten intolerant like me, this place makes all their brewed beers glue free via the enzyme method.
Brewery with good food and views of the Denver skyline.
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Ale House
2501 16th St
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Brewery with good food and views of the Denver skyline.
Hip nature themed bar and lounge. Outdoor area seating mimics campfire setting.
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Forest Room 5
2532 15th St
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Hip nature themed bar and lounge. Outdoor area seating mimics campfire setting.
Iconic Denver bar - supposedly the oldest continuously operating bar in Denver. No sign out front, just have to know it's at the Southeast corner of 15th and Platte Street.
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My Brother's Bar
2376 15th St
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Iconic Denver bar - supposedly the oldest continuously operating bar in Denver. No sign out front, just have to know it's at the Southeast corner of 15th and Platte Street.

Food Scene

Honestly the nicest setting for coffee and wine (plus panini’s, salads and tapas, breakfasts) in Denver. Vintage house with with quaint parlor rooms & a garden patio overlooks 32nd ave. Live music.
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Highlands Cork & Coffee
3701 W 32nd Ave
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Honestly the nicest setting for coffee and wine (plus panini’s, salads and tapas, breakfasts) in Denver. Vintage house with with quaint parlor rooms & a garden patio overlooks 32nd ave. Live music.
Great little coffee bar.
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SloHi Coffee Co.
4436 W 29th Ave
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Great little coffee bar.
Traditional Mexican fare really well done. Has outdoor patio as well.
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La Cocinita Mexican Restaurant
4935 W 29th Ave
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Traditional Mexican fare really well done. Has outdoor patio as well.
Not the nicest venue, more of a dive, but considered (and I confirm) some of the best Thai food in Denver.
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US THAI CAFE
5228 W 25th Ave
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Not the nicest venue, more of a dive, but considered (and I confirm) some of the best Thai food in Denver.
Highlands' very popular sushi bar and late night venue. Has valet parking. Three different settings inside.
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Sushi Hai
3600 W 32nd Ave
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Highlands' very popular sushi bar and late night venue. Has valet parking. Three different settings inside.
Colorful Italian cafe with romantic terraced patio out front.
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Trattoria Stella
3470 W 32nd Ave
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Colorful Italian cafe with romantic terraced patio out front.
Pub's in the name, but actually just as much an Italian cafe. Great wines and food.
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The New York Pizza Pub
4334 W 35th Ave
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Pub's in the name, but actually just as much an Italian cafe. Great wines and food.
Eclectic American in an 1800s era house, with patio, nice breakfasts with items like banana custard brioche french toast, Cajun Benedict, Fired Green tomatoes.
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Sassafras American Eatery, Highlands
3927 W 32nd Ave
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Eclectic American in an 1800s era house, with patio, nice breakfasts with items like banana custard brioche french toast, Cajun Benedict, Fired Green tomatoes.
Italian deli eatery specializing in great sandwiches (portions are huge), wine, beer, and select cocktails, sidewalk patio.
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Salt & Grinder
3609 W 32nd Ave
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Italian deli eatery specializing in great sandwiches (portions are huge), wine, beer, and select cocktails, sidewalk patio.
Great breakfast place, popular with local crowd.
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DJ's Berkeley Cafe
3838 Tennyson Street
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Great breakfast place, popular with local crowd.
New American cooking at this Bistro, very highly rated. I like its comfortable atmosphere.
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duo Restaurant
2413 W 32nd Ave
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New American cooking at this Bistro, very highly rated. I like its comfortable atmosphere.
Diversified world cuisine: owner/master chef is Mark Ferguson, formerly of Spago in Vail and Las Vegas. A hip setup in a vintage home with multiple unique rooms, decks, and patios.
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Solitaire Restaurant
3927 W 32nd Ave
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Diversified world cuisine: owner/master chef is Mark Ferguson, formerly of Spago in Vail and Las Vegas. A hip setup in a vintage home with multiple unique rooms, decks, and patios.
Chipotle style fast food but with Mediterranean cuisine. Very healthy and light on the pocketbook.
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Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh
3453 W 32nd Ave
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Chipotle style fast food but with Mediterranean cuisine. Very healthy and light on the pocketbook.
A local's hangout. The pizza is great, including the gluten free ones, and so is the beer.
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Hops & Pie/Berkeley Donuts
3920 Tennyson St
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A local's hangout. The pizza is great, including the gluten free ones, and so is the beer.
Vintage home with great patio setting to have a meal on, especially like their breakfasts which was voted among the best in Denver.
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Cozy Cottage
4363 Tennyson St
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Vintage home with great patio setting to have a meal on, especially like their breakfasts which was voted among the best in Denver.
Really good Thai food, not as good as US Thai around the corner, but much nicer indoor setting, as well as patio seating overlooking Sloan's Lake. Also has full bar.
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Thailicious, Creative Thai Eatery
2045 Sheridan Boulevard
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Really good Thai food, not as good as US Thai around the corner, but much nicer indoor setting, as well as patio seating overlooking Sloan's Lake. Also has full bar.
Exceptional creative eatery - one of my favorites. Typically need reservations a week in advance for prime dinner hours, but can often get a seat or table in the bar and eat there as well.
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Root Down
1600 W 33rd Ave
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Exceptional creative eatery - one of my favorites. Typically need reservations a week in advance for prime dinner hours, but can often get a seat or table in the bar and eat there as well.
Very popular new concept bar-eatery - 7 different restaurant concepts, housed in modified shipping containers. Great deck patios with view of downtown.
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Avanti Food and Beverage
3200 North Pecos Street
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Very popular new concept bar-eatery - 7 different restaurant concepts, housed in modified shipping containers. Great deck patios with view of downtown.
Gourmet cupcakes - I'm gluten free so don't go there but lots of people rave about them.
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Happy Bakeshop
3621 W 32nd Ave
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Gourmet cupcakes - I'm gluten free so don't go there but lots of people rave about them.
New slightly upscale Mexican restaurant, very impressive bar (large tequila selection) and great happy hour dishes.
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The Matador
3496 W 32nd Ave
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New slightly upscale Mexican restaurant, very impressive bar (large tequila selection) and great happy hour dishes.
Longtime neighborhood favorite, may be losing out some to the new competition in the area.
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Pizza Alley
3499 W 32nd Ave
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Longtime neighborhood favorite, may be losing out some to the new competition in the area.
Amazing breakfast spot
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The Universal
2911 W 38th Ave
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Amazing breakfast spot
Older Mexican restauarant in the hood, has excellent traditional fare.
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Tacos Jalisco
4309 W 38th Ave
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Older Mexican restauarant in the hood, has excellent traditional fare.
Award-winning pizza, no joke, and from Detroit, who'd a thunk. A little pricier but worth it.
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Blue Pan Pizza West Highlands
3934 W 32nd Ave
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Award-winning pizza, no joke, and from Detroit, who'd a thunk. A little pricier but worth it.
A great place to go and sit on the patio, look out at Sloans Lake and have a great breakfast. I recommend the omelets.
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Rupert's at the Edge
2045 Sheridan Boulevard
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A great place to go and sit on the patio, look out at Sloans Lake and have a great breakfast. I recommend the omelets.
Sushi with view of Sloan's Lake
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Shiso Sushi & Oyster Bar
2255 Sheridan Boulevard
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Sushi with view of Sloan's Lake
Casual Italian spot, has thin-crust pies & housemade pastas upstairs and a more formal trattoria downstairs.
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PARISI pizzeria, trattoria e vino
4401 Tennyson St
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Casual Italian spot, has thin-crust pies & housemade pastas upstairs and a more formal trattoria downstairs.
Breakfast/lunch/brunch kitchen, features a scratch menu made from fresh local ingredients and includes Colorado beers at the bar.
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Revelry Kitchen
3901 Tennyson St
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Breakfast/lunch/brunch kitchen, features a scratch menu made from fresh local ingredients and includes Colorado beers at the bar.
I am not a vegan. But this is an awesome vegan place. One of Chef Justin Cucci's creations, this is more of a casual eatery than his Rootdown or Linger (see reviews for each).
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Vital Root
3915 Tennyson St
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I am not a vegan. But this is an awesome vegan place. One of Chef Justin Cucci's creations, this is more of a casual eatery than his Rootdown or Linger (see reviews for each).
This is the place to go in the neighborhood for really good Indian food.
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Himchuli - Indian & Nepali Cuisine
3489 W 32nd Ave
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This is the place to go in the neighborhood for really good Indian food.
I'm gluten intolerant so haven't been here, but its really popular. Supposed to be Carolina style biscuits.
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Rise & Shine Biscuit Kitchen and Cafe
5126 W 29th Ave
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I'm gluten intolerant so haven't been here, but its really popular. Supposed to be Carolina style biscuits.
Awesome set-up indoor outdoor, upstairs and downstairs scene. We're talking nuvo gourmet tacos - I suggest the one with braised beef.
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MAS KAOS Pizzeria & Taqueria
4526 Tennyson St
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Awesome set-up indoor outdoor, upstairs and downstairs scene. We're talking nuvo gourmet tacos - I suggest the one with braised beef.
Italian with nice patio dining.
Spatola
3434 West 32nd Avenue
Italian with nice patio dining.
A new hip restaurant/bar from famed Denver chef and restaurateur Troy Guard. Exceptionally good food and drinks. Troy's cuisine is quite creative. Clam gnocchi. Bison enchiladas. Chicken-fried steak in green-chile gravy. Extensive charcuterie selection. Banana cream pie. Very impressed with the cocktails - I recommend the "Exile on Perry".
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FNG
3940 W 32nd Ave
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A new hip restaurant/bar from famed Denver chef and restaurateur Troy Guard. Exceptionally good food and drinks. Troy's cuisine is quite creative. Clam gnocchi. Bison enchiladas. Chicken-fried steak in green-chile gravy. Extensive charcuterie selection. Banana cream pie. Very impressed with the cocktails - I recommend the "Exile on Perry".

Shopping

The neighborhood's go-to for fine wines and liquor.
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Mondo Vino
3601 W 32nd Ave
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The neighborhood's go-to for fine wines and liquor.
Ice cream!
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Sweet Cow
3475 W 32nd Ave
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Ice cream!
Boutique in charming house featuring stylish, casual clothing, including shoes & outerwear. Has men's as well as women's.
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32nd West
3631 West 32nd Avenue
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Boutique in charming house featuring stylish, casual clothing, including shoes & outerwear. Has men's as well as women's.
A Flagship REI store, its huge - occupies the original power station for Denver's early 20th century trolleys, with South Platte River rapids right outside to test your kayak before purchase.
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REI
1416 Platte St
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A Flagship REI store, its huge - occupies the original power station for Denver's early 20th century trolleys, with South Platte River rapids right outside to test your kayak before purchase.
Quaint neighborhood store, small but nice selection.
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Toast Wine & Spirits
3828 W 23rd Ave
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Quaint neighborhood store, small but nice selection.

Sightseeing

Tiny inburb on West side of Sloans Lake with funky main street - several bars, restaurants, cannabis dispensaries.
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Edgewater
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Tiny inburb on West side of Sloans Lake with funky main street - several bars, restaurants, cannabis dispensaries.

Essentials

Nearby groceries
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Safeway
757 E 20th Ave
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Nearby groceries
European style food shop - neighborhood favorite for fine cheeses, cured meats and other gourmet groceries. Great for putting together a romantic picnic.
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St Kilian's Cheese Shop
3211 Lowell Blvd
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European style food shop - neighborhood favorite for fine cheeses, cured meats and other gourmet groceries. Great for putting together a romantic picnic.
Nice inexpensive (compared to Whole Foods) healthy food store.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
4700 W 38th Ave
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Nice inexpensive (compared to Whole Foods) healthy food store.

Parks & Nature

Lovely lake with the best vistas in Denver - Mt Evans and the Indian Peaks from the East shore, and downtown skyline reflected in the lake from the west. Jogging path, tennis courts, picnic areas.
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Sloans Lake
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Lovely lake with the best vistas in Denver - Mt Evans and the Indian Peaks from the East shore, and downtown skyline reflected in the lake from the west. Jogging path, tennis courts, picnic areas.

Everything Else

Drink wine and paint.
Pinot's Palette
3420 W 32nd Ave
Drink wine and paint.
One of several women/s boutiques along 32nd. I don't personally shop here (I'm a guy) but it seems to be pretty popular.
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Kismet
3640 W 32nd Ave
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One of several women/s boutiques along 32nd. I don't personally shop here (I'm a guy) but it seems to be pretty popular.
Great for me because they have gluten free bagels. Various breakfast/sandwich meals. Get some coffee there or at SloHi coffee next door and grab a sidewalk table for a relaxing quick breakfast.
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Leroy's Bagels
4432 W 29th Ave
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Great for me because they have gluten free bagels. Various breakfast/sandwich meals. Get some coffee there or at SloHi coffee next door and grab a sidewalk table for a relaxing quick breakfast.
Nice neighborhood used bookstore
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West Side Books
3434 W 32nd Ave
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Nice neighborhood used bookstore
For those who like the consistency of a chain store.
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Panera Bread
1350 Grant St
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For those who like the consistency of a chain store.