The Top 100 Things to Do Near Mercury Cafe
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Mercury Cafe is a four-decade-old institution that feels less like a restaurant-bar-venue and more like a community living room, serving vegetarian-leaning comfort food while hosting tango parties, poetry slams, and classical concerts in three ornate rooms. Whether you're there for a gin cocktail, a dance lesson, or simply to witness Denver's most reliably weird cultural programming, everyone finds their people here.
- Westword 2023 · Best Open-Mic Night · Best of Denver
- 5280 2024 · Best for Sips and a Show · The 23 Best Bars in Denver
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A 2024 Denver hotel modeled on native aspen trees channels nature through recycled materials, local art, and elevator birdsong into something both earnest and genuinely comfortable. The sustainability feels less like marketing than architectural fact—a place where environmental ambition and creature comfort actually align.
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- Westword 2026 · Best Piece of the Denver Pavilions · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Reason to Go to the 16th Street Mall · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Movie Theater — First Run · Best of Denver
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An Art Deco bar just off Larimer Street where you can nurse a proper cocktail while live jazz plays from the stage, all without breaking the bank or dressing up more than you feel like. It's the kind of place that makes an anniversary feel ceremonial but works just as well for a Thursday night when you want to feel a little more sophisticated than usual.
- Westword 2024 · Best Supper Club · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Jazz Club · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Dinner and a Show · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Art Museum Collaboration · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Museum If You Only Have an Hour · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Artist Residency · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Nonprofit Gallery · Best of Denver
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A 1933 tavern on Larimer Street that's managed to stay scrappy and unpretentious despite the neighborhood's relentless polish, Herb's pours stiff drinks at sensible prices and books live bands most nights. It's the kind of place where you might catch a cover band, nurse a bourbon, and briefly forget you're in Denver.
- Westword 2023 · Best Unpretentious Yet Legendary Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Bar in LoDo to Pretend You’re on Colfax · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2025 · Best Art Experience for Neurodiverse Kids: Sensory-Friendly Mornings · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Museum to Make You Think · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best New Offerings at a Museum · Best of Denver
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Dazzle has been Denver's destination for world-class jazz for over fifteen years, hosting everyone from Esperanza Spalding to Bill Frisell in a room with pristine acoustics and not a bad sightline. The bar is equally serious about its martinis and a roster that runs from bar burgers to a renowned four-cheese mac, making it easy to linger through a set.
- Westword 2024 · Best Late-Night Jazz · Best of Denver
- 5280 2024 · Best for Sips and a Show · The 23 Best Bars in Denver
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A sunken stage and dance floor anchor this deliberately outlandish bar in a historic Ballpark building that's been everything from a bordello to a peep show, now wrapped in '70s excess and vintage art. The small-plates menu matches the theatricality with bison burgers, Belgian mussels in saison curry, and Scandinavian duck meatballs—proof the kitchen takes itself as seriously as the room's electric, over-the-top vibe.
- Westword 2023 · Best Venue With a Sexy History · Best of Denver
- 5280 2024 · Best for Sips and a Show · The 23 Best Bars in Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Place to Find the Jams · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Indoor-Outdoor Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2025 · Best Record Store Spin-Off · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Used Record Store · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Record Store · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Darts Club · Best of Denver
- 5280 2024 · Best for Fun and Games · The 23 Best Bars in Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Venue for Both Rock Bands and DJs · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Indie-Rock Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Comedy Club for Local and National Talent · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Comedy Night: New Talent Night · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Club to Dance, See Art and Feel Safe · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Dance Club · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2025 · Best Free Recording Studio · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Resurrection · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Staff at a Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Venue in a Historic Structure · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2023 · Best Drink Deals at a Venue · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2025 · The Top 50 Bars in Denver Right Now
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- Westword 2025 · Best Stand Against Gentrification · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Historic Comedy Club · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Dino Discovery · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Hidden Gem: Chicky the Prairie Dog · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best New Playground: Nature Play · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Venue for Hip-Hop · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · The Top 50 Bars in Denver Right Now
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Number Thirty Eight is a sprawling hall lined with tap stalls representing Colorado breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries, plus its own cocktail program spinning seasonal concoctions, all accessible via wristband so you never hunt for your wallet. The dog-friendly patio and Split Lip's pickle-heavy burgers and fried chicken sandwiches make this a easy spot to settle in for hours.
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- Westword 2025 · Best Springtime Tulip Display · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Ticketed Summer Concert Series · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2024 · Best Concert Program at a Bar · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Free Jazz Night · Best of Denver
- Westword 2026 · Best Venue for Music, Community and Food · Best of Denver
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- Westword 2026 · Best Marquee · Best of Denver
- Westword 2024 · Best Stepping-Stone Venue · Best of Denver
- Westword 2023 · Best Neighborhood Options at a Venue · Best of Denver
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