Huckleberry Roasters ★ 4.5
Huckleberry Roasters in Denver is the Sunnyside coffee bar of the Pecos roastery, a 2011 third-wave shop pouring single-origin filters and rotating espresso.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Denver lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Corvus Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6
Corvus Coffee Roasters in Denver is Phil Goodlaxson's South Broadway roastery and flagship cafe, pouring direct-trade single-origin beans from Colombia.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Sweet Bloom Coffee ★ 4.7
Sweet Bloom Coffee in Lakewood is Andy Sprenger's small-batch roastery and cafe, a US Brewers Cup champion and direct-sourcing program since 2013.
Signature drink: Sourcing-driven filter coffee
Crema Coffee House ★ 4.4
Crema Coffee House in Denver is Noah Price's RiNo coffee bar and brunch room since 2008, with rotating roasters, breakfast plates and an art-and-design crowd.
Signature drink: Pour-over and breakfast plates
Kaladi Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3
Kaladi Coffee Roasters in Denver is the University Hills roastery and cafe, a Front Range coffee pioneer since 1995 with deep single-origin selection.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Steam Espresso Bar ★ 4.4
Steam Espresso Bar in Denver is the South Pearl Street corner cafe pouring Lost Coffee espresso and pour-overs, with a small Sunnyside sister shop on Tejon.
Signature drink: Espresso and Lost Coffee pour-overs
Thump Coffee ★ 4.4
Thump Coffee in Denver is the Capitol Hill cafe of the Bend, Oregon roastery, with rotating pour-overs, espresso flights and a quiet study room near Cheesman.
Signature drink: Espresso flights
Novo Coffee ★ 4.3
Novo Coffee in Denver is the Glenarm cafe of the Patterson family roastery, with direct-sourcing relationships in Ethiopia and Guatemala and a downtown.
Signature drink: Espresso and pour-over
Blue Sparrow Coffee ★ 4.4
Blue Sparrow Coffee in Denver is the Platte Street cafe of the Park Hill mini-chain, a clean industrial room with multi-roaster pours and a bike-shop crowd.
Signature drink: Espresso
SelvaSur Coffee ★ 4.5
SelvaSur Coffee in Denver is the Capitol Hill family-run cafe on Broadway, sourcing organic beans direct from Chiapas and Peru and roasting in-house.
Signature drink: House-roasted Chiapas espresso
Little Owl Coffee ★ 4.4
Little Owl Coffee in Denver is the LoDo specialty coffee bar on Blake Street, pouring rotating roasters from Ozo, Sweet Bloom and Corvus with a French-style.
Signature drink: Espresso and tartines
Weathervane Cafe ★ 4.2
Weathervane Cafe in Denver is the Uptown brunch room on 17th Avenue, a converted Victorian with breakfast plates, full bar and a sunlit reading porch.
Signature drink: Cortado and breakfast plates
The Bardo Coffee House ★ 4.2
The Bardo Coffee House in Denver is the South Broadway cafe with a vegan menu and rotating local roasters, a SoBo studio-friendly room with late hours.
Signature drink: Vegan coffee drinks
Pablo's Coffee ★ 4.2
Pablo's Coffee in Denver is the Capitol Hill flagship of the city's longest-running independent roastery, opened by Craig Conner in 1994. At 630 E 6th Ave.
Signature drink: House blends
Stella's Coffee Haus ★ 4.1
Stella's Coffee Haus in Denver is the South Pearl coffeehouse with a back-garden patio, a 1991 neighborhood fixture with full breakfast and lunch menus.
Signature drink: House espresso