Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Denver lingers in over a cortado.

Where to sit and slow down

Huckleberry Roasters ★ 4.5

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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.

DrinkFilter coffee

Corvus Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6

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Corvus Coffee Roasters in Denver is Phil Goodlaxson's South Broadway roastery and flagship cafe, pouring direct-trade single-origin beans from Colombia.

DrinkSingle-origin espresso

Sweet Bloom Coffee ★ 4.7

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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.

DrinkSourcing-driven filter coffee

Crema Coffee House ★ 4.4

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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.

DrinkPour-over and breakfast plates

Kaladi Coffee Roasters ★ 4.3

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Kaladi Coffee Roasters in Denver is the University Hills roastery and cafe, a Front Range coffee pioneer since 1995 with deep single-origin selection.

DrinkSingle-origin pour-over

Steam Espresso Bar ★ 4.4

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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.

DrinkEspresso and Lost Coffee pour-overs

Thump Coffee ★ 4.4

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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.

DrinkEspresso flights

Novo Coffee ★ 4.3

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Novo Coffee in Denver is the Glenarm cafe of the Patterson family roastery, with direct-sourcing relationships in Ethiopia and Guatemala and a downtown.

DrinkEspresso and pour-over

Blue Sparrow Coffee ★ 4.4

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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.

DrinkEspresso

SelvaSur Coffee ★ 4.5

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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.

DrinkHouse-roasted Chiapas espresso

Little Owl Coffee ★ 4.4

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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.

DrinkEspresso and tartines

Weathervane Cafe ★ 4.2

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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.

DrinkCortado and breakfast plates

The Bardo Coffee House ★ 4.2

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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.

DrinkVegan coffee drinks

Pablo's Coffee ★ 4.2

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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.

DrinkHouse blends

Stella's Coffee Haus ★ 4.1

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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.

DrinkHouse espresso

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