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15 cafe places in Denver we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Denver | Cafe across every city.

Denver's coffee culture is built on local roasters, and the city carries an unusually deep bench of cafes for its size. Huckleberry Roasters on Pecos Street, Corvus Coffee Roasters on South Broadway, and Novo Coffee downtown anchor the roasting scene, while Crema Coffee House on Larimer Street and Little Owl Coffee on Blake Street keep the LoDo and RiNo corridors caffeinated.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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