My Brother's Bar ★ 4.5
My Brother's Bar in Denver is the city's oldest continuously-operating bar since 1873, a 15th Street institution with Jack Kerouac history. Family-friendly.
A burger built from Colorado-raised bison, ground with chuck or brisket trim, formed into a thick patty and grilled medium-rare on a brioche bun with charred onions and Tillamook cheddar.
Bison returned to Colorado restaurants in the 1980s through Ted Turner's ranches in the San Luis Valley and the Rocky Mountain Bison Co-op. The bison burger replaced the elk burger as the city's dependable lean-game patty by the 2000s. The Buckhorn Exchange on Osage Street, holding Colorado liquor license number one, served bison from its 1893 opening; modern versions at Linger, Ace Eat Serve and the Cherry Creek hotel grills run leaner builds with brioche buns and brown-sugar bacon. Highland Tap and Burger keeps a Colorado-bison patty on the menu year-round.
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Linger ★ 4.3
Linger in Denver is Justin Cucci's rooftop global street food room in the old Olinger Mortuary in Highland, with a 360-degree city view and a small-plates.
OrderThe bison meatballs and the banh mi sliders; the room's name is a play on the Olinger neon sign upstairs.
TipThe rooftop patio is the room's draw; book by 5 pm or wait at the bar. Closed for service on Mondays in 2026.
Highland Tap and Burger ★ 4.1
Highland Tap and Burger in Denver is Cory and Robbie Bonneau's Highland gastropub since 2011, a neighborhood beer bar with Colorado-bison burgers.
OrderThe bison burger with green chile, and the truffle fries; sister room Park Burger is two blocks west.
TipWalk-in; the patio is the room's draw, and the basement bar runs late.
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