3. Welton Street Cafe
8.2
2736 Welton St, Denver, CO
Southern Food Restaurant · Curtis Park · 37 tips and reviews
James Nesbit: Get the catfish dinner great rice and beans, the catfish sandwich is also good.
Zach Griego-Dreicer: My home away from home:) Love this place to death, I would recommend it to anyone in the DEN area!
Ryan O: My favorite meal is the jerk chicken with hush puppies, red beans and rice, cornbread, strawberry pop with peach cobbler for dessert. Great service. Slow, but worth the wait.
5. Cruise Room
8.5
1600 17th St, Denver, CO
Cocktail Bar · LoDo · 53 tips and reviews
Denver Westword: The Cruise Room could be Denver's most iconic spot. And good food: McCormick's, which has a bar and dining room flanking the Cruise Room, serves its menu of steaks and seafood in here, too. Ahoy! Read more.
Brian Rook: Get an old fashioned
Esquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. Low crimson lighting, classic cocktails, exceptional martinis.
Jennifer Axcell: Go for happy hour and get the Sea Dog and PEI Muscles with Panang curry sauce. Order the buttermilk break to soak up the sauce.
Thrillist: Legendary happy hour at Jax with $3 oyster shooters (East Coast oyster, vodka, bloody mary mix) and $5 chorizo gravy fries with cheddar cheese curds. Like poutine via Mexico. O, Canada! Read more.
DenverHappyHour: Food: $2 oyster shooters, $1 oysters, $3 snacks Drink: $3 wines, $3-$5 vodka martinis, $3 draft beersEvery Day 4pm-6pm
8. New Saigon
8.3
630 S Federal Blvd (Center Ave), Denver, CO
Vietnamese Restaurant · Athmar Park · 52 tips and reviews
Denver Westword: We always grab a green pandan waffle for the drive home, along with a rainbow-hued boba smoothie or some refreshingly sweet-tart, fresh-squeezed sugarcane juice. Read more.
Denver Westword: Voted Best Vietnamese Restaurant in Westword's Best of Denver 2011!
StDominico Bear: Try the sriracha. :) and anything on the menu