For under-the-radar Denver picks, this list covers coffee, outdoor food, breweries, cocktail bars and murals in RiNo. Each entry gives the facts the sources state, including hours, parking, addresses and happy hour times where they are listed. Prices are not given in the sources, so none are shown.
Morning coffee and cold brew
Lost Coffee (/venue/lost-coffee) is an independent local chain born in Parker, with a devoted following in RiNo. The record highlights its mango cold brew. It is open Mon-Sun 6 AM-6 PM, and street parking is free.
Outdoor food markets and food trucks
Zeppelin Station Outdoor Market (/venue/zeppelin-station-outdoor-market) has outdoor seating and a photorealistic steam locomotive mural that charges through a brick wall, referencing RiNo's industrial railroad history.
Improper City (/venue/improper-city-denver) is a massive outdoor space ringed with food trucks, set up as a warehouselike hangout.
Brewery taprooms and happy hours
Mockery Brewing (/venue/mockery-brewing) is an anti-establishment craft brewery in RiNo known for wild ales and sours, with a no-nonsense taproom. Happy hour is daily 2-6pm.
Odell Brewing Denver (/venue/odell-brewing-denver) is a dog-friendly brewery in RiNo, from Fort Collins.
Pizza, cocktails and specialty drinks
Cart-Driver (/venue/cart-driver) is an intimate restaurant serving Southern Italian wood-fired pizza, oysters and cocktails. Happy hour is daily 4-6pm.
Death & Co Denver Patio (/venue/death-co-denver-patio) is a Coloradan offshoot of the New York cocktail bar, offering a sophisticated space for specialty drinks.
Murals to walk to
Fractal Wolf (/venue/fractal-wolf) sits at 4408 Lowell Blvd. Its wolf's face dissolves into fractal geometric patterns and Colorado mountain maps.
The Owl of Minerva (/venue/the-owl-of-minerva) is at 1000 14th St. It is a great horned owl mural on a two-story warehouse wall in RiNo.
Quick reference
| Name | Neighbourhood | Price | Why go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Coffee | RiNo following; location not stated | Not listed in sources | Mango cold brew, open 6 AM-6 PM, free street parking |
| Zeppelin Station Outdoor Market | Not stated in sources | Not listed in sources | Outdoor seating and railroad-themed steam locomotive mural |
| Improper City | Not stated in sources | Not listed in sources | Outdoor space ringed with food trucks |
| Mockery Brewing | RiNo | Not listed in sources | Wild ales and sours; happy hour daily 2-6pm |
| Odell Brewing Denver | RiNo | Not listed in sources | Dog-friendly brewery from Fort Collins |
| Cart-Driver | Not stated in sources | Not listed in sources | Wood-fired Southern Italian pizza, oysters and cocktails; happy hour daily 4-6pm |
| Death & Co Denver Patio | Not stated in sources | Not listed in sources | Specialty drinks from a Colorado offshoot of the New York cocktail bar |
| Fractal Wolf | 4408 Lowell Blvd | Not listed in sources | Wolf mural that dissolves into fractal patterns and Colorado mountain maps |
| The Owl of Minerva | 1000 14th St, RiNo | Not listed in sources | Great horned owl mural on a two-story warehouse wall |
