Restaurants With Outdoor Seating in RiNo

Photo: The Source Hotel — Acorn Patio at The Source

Four RiNo places along Brighton Blvd, Larimer St, Wazee St and 38th St all have outdoor seating. One is open 24 hours, one is marked good for children, and one serves breakfast. The Larimer St address carries three listings and is counted once here. Wazee St and 38th St are the two stops that sit on their own streets, and Brighton Blvd and Larimer St each hold one place.

Acorn Patio at The Source is at 3330 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216. It is the only place on this list marked good for children and the only one marked wheelchair accessible. It is open 24 hours, every day. The Source Hotel describes a boutique hotel in the RiNo Art District with modern rooms and a rooftop pool. Google describes an airy bar and restaurant and a rooftop terrace with a pool. The price level is expensive, and the rating is 4.3 of 5 from 1825 Google ratings. The entrance and the parking are both wheelchair accessible.

A table on the terrace suits a family that wants to eat at an odd hour, since the doors never close. It is also the place to know about when the rest of the list has shut for the night.

Three listings share 2500 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205: Work & Class, Work & Class Courtyard and Work & Class Late Service. This page counts them once. Work & Class serves homestyle Southern and Latin American cuisine plus cocktails, as described on its site. The site says it was founded by Dana Rodriguez, a 6-time James Beard Award nominee, and that the chef grew up and learned to cook on a farm in Chihuahua, Mexico. The menu marries U.S. and Latin American cuisines, with approachable wine, cocktails and cold beers.

It has the highest Google rating on this list, 4.6 of 5 from 1771 Google ratings. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., and the bar stays open until midnight. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Outdoor seating is listed, reservations are taken, and coffee, beer and wine are served. The price level is moderate.

Tuesday through Sunday is the stretch when every place on this list is open. Plan an evening here for those days, with the Larimer St block as the one stop.

Over on 38th St, Butcher Block RiNo is at 1701 38th St, Denver, CO 80216. Google describes a diner with a nostalgic atmosphere, serving hearty American fare and breakfasts. It is the only place here that serves breakfast and brunch. The Butcher Block Cafe site lists its hours as Monday through Saturday, 5 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The same site says the cafe is just steps from the 38th and Blake A Line station, and that the Michel brothers came to Denver from North Dakota in 1979 and opened cafes reflecting the small-town diners they grew up loving. Reservations are taken, coffee is served, and outdoor seating is listed. The price level is moderate, and the rating is 4.5 of 5 from 1957 Google ratings.

Acorn Patio at The Source, Zeppelin Station Outdoor Market and Butcher Block RiNo are the three places open every day of the week.

Larimer St lists free street parking and paid street parking for Work & Class. 38th St lists free street parking for Butcher Block RiNo, and the A Line station sits steps from its door. Acorn Patio at The Source on Brighton Blvd lists wheelchair accessible parking. Hours can change, so confirm with the venue before heading out.

For a plan across the four, start with breakfast at Butcher Block RiNo, since it closes at 3 p.m. Then go on to Zeppelin Station on Wazee St for the afternoon. Work & Class on Larimer St opens at 4 p.m., and Acorn Patio at The Source on Brighton Blvd is the fallback for later hours.

Which RiNo restaurant is open 24 hours? Acorn Patio at The Source, at 3330 Brighton Blvd, is open 24 hours, every day. It is the earliest opening and the latest closing on this list.

Which RiNo place is good for children? Acorn Patio at The Source carries the good-for-children line, and it also has a wheelchair accessible entrance.

Where can you eat breakfast in RiNo? Butcher Block RiNo, at 1701 38th St, serves breakfast and brunch, opening at 5 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Is there free parking near Work & Class in RiNo? Yes, free street parking is listed for Work & Class on Larimer St, along with paid street parking.

Updated 2026-10-14: folded the three Work & Class listings into one entry, stated its rating once, and used the Butcher Block Cafe site hours and 38th and Blake A Line note.