Best Tapas Bars In The Centre Of Denver Near Me

4worldlovers: Although we might not show an available table at your preferred time, we suggest you call the restaurant at 303.534.1970 to take advantage of last minute cancellations.

Parties of five or more should call us directly for reservations. 303.534.1970


Extensive gin list, unique cocktails, wine and beers from the Iberian peninsula and around the world


Passion, creativity and attention to detail are the engines that drive any restaurant. Executive Chef/Owner Jennifer Jasinski and General Manager/Owner Beth Gruitch lead the team at Rioja. Read more about them below:


Cooking started at a young age out of necessity for Jasinski. Growing up in a single-parent household with two siblings who all took turns cooking, Jasinski developed a knack for following recipes and creating her own, until eventually, it was always her turn to cook.


Located in Denver’s Historic Union Station, Ultreia is the latest from Crafted Concepts, the group behind four award-winning Denver restaurants, Rioja, Stoic & Genuine, Euclid Hall and Bistro Vendôme.

4worldlovers:
We’re so excited to let our special Rioja guests hear about our upcoming trip to Andalucía and Southern Spain with the pros at Modern Adventure. For seven days and six nights we’ll be hands-on sharing the food, wines and culture of Andalucía, Malaga, Jerez and Seville from the chef perspective. We both love Spain and can’t wait to taste and cook with the sherries, wines and local ingredients from this gorgeous region. Every day will bring a new adventure (with plenty of free time for sightseeing, too).

4worldlovers: Located at 2556 15th Street in Denver’s Lower Highland Neighborhood since 2013.


We are open from 2pm to Close Wednesday- Saturday. (Our kitchen usually closes around 9pm, but if we’re busy, we’ll stay open later.)

4worldlovers: Join us for an exotic getaway experience with island inspired craft cocktails and Polynesian/Caribbean fare. We too dislike things that are “too sweet” and we proudly craft our offerings from the freshest ingredients possible.

In order to provide an authentic craft cocktail experience for as many guests as possible, we are exclusively a 21 and over establishment.

As we are a destination bar, we do highly encourage reservations of our inside tables in order to ensure your visit with us. For those without a reservation, our bar seating is available on a first come first serve basis. Additionally, we have two outdoor patios that are each available for walk-ins, depending on that day’s weather.

4worldlovers: To help address the many financial challenges which continue to impact our industry, a 3% surcharge will be applied to all checks. This surcharge helps us manage the increased costs of goods, services, supply chain issues, and the health and safety of our staff and guests.

4worldlovers: Order an electronic gift card using our convenient online order form

Look no further than Tacos Tequila Whiskey. That's not just us talking—we've collected more restaurant awards and accolades than we know what to do with, from critics and diners alike, including being named one of the top 50 new restaurants in the nation by Bon Appetit Magazine.


We've brought our modern twist on "comida de la calle"—Mexican street food—to a sit-down restaurant with an expanded menu and a selection of quality, small-batch tequila and whiskey as well as award-winning cocktails and desserts. We still believe in using local products while staying true to authentic regional recipes—we specialize in making the absolute best street tacos anywhere.

So come in and see what everyone's talking about, grab one of our award-winning tacos and sip on a drink from our extensive list of tequila, whiskey and (again) award-winning cocktails.

Pinche Tacos opened as a food truck with a vision to serve the best damn tacos you've ever seen coming out of a moving vehicle. Why Pinche? Well, these weren't the crunchy, ground-beef tacos you might have had growing up and we wanted to make damned sure you knew it. Mission accomplished - soon we had lines of people waiting to try these tacos but, of course, not everyone was as excited about the name as they were about the tacos. Don't know what it means yet? You can check out a quick primer on the various connotations of pinche in Patricia Calhoun's great article here. We had no idea the uproar it might cause and it didn't really matter...until we tried to offer our diners a little more.

We wanted to bring our delicious tacos to more people, so we bought a food cart to put on the Sixteenth Street Mall. Once the authorities caught wind of our name it was a "no-go" unless we could name the cart something else. After a brutal Facebook contest to find a new name (read about the pinche naming contest here HERE), we ended up as Tacos Borrachos. It's a great name—irreverent, slightly offensive, a little dirty—kind of "Pinche Lite." Well, we discovered pretty quickly that we didn't want to be in the cart business—it never went to the mall and made a select few appearances at Civic Center Eats before we canned the idea altogether. But it started a long line of city protests about the name that would follow us to our first brick & mortar location.

Originally, we figured that people shouldn't have to wait for the trailer to get a great taco. Winter was a taco wasteland and people were chomping at the bit to get first crack at the trailer when it opened. With a brick and mortar you wouldn't have to wait, wouldn't have to stand, and you could get a delicious adult beverage to boot! As it turns out, you may still have to wait a little (not the entire winter), and you may have to stand a little (yes we do get busy), but now you can get the best damn tacos pretty much any time you want (with a solid cocktail to match)!

Of course, the name was a sticking point once again. We wanted people to find us, but we were not allowed to put the word "Pinche" anywhere near the restaurant. For our sign we just wanted people to know what they were going to get - "Tacos, Tequila & Whiskey." Pretty basic, huh? It has kind of stuck and has become our de facto name. It makes sense—we serve amazing Tacos, some of the best Tequila you can get your hands on and a wide variety of quality Whiskey.