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The Best of Denver's Central Business District

Posted on January 18, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Bree Davies

Bree Davies

The 2016 National Western Stock Show grand champion steer poses for photos at afternoon tea in the Brown Palace.

The 2016 National Western Stock Show grand champion steer poses for photos at afternoon tea in the Brown Palace. (Kathryn Scott Osler / The Denver Post / Getty Images)

This week, we’re wandering around the Central Business District (known to most Denverites simply as “downtown”) to highlight the latest in fun and unique stuff happening in the city’s center.

🐂 78th Annual Steer at the Brown Palace

The National Western Stock Show wouldn’t be complete without a bull in a china shop sighting — or make that a steer at a high tea! Head over to the Brown Palace tomorrow and snag a free selfie with the show’s grand champion cow.

🍷 Done Deal Wine Bar

Culinary magnate Troy Guard’s latest creation takes over the first floor of Republic Plaza, turning the cavernous office atrium into a wine and craft cocktail bar. The Denver Post describes it as an inviting and intimate setting of cozy booths, long couches, and pink velvet chairs surrounded by greenery.

Central Business District neighborhood boundaries.

Central Business District neighborhood boundaries. (Denver Maps)

🍽️ (The New) Apple Blossom

This fan-favorite spot closed in December after only two years on the 16th Street Mall, but has been revived with new ownership, a new direction, and a new chef, Adrian Faison, who will bring his Southern technique and fresh ingredients to the table.

🛍️ Abstract Denver 16th Street

The local screen printer-turned-retail chain recently made controversial news for its popular “Blucifer” merch. Here, you can get some of the coolest Denver-centric merchandise in the city that will beat any tourist trap’s trinkets.

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