The Dairy Block, also known as the Milk Market, was incredible! It is located in the heart of downtown Denver, CO. It is walking distance from Coors Field in an area of town called LoDo. It is a unique micro-district that offers fine dining, shopping, office space and a boutique hotel called The Maven.
The Dairy Block isn’t just an amazing urban experience, but also a place filled with history. Dairy Block was once home to Windsor Dairy, founded by H. Brown Cannon. Back in the 1920’s, this block was a busy dairy operation serving the families of Denver, CO.
The modern design ties back to it’s history with charming milk carton lights lining the main alley, stunning graphics with a dairy theme and fine design offerings such as custom “moo” light fixtures, etc.
The Dairy Block is easy to navigate, with each offering mainly found on each “corner” of the block. You can find the market, which offers 15 different culinary experiences, the Free Market which offers multiple shopping vendors and Bruto restaurant and last, but certainly not least is the Maven hotel / Class A office space which sits directly above the block. The Maven hotel lobby, lobby restaurant and the Poka Lola bar are down on the corner opposite of the market.
Let’s just say we will be back to dive into all of the other food offerings we didn’t have the opportunity to try; however, what we did happen to enjoy was soooo tasty! Our favorites are listed below.
- Albina by the Sea | We finally found good seafood in Denver! We split the blackened Mahi Mahi sandwich and it was amazing. One of our new favorites! They also appear to have an incredible selection of other tasty seafood offerings including: crab cakes, fish and chips, mussels…should I go on? They also have an $8.00 lunch special Monday-Friday on their seafood sandwiches! Did I mention they also sell their fresh seafood offerings too!
- Bruto | Bruto was offering a $2.00 per oyster special, so we gave it a go. Some of the best oysters we have had in a while. Charming atmosphere, separated from the other hustle and bustle of the market, so it was a very relaxing dining experience.
- Bao Chica Bao | We enjoyed three different offerings of their “signature” buns including hoisin chicken (our personal favorite). We felt like the only thing we felt was missing was the buns being warm.
- Huckleberry Roasters Coffee | I tried their chai latte, while Tyler went for their traditional drip coffee. My latte was amazing, but a bit over-priced in my opinion. I will say it would be a fun place to land for a bit, very bright and airy with great work-space areas. Tyler’s coffee was very bitter, which I know is the trend of “hypster” coffee others enjoy…not us. We are used to Papa’s Roast coffee which is to die for! Full of flavor and not bitter. We are spoiled and now true coffee snobs because of it. If you want to try some, click here.
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