Denver's best diners, drive-ins and dives

Denver's best people-watching, down-home grubbin' eateries

By Angela Shugarts
Special to Metromix

Let's go back in time to the 1940s, 50s and 60s, Metromixers! Denver has some of the best post-party and early morning eateries in the Centennial State! These greasy spoon, everybody knows your name, jukebox playing joints are ready and waiting for you to stumble inside (metaphorically or perhaps literally).

Bring family, friends and make a few new ones at some of Denver's best diners, drive-ins and dives. Nostalgia never looked, tasted and sounded so sweet!

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