Interesting Denver Drinks
(Photo of Lollicup, one of the featured places for the best Denver drinks)
Lavender or Jasmine Bubble Tea
The Lollicup store at 1589 S. Colorado Boulevard in Denver has many interesting drinks. My favorites are the jasmine milk tea and lavender milk tea - they taste exactly the way the flowers smell. The drinks are often made with fresh fruits, milk or yogurt, and ice. There are a variety of other drinks options too, including slushes, smoothies and hot drinks.
Lollicup Denver
1589 S. Colorado Blvd. (Blvd. II Center)
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-504-6022
Brazilian Lemonade
Offered by Rodizio Grill, they offer a small, individual pitcher of this wonderful lemon and lime drink. It is sweet yet tart, refreshing and unlike any other type of lemonade I have tried.
This is also one of my favorite fancy event restaurants overall as their food is excellent too. Waiters walk around the restaurant carrying platters and skewers of meat to offer to guests - the meats include beef, turkey wrapped in bacon, chicken, pork, Brazilian sausage, ham and more. The salad bar, appetizers and desserts are also excellent. My favorite dessert is the Brazilian flan.
Rodizio Grill
1801 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-294-9277
Jallab
This odd drink is served at the Lebanese restaurant called Sinbad's. It is described as "an exotic drink of raisins with pine nuts". I'm not a huge fan of raisins, but it certainly is an interesting drink!
Sinbad
2236 S Colorado Blvd
Denver, CO 80222-4914
Phone: 303-300-2220
Vietnamese Coffee
Vietnamese coffee is a distinctive drink of coffee or espresso, usually mixed with condensed milk or another thick, syrupy type of cream and then poured over ice. It is usually served cold, but occasionally places offer the choice of hot or cold. My favorite Vietnamese coffee in Denver is served by Penthouse Noodles & Grill in the "Eat Up" food court on the 16th Street Mall.
Penthouse Noodle & Grill
1600 California St # 23
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-623-2828
Thai Iced Tea
Thai iced tea is a tea blend of interesting spices, then typically mixed with condensed milk and water then poured over ice. Many places make the drink a spectacle as well, with layers of heavier tea and then cream/milk that can be mixed together. Once mixed, the overall drink is usually a light orange. My favorite thai iced tea (and coincidentally the most reasonably priced!) is from Tommy's Thai near Colorado Boulevard on Colfax.
Tommy's Thai
Address: 3410 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 303-377-4244
Pisco Sour
This is the only alcoholic drink on my list. Pisco is described as the national drink of Chile, a brandy made from a kind of muscatel grape. It is hard-to-impossible to find at liquor stores, but luckily Denver has a South American restaurant aptly named "Piscos" that does serve this delicious drink.
Piscos
1120 E. 6th Ave.
Denver, CO 80218
Phone: 303-777-8222
Honorable Mention for Past Beverage: Rooh-Afza
This drink to my knowledge was only found in Denver at India's Rang Mahal restaurant, which sadly has been subsumed by another Indian restaurant that does not serve it. It was an exotic drink flavored with cold milk and rose. Every time I visit an Indian restaurant I look for this drink, but so far I had only found it at India's Rang Mahal.