We thought it was the hip place to have coffee, drinks, or good vegetarian and organic fare back in the ’90s, probably because it was. And it still is. The Mercury Cafe has been doing good things for Denver and the Five Points area for years. Between being the go-to venue for poetry jams, swing dances, Denver’s hottest bands, community theater, and other celebrations of the arts, the Mercury is one of those places in Denver it’s hard not to root for.

Thanks to its matriarch, Marilyn, “the Merc” is going strong after it settled in the middle of Denver in 1990. She’s a patron and champion of the arts and letters, and it’s good to see there’s room for a place in Colorado like it. After all, who else is going to provide space for an event called Literary Death Match?

The Mercury Cafe
2199 California Street (see a map of California Street)
Denver, CO 80205