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1701 38TH STREET · DENVER, CO 80216
The packed dining room at Butcher Block Cafe: red vinyl booths, the counter, and regulars over breakfast.

RiNo · Denver · Since 1979

Denver's classic diner
on 38th.

Homemade cinnamon rolls, green chile on everything, and honest home cooking the way the Michel brothers have made it since 1979. Breakfast starts at 5am, seven days a week.

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  • 1979family-run since
  • 5ambreakfast, seven days
  • 4.5stars on Google
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Homemade Cinnamon RollsGreen Chile on EverythingBreakfast from 5amFamily-Owned Since 1979Steak & EggsThree Denver CafesHomemade Cinnamon RollsGreen Chile on EverythingBreakfast from 5amFamily-Owned Since 1979Steak & EggsThree Denver Cafes
The Michel family, who have run Butcher Block Cafe since 1979.

Our story

Denver's best diners for
nearly fifty years.

When the Michel brothers came to Denver from North Dakota in 1979, they set out to open cafes that felt like the small home-town diners they grew up loving. Affordable, generous, home-cooked.

Today there are three Butcher Block cafes. The one on 38th sits in a small, blocky building in the middle of a fast-changing RiNo, steps from the A Line and Mission Ballroom, with the old Pepsi plant across the street. Inside: a kitchen-view counter, vintage booths, and a griddle going since before sunrise for decades.

Come hungry. Sit at the counter. Order the green chile.

Family-ownedOn 38th since 1995Counter seatingCash-friendly

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Three cafes, same early hours.

Walk in, grab the counter, no reservations. The 38th Street cafe sits a block from the 38th & Blake A Line stop in RiNo.

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Butcher Block on 38th

RiNo, since 1995

1701 38th Street, Denver, CO 80216

Mon to Sat · 5am to 3pmSun · 6am to 3pm
(303) 295-2915Directions

Washington Street

The original, since 1979

5002 Washington Street, Denver, CO 80216

Mon to Sat · 5am to 3pmSun · closed
(303) 295-0687Directions

Commerce City

4605 E 74th Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022

Mon to Sat · 5am to 3pmSun · 6:30am to 3pm
(303) 289-2055Directions

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Call / Text(303) 295-2915
Emailbutcherblockcafe@gmail.com
Visit1701 38th Street
Denver, CO 80216

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Come hungry.

Griddle's hot from 5am, seven days a week. Order ahead, or just pull up a stool at the counter.

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