Ascend to the Mile High City for a weekend of incredible cocktails, memorable meals, and live music in the mountains.
Two massive monoliths give the world-famous, 9,000-seat Red Rocks Ampitheatre its shape. But the red rocks, as the name suggests, don't just make for incredible photos. They amplify the acoustics, giving concert-goers a true all-senses experience. Everyone from Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix to John Denver and Bob Dylan have performed here. The concert season starts after Easter and ends in mid-November.
Gear: Filson 48-Hour Duffel Bag
Filson's rugged, water-resistant Tin Cloth is legendary. It's combined with bridle leather to craft this versatile duffel, which offers ample space and eight interior and exterior pockets to keep accessories, gadgets, and doodads organized.
Wear: Taylor Stitch Chipped Canvas Camp Pant
Equally at home on the street or in the field, this Camp Pant is made with a stone-washed 12.5 oz. Chipped Canvas with a two-step dye process that looks better the more it wears. A medium-rise tailored fit that tapers from knee to cuff gives a more sophisticated look.
Recharge: Little Owl Coffee
Little Owl Coffee started small. Seriously. Their first shop barely fit the barista counter but kept enough room for retail shelves and 10 or so stools, which are the hottest ticket in town most mornings. Now, though, the roastery has three locations, but the quality remains the same: top-notch. For most, they're the standard-bearers for coffee in the Mile High City.
Wear: TUDOR Black Bay GMT Watch
TUDOR's timeless Black Bay diver design gets a worldly update with this GMT model. A blue and burgundy matte bezel harkens back to classic GMT watches, while the domed Opaline dial enhances its wearability while meshing perfectly with the signature red snowflake hand that indicates the time in a secondary location.
Eat: Fox and the Hen
Stop in for an all-day brunch at one of Denver's brightest (and newest) breakfast spots, well-known local chef Carrie Baird's Fox and the Hen. Here, the classics like eggs benedicts and pancakes coexist with livelier menu items like Animal Style hashbrowns, a Big Mac-inspired omelet, and a pizza bagel.
Sip: ESP Hi-Fi
The city's first hi-fi listening bar, ESP Hi-Fi has a strict records-only music policy that matches the space's minimalist but not pretentious vibes. It's inspired by the Japanese kissa, a cafe-style listening space dedicated to recorded jazz music. ESP doesn't just do jazz, but it's a genre central to the concept still. Enjoy both classic and inventive cocktails here, or go with a tea or coffee from its extensive non-alcoholic menu.
Shop: Wax Trax Records
Though its original owners have since relocated to Chicago, Wax Trax Records remains in the same spot it occupied when it opened in 1975. That means it sold records back when records were largely all music listeners had — no CDs and certainly no Spotify. Whether you like upbeat Brazilian funk, classic country, or smooth jazz, Wax Trax has something for you within its poster-lined walls.
Eat: El Taco De Mexico
Open since 1985, El Taco de Mexico is a staple in Denver's abundant Mexican food scene. It earned national historic status in 2020 when the James Beard Foundation crowned it an American Classic, a denotation bestowed upon true institutions, not flashes in the pan. And with burritos like this, this spot is set to stay open for the foreseeable future. Diners travel from all over the world for its famous smothered pork and chile relleno burritos.
Shop: Tudor Boutique
An anchor within the luxurious Cherry Creek Shopping Center, located a short drive from the Denver Country Club (the oldest members club west of the Mississippi), the Tudor Boutique at Hyde Park Jewelers gives shoppers a first-hand look at the brand's time-tested timepieces. Tudor's sprawling lineup of classic, sport, diving, heritage-inspired, and Boutique-exclusive watches are the perfect match for a weekend at elevation, whether you're tackling trails, teeing off at the club, hitting the town, or taking in a show at Red Rocks.
Wear: TUDOR Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze Watch
A TUDOR Boutique exclusive, this watch references our maritime past. Its 39mm case is rendered in a satin-brushed bronze alloy that develops a unique patina over time and sits on a matching bronze bracelet with rivets that recall TUDORs from the '50s and '60s. A Manufacture Calibre MT5400 self-winding movement powers the signature Snowflake hands, which travel above a matte brown/bronze dial with applied markers and Arabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock.
Eat: Cart-Driver RiNo
For some of the best pizza west of the Mississippi, stop into Cart-Driver, a wood-fired pizzeria inside a 640-square-foot shipping container. Fear not, though, while it's first come, first serve, there's plenty of outdoor seating on one of the restaurant's two patio spaces, where diners gather to capitalize on two separate happy hours — 3-5 PM and 10 PM to midnight — and their limited menus of small bites to go along with signature pies, like the eponymous Cart-Driver (sausage, kale, mozzarella, chili flake) or the Potato (raclette, creme fraiche, rainbow chard, peppadew).
Shop: Berkeley Supply Company
Located on a shop-lined street in the Berkeley neighborhood, the eponymous Berkeley Supply Company is a rarity nowadays. The shop's owners specialize in American-made menswear — ringspun T-shirts handmade in Los Angeles, crewnecks cut and sewn in Nashville, selvedge denim from San Francisco. That said, there's plenty more from Japan, and Portugal, and an assortment of in-house merch, too.
Wear: TUDOR Black Bay Burgundy Watch
Powered by a METAS-certified Manufacture Calibre MT5602-U master chronometer movement, the Black Bay Burgundy is a highly precise daily wearer. It has a black dial, a burgundy bezel insert, and is available with three strap options, including a satin-brushed three-link steel bracelet, a five-oval-shaped-link brushed and polished steel bracelet, or a black rubber strap, all three with the TUDOR T-fit clasp.
Gear: Hard Graft Capable Card Case
Capable of holding up to 20 credit cards and folded notes, this Italian-made leather wallet has a microsuede lining and a circular cutout letting you give the exterior a distinct, personalized appearance.
Wear: Caswell-Massey Oaire Eau De Parfum
Created by Constance Georges-Picot, the Caswell-Massey Oaire Eau De Parfum produces a masculine scent resulting from the combination of spicy black pepper, osmanthus, and citrus on top of a heart of sage and patchouli.
Gear: Natural Bristle Toothbrush
Crafted using natural bristles, this Italian-made, vintage-inspired toothbrush arrives in light ivory and provides gentle cleansing as well as an included carrying case for travel.
Gear: Marvis Amarelli Licorice Mint Toothpaste
Made in Italy, this premium toothpaste combines the flavors of licorice and mint for a tartar, plaque, cavity, and decay-fighting clean with an artisanal candy finish.
Stay: The Ramble Hotel
Boasting 50 rooms, The Ramble Hotel is an inviting, revelrous escape located in Denver's River North Art District. The rooms are subtle and stylish, with dark blue or even black double-wide walls with insulated factory-style windows, which both help to block outside noise. And while attractions abound nearby, if you're not one for leaving, there's a world-renowned Death & Co bar (their first outside NYC) and a refined restaurant by local restaurateurs Work & Class called Super Mega Bien on the bottom level.
Sip: Death & Co Denver
A trilogy of cocktail recipe books; an international bartending consultancy; bars in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Denver: in this industry, Death & Co, which first opened in 2007, is a household name, an unavoidable goliath even. If you've recently imbibed a complex cocktail, chances are, save for the long-established classics, a bartender from Death & Co, perhaps even founder David Kaplan, had a hand in its creation.
Eat: Beckon
For a truly theatrical dining experience, visit Beckon, a Scandinavian-style tasting menu restaurant with just 18 seats arranged in a U surrounding the kitchen. Here, the service is on par with any other restaurant in the world; the food is competitive, too, especially for Colorado, which hasn't always been the hotspot California or, say, New York is known for being. The menu changes with each season, but that doesn't mean it follows the same generic patterns set by what is ready to be harvested. There are quarterly themes like The Strawberry Moon or Winter Feast, which serve as abstract summaries of the prix-fixe meal guests can expect to enjoy.
Gear: TUDOR Pelagos FXD Watch
A callback to TUDOR divers used by the US Navy in the 1950s, the Pelagos FXD is a modern Milsub with mission-critical reliability. It's powered by a TUDOR Manufacture Calibre MT5602 COSC-certified automatic chronometer movement with a weekend-proof 70-hour power reserve, is waterproof to 200 meters, and has a ceramic bezel insert with a 60-minute graduation filled with Swiss Super-LumiNova to meet the ISO standard 6425:2018 for divers' watches.
Wear: Taylor Stitch Reversible Carson Jacket
Fully reversible, Taylor Stitch's Carson jacket has warm, high-pile fleece on one side and quilted nylon on the other, making it ready for less casual wear or wet weather in an instant.
Gear: Wayne Enterprises x Uncrate Paracord Camera Strap
Woven from more than 50 feet of braided mil-spec and certified paracord that meets or exceeds testing standards required by NASA and the Military, this Bruce Wayne-approved strap has both round and flat connectors for compatibility with almost any camera.
Shop: Topo Designs Flagship Store
Like tech companies of yesteryear, apparel brand Topo Designs was built in the founder's nearby Fort Collins basement. There, with one sewing machine, he put together his own packs in hopes of replicating the kind of outdoor gear he grew up using. Now, the brand sells more than packs — men's and women's clothing, accessories, and more — but the wide assortment of go-gear (hip bags, backpacks, totes, dopp kits, and beyond) still draws fans near and far.
Eat: Bodega
Inventive sandwiches, many of which are plant-based make up most of Bodega's menu. There are other items, though — like a bag of fries coated in "Bodega dust," pickled green beans, a 10-ingredient salad, and a rotating pudding cup. They roll the culinary red carpet out on weekends when a chicken biscuit and a herby focaccia sandwich enter the fold. As for drinks, one stands above the rest, an ode to Colorado's foremost culinary expert: a Green Chili Bloody Mary.
Wear: Filson Lined Mackinaw Jac-Shirt
Lined with the company's warm Alaskan Guide flannel in the torso and polyester twill in the sleeves, this shirt/jacket from Filson has an exterior crafted from Mackinaw Wool for protection from the cold.
Eat: La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal
La Diabla Pozole y Mezcal is a slice of Mexico City in the mountain west. Helmed by acclaimed chef Jose Avila, the menu focuses primarily on pozole, which highlights hominy nixtamalized from heirloom corn in-house, chicken or pork raised by Avila himself, and stocks made from those animals' bones. That said, the tacos are a must-have, too. The casual spot sits in the shadow of Coors Field, where the Colorado Rockies play, so the vibe is casual but the cuisine is top-notch (and recognized by Michelin's Bib-Gourmand).
Presented by TUDOR.
