Regional BBQ styles with craft cocktails & slushies, dispensed in a rustic-chic hotel setting. Price tier: $$.
A 4.4-star Google rating across 1,293 reviews makes Smok Barbecue among the more reliably rated restaurant spots in RiNo. Inside it reads easygoing and conversation-friendly, and most people stay ~1.5 hrs. We tend to build RiNo nights around it as a dinner anchor.
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Most people spend ~1.5 hrs here. Hit the Town turns a single spot into a full evening — dinner before, drinks after, and a walkable route that ties it together, tuned to your taste.
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