COFFEE SHOP • TENNYSON ST, DENVER
Coffee without the Tennyson rush.
Great coffee, strong Wi-Fi, breakfast all day, and room to actually settle in — tucked in the alley just off Tennyson Street. Our full coffee bar is available all day, with espresso, cold brew, and house drinks that lean flavorful, not overly sweet.
Finding good coffee shouldn’t mean fighting for a table.
Tennyson gets busy.
You find parking. Wait in line. Hunt for a seat. Open the laptop. And just when you finally settle in, the lunch rush hits, and suddenly you feel like you’re occupying valuable real estate.
Or you order the seasonal drink that sounded great and realize halfway through that it tastes more like dessert than coffee.
Sometimes you just want really good coffee and somewhere comfortable to stay awhile.
Coffee that tastes like coffee.
We like coffee that tastes like coffee.
Our espresso drinks and house recipes are built around balance instead of defaulting to extra sweetness. Want it sweeter? Absolutely. Want a straightforward cappuccino, Americano or latte? Also absolutely.
And because we’re tucked off the main stretch of Tennyson, you can actually sit down, open the laptop, meet someone or take your time.
Room to stay.
Wi-Fi, tables, comfortable seating, and a quieter spot away from the busiest part of Tennyson.
Coffee all day.
Espresso, lattes, cold brew, matcha, and the full coffee menu don’t disappear when morning ends.
Coffee with some restraint.
House recipes designed for flavor first, with sweetness that doesn’t bury the coffee.
Coffee people run the coffee. Many breweries add coffee as a side project.
Our coffee program is led by Meghan, who spent 12 years managing Starbucks locations before bringing that experience to Alley Brews.
That means the details matter here: espresso extraction, milk texture, recipe balance, consistency and making drinks approachable without making coffee feel like an exam you forgot to study for.
We source our espresso coffee from Vail Mountain Coffee & Tea, and our cold brew comes from Sati Coffee, right down the road.
Good coffee doesn’t need to be intimidating. It just needs to be good.
Coffee is better with food.
Breakfast is available all day, too.
Our breakfast burritos come from G’s Westy in Westminster, a small, local, 50% women-owned taco and burrito company that gives back to its community.
Choose bacon or veggie, keep it simple or smother it with Hesher BBQ’s veggie green chile. We also keep an array of hot sauces around for anyone who likes some heat.
Want something smaller? Grab our pancake bites alongside your coffee.
Your workday coffee shop is hiding in the alley.
Get off the main drag.
Find us behind Ohana Yoga, with the entrance off 44th.
Order what you actually want.
Espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, cold brew, matcha or one of our house drinks.
Settle in.
Open the laptop. Meet someone. Eat breakfast. Stay for lunch. Nobody’s timing you.
What sounds good?
Espresso classics
Espresso, Americanos, cappuccinos and lattes built around properly pulled shots.
House drinks
In-house recipes with enough personality to be interesting without turning every coffee into liquid candy.
Cold coffee
Cold brew for the Colorado days when hot coffee was never happening.
Matcha + more
For the person meeting you for coffee who does not, in fact, want coffee
Need somewhere to work near Tennyson St?
Bring the laptop. We won’t make it weird.
Alley Brews has Wi-Fi, tables, comfortable seating, coffee, breakfast and lunch — tucked away from the busiest stretch of Tennyson Street.
Come in for one meeting or settle in for the morning. When coffee turns into lunch, you don’t have to pack everything up and relocate.
And when the workday is finally over, well... we also happen to brew beer here.
A neighborhood coffee shop just off Tennyson St.
Alley Brews is a women-owned coffee shop, brewery, and café in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood, hidden in the alley just off Tennyson Street at 44th. Our coffee bar serves espresso drinks, lattes, cappuccinos, Americanos, cold brew, matcha, and house recipes alongside locally made breakfast burritos, lunch, and non-alcoholic options. With Wi-Fi, comfortable seating, and space to settle in, we’re an easy spot for remote work, coffee meetings, or catching up without the busiest part of Tennyson happening around your table.
Finding our coffee shop on Tennyson
We’re slightly hidden, which is part of the fun.
Alley Brews sits just behind Ohana Yoga + Barre on Tennyson Street in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood.
Locals often stumble on us while exploring the area and then realize they’ve found a spot they can return to morning, afternoon, or night.
Coffee, lunch, remote work, beer, cocktails, trivia nights — it all happens in the same room.
Your all-day neighborhood hangout — find us in the alley.
Coffee now. Whatever’s next, handled.
Staying for lunch?
Award-winning BBQ, flatbreads, tacos, nachos and more.
Meeting later?
Beer brewed here, cocktails, wine and non-alcoholic options.
Need an excuse to stop working?
Trivia, classes, screenings, watch parties and other things happening in the alley.
Your all-day neighborhood hangout — find us in the alley.