 The Eldo
(970) 349-6125; 215 Elk Ave.
The Eldo - "A sunny place for shady people" - with great music and serious live bands in the eveining. You go up a set of stairs to get to the bar - it has a fabulous deck summer or winter that looks right out on Elk St. - the main drag. Great place to wath parades. Also, it tends to be frequented by locals too, which makes it special. The Kitchen in The Eldo serves bar-food: hand-patted burgers, home made veggie burgers, sandwiches, salads, hand0cut fries, beer battered onion rings and fried avocado. Open at 3 P.M.

The Dogwood Cocktail Cabin
(970) 349-6338; 309 Third St.
The Dogwood Cocktail Cabin (no kids allowed...) has fabulous drinks - I mean, really artesanal-fabulous, great service, great music, and intimate nooks and crannies to drink together in..... don't miss it.
Princess Wine Bar
(970) 349-0210; 218 Elk Ave.
The Princess Wine Bar is my favorite place to go to relax with a glass of wine and some great local guitar music. It usually starts up every night at about 8:30 p.m. They serve tapas etc., and lovely wines. Intimate, low-key, relaxed.


Last Steep Bar and Grill
(970) 349-7007; 208 Elk Ave.
The Last Steep has a great, nice-sized bar area, and a restaurant in back. They have the biggest, biggest greatest margaritas. This is a great fun bar. Restaurant is salads, sandwiches, pasta.
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Wooden Nickel
(970) 349-6350; 222 Elk Ave.
The Wooden Nickel is known for big steaks - elk, bison, cow, -- big steaks. The bar area is big. When I first started coming to CB lots of the drinkers wore cowboy hats... Now it's more yuppy, but still fun. All wood, dark, sports channels - you get the picture.

Lil's Sushi Bar and Grill
(970) 349-5457; 321 Elk Ave.
Sushi in CB! Scary thought, but they do a great job. The bar area is lovely, with a huge aquarium that is gorgeous. They have nice drinks, and the ambience is calm and lovely - there's a little courtyard outside you can sit at as well.
 The Ice Bar
970-349-2275
Located at the base of the Twister Lift up on the mountain The Ice Bar sports ice sculptures and great drinks. Meet up at 3 p.m. and have a drink there! it is awesome. There is also a great restaurant inside you need to make reservations for - Uley's cabin.
Robin Dreyfuss 954-610-2000
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