Denver quietly has one of the deepest cinnamon roll benches in the country, and we swept the whole city to prove it: 21 verified spots, from Ballpark brioche to a dedicated gluten-free bakery in Five Points. Every spot below actually bakes a real cinnamon roll. We checked.
LoDough Bakery in the Ballpark District tops our ranking with a brioche cinnamon roll finished in lemon icing. Bakery Four in Northwest Denver is right behind it, and Duffeyroll Bakery Cafe has been the hometown classic for decades, with its signature roll at two Denver locations.
Denver is unusually good for this. Blue Hummingbird GF Foods is a dedicated gluten-free bakery with cinnamon rolls in multiple flavors, and Moore. Cafe and Bakery in Five Points is fully gluten-free with rolls that regulars swear beat the wheat-based competition.
Five Points is the current hot spot, with Izzio Bakery in Central Market and the gluten-free Moore. Cafe and Bakery. South Denver holds the old guard: Reunion Bakery on South Pearl, Devil's Food Bakery, and a Duffeyroll location. Northwest Denver has the artisan wing, led by Bakery Four and Moon Raccoon Baking Co.