Entry No. 122 — the Denver file — filed under: speakeasy
Bread Bar
Take Exit 226 off I-70, one of the corridor's most-ignored, and you land in Silver Plume, population ~200, where an 1890s bakery still has 'Bread' painted on the brick. Inside is a serious craft cocktail bar: drinks named after the town's historical figures, herbs grown in an on-site greenhouse, original grain bins and a hanging scale left in place. Thousands of cars blow past within feet of it every day and almost none pull off. The Way Back team in Denver helped build the drink program, so the cocktails punch far above what a ghost town has any right to.
The move: Drive up late afternoon, order the historically-named cocktails, and pair the bar with a slow walk through Silver Plume's frozen-in-time main street at golden hour before the mountain chill sets in.
📍 Before you go Bread Bar sits in Silver Plume right off I-70's Exit 226, about 45 minutes west of Denver and up near 8,500 feet — look for the old Sopp & Truscott bakery on Main Street with "Bread" still painted on the brick. You can park on the quiet town streets, but this is a tiny, residential historic district (the whole Georgetown–Silver Plume area is a National Historic Landmark), so keep things low-key and respectful. It's open only a few days a week, so confirm before committing to the drive; late afternoon into golden hour is the sweet spot, and winter means cold and possible snow on the mountain corridor. Pair it with Georgetown one exit down — the Georgetown Loop narrow-gauge railroad runs in the warmer months.
- 📍 Silver Plume
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 1010 Main Street, Silver Plume, CO 80476 (the old Sopp & Truscott bakery building; Exit 226 off I-70)
Hours: Very limited hours: roughly Fri 2-10pm, Sat 2-10pm, Sun 12-6pm; closed Mon-Wed (per 2025 listings). Hours shift seasonally in a tiny mountain town, so verify before making the drive.
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Further reading: Westword · remodelista.com · Yelp · colorado.com
last checked: 2026-06-07