Cocktails, wine bars and dives: drinking in Denver for grown-ups.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Denver for grown-ups.
Williams and Graham in Denver is Sean Kenyon's Highland speakeasy behind an unmarked bookcase, a James Beard nominee since 2011 and a Front Range cocktail.
DrinkPisco-based and rye-based cocktails
FoodSnacks and shared plates
Death and Co Denver is the Ramble Hotel cocktail bar from the New York original, an Alex Day and David Kaplan operation since 2018 with a hotel-attached.
DrinkModern classics from the NYC playbook
FoodBar snacks
Cooper Lounge in Denver is the Crawford Hotel's mezzanine bar over Union Station's Great Hall, a destination room with classic cocktails and a view down.
DrinkChampagne cocktails and classic martinis
FoodOysters, caviar and small plates
My Brother's Bar in Denver is the city's oldest continuously-operating bar since 1873, a 15th Street institution with Jack Kerouac history. Family-friendly.
DrinkCheeseburger and a beer
FoodBurgers and bar food
Yacht Club in Denver is the Whittier neighborhood tiki bar in a converted Victorian, with classic rum drinks, a no-cover lo-fi crowd and rotating DJ sets.
DrinkMai tais and tiki classics
FoodTiki snacks
The Cruise Room in Denver is the Oxford Hotel's Art Deco bar, an Officially-Designated Denver Landmark and the city's oldest cocktail bar since the day.
DrinkClassic martinis
FoodBar snacks
The Matchbox in Denver is the RiNo cocktail bar on Larimer, a casual late-night room with pisco sours, frosted Champagne cocktails and a pizza counter next.
DrinkPisco sour
FoodSnacks and pizza by the slice
Stranahan's in Denver is the city's first legal whiskey distillery since Prohibition, a Kalamath Street single-malt operation with a cocktail lounge pouring.
DrinkOld fashioned with Stranahan's Colorado single malt
FoodBar snacks and whiskey-and-food pairings
Run For The Roses in Denver is the Dairy Block speakeasy on Blake Street, entered via an alleyway neon sign, with a card-deck classics menu and rare vintage.
DrinkVintage classics and seasonal cocktails
FoodParlor snacks and bar bites
La Foret in Denver is the SoBo French cocktail-and-dinner room in the former Beatrice and Woodsley space, with aspen-trunk interiors, a pastis hour.
DrinkPastis hour and oolong-misted house cocktails
FoodRustic French small plates and alpine fare
Forget Me Not in Denver is the Cherry Creek cocktail lounge in a former flower shop on Clayton Street, a Culinary Creative Group room with a long seasonal.
DrinkSeasonal cocktails and spritz
FoodElevated bar snacks
X Bar in Denver is the Colfax LGBTQ cocktail bar in Capitol Hill, a friendly room with drag shows, drink specials and one of the city's most diverse crowds.
DrinkEspresso martini and frozen cocktails
FoodBar snacks
Bull and Bush Pub in Denver is the Glendale English pub brewing house lagers since 1971, a Front Range fixture with cask-conditioned ale and a long beer list.
DrinkCask-conditioned bitter and house lagers
FoodEnglish pub menu
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