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.
Signature drink: Pisco-based and rye-based cocktails
Food: Snacks 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.
Signature drink: Modern classics from the NYC playbook
Food: Bar 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.
Signature drink: Champagne cocktails and classic martinis
Food: Oysters, 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.
Signature drink: Cheeseburger and a beer
Food: Burgers 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.
Signature drink: Mai tais and tiki classics
Food: Tiki 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.
Signature drink: Classic martinis
Food: Bar 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.
Signature drink: Pisco sour
Food: Snacks 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.
Signature drink: Old fashioned with Stranahan's Colorado single malt
Food: Bar 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.
Signature drink: Vintage classics and seasonal cocktails
Food: Parlor 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.
Signature drink: Pastis hour and oolong-misted house cocktails
Food: Rustic 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.
Signature drink: Seasonal cocktails and spritz
Food: Elevated 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.
Signature drink: Espresso martini and frozen cocktails
Food: Bar 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.
Signature drink: Cask-conditioned bitter and house lagers
Food: English pub menu