Cocktail barHotel cocktail lounge$$$
Cooper Lounge in Denver is the Crawford Hotel's mezzanine bar over Union Station's Great Hall, a destination room with classic cocktails and a view down.
Signature drink: Champagne cocktails and classic martinis
Food: Oysters, caviar and small plates
Cocktail barHistoric bar$$$
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
Cocktail barCocktail bar (tiki)$$$
Yacht Club in Denver is the Whittier neighborhood tiki bar in a converted Victorian, with classic rum drinks, a no-cover lo-fi crowd and rotating DJ sets.
Signature drink: Mai tais and tiki classics
Food: Tiki snacks
Cocktail barHistoric Art Deco bar$$$
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
Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$Mon-Fri 16:00-02:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-02:00
The Matchbox in Denver is the RiNo cocktail bar on Larimer, a casual late-night room with pisco sours, frosted Champagne cocktails and a pizza counter next.
Signature drink: Pisco sour
Food: Snacks and pizza by the slice
Cocktail barDistillery cocktail bar$$$
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