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 benchmark.
Food program: Snacks and shared plates
Address: 3160 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211
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 two-room layout.
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 the train deck.
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 and a cheeseburger-and-beer ritual.
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 after Prohibition ended in 1933.
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 door.
Signature drink: Pisco sour
Food: Snacks and pizza by the slice
