Denver's cocktail scene runs deep, from speakeasy-style hideaways to historic hotel bars. Williams and Graham on Tejon Street hides behind a bookstore front, Death and Co brought its New York pedigree to a RiNo address, and The Cruise Room on 17th Street pours in a long-running Art Deco room. My Brother's Bar on 15th Street holds down the city's old-school end.
13 cocktail bar places in Denver we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Denver · Cocktail Bar across every city.
Drink Pisco-based and rye-based cocktails
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.
Drink Modern classics from the NYC playbook
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.
Drink Champagne cocktails and classic martinis
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.
Drink Cheeseburger and a beer
My Brother's Bar in Denver is the city's oldest continuously-operating bar since 1873, a 15th Street institution with Jack Kerouac history.
Drink Mai tais and tiki classics
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.
Drink Classic martinis
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.
Drink Pisco sour
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.
Drink Old fashioned with Stranahan's Colorado single malt
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.
Drink Vintage classics and seasonal cocktails
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.
Drink Pastis hour and oolong-misted house cocktails
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.
Drink Seasonal cocktails and spritz
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.
Drink Espresso martini and frozen cocktails
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.
Drink Cask-conditioned bitter and house lagers
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.
