Avanti F&B in LoHi is the two-floor collective eatery with a rooftop bar and seven kitchen stalls above Pecos Street, with a wide patio looking back at the downtown Denver skyline.
Tip: Bar runs late on Thursday through Saturday. The rooftop is heated for shoulder seasons; sunset is the move on summer evenings.
Address: 3200 Pecos Street, Denver, CO 80211
Linger in LoHi turned the old Olinger Mortuaries building into a global street-food kitchen and a rooftop bar built around a 1975 GMC RV, with downtown views across the Platte.
Tip: The rooftop runs seasonally and is partially covered and heated. Reserve weekend dinner online; the RV bar serves the rooftop patio direct.
Williams & Graham on Tejon Street fronts as a corner bookstore in LoHi. Pull Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book from the shelf and the bookcase slides open onto a 60-seat speakeasy.
Tip: Open 17:00 to 01:00 daily, no reservations. Walk in early on weeknights; weekend waits stretch to 90 minutes from 19:00.
Linger in LoHi turned the old Olinger Mortuaries building into a global street-food kitchen and a rooftop bar built around a 1975 GMC RV, with downtown views across the Platte.
Tip: The rooftop runs seasonally and is partially covered and heated. Reserve weekend dinner online; the RV bar serves the rooftop patio direct.
Williams & Graham on Tejon Street fronts as a corner bookstore in LoHi. Pull Harry Craddock's Savoy Cocktail Book from the shelf and the bookcase slides open onto a 60-seat speakeasy.
Tip: Open 17:00 to 01:00 daily, no reservations. Walk in early on weeknights; weekend waits stretch to 90 minutes from 19:00.
Death & Co Denver runs the lobby bar of The Ramble Hotel in RiNo, the second outpost of the NYC cocktail standard with a coffee bar, mezzanine Suite 6A lounge and rooftop Garden.
Tip: Walk-in for parties of eight or fewer, with limited SevenRooms reservations. Kitchen runs until 22:00 most nights, 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
Ghost Saloon opened September 2024 in the old Green Russell space on Larimer Square. The bar sits behind the welcome room with a Prohibition-era tunnel running to Disco Pig next door.
Tip: Open Tuesday through Saturday from 16:00. The Western-saloon room is small; arrive before 20:00 on Friday and Saturday or expect a wait.
Retrograde on East 19th hides behind the freezer door at Sweet Action Ice Cream in Uptown, with a sci-fi panel-lit room running themed cocktails like My Alien Girlfriend and Galaxy Lords.
Tip: Flip the switch by the freezer and wait for staff. First-come only, no reservations, with weekend close at 01:00.
Run For The Roses sits underground at the Dairy Block in LoDo. Enter the alley off Blake under the red Cocktails sign, ride one floor down to a jewel-toned room with a card-deck menu.
Tip: Tuesday through Sunday from 17:00, walk-in only. Closed Mondays. The seasonal classic-driven menu is presented as a deck of cards.