54thirty ★ 4.3
$$$$18 cocktails, walk-in plus fire-pit reservationsdowntown{'monday': '14:00-22:30', 'tuesday': '14:00-22:30', 'wednesday': '14:00-22:30', 'thursday': '14:00-01:00', 'friday': '12:00-01:00', 'saturday': '12:00-01:00', 'sunday': '12:00-23:00'}
54thirty atop Le Méridien Denver Downtown is the city's highest open-air rooftop bar, 20 floors above California Street with fire-pit booths and a full Front Range view.
Tip: Sunday and Friday-Saturday open earlier at midday; weather closes the deck below freezing. Reserve a fire-pit booth via the website on busy nights.
Rare Bird ★ 4.4
$$$$20 cocktails, cabana reservations recommendedcherry-creek{'monday': 'seasonal, check operator', 'tuesday': 'seasonal, check operator', 'wednesday': 'seasonal, check operator', 'thursday': 'seasonal, check operator', 'friday': 'seasonal, check operator', 'saturday': 'seasonal, check operator', 'sunday': 'seasonal, check operator'}
Rare Bird sits on top of the Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek with a heated rooftop pool, cabana seating and a wood-fired kitchen pushing kofta and grilled cheese to a Rockies view.
Tip: Rooftop season runs May through October. Cabana reservations are the move on summer weekends; in-house guests get year-round pool access.
Avanti F&B ★ 4.3
$$$14 cocktails, no cover, walk-inhighland{'monday': '11:00-23:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-23:00', 'thursday': '11:00-00:00', 'friday': '11:00-01:00', 'saturday': '11:00-01:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}
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.
Linger ★ 4.4
$$$$16 cocktails, reservations recommendedhighland{'monday': '17:00-21:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-21:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-21:00', 'thursday': '17:00-21:00', 'friday': '11:00-22:00', 'saturday': '10:00-22:00', 'sunday': '10:00-21:00'}
Linger in LoHi turned the old Olinger Mortuaries building into a global street-food kitchen and a rooftop bar built around a 1975 GMC RV, with downtown views across the Platte.
Tip: The rooftop runs seasonally and is partially covered and heated. Reserve weekend dinner online; the RV bar serves the rooftop patio direct.
Williams & Graham ★ 4.8
$$$highland{'monday': '17:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-01:00', 'thursday': '17:00-01:00', 'friday': '17:00-01:00', 'saturday': '17:00-01:00', 'sunday': '17:00-01:00'}
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 ★ 4.7
$$$rino{'monday': '15:00-23:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-23:00', 'thursday': '15:00-23:00', 'friday': '15:00-00:30', 'saturday': '15:00-00:30', 'sunday': '15:00-23:00'}
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.