6 listening bars in Denver, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Denver nightlife.
ESP HiFi ★ 4.6
south-broadway · 1029 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204
ESP HiFi on Santa Fe Drive opened 2021 as Denver's first vinyl listening bar, with Klipschorn speakers, a Garrard 401 turntable, low-watt class A amps and a natural-wine list.
Tip: Mornings run coffee from 10:30, evenings switch to natural wine and cocktails. Wednesday through Friday are the quietest seats for the rig.
Pon Pon ★ 4.3
rino · 2528 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205
Pon Pon on Walnut Street pairs a tiny RiNo cocktail bar with a vinyl listening room and rotating gallery space, with records lining the walls and dive-bar pricing on creative cocktails.
Tip: Records play through the front room nightly; the gallery in back rotates monthly. Cash-friendly, walk-in only.
Hudson Hill ★ 4.4
capitol-hill · 619 East 13th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
Hudson Hill on East 13th runs Capitol Hill's all-day room across coffee shifts and a late-night cocktail bar, with vinyl crackling across the room and Wax Trax Records across the street.
Tip: Late-night happy hour starts at 22:00 daily. The Friday and Saturday close at 00:30 carries the vinyl sets longest.
Nocturne ★ 4.6
rino · 1330 27th Street, Denver, CO 80205
Nocturne in RiNo runs nightly live jazz with an artist-in-residence program, a seasonal kitchen and a curated wine and cocktail list inside a mid-century supper-club room.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Reserve via the website for the dinner-and-set; the bar room walks in for the late set.
Dazzle ★ 4.7
downtown · 1080 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202
Dazzle at the Denver Performing Arts Complex runs 70 jazz, blues and large-ensemble shows a month across two rooms, the city's anchor jazz club since the late 1990s.
Tip: Shows nightly with the early set the easier reservation. Enter on Arapahoe at the corner of 14th; the room has full table service.
The Cooper Lounge ★ 4.6
lodo · 1701 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202
The Cooper Lounge runs the mezzanine above Denver Union Station with 28-foot cast-iron windows, an Art Deco cocktail program from culinary director Kevin McCormick and small plates until 21:30.
Tip: Sunday through Wednesday closes at 22:00; Thursday through Saturday runs to midnight. Reserve via Tock for the window seats.