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Hours{'monday': '11:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-00:00', 'thursday': '11:00-00:00', 'friday': '11:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '10:00-20:00'}

Tip: Open until midnight weekdays, 02:00 Friday and Saturday. The Johnny burger and JCB cheeseburger are the food orders; the jukebox is classical only.

Location

Address: 2376 15th Street, Denver, CO 80202

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Lion's Lair ★ 4.4

$capitol-hill{'monday': '16:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-02:00', 'thursday': '16:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': '16:00-02:00'}

Lion's Lair on East Colfax has run live music in a low-ceilinged Colfax dive since the early 1990s, an Aladdin Lounge holdover from 1936 that signed a fresh ten-year lease in 2024.

Tip: Music most nights from 21:00, cash bar, last call 01:30. The back bar is the quieter spot when the front stage is loud.

2022 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206

PS Lounge ★ 4.4

$capitol-hill{'monday': '15:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-01:00', 'thursday': '15:00-01:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '15:00-02:00', 'sunday': '15:00-01:00'}

PS Lounge on East Colfax has not changed since 1981, with floral carpet, a Houston Oilers helmet on the wall, a 100-song jukebox and free roses for women at the door.

Tip: Cash only, no cards. The welcome shot at the bar is the long-running PS tradition. Open to 01:00 weeknights, 02:00 weekends.

3416 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206

Candlelight Tavern ★ 4.3

$south-pearl{'monday': '11:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-02:00', 'thursday': '11:00-02:00', 'friday': '11:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-02:00'}

Candlelight Tavern on South Pearl runs a faux-brick storefront, neon Cocktails sign, pool tables, jukebox and burger kitchen as a Platt Park dive open 11:00 to 02:00 every day of the year.

Tip: Open 365 days a year, 11:00 to 02:00. The burger is the food order; live music drops in Sunday afternoons.

383 South Pearl Street, Denver, CO 80209

Don's Club Tavern ★ 4.3

$capitol-hill{'monday': '15:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-02:00', 'thursday': '15:00-02:00', 'friday': '15:00-02:00', 'saturday': '13:00-02:00', 'sunday': '13:00-02:00'}

Don's Club Tavern on East 6th has run a Capitol Hill dive since 1947, with shuffleboard, pool, a back patio and the cheap drinks reputation that won Westword Best Dive multiple years.

Tip: Open from 15:00 weekdays, 13:00 weekends, last call 02:00. The shuffleboard table runs heavy on Thursdays; weekends fill the patio first.

723 East 6th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203

Bar Standard ★ 4.0

$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '21:00-02:00', 'thursday': 'closed', 'friday': '21:00-02:00', 'saturday': '21:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Bar Standard on Broadway is the Art Deco modern speakeasy and dance room with a main floor, two patios and a rooftop deck running touring and local DJs in downtown Denver.

Tip: Open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights, 21:00 to 02:00. Cover varies by booking; arrive before 22:30 to skip the line.

1037 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

Temple Denver ★ 4.1

$$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': 'closed', 'friday': '22:00-02:00', 'saturday': '22:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}

Temple Denver on Broadway is the multi-room nightclub with a Funktion-One rig, LED visuals and a touring EDM calendar that brings Afrojack, AC Slater and Kaskade to the Golden Triangle.

Tip: Friday and Saturday only, 22:00 to 02:00. Buy advance tickets via the calendar; bottle service routes you past the door queue.

1136 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203

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