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
$$$rino{'monday': '15:00-23:00', 'tuesday': '15:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '15:00-23:00', 'thursday': '15:00-23:00', 'friday': '15:00-00:30', 'saturday': '15:00-00:30', 'sunday': '15:00-23:00'}
Death & Co Denver runs the lobby bar of The Ramble Hotel in RiNo, the second outpost of the NYC cocktail standard with a coffee bar, mezzanine Suite 6A lounge and rooftop Garden.
Tip: Walk-in for parties of eight or fewer, with limited SevenRooms reservations. Kitchen runs until 22:00 most nights, 23:00 Friday and Saturday.
Ghost Saloon ★ 4.2
$$$downtown{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '16:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-00:00', 'thursday': '16:00-00:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
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 ★ 4.4
$$capitol-hill{'monday': '18:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '18:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '18:00-01:00', 'thursday': '17:00-01:00', 'friday': '17:00-01:00', 'saturday': '17:00-01:00', 'sunday': '17:00-01:00'}
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.