Retrograde is a speakeasy in Capitol Hill, Denver.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Flip the switch by the freezer and wait for staff. First-come only, no reservations, with weekend close at 01:00.
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Address: 530 East 19th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203
Charlie's on East Colfax is the Capitol Hill country-western and Top 40 LGBTQ bar that runs nightly free two-step lessons and a cowboy-boot disco ball over the dance floor.
TipOpen daily 11:00-02:00 with two-step lessons most evenings. Drag shows run the back room; Top 40 takes the front.
X Bar on East Colfax is the Capitol Hill LGBTQ lounge running drag bingo, weekday happy hour and weekend dance nights under the #PARTYONCOLFAX banner.
TipFree entry most nights; weekend cover for late headline drag. The back patio runs into the early hours in summer.
Tight End on East Colfax is Denver's only LGBTQ sports bar, with 17 TVs split between the room and two patios, a full cocktail list and a sound system tuned for game-day audio.
TipOpen 16:00 weeknights and noon on weekends. The back patio takes the overflow on big game days; arrive early for marquee NFL Sundays.
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.
TipTuesday through Sunday from 17:00, walk-in only. Closed Mondays. The seasonal classic-driven menu is presented as a deck of cards.
The Cruise Room inside The Oxford Hotel opened the day after Prohibition repeal in 1933. The Art Deco bar runs reddish-pink lighting under bas-relief panels of toasts from twelve countries.
TipOpen evenings only, smart-casual room with classic martinis the standard order. Walk-ins fine on weeknights; weekends fill from 19:00.
Tracks on Walnut Street has been Denver's flagship LGBTQ nightclub since 1984, with 8,000 square feet of dance floor, a 40-foot LED wall and the monthly Drag Nation party.
TipFirst Friday is the Babes Around Denver women's party, second Friday the Deathwish goth night, last Friday Drag Nation. Cover varies; arrive by 22:30.
Charlie's on East Colfax is the Capitol Hill country-western and Top 40 LGBTQ bar that runs nightly free two-step lessons and a cowboy-boot disco ball over the dance floor.
TipOpen daily 11:00-02:00 with two-step lessons most evenings. Drag shows run the back room; Top 40 takes the front.
X Bar on East Colfax is the Capitol Hill LGBTQ lounge running drag bingo, weekday happy hour and weekend dance nights under the #PARTYONCOLFAX banner.
TipFree entry most nights; weekend cover for late headline drag. The back patio runs into the early hours in summer.
Tight End on East Colfax is Denver's only LGBTQ sports bar, with 17 TVs split between the room and two patios, a full cocktail list and a sound system tuned for game-day audio.
TipOpen 16:00 weeknights and noon on weekends. The back patio takes the overflow on big game days; arrive early for marquee NFL Sundays.
