6 editor picks in Denver.
6 speakeasies in Denver our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Denver nightlife.
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.
TipOpen 17:00-01:00 daily, no reservations. Walk in early on weeknights; weekend waits stretch to 90 minutes from 19:00.
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.
TipWalk-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 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.
TipOpen 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 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.
TipFlip the switch by the freezer and wait for staff. First-come only, no reservations, with weekend close at 01:00.
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.
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