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
$$capitol-hill{'monday': '18:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '18:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '18:00-01:00', 'thursday': '17:00-01:00', 'friday': '17:00-01:00', 'saturday': '17:00-01:00', 'sunday': '17:00-01:00'}
Retrograde on East 19th hides behind the freezer door at Sweet Action Ice Cream in Uptown, with a sci-fi panel-lit room running themed cocktails like My Alien Girlfriend and Galaxy Lords.
Tip: Flip the switch by the freezer and wait for staff. First-come only, no reservations, with weekend close at 01:00.
Run For The Roses ★ 4.3
$$$lodo{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-00:00', 'thursday': '17:00-00:00', 'friday': '17:00-00:00', 'saturday': '17:00-00:00', 'sunday': '17:00-00:00'}
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.
Tip: Tuesday 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 ★ 4.6
$$$lodo{'monday': '16:00-23:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-23:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-23:00', 'thursday': '16:00-00:00', 'friday': '16:00-01:00', 'saturday': '16:00-01:00', 'sunday': '16:00-23:00'}
The Cruise Room inside The Oxford Hotel opened the day after Prohibition repeal in 1933. The Art Deco bar runs reddish-pink lighting under bas-relief panels of toasts from twelve countries.
Tip: Open evenings only, smart-casual room with classic martinis the standard order. Walk-ins fine on weeknights; weekends fill from 19:00.
Tracks ★ 4.6
$$rino{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': '21:00-02:00', 'friday': '21:00-02:00', 'saturday': '21:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'varies by event'}
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.
Tip: First 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.