Nightlife
After dark
Cocktail bars, speakeasies, rooftops, nightclubs, and live-music rooms that are still open. Notable places come first. These are sourced notes, not nights we spent there, and none of them are paid placements. Dated Grizzly Rose shows are on the concert calendar.
Type
30 places
Williams & Graham
LoHi · Denver
A LoHi bar at 3160 Tejon Street. The site lists hours of 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. every day.
Death & Co Denver
RiNo · Denver
Death & Co’s Denver bar is inside the Ramble Hotel at 1280 25th Street.
Cooper Lounge
Union Station · Denver
A cocktail lounge on the Union Station mezzanine at 1701 Wynkoop Street.
Run for the Roses
LoDo · Denver
The bar calls itself an underground lair at Dairy Block and takes walk-ins only.
Union Lodge No. 1
Downtown · Denver
A cocktail bar at 1543 Champa Street that posts nightly hours from 5 p.m.
Cruise Room
Downtown · Denver
The Oxford Hotel’s art deco bar at 1600 17th Street. The hotel page says it opened the day after Prohibition’s repeal in 1933.
Seven Grand Denver
LoDo · Denver
A whiskey bar at 1855 Blake Street, Suite 160, with posted hours of 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily.
Lady Jane
LoHi · Denver
A LoHi cocktail bar at 2021 W. 32nd Avenue. The site lists it closed on Sunday.
Retrograde
Uptown · Denver
A cocktail bar at 530 E. 19th Avenue. Hours are on the contact page.
Room for Milly
Highland · Denver
A Highland cocktail bar at 1615 Platte Street, No. 145.
Hell or High Water
RiNo · Denver
A tiki bar at 3542 Walnut Street, in the room that was Millers & Rossi. Westword reported it open there on May 15, 2026.
Yacht Club
RiNo · Denver
A bar at 3701 N. Williams Street. The visit page lists Tuesday as closed.
54thirty
Downtown · Denver
An open-air rooftop at 1475 California Street. The site calls it downtown’s highest and lists the elevation as 5,430 feet.
Linger
LoHi · Denver
Edible Beats lists Linger at 2030 W. 30th Avenue in a former mortuary, with a rooftop deck.
El Five
LoHi · Denver
Edible Beats lists El Five on the fifth floor at 2930 Umatilla Street, with an open-air patio.
Club Vinyl
Golden Triangle · Denver
A multi-level nightclub at 1082 Broadway. The site also mentions a rooftop patio.
Tracks
RiNo · Denver
An LGBTQ+ nightclub at 3500 Walnut Street.
Charlie's
Capitol Hill · Denver
A nightclub at 900 E. Colfax Avenue. The site posts its own dated events.
Bonded
RiNo · Denver
A bar at 2706 Larimer Street. The site calls it a house-party bar and lists it open nightly until 2 a.m.
X Bar
Capitol Hill · Denver
A nightclub at 629 E. Colfax Avenue.
Mission Ballroom
RiNo · Denver
An AEG live-music room at 4242 Wynkoop Street. The venue page lists a capacity of up to 3,950.
Fillmore Auditorium
Capitol Hill · Denver
A concert hall at 1510 Clarkson Street. The site lists the phone number 303.837.0360.
Ogden Theatre
Capitol Hill · Denver
A concert theater at 935 E. Colfax Avenue.
Bluebird Theater
Congress Park · Denver
A concert theater at 3317 E. Colfax Avenue.
Gothic Theatre
Englewood
A concert theater at 3263 S. Broadway in Englewood. The venue page lists the phone number (303) 789-9206.
Summit
LoDo · Denver
A live-music room at 1902 Blake Street. The site footer prints that address.
Grizzly Rose
Denver
A country bar and live-music room at 5450 Lincoln Street. Dated shows from its calendar are on the concert list.
Dazzle
Downtown · Denver
A jazz club at 1080 14th Street. The site says it has live music seven nights a week.
Nocturne
RiNo · Denver
A jazz supper club at 1330 27th Street. The site lists the phone number 303-295-3333.
Lost Lake
City Park · Denver
A bar at 3602 E. Colfax Avenue. The site title is Live Music and Events.