Pon Pon Bar

A weird and wonderful surprise awaits those who wander into Pon Pon, a respite from the more popular and populated bars of teeming RiNo. Records crackle on the speakers, a tiny bar — the kind your uncle might have in his swank, wood-paneled basement — pours creative cocktails, loungey spaces invite lingering, and art installations add visual appeal. Not quite a speakeasy, the bar still captures the intimate, DIY appeal of the artsy neighborhood as it was just as the current boom was beginning.