The Place: Mezcal, 3230 East Colfax Avenue, 303-322-5219 The Hours: Daily from 4 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $2 PBR and $3 Tecate; $5 margaritas; $4.50 mojitos; half-price tacos, quesadillas and sopes. The Digs: Mezcal is everything an East Colfax cantina should be: ablaze in bright colors and funky wall…
The Place: NoRTH, 190 Clayton Lane, 720-941-7700. The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $2.50 draft beers; $4 well cocktails; half-price wines by the glass; $4 small plates The Digs: Partaking in happy hour at a Cherry Creek chain restaurant isn’t something we’d usually, if ever, be…
The Place: TAG, 1441 Larimer Street, 303-996-9985 The Hours: Monday through Friday, from 2 to 6 p.m The Deals: $5 specialty cocktails and select wines by the glass; $5 small plates…
The Place: The Kitchen’s [Upstairs], 1039 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303-544-0092 The Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m The Deals: Wine, cocktails, and beer, $3-5; small plates, $3-6; cheese and charcuterie boards, $13. The Digs: The Kitchen [Upstairs] provides a relaxing asylum from the touristy hustle and bustle…
The Place: Brasserie Ten Ten, 1011 Walnut Street, Bouder, 303-998-1010 The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Food specials, $2 to $6; cocktails, draft beer and wine, $3.25 to $6…
The Place: Bridgewater Grill, 800 Eleventh Street, Golden, 303-279-0100 The Hours: Daily from 4 to 6 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to close The Deals: Appetizers are $2 off; all draft beer, wine and well drinks are half-price…
The Place: McCormick’s Fish House & Bar, 1659 Wazee Street, 303-628-5532 The Hours: Daily from 3 until 6 p.m. The Deals: Wine and cocktail specials, $4-7; food specials, $2-6. The Digs: McCormick’s is über convenient to just about every downtown attraction, plus it’s a handy spot in which to enjoy…
The Place: Elway’s Downtown, 1881 Curtis Street, 303-312-3107 The Hours: Daily from 2 to 7 p.m. The Deals: $3 draft beers; $5 select wines by the glass; $7 select martinis; select appetizers are half price. The Digs: The Ritz-Carlton is gorgeous — and so is Elway’s, the ritzy hotel’s in-house…
The Place: The 9th Door, 1808 Blake Street, 303-292-2229 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $3-5 house cocktails and sangria; $12 sangria carafes; $2-4 tapas The Digs: Walking into The 9th Door is like walking into the movie Aladdin, and happy hour there is…
Ah, to be Anthony Bourdain. To get paid to travel the world; to get paid to eat and drink in some of the most exotic cities imaginable; to get paid to curse and guzzle whiskey while mingling with commonfolk who long for your lifestyle; to get paid to talk shit…
The Place: Colt & Gray, 1553 Platte Street, 303-477-1447 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $5 draft beer and specialty cocktails; $6 select wines by the glass; food specials range from $3 to $7. The Digs: The aura of Colt & Gray dances a…
The Place: Panzano, 909 17th Street, 303-296-3525 The Hours: Everyday from 2:30 to 6 p.m. The Deals: $3 draft beers; $4 wines by the glass, $5 specialty cocktails; $3-4 happy hour small plates The Digs: Panzano is cool. Panzano is chic. And, most important, Panzano is comfortable. This corner restaurant…
The Place: Table Mountain Inn, 1310 Washington Avenue, Golden, 303-277-9898. The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. The Deals: $5 Honcho Mesa margaritas; $3 select wines by the glass, cocktails and Colorado microbrews; $2 Coors and Budweiser; $4 and $5 appetizers…
The Place: Il Posto, 2011 East Seventeenth Avenue, 303-394-0100. The Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Discounted cocktails, half-price wines by the glass, and all tagliere and assaggini courses are half-price…
The Place: Vita, 1575 Boulder Street, 303-477-4600 The Hours: Daily from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: 2 for 1 wines by the glass; $3 Mirror Pond Pale Ale drafts; $4 well drinks; small plates range from $3-$5…
The Place: Bistro One, 1294 South Broadway, 720-974-0602 The Hours: Daily from 4 to 7 p.m. The Deals: Draft beers are between $3 and $4; house wines are $4; specialty cocktails go for $6; appetizers range from $3 to $5…
The Place: The Avenue Grill, 630 East Seventeenth Avenue, 303-861-2820. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. The Deal: $5 martinis; $3-4 draft beers; $4-5 house wines; $3-6 appetizers…
The Place: The Hornet, 76 Broadway, 303-777-7676. The Hours: Daily from 4 to 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. to close. The Deals: The early happy hour features $2.50 bottled beers and well drinks; $3 calls, house wines, and vodka cocktails; $1 off drafts; and $3 tapas. The late-night happy hour…
The Place: Jax Fish House, 1539 Seventeeth Street, 303-292-5767. The Hours: Everyday from 4 until 6 p.m. The Deal: Appetizers range from $4 to $6; $4 specialty cocktails and select wines by the glass; $3 well drinks; $2.50 Coors Light drafts. The Digs: There is nothing spectacular about the decor…
The Place: Watercourse Foods, 837 East Seventeenth Avenue, 303-832-7313. The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4 until 6:30 p.m. The Deal: Draft beers are $2.50; red and white wines by the glass are $4; select appetizers are $5…
The Place: The Coral Room, 3489 West 32nd Avenue, 303-433-2535. The Hours: Nightly from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: Draft beers are $3; Svedka cocktails are $4; Svedka martinis and all glasses of wine are $6; all appetizers are buy one, get one free…
The Place: Limon, 1618 East Seventeenth Avenue, 303-322-0898 The Hours: Monday through Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.; all night on Wednesday The Deal: Draft beers are $3; margaritas and mojitos are $4; house red and white wines by the glass are $5; small plates are also $5…
