The Frontier Club offers the feel of a bygone era, a time when farmers populated the eastern stretches of the metro area. The bar sits between the fringes of older, suburban Aurora and clusters of recent development to the west, giving it the feel of a friendly, relaxed outpost on the edge of urban chaos. […]
Bars and Clubs in Denver
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With seventeen Great American Beer Festival awards and five World Beer Cup awards — not to mention a number-seven ranking in Beer Advocate‘s 2009 All-Time Top Breweries on Planet Earth — it’s quite clear that Great Divide knows a few things about making great beer. And there’s no better way to experience one of the […]
A Ballpark neighborhood mainstay for years, Scruffy Murphy’s has the old-worldness of an authentic Irish pub with its authentic antique stained glass and the dark wood of its back bar and bar top. While it’s warm and inviting at times, the weekends can get a little boisterous when there’s live music. The bar serves a […]
The Castle rules in south Denver. Yes, the building even looks like a castle, and the sunken bar is sided by captain’s chairs that make for a royally fun day or night of imbibing. The vibe is relaxing and unpretentious, as are the patrons. Snag a twenty-ounce personalized mug for $20, good for a lifetime […]
What was once a quaint suburban bar turned into a full-fledged music venue in 2008, when the Toad Tavern space was expanded to nearly 5,000 square feet and filled with new furnishings, refinished surfaces, raised ceilings and a stage that’s been beefed up considerably from its postage-stamp-sized predecessor. The new stage can easily accommodate a […]
The atmosphere at El Camino is fun and welcoming, and so is the food. While the board is too heavy on things like molten cheese and too light on things like intestines to really sate a craving for authentic Mexican food, it’s also not hip like the menu at one of Rick Bayless’s upscale Chicago […]
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One of Edgewater’s great neighborhood bars, Sloan’s Bar & Grill has attracted a steady stream of friendly locals since it opened in 2004. But with its reclaimed furniture, historic photos of Edgewater and warm, sepia-toned decor, the newish Sloan’s feels like a modern take on an old-time saloon. The grill’s offerings are a step above […]
From the great outside patio, Emerald Isle has a biker bar/roadhouse vibe — but inside, there’s a total role reversal, with a pleasant dining room and bar, caricatures of regulars on the walls and friendly service. The music is good (if Metallica and ’90s alterna-metal is your thing), and the food can be great: Americanized […]
Boulder: Bask in the sun as it rolls over the foothills…blah blah blah. Ever wanted to duck into a windowless watering hole while your aunt from out of town shops for a fleece vest at Patagonia? Descend into the subterranean Sundown, which promises booze and plenty of it. As its name implies, it’s dark. It’s […]
A longtime country-Western club, bar and restaurant, Stampede began branching out into the Latin market in 2018 after Bluebird Theater and Goosetown Tavern owner Chris Swank took over the 2000-person venue and made interior and exterior renovations. While Stampede still brings in occasional country acts, it also books big names in Banda and Tejano music.
Although vintage guitars share space with a motorcycle mounted on the walls of the Firehouse Tavern, the Westminster bar doesn’t just draw bikers and rockers. Since 2009, the bar’s spacious interior, roomy patio space and affordable drink specials have attracted a diverse crowd, from newly minted 21-year-olds to grizzled toughs sporting bandannas and sleeveless shirts. […]
A self-proclaimed “community bar,” #VYBE (previously Broadways), which sits just blocks from Civic Center Park, has been a pre- and post-parade destination for spirited PrideFest-goers for years. But during the rest of the year, the storefront spot is a nondescript hangout for everyone, with a pool table garnering the most attention and a tiny bungalow […]
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A friendly neighborhood joint just east of LoDo, Old Curtis Street is one of Denver’s best kept secrets. The atmosphere recalls the warm and welcoming vibe of an old diner. The food and drink prices are beyond fair. With live music three nights a week, bringing everything from punk and indie bands to house DJs, […]
The Majestic Saloon somehow feels larger than the modest space it occupies in a strip mall off Parker Road. There’s a lot packed into the place: pool tables, a jukebox, a shuffleboard table and a small stage that hosts weekly karaoke sessions and occasional live performances. The bar’s menu is equally ambitious and boasts a […]
Steele Platt knows what Denver likes. Although the restaurateur, who had several places in the Tivoli in the ’80s, left Colorado decades ago, the Yard House chain that he founded in California in 1996 is also ideally suited for Colorado. For starters, beers are big at the Yard House – the restaurant has over a […]
The College, as it’s affectionately known, has been in business since the Eisenhower administration and proudly wears such hard-earned longevity on its beer-stained sleeve. As the area around Eighth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard keeps getting shinier, the College Inn’s mom’s-basement-but-maybe-somebody-got-stabbed-there vibe stands out all the more. It’s got many characteristics of a dive, yes, but […]
Hanson’s is the sort of place you find one night when every other table in the neighborhood is booked, then return to whenever you have an open Friday and no reservations. For families out for a fast, easy dinner; for big, rowdy gangs of college kids looking for their own rathskeller; for solo drinkers seeking […]
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A self-proclaimed “stray bar,” the Barker Lounge attracts a wide variety of patrons — even if the disco balls hanging from the ceiling and Madonna tunes blaring from the jukebox suggest otherwise. The humble interior at 475 Santa Fe Drive (where it moved in 2012) is similar to that of its old South Broadway location: […]
Hot bartenders and waitresses wearing ass-less chaps with their panties: It seems like a gimmick. But it’s just one of the things that keep guys coming back to this Westminster sports bar. Well, that and live music on the weekends, a decent-sized checkered dance floor, cheep beer, pool, karaoke and a large patio. A working-class […]
After a long run on the second-floor corner of 15th and Champa streets, Tarantula Billiards moved to street level a block east in early 2012, giving the pool hall much more visibility. The new space has a sleek and classy look, closer to that of sister pool hall ZanZibar Billiards and Grill, which is owned […]
Although named after the famous bank robber John Dillinger, who was gunned down by police in 1934, this Lafayette spot is much more of a sports bar than a speakeasy. Sure, there are a fair amount of photos of Dillinger hung around the neighborhood watering hole, but they’re almost overshadowed by the neon beer and […]