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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Westword and 5280 Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Yacht Club · Cole
2024 Spirited Awards Best U.S. Cocktail Bar, #41 on North America's 50 Best Bars, and on Westword's 50 Best. The Cole 'anti-club' that redefined Denver cocktail hospitality.
Williams & Graham · Highland
An OG of Denver's cocktail scene. The bookcase-entry speakeasy whose alums populate most of the city's top bars.
Run For The Roses · LoDo
A Dairy Block basement bar deep on vintage liqueurs, rare spirits, and classical technique.
La Doña Mezcaleria · Platt Park
5280 pick. a Platt Park mezcaleria whose Mezcalrita and Blue Oaxacan have become shorthand for Denver's agave-first cocktail wave.