Fancy cocktails reign here, along with a few small plates to accompany them.Ī light switch on the freezer door rings a host to your presence. Frozen Matter boasts the freezer door that unlocks this authentic speakeasy. Retrograde gets props for the best undercover entrance, concealed in the back of an ice cream shop in Uptown. Once inside, you’ll have 2 hours to enjoy yourself.ģ160 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211 | 30 | 4. Open from 5 pm – 1 am daily, reservations are recommended. Serving handcrafted cocktails, small plates, and desserts, there are only 60 seats in the establishment. It’s the most well-known one in the Mile High City, featuring an intimate atmosphere and bookshelf entrance.

Set behind a bookstore facade, Williams & Graham is a true prohibition-style speakeasy. Williams & Graham The staff at Williams & Graham. Open from 5 pm – 10 pm Sunday to Thursday, and from 5 pm – 11 pm on Friday and Saturday, small plates are also offered.ġ600 17th St CO, Denver, CO 80202 | 30 | … 3. Featuring an art deco ambiance, jazzy soundtrack, and signature, martinis, this landmark location brings the prohibition era to modern times. Illuminated by red lights inside the Oxford Hotel, The Cruise Room was opened in 1933 and is Denver’s longest-running bar. The Cruise Room The Cruise Room at the Oxford Hotel. Able to be booked for private events, it should be mentioned that guests can only use their phones in the designated telephone booth.īoasting Denver’s largest collection of rare whiskey, this prohibition-style speakeasy is open from 5 pm – 10 pm Sunday to Thursday and 5 pm – 12 am on Friday and Saturday.ġ422 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80202 | 30 | 2. You enter down a flight of stairs and through the lobby of Russell’s Smokehouse, which serves up delicious BBQ.

Tucked away behind a pie shop in Larimar Square, Green Russell coins itself a ‘chef-driven cocktail joint’, from chef-partner Frank Bonnano. Green Russell Inside of Denver’s Green Russell. Whether you’re looking for something upscale, craving a custom cocktail, or want to see the area from a different view, here are our favorite old-time speakeasies in the Mile High City, in no particular order: 1. Hidden across Denver in basements, hotels, and unassuming shops, some places will require a passcode or reservation while others you can simply walk in. Luckily, there are quite a few of these hidden gems to choose from. Craft cocktails have flourished in Denver over the last few years, and there’s no better place to sip on one than a dimly lit speakeasy.

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