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. to 1 p.m.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.

to midnight, and Friday and Saturday, from 4 p.m. The bar is open Wednesday and Thursday, from 4 p.m. Bar Sabine offers cocktails with fresh-squeezed juices, beer on tap, and a small menu of Middle Eastern dishes like za’atar fries, Dungeness crab dolma, and cheese baklava. One year later, Bar Sabine opens tonight, Wednesday, November 17, in the former space of Bastille Back Bar. Ballard’s Sabine Cafe & Market opens its back barīallard’s favorite French restaurant Bastille closed during the pandemic, but owners James Weimann and Deming Maclise rebooted the space as Sabine Cafe & Market last October. Founders Club is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 6 p.m. Some Founders Club cocktails include the Waterhouse Syndicate, made with 1792 small batch bourbon, and the Self Starter with Yuzugin, apricot brandy and absinthe.įounders Club is a complement to the Olympic Bar that opened in April after a $25 million restoration of the hotel. The emphasis at Founders Club is on aged and limited-edition spirits and cocktails by award-winning beverage curator Jesse Cyr. Advertised as an intimate, spirit drinker’s enclave, Founders Club is a decadent hideaway, accented with leather couches, plush red chairs, and a mirrored ceiling, that seats up to 30 people. Today, the historic downtown Fairmont Olympic Hotel opens its new speakeasy Founders Club, tucked just behind a bookcase at the Olympic Bar.

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