Why venture farther when you can go higher for a summertime escape?
Colorado’s best rooftops beckon you to sip cocktails during golden hour and enjoy the gorgeous sightlines of the Rocky Mountains, cityscapes, and other panoramas. Some provide a soundtrack with live bands; others let your dog join you for an al fresco afternoon.
Here are 11 of the best rooftop bars around the state:
BurnDown in Denver
BurnDown, a bar on South Broadway, boasts fantastic views from the rooftop deck.
“You can see the entire Front Range from Pike’s Peak all the way to Longs Peak,” said Alex Vickers, director of operations and managing operator. “On clear days, you can see Red Rocks, and, in the evenings, you can even see the concerts lighting up the rocks.”
Bar-goers can use the bar’s commercial-grade 25X zoom set of binoculars to scope out the scenery.
Bar-goers enjoy the downtown Denver skyline at BurnDown . (Photo provided by BurnDown)Some popular summer cocktails include the Spray Tan, a coconut margarita with a toasted coconut rim, and the Bell of the Ball, a gin drink with freshly muddled red bell peppers.
Hang with the cool kids on a Thursday for the City Sunset Music Series, which runs from June to late August, and includes concerts on the third-floor open terrace.
Address: 476 S. Broadway, Denver; burndowndenver.com
Rare Bird in Denver
New for the 2025 summer rooftop season, Rare Bird, an eighth-floor rooftop in Cherry Creek, will debut its wood-fired oven. It will cook dishes like a Colorado Pizza topped with green chile, grilled cheese, and a zesty tomato dip.
Rare Bird, on top of the Halcyon hotel in Cherry Creek, draws a mix of locals and tourists. (Photo provided by Halcyon)On top of the Halcyon hotel, the rooftop bar draws a mix of locals and tourists and will keep a busy social calendar, with pizza classes and trivia nights on the second Tuesday of every month.
On the last Wednesday of the month from May to October, dare we say Rare Bird transforms into a wooftop? That’s when pups can attend “Bird Dog” happy hours.
Address: 245 Columbine St., Denver; halcyonhotelcherrycreek.com/dining-in-cherry-creek/rare-bird
Tamayo in Denver
If margaritas are your favorite summer sippers, go to the rooftop terrace at Tamayo, Richard Sandoval’s modern Mexican restaurant that’s been a Larimer Square fixture for nearly 25 years.
Fresh off a remodel, the restaurant’s design nods to Mexico, with woven grass fabrics, hemp tassel chandeliers, and an earth-toned color palette with pops of bright color.
Fresh off a remodel, Tamayo’s design nods to Mexico, with woven grass fabrics, hemp tassel chandeliers, and an earth-toned color palette with pops of bright color. (Photo provided by Tamayo)The bar is stocked with over 100 tequilas and mezcals, and Tamayo’s signature cocktails like the spicy mango margarita pair delightfully with snacks like pork belly guacamole.
The rooftop crowd enjoys views of Denver’s skyline and Larimer Square, which charms with its signature hammock of twinkling lights draped over the block.
Address: 1400 Larimer St., Denver; tamayodenver.com
Halo in Denver
A relative newcomer to Colorado’s rooftop bar scene, Halo is located on the 19th floor of the Kimpton Claret Hotel, a stylish spot that opened last summer in the Denver Tech Center’s Belleview Station neighborhood.
Perched at 5,817 feet, Halo stakes the claim for Denver’s highest open-air rooftop bar.
Halo, on the 19th floor of the Kimpton Claret Hotel, is Denver's highest open-air rooftop bar at 5,817 feet. (Photo provided by Kimpton Claret Hotel)Hotel guests and locals can take in sights of the Front Range and Cherry Creek Reservoir while enjoying made-for-summer sips like the Sunset Spritz, spiked with Aperol and Pineapple Tepache (a fermented drink), and Take Me to Heaven, a peach-lavender gin cocktail.
Halo will continue its live music series every Wednesday through Saturday this summer, featuring local artists.
Address: 6985 E. Chenango Ave., Denver; halobardenver.com
West End Tavern in Boulder
West End Tavern’s rooftop bar on Pearl Street has been a Boulder favorite since 1987. The expansive 80-seat deck’s planters bloom with wildflowers, and the space offers front-row views of the Flatirons.
Or, hang out in the more private Beaver’s Rooftop Bar, which features a mini forest of spruce and aspen trees.
West End Tavern’s rooftop bar on Pearl Street has been a Boulder favorite since 1987. The expansive 80-seat deck’s planters bloom with wildflowers, and the space offers front-row views of the Flatirons. (Photo provided by West End Tavern)This Boulder haunt features excellent happy hour specials like “Wings and Whiskey Wednesdays” with whiskeys and $1 buffalo wings all day. Happy hour happens from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and includes seemingly inflation-proofed $6 cocktails and eats like Tavern queso ($6), fried clams ($6), and sliders ($7).
Thrasher Thursdays at Beaver’s Rooftop Bar is an all-day happy hour extravaganza capped with live music from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Address: 926 Pearl St., Boulder, thewestendtavern.com
Stellar Jay in Denver
Populus is the popular new hotel in town, designed to mimic an aspen tree, even landing on Time’s 2025 edition of the “World’s Greatest Places.”
The 13th-floor rooftop restaurant and bar Stellar Jay has beautiful arched windows that frame the views overlooking the downtown skyline, Colorado’s gold capitol dome, and the Rocky Mountains.
Stellar Jay, the 13th-floor rooftop restaurant and bar at the Populus hotel, has beautiful arched windows that frame the views overlooking the downtown Denver skyline, Colorado’s gold capitol dome and the Rocky Mountains. (Photo by Steve Hall for Populus)The live-fire cooking feels just right in the summer, lending a campfire aroma. Outside, the hotel’s bibliophilic design continues with lush plants and comfy patio furniture, perfect for settling into for a nightcap like a Sunset Mule made fizzy with blood orange ginger beer.
Address: 240 14th St., Denver; stellarjayrestaurant.com
54thirty Rooftop in Denver
We’re in the Mile High City, but at 54thirty (a bar named after its elevation), you can ascend a little higher and get 150 feet closer to the sun.
This spacious rooftop bar is on top of Le Méridien, across from the Colorado Convention Center and a couple of blocks from the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
The rooftop patio at 54thirty, Le Meridien's 20th floor open-air and heated bar. (Provided by 54thirty Rooftop)In addition to serving some of the best mountain views in the city, 54thirty has a cocktail menu that rotates with the seasons, shareable snacks like elote corn dip, and cozy seating around fire pits for those cooler summer nights.
Address: 1475 California St.; 54thirty.com
Sorry Gorgeous in Denver
RiNo’s new Sorry Gorgeous bar opened in October and has interiors as beautiful as the views outside.
Abigail Plantier, the founder of Maximalist, an interior design and branding firm, wanted the boundaries of this floating rooftop oasis to blur. She accomplished this with deep tanzanite walls and ceilings that create a transition to the night sky, allowing the architecture to recede so the skyline takes center stage visually.
Sorry Gorgeous is on the 12th floor of Novel RiNo by Crescent Communities, a mixed-use apartment community. It is close to Mission Ballroom, so you can stop for pre-concert cocktails.
Address: 1350 40th St.; entrance on Walnut Street, Denver; sorrygorgeousrooftop.com
Fire Restaurant & Lounge in Denver
Here’s a riddle: Where can you find an ocean view within Denver?
You’ll find the answer when you ascend to the fourth floor of The Art, a hotel that commissioned a 100-foot-long piece of beach art from artist Rob Reynolds to be displayed across the street from FIRE Restaurant & Lounge.
The rooftop patio has outdoor seating around fire tables, a summer cocktail menu, and programming like “Sunset Sessions” featuring DJ Brian Howes from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Friday from May 23 to Aug. 29.
Fire Restaurant & Lounge is located on the fourth floor of The Art hotel in Denver and offers outdoor seating with fire tables and a summer cocktail menu. (Photo provided by The Art)Guests can also bring their dogs to “Yappy Hour” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sundays from May 25 to Aug. 31 and enjoy 20% off deals, plus Tito’s donates $1 per cocktail sold during Yappy Hour to a local dog fundraiser.
Address: 1201 Broadway, Denver; thearthotel.com/dine-drink/fire
Corrida in Boulder
Sip gin and tonics, snack on tapas, and take in the spectacular unhindered views of the flatirons at Corrida, a Spanish-inspired chophouse in downtown Boulder with an open-air patio and glassed-in restaurant that took over a space in the former Daily Camera newspaper building.
Caleb Delaney works the gin cart at Corrida in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)If that’s not alluring enough, Corrida’s rooftop hosts the Summer Sunset Series events, which include live music. Upcoming events are scheduled for June 19, Aug. 7, and Sept. 18.
Address: 1023 Walnut St., Suite 400, Boulder; corridaboulder.com
Devil’s Kitchen in Grand Junction
Golden hour hits differently on the Western Slope with the light illuminating earthy crimson rock formations for a fiery alpenglow.
After a day of adventure at the area’s attractions like Colorado National Monument, Grand Mesa, or Rattlesnake Arches, unwind on the fourth floor of Hotel Maverick at the boutique hotel’s on-site restaurant called Devil’s Kitchen.
Unwind on the fourth floor of Hotel Maverick at the boutique hotel’s on-site restaurant called Devil’s Kitchen. Enjoy the golden hour on the Western Slope with the light illuminating earthy crimson rock formations for a fiery alpenglow. (Photo provided by Hotel Maverick)You’re in peach country, so the summer drink of choice here is the Peach Habanero Margarita. Ripe, sweet Palisade peaches sourced from PeachFork Orchards tame that kick of habanero.
Address: 840 Kennedy Ave., Grand Junction; devilskitchenrestaurant.com
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