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A Highland Bar Crawl

Four stops, one evening. Indie, neighbourhood-led.

This is a working bar crawl through Highland, Denver's most concentrated drinking neighbourhood. Indie, neighbourhood-led. Four stops, one evening, mapped by editors who actually drink here on Friday nights.

The order matters. Start polished, peak in the middle, end somewhere quieter. Every room listed below is within a 10-minute walk of the next one — that's the value of a neighbourhood crawl.

Total time: about five hours. Total spend: depends on you, but plan £60-£100 per person. Save this page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let Highland take care of the rest.

The Route

Four stops, ranked

Walking distance: under 1km between stops. Treat the timings as guidance, not gospel.

No. 01
Stop 1 — 18:00 Aperitif
Acreage
Local · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Acreage sits in the heart of RiNo, Denver's most creatively charged neighbourhood, and it matches its surroundings exactly: industrial bones, raw concrete, recl
Start at the most refined cocktail room in the area. One drink. You're warming up.
No. 02
Stop 2 — 19:30 First proper cocktail
54thirty Rooftop
Downtown · $$$ · Rooftop Bars
54thirty Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Move to the room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, order a house special.
No. 03
Stop 3 — 21:30 The destination
Avanti Rooftop Denver
Local · $$ · Cocktail Bars
Avanti is the LoHi food-hall-and-rooftop with a covered upper deck, a wraparound view of Downtown Denver and the Rockies, and a casual all-comers cocktail progr
The bar that defines the neighbourhood. Reservations help. Stay an hour.
No. 04
Stop 4 — 23:30 Last drink
Bar Dough
LoHi · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Bar Dough draws a steady local crowd in LoHi. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
End somewhere unhurried — a wine bar, a music room, or a quiet hotel bar. One simple drink.
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