Durango
This modern speakeasy may be Durango's sexiest nightcap, hidden behind a heavy bookcase, with a dimly lit allure and exquisite cocktails worth the $12…
Must-see nightlife in Southwest Colorado
Durango
Big on flavor and variety, these are the best handcrafted beers in town. Although the small, friendly tasting-room bar was once mainly a production…
Southwest Colorado
The Montanya distillery receives wide acclaim for its high-quality rums. Its basiltini, made with basil-infused rum, fresh grapefruit and lime, will have…
Southwest Colorado
Welcome to Dolores nightlife, with live bluegrass bands and cask-conditioned ale. Hickory wood-fired pizzas are the specialty here, with toppings like…
Southwest Colorado
Kannah’s Broken Oar is probably the best IPA on the Western Slope, and the Black Bridge Stout – an Irish-style dry stout with lots of depth – isn’t…
Southwest Colorado
Pagosa's thermal waters heat the building and provide the spring water for the beers brewed on-site. But don't come just for the eco-credentials. There's…
Durango
Serving excellent pour-over coffee by day and dangerous cocktails at night, this tiny house is an intimate spot to socialize. The award-winning 'alpenglow…
Southwest Colorado
Come sundown, this is the place to be, chilling on the 2nd-story terrace overlooking the main drag. Quaffable house beers include a poblano chile ale with…
Telluride
It's rush hour for beautiful people, though in low season you'll find real local flavor and opinions. In summertime, beeline for the breezy rooftop. Old…
Telluride
A hip social alcove for cocktails and nibbling, plus weekend brunch. On a comic-book-style menu, East meets West in yummy lettuce wraps, duck ramen and…
Southwest Colorado
Grab your caffeine fix at this serious local roaster, the cutest cabin in town, shingled with license plates (just as local miners once did when they…
Durango
The best brew in Durango hails from this small batch roaster. Stop by for a latte and homemade pastry on your way up valley or grab a bag of beans to…
Durango
This favorite spot for live music and libations brings a hint of big city chic to Durango while still keeping close to its mountain roots. The menu is…
Southwest Colorado
The unadorned warehouse demonstrates a single-minded focus on beer making. On nice days the patio fills up with families eating brats and paninis while…
Durango
A rowdy corner of the historic Strater Hotel, this elegant old-time bar has waitresses flashing Victorian-era fishnets and live ragtime that packs out-of…
Durango
The only distillery in town, this fun local shop does guided tours (with advanced reservations) and serves up a spectacularly smooth Soiled Doves vodka, a…
Southwest Colorado
Considering the slim opening hours here, you would think Prohibition is still in. Nevertheless the gold-medal-winning Jinn is probably worth a stop at…
Southwest Colorado
Imbued with the aroma of fresh-roasted beans, this quality espresso house also serves slices of homemade pie and cheap breakfast burritos to go. It also…
Southwest Colorado
With occasional live music, this small theater serves more as a nightclub, popular with students from the local university who come to dance to hip-hop…
Southwest Colorado
Don your flannels and trucker hat to hit this hip alcove for tequila flights and tacos. While the food isn't all that, it's the place for a stiff and…
Southwest Colorado
With chairlift bar stools and a rooftop deck to spy on Main St, this pub is something of a flytrap for visitors; in fact, there is a notable lack of…
Telluride
All local color – forget about cocktails and grab a cold can of beer at this longtime late-night favorite, which is popular when everything else closes…
Telluride
For good brews and local atmosphere among the shiny metal vats, head to this warehouse between town and the Mountain Village. Their Face-Down Brown has…
Southwest Colorado
This very popular brewhouse and barbecue hut serves baskets of nachos, hot wings and burgers alongside pitchers of its signature Tabano Red. It has…
Durango
Newly revamped with a pleasant outdoor deck, this place pleases all – including serious beer fans who concentrate on the brews. There are taproom tastings…
Southwest Colorado
Intimate and perfect for conversation while sampling the select regional wine list. There’s regular live acoustic music featuring local singer-songwriters…
Durango
If you so happen to be biking the creek path, stop by this adjacent brew pub packed with locals. There's a pleasant patio and garlic hot wings that beg a…
Southwest Colorado
Coffee addicts collect at this unassuming cafe and bookstore to get a fix and a smothered breakfast burrito. There are also smoothies. With patio seating.
Southwest Colorado
Though locals like it more for the beer than the food, Rockslide has a huge patio and is an amiable gathering place on summer weekends.
Southwest Colorado
In a cute blue cottage fenced by cast off skis, this diminutive pub does its own microbrews (not brewed on-site) and pizzas.
Southwest Colorado
From the moment you size up this room – more work-a-day warehouse than an uppity tasting room – it's clear that Peach Tree is dead serious about its booze…
Southwest Colorado
With an 1886 barback and Wild West attitude to spare, this smoky saloon is a favorite of locals. Unless you're smoking (smoking is legal since it's…
Main Street Brewery & Restaurant
Southwest Colorado
The excellent German-style house-brewed beers are listed on the wall, right next to the cheery hand-painted murals at this cozy place. Pub grub (mains $8…
Southwest Colorado
If you’re lucky, there’s a bike rally that’s pulled in here for some cold ones and a few shots of Jager, and a local band that goes by the name Gods of…
Telluride
Beer-lovers will feel right at home at casual Smugglers, a great place to hang out, sample local brew and eat fried stuff. With at least seven beers on…
Southwest Colorado
Established in 1903, one of Colorado’s oldest continuously operating bars is still going strong. Think divey old saloon. The mounted animal heads keep…
Southwest Colorado
In a big old house with a lovely shaded patio, this caffeine stop offers frozen and hot coffee drinks and Italian sodas, as well as some pastries and…
