Denver Happy Hours Map: Best Deals by Neighborhood (2026)

This Denver Patio and Rooftop Dining guide covers the two open restaurants in the current record that have listed schedules: Guard and Grace on California Street and Linger Patio on West 30th Avenue. Guard and Grace is a modern steakhouse with a raw bar and a patio, and Linger Patio is a former mortuary now run as a restaurant with a rooftop lounge. The page sets out where each sits, when each opens, what each costs and how each rates on Google, so a reader can match a table to a weeknight, a weekend morning or a Sunday evening.

Guard and Grace is at 1801 California St, Denver, CO 80202. The Google listing describes a modern steakhouse serving chops, small plates and fine wines in an airy space with a raw bar and a patio. The restaurant's site is the source for its hours, lunch times and reservations. Evening service runs Monday through Saturday, from 4pm to 10pm, and the restaurant takes reservations, so a table can be set ahead of the evening. The listing also includes coffee, beer and wine.

The reason to go is the mix of chops, small plates and a raw bar in an airy room, with a patio for dining outside. Its price level is very expensive, the higher of the two venues in this guide.

Linger Patio is at 2030 W 30th Ave, Denver, CO 80211. The Google listing says the building was an old mortuary and is now a lively restaurant with a rooftop lounge and global small plates. Edible Beats is the source for its hours, brunch times, rooftop lounge and parking. Evening hours run Tuesday through Sunday, from 4pm to 10pm, and the restaurant accepts bookings.

The rooftop lounge paired with global small plates is the main draw. Breakfast and brunch add a morning use to the same address, and the restaurant also serves coffee. Its price level is moderate, which sits below Guard and Grace on cost.

On the evening schedule, the two venues overlap from Tuesday through Saturday. Monday evening belongs to Guard and Grace alone, and Sunday evening belongs to Linger Patio alone. Both start at 4pm, per the restaurant's site and Edible Beats.

Linger Patio serves brunch on Friday from 11 AM to 2 PM, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 2:30 PM, according to Edible Beats. Street parking there is listed as both free and paid. A Saturday or Sunday morning suits Linger Patio, since its weekend brunch opens at 10 AM.

Guard and Grace serves lunch Tuesday through Thursday from 11 AM to 2 PM, per the restaurant's site. It is closed for lunch on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so a weekday lunch is the only lunch visit it offers.

Guard and Grace is listed at a very expensive price level, with a rating of 4.7 of 5 across 4575 Google ratings, and the restaurant's site is its listed source. Linger Patio is listed at a moderate price level, with a rating of 4.5 of 5 across 5621 Google ratings, and Edible Beats is its listed source.

The two scores sit close together while the price levels sit far apart, so budget and occasion should weigh more than the ratings when choosing between them. Linger Patio carries the larger count of ratings, which gives its score a wider base.

For a Monday-to-Saturday evening with a reservation, Guard and Grace suits a planned dinner, and its very expensive price level sets the budget. For a Sunday evening, a Friday brunch or a weekend morning, Linger Patio fits the day, and its moderate price level sits lower. Check the day before you go, because the two schedules differ by day.

Updated 2026-10-11: dropped the closed Great Divide Taproom and unsourced figures; kept hours, prices, brunch and parking with sources.