RiNo cocktail bars by street: 6 places, hours, parking

Six RiNo places serve cocktails, and they sit on four streets: Larimer, Walnut, Wazee and 25th. Each entry gives the street address, the closing hour and any happy hour, so a night can be planned by block. Closing time comes first, because the second round is the real test.

Cart-Driver is an intimate restaurant for Southern Italian wood-fired pizza, oysters and cocktails at 2500 Larimer St #100, Denver, CO 80205. Closing is midnight, with doors open Monday to Sunday from 12 PM, per Cart-Driver. Happy hour runs daily 4-6pm. Outdoor seating is available, and the bar also serves beer and wine, plus dessert for anyone who stays through a second round. Free street parking and paid street parking are both listed for this address.

Work & Class serves homestyle Southern and Latin American cuisine, plus cocktails, in a relaxed room at 2500 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205. It closes at 10pm and opens at 4pm, Tuesday to Sunday, per Work & Class. Happy hour runs Tuesday to Friday 4-6pm, which means the deal is gone before the weekend. Reservations are taken, and outdoor seating is available. Beer, wine and coffee are also served. Free and paid street parking are both listed.

Los Chingones is an edgy, graffiti-splashed Mexican eatery and lounge at 2463 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205, known for innovative tacos, cocktails and a patio. Monday to Thursday it runs 11:30 AM to 9 PM, Friday and Saturday 11:30 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday 11:30 AM to 9 PM, per Los Chingones. Brunch, beer and wine are on offer too. Takeout hours start at 11 AM, half an hour before the dining room opens, which suits anyone collecting an order rather than staying.

Peddler Brewing Company Café is a taproom pouring an array of ales in homey surrounds, with a spacious beer garden and live music, at 3719 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205. Cocktails and wine are also served, so a mixed group does not have to agree on a pint. It is open Monday to Sunday 11 AM to 10 PM, per Peddler Brewing Company Café. The kitchen closes at 9 PM on Monday, Tuesday and Sunday. Dogs are allowed, and outdoor seating is listed.

Zeppelin Station Outdoor Market is a restaurant at 3501 Wazee St, Denver, CO 80216, with outdoor seating and a bar serving coffee, beer, wine and cocktails. A photorealistic steam locomotive charging through a brick wall references RiNo's industrial railroad history. Hours are Monday to Wednesday 11 AM to 9 PM, Thursday to Saturday 11 AM to 10 PM and Sunday 11 AM to 9 PM, per Zeppelin Station. Thursday to Saturday buys one extra hour.

Death & Co Denver Patio is the Coloradan offshoot of the New York cocktail bar, a sophisticated space for specialty drinks, at 1280 25th St, Denver, CO 80205. It opens daily at 4pm and closes at midnight, per Death & Co. Reservations are taken, and the room is good for groups, which helps when the table wants a second round together. Beer and wine are also served. Free and paid street parking are both listed.

Three of the six places carry a parking line, and it reads the same for each: free street parking and paid street parking. For a late night, rideshare or transit is the safer plan than driving home. Hours and happy hours change, so check the venue page before heading out.

Which RiNo cocktail bar is open until midnight? Cart-Driver is open Monday to Sunday 12 PM to 12 AM, and Death & Co Denver Patio is open daily 4pm to midnight.

Where is happy hour in RiNo? Cart-Driver runs happy hour daily 4-6pm. Work & Class runs it Tuesday to Friday 4-6pm.