Best Late Night Happy Hours in Northern Colorado

Most kitchens in Northern Colorado tap out early. The places still pouring good drinks and serving real food after the dinner crowd clears are the ones worth knowing by name. Late-night happy hour, second-shift specials, a kitchen open past ten. These are where the night keeps going.

Best for…

Best Value

Ridgehill Tavern Windsor

Chicago tavern-style pizza and cheap beer available late, the value move once the kitchen everywhere else has closed.

Best Date Spot

Domenic's Fort Collins

A lounge full of couples splitting wine and tapas, with martinis once dinner slows, a real late dinner instead of another brewery patio.

Best for Groups

Anchor Bar Loveland

Happy hour that runs late with sports-bar energy, the Loveland answer when a group needs the night to keep going past nine.

Worth the Drive

Mash Lab Windsor

Worth the Windsor detour for an independent brewery tied into a hot rod shop, with a fire-pit patio, live music, and a happy hour that runs right up to close.

The Mayor of Old Town

Fort Collins

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Late Night, Value

The Mayor is one of those places beer people eventually end up at whether they planned to or not.

Bad Daddy's Burger Bar

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Rooftop, Late Night, Value

The burgers get the attention, but the Bad Ass Margarita quietly runs happy hour here.

Brother's Bar & Grill

Fort Collins

Brunch, Game Day, Late Night, Value

Late-night happy hour from 8pm to close. $6 32oz pitchers most nights.

High Brau Taphouse

Greeley

Casual Dinner, Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Late Night, Dog-Friendly, Local Favorite

High Brau is one of those places for people who are actually into beer, not just grabbing whatever IPA is closest.

High Point Bar

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Late Night, Dive Bar, Value, Local Favorite

High Point is one of those Old Town bars that still feels like old Fort Collins in the best way possible.

Illegal Pete's

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Rooftop, Late Night, Value, Dog-Friendly, Early Bird

Illegal Pete's feels like what people wish some of the bigger fast-casual chains still were.

JINYA Ramen Bar

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Cocktails, Patio Drinks, Late Night

JINYA is one of those places that immediately sounds good the second the weather turns cold or rainy.

Lazy Dog Bar & Grill

Johnstown

Brunch, Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Late Night, Value, Groups & Family

Same family, same dependable neighborhood bar energy as Erie, just planted on the other side of the county.

Lazy Dog Bar & Grill

Erie

Brunch, Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Late Night, Groups & Family

Erie's neighborhood bar that actually has good food.

Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Late Night, Value, Dog-Friendly

Lucky Joe's feels like one of those Old Town places that somehow works no matter what version of the night you're having.

Pumphouse Brewery

Longmont

Date Night, Casual Dinner, Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Late Night, Value

This place has been at the corner of 6th and Main since 1996 and people in Longmont treat it like a given.

Rio Grande

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Late Night, Value, Groups & Family, Early Bird

I keep going back to the Rio mostly because the patio is still one of the best patio spots in Fort Collins once the weather gets nice.