Fino

The latest venture from Steven Waters, whose Run For the Roses remains one of the city's best, Fino occupies a room inside the All Inn Hotel on East Colfax with an aperitivo-forward cocktail programme rooted in Western Mediterranean drinking culture. The Negroni variations here are among the best in the city — proper Italian vermouth, house-made amari, and citrus sourced from the same California farms that supply Denver's best restaurants. The menu leans lighter and more sessionable than the spirit-forward rooms on this list, making Fino an ideal first stop before dinner or a standalone aperitivo experience with charcuterie and olives. The bartenders know their Campari from their Cappelletti, and the room carries a warmth that suits the neighbourhood's evolving energy. A bar that brings genuine Mediterranean aperitivo culture to the Mile High City.