Nightlife · Edition 01
Cocktail bars
Rooms where the drink program, the setting, and the conversation carry the night.
5 roomsSee the five roomsBest first
THE DRINKS LIST.
Five rooms, best first. Ranked by Google rating.
The underground cocktail room
Social
A below-street-level room for a deliberate first round, a date, or the part of the night when conversation should still win.
4.8★★★★★Google rating1,607 reviews, as of Jul 22Read the guideThe shape-shifting social room
The Neighbor
A Mason Street room that can read as a café, listening room, party, or club night depending on when the door opens.
4.8★★★★★Google rating113 reviews, as of Jul 22Read the guideThe hotel listening room
Magic Rat
An intimate live-music room at The Elizabeth Hotel, suited to the night when a full concert hall feels like too much.
4.6★★★★★Google rating255 reviews, as of Jul 22Read the guideThe lounge beneath the hotel
Ace Gillett’s
A basement lounge where cocktails, comfort food, live players, and vinyl make a slower, more dressed-up kind of night.
4.6★★★★★Google rating792 reviews, as of Jul 22Read the guideThe deep-list specialist
The Whisk(e)y
The specialist pick for a guided pour, a serious flight, or anyone who would rather explore one vast list than chase a dozen bars.
4.6★★★★★Google rating1,190 reviews, as of Jul 22Read the guide
How the order works
REVIEWS GUIDE THE LIST.
THEY DO NOT WRITE IT.
We order these 5 Fort Collins rooms by Google rating, adjusted so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot beat a long, strong record. No ads or sponsors affect the order.
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- July 22, 2026
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