Denver Dives: 15th Street Tavern

To the left: Tara serves up the drinks while Phil mixes the lights.

Where do you go in Denver when you want to get down and dirty with the life of the night? Well If you happen to be staying at the new Hyatt Regency hotel on 15th and Welton you may choose to lose the tie and wander across the street to the 15th Street Tavern for some loud, live music, stiff drinks and great scenery-I mean the bartender Tara, who is delightful in every way. If you're into live local music, this is the place to be. People who used to work as stagehands for the Fillmore Auditorium operate the 15th Street Tavern, so they know music. Cover will rarely be more than $3 at the door, but be ready with your identification because you won't get past the front door without it!

Since the opening of the giant Hyatt Regency Across the street, business in the Tavern has been on the rise. Apparently travelers from the hotel are looking for an alternative to the sophisticated atmosphere in the hotel bar. The 15th Street Tavern is the closest alternative for those who will find themselves stumbling back to their rooms after last call witch is made promptly at 1:30a.m.

If you stop by on Sunday night there will be a disk jockey playing vinyl of mostly rock persuasion. It would not be out of the ordinary to hear ACDC, or Led Zeppelin blast into the sidewalk after 10:00p.m. on Sunday.