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723 E. 6th Ave. Denver, CO 80203

303-861-0144

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Best Dive Bar
Award Winner 2005

Features: ATM, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Wifi Access

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Don's Club Tavern, one of Denver's longest-surviving dive bars, got a bit of a facelift after the bar's namesake died and the folks behind the Little Pub Company took it over in 2005. And while most of the decor and a lot of the old charm are still intact -- as are some of the serious-about-their-drinking regulars -- it also got a few improvements, such as a big garage door facing Sixth Avenue that opens for warm weather; more booths and tables with stools; a back-patio-length green paint job, aluminum roof and industrial heater; high-def flat-screen televisions; Golden Tee and Silver Strike video games; and touch-screen point-of-sale registers.

2005 | Best Dive Bar

Don's Club Tavern may be Denver's longest-surviving dive, as well as its most liquid asset. For decades, Don's has been the no-frills saloon of choice for those with a streak of Charles Bukowski in them, who are serious about their drinking. And there's no better way for a place that's been around forever to remind us of how much we love it than to start a closing scare. In late 2004, rumors abounded that Don's -- whose founder died earlier in the year -- was about to sell out, probably to... More »
2004 | Best Old-Time Bar

Our mother always told us to respect our elders. So we're giving mad props to the 57-year-old Don's Club Tavern, a smoky dive bar that welcomes everyone with open arms -- from the regulars who plant themselves daily on Don's bar stools to the college kids in search of a decent pool table and cheap drinks. With faded family pictures and posters of Ireland adorning the dark, wood-paneled walls, and the original cash register still ringing up drinks, you'd have to search high and low to find... More »
2003 | Best Jukebox

In the era of digital boxes networked into 100,000-song libraries, mood is half the battle, and sadly, some places just don't have that good jukebox vibe. But the beer-soaked, retro aura at Don's is a perfect match for the music in its box, with discs ranging from the Beatles' "Abbey Road" to Tom Waits's "Closing Time" to "The Essential Patsy Cline." The nicotine-stained ambience is further bolstered by nice helpings of barroom standards (Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, John Lee Hooker)... More »

The more things change, the more they stay the same at Don's

By Drew Bixby | Thu, March 11, 2010

A great big glass garage door, open for warm weather, facing Sixth Avenue; more booths and tables with stools; a back-patio-length green paint job, aluminum roof and industrial heater; high-def flat-screen televisions and Golden Tee and Silver Str... More »
Don’s Club Tavern

By Patrick Osborn | Thu, August 10, 2006

Progress is not always a good thing. I liked it better when draft beer only came from a keg, not a bottle or can. I remember when telephones were heavy, two-piece objects that could inflict severe closed-head injuries, not miniature electronic ear... More »
Drink of the Week

By Julie Dunn | Thu, January 29, 2004

It's a club with no membership rules, no initiation fees, and dues that vary depending on how much liquor you can consume in one sitting. For more than five decades, Don's Club Tavern has been one of the most inclusive joints in Denver, a home awa... More »
Join the Club

By Bill Gallo | Thu, November 11, 1999

The sleek young cigar smoker wearing the Brooks Brothers suit and $300 cap-toe loafers wants to shuffle-bowl. He hasn't done this since he was ten -- hasn't seen a resolutely low-tech shuffle-bowling game anywhere since he was ten -- and this ... More »

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tannaruzicka | Denver, CO | 307 Reviews

| Tue, April 20, 2010

Patio outside back, pool tables, cheap drinks. Don's has it all!
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Spaz4 | Denver, CO | 3 Reviews

| Wed, March 30, 2011

I mentioned I looooove love love diver bars....well I love me a cold PBR at Don's. This is the ultimate Dive Bar in D-town. Don's can be very quiet and "relaxing" allowing you to go to your happy place, or it can be an absolute party that will take you to your happy place whether you like it or not. Bartenders were super nice and didn't make us wait. Great crowd and setting, do it.
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dougd4 | Denver, CO | 1 Reviews

| Sun, June 14, 2009

i love this place. Hey george you better get home and feed the cats
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