Denver Bars and Clubs - Denver Billiards Bars


Nothing screams cool danger like a pool hall. Cue sports and billiards require such steady hands, sharp eyes and serious strategy that it’s amazing the pastime is so intertwined with another favorite pastime, heavy drinking. While many Denver bars have pool tables for casual playing, only a handful of Denver bars are devoted entirely to the famous green table. Maybe that’s why Denver’s billiards bars are so eclectic themselves. Denver’s B-52’s Billiards and the Red Monkey is a dance club, sports bar and billiards pub all in one, providing an atmosphere of intense stimulation. Denver’s Metro Pool Room serves Mexican food, plays reggae music and doles out cheap hourly pool rates, all under one roof. For a hip LoDo spot to shoot some pool, the Tarantula Billiards & Bar is the place.

B-52 Billiards & Red Monkey

1920 Market St., Denver, Colorado; Tel. 303.383.1941
A sports bar, billiards bar and dance club in Denver, B-52 Billiards and the Red Monkey lounge may seem to be biting off more than it can chew in the Denver bar scene, but this bi-level club has some serious chops. Catering to the sports fan, the clubber, the pool shark and hip loungers, B-52 and the Red Monkey serves up some mean cocktails with nightly specials along with better than average bar fare to satisfy the yens of its diverse crowds. Any given night you can catch the seemingly disparate crowds mingle and become drinking buddies eschewing the cliquishness of high school for the social lubricating found at B-52 bar and the Red Monkey lounge. Also, this Denver club pulls in some hot DJs to man the dance floor decks and, if you're so inclined, pop in on Thursdays for cheap beer and free pool.

Metro Pool Room

7449 E. Illiff, Denver, Colorado; Tel. 303.695.5463
The Metro Pool Room is a premium blend of upscale pool hall and sports bar in Denver that features 12 brand spankin' new pool tables and an overwhelming 163-inch jumbo screen that should cure any level of myopia. Boasting the lowest hourly pool rates in Denver, the Metro Pool Room also hosts DJ theme nights on the weekends featuring hot reggae and hip-hop mixes with a special Caribbean and Mexican food menu.

Tarantula Billiards and Bar

1456 Champa St., Denver, Colorado; Tel. 720.932.6666
Steeped in underground style, Tarantula Billiards and Bar is a low-key, decidedly hip Denver bar where the focus isn't just on the 8 ball. While Tarantula does sport free pool during the day, nighttime sees live DJs spinning deep house, funk, electronica and such for urban hipsters looking for a cool alternative to the velvet-roped cattle call of the usual LoDo scene. Also, this Denver bar and lounge offers an excellent and eclectic menu that's served late into the night alongside their dangerous cocktails helping to make Tarantula Billiards the urban hangout.
—Denver bar and club reviews by Ryan Osterbeck