Anyone familiar with the restless creativity of chef/restaurateur Kelly Whitaker will know to leave all expectations at the door of this third-floor newcomer to the Berkeley neighborhood, which serves food until midnight Tuesday–Saturday. While the current menu centers on oysters and Korean-style fried chicken, items as diverse as Caesar salad with pistachios and bucatini with fermented black beans indicate the kinds of things you might find among the specials-based late-night offerings. (Meanwhile, adjoining cocktail bar OK Yeah specializes in handrolls.)

To dismiss Occidental as a punk-themed dive is to do a disservice to this little sibling of Williams & Graham, bartender Sean Kenyon’s celebrated cocktail destination next door. While it most certainly is that, it exudes a witty charm that elevates both its decor and its menu. The crackerjack crew whips up original drinks laced with everything from chocolate-infused bourbon and marshmallow simple syrup to chicory liqueur and tobacco bitters, all of which pair with an array of easygoing but well-made snacks on offer until 1 a.m.: cheeseburgers topped with crab dip, say, or tots loaded with chicken shawarma, mozz, and lemon-parsley tahini.

With kitchen hours extending until midnight Monday through Thursday and 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, the RiNo outpost of this popular East Coast–based tapería buzzes right up to closing time: Any reveler here will tell you there’s always one last sip of Cava or sangria to be had, one last bite of paella or flan.

Nightly until midnight, this RiNo original shucks oysters, slings pizzas, and serves up spritzes and craft suds (among other things) in a 640-square-foot shipping container; chicken-liver mousse, clam pizza, and a Fernet-and-Coke highball make for a classic Cart-Driver combo. And talk about bonuses: It’s happy hour from 10 p.m. onward.

As with the bagels at its next-door sibling, Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli, the pizza at this al fresco Five Points parlor is made with water from a system engineered to replicate the mineral content of New York City’s own water. Order it by the whole thin-crust pie or slice at the walk-up window, then dig in at a picnic table on the patio until midnight Tuesday through Sunday.

Occupying a space that could almost pass for some hip lounge in Shanghai — all red lanterns, neon, and street-style murals — this modern Chinese spot off Larimer Square brings the wings, dumplings, and other dim sum–inspired nibbles until midnight Thursday–Saturday; the bar follows suit with cocktails featuring baijiu, umeshu, sake, and the like.

This easygoing successor to the long-lived Avenue Grill in Uptown remains a neighborhood magnet with a particularly eclectic menu featuring dishes like Maryland-style crab dip, bison gumbo, short-rib poutine, and sweet tea–poached chicken with braised greens. Open until 11 p.m.  Monday–Saturday.

In the historic Googie-era building that used to house Tom’s Diner, this self-styled “cocktail cabana” pays homage to its predecessor via midcentury decor. The menu, however, features decidedly modern drinks and eats until midnight Tuesday–Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday–Saturday. Think quesadillas with coffee-rubbed pulled pork, orange-jalapeño sour cream, and pineapple-cucumber pico de gallo or vegan flatbread with tofu spread, veggies, harissa tahini, and pistachios.

When Frank Bonanno took over this Cap Hill dive bar several years back, many expected him to make it fancy; instead, he preserved its low-key neighborhood soul (while improving its F&B service). Juicy Lucys and sloppy joes, pita sandwiches stuffed with shaved lamb and fattoush or saganaki and pesto, and snacks like breaded shrimp with honey-Sriracha sauce or fried artichokes with lemon-caper aioli elicit good cheer until midnight Sunday through Wednesday and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; the bar, for its part, keeps the classic cocktails on tap and Colorado craft drafts coming until 2 a.m.

This colorful yet white-hot cocktail lounge in Cherry Creek serves up soirée-worthy hors d’oeuvres until midnight Sunday through Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Live large over caviar service and Wagyu tartare or keep it real with a Chicago dog and a soft pretzel.

This Cherry Creek institution tricks out its famous burgers with all the à la carte fixings imaginable — pork belly, corned beef, PB&J, Cheetos, green chile, ancho-apricot BBQ sauce, sauerkraut, and much more — until midnight (the same goes for its Ballpark sibling). Throw in pretzel knots with queso, onion rings, and spiked milkshakes for a balanced meal.

Like its East Colfax and Tennyson Street siblings, this South Broadway go-to for biscuits by day, Fat Sully’s pizza by night, and cocktails anytime stays open until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and midnight the rest of the week. Loaded garlic knots, pies by the slice or the 26-inch whole, craft drafts, and iced vodka lattes all patiently await.

For decades, this critic-proof University institution has curbed students’ cravings for traditional Middle Eastern specialties until 4 a.m. Monday–Thursday, 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 a.m. on Sundays. There’s no hangover that falafel, shish kabobs, and baklava can’t cure.

Serving food until 11 p.m. and drinks until midnight daily, this 50-plus-year-old Aurora biker bar is beloved for its wings on the one hand and its Cantonese-style cooking, of all charmingly incongruous things, on the other — wontons, egg rolls, shrimp fried rice, and all.

While the menu goes on and on, this usually-buzzing little Korean joint is best known for its fried chicken with or without sweet chili sauce, which it dishes up until around midnight. Come with a lively group — rest assured that everyone else does.