The Griffin
Las Vegas NV
2017

Stone-faced bar with real fireplaces, an eclectic jukebox & dim back room featuring weekend DJs.

THE GRIFFIN DESCRIPTION
Remember being a kid and sneaking a peek inside grandpa's den?

All right, maybe your grandpa didn't have a den, but someone's did and it was all dark, rich colors and a fireplace and swanky in a sort of manly or understated way.

Fast-forward that den about 20 years, turn grandpa into some of Vegas' most prized hipsters and you have The Griffin.

With leather booths drenched in deep red tones and two fireplaces (beat that, gramps) to sit around, The Griffin is the kind of place that makes you want to order something different than a Coors Light, something classier, something that you can drink out of a clean, neat glass.

Something with ice, even.

Regardless of what you're drinking, The Griffin has quickly become one of the coolest spots in town to see and be seen, but not in a pretentious sort of way. It's the kind of bar where if you're local, you run into somebody you know, and if you're not a local, trust us, you'll run into somebody you want to know -- you'll be able to tell that you want to know them when they pick out a few eyebrow-arch worthy selections on the bar's jukebox.

Ah, yes, the jukebox. Often seen in bars, bowling alleys and game rooms, no jukebox in town quite rivals The Griffin's selection. Listing bands here would only pigeon-hole it and it's just not fair to do that.

It's also not fair (to yourself) to skip out on The Griffin. If you're looking for anything resembling a cool night out, grab a friend or plan to make a new one and cross through the heavy curtain that guards the bar from all the hype that sometimes plagues Las Vegas.

It's a whole different world in there.


Fremont Street is a street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada that is the second most famous street in the Las Vegas Valley – and Nevada – besides the Las Vegas Strip. Named in honor of explorer and politician John C. Frémont and located in the heart of the downtown casino corridor, Fremont Street is today, or was, the address for many famous casinos such as Binion's Horseshoe, Eldorado Club, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, Golden Nugget, Four Queens, The Mint, and the Pioneer Club.

Prior to the construction of the Fremont Street Experience, the western end of Fremont Street was the representative scene for Las Vegas that was included in virtually every television show and movie that wanted to depict the glittery lights of Las Vegas. The abundance of neon signs, like cowboy Vegas Vic, earned the street the nickname of "Glitter Gulch".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont_Street#Fremont_East

Fremont Street dates back to 1905, when Las Vegas itself was founded. Fremont Street was the first paved street in Las Vegas in 1925 and received the city's first traffic light in 1931. Fremont Street also carried the shields of U.S. Route 93 (US 93), US 95, and US 466 before the construction of the interstate freeways, including I-15.

While gambling was established prior to being legalized, the Northern Club in 1931 received one of the first 6 gambling licenses issued in Nevada, and the first one for Fremont Street.

Glitter Gulch on Fremont Street, was closed to vehicle traffic in September, 1994, to begin construction on the Fremont Street Experience.