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Aspen Intel · The Real Deal in Dining

Aspen Restaurant Updates

Updated June 2026

Susan Plummer's guide to what's opening, closing, moving, and changing hands across the valley—with Aspen's local favorites and Memory Lane (who remembers?)

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Memory Lane · Aspen Closings Since 2011

For the locals and old-timers: the spots we still talk about. No “now it’s so-and-so” tags here — half those successors have since closed too. Just what we had, and when we lost it.

2025

Gravity Haus (Aug 31) · Sway Thai · Hai Si · Yogis · MiChola · Jour de Fête (Jan, after 36 years)

2024

Mezzaluna (after 36 years)

2023

Piñons · L’Hostaria · Aspen Tap (acquired by Westbound & Down, Dec)

2021

Jimmy’s An American Restaurant & Bar (opened 1997, final Food & Wine weekend)

2020

Ryno’s · The Red Onion (Aspen’s oldest, dating to 1892)

2019

Mary Jane’s at the Popcorn Wagon · Mountain Bayou · Smoke Modern BBQ (Willits) · HAO House · E.M.P. Winter House · Rustique Bistro · Shlomo’s Deli (Aug 18) · Taster’s Pizza (Aspen, Aug) · Sushi Ya-Go-Go

2018

Bangkok Happy Bowl (El Jebel) · Downvalley Tavern (May) · Justice Snow’s (Feb 28) · Zocalito · Tanuki TOGO · Konnyaku (Carbondale) · Ajax Donuts · Riverside Grill (Basalt) · Jimmy’s Bodega

2017

The Square Grouper (Jan) · Aspen Over Easy (last meal Oct 28) · Aspen Brewing Co. Tap Room (relocated, became Aspen Tap) · town (Carbondale, Oct 21) · Asie · Nest Public House (Viceroy Snowmass) · Eight K (Viceroy Snowmass) · Whisky Rush · The Upper Crust · Peach’s · bb’s · Portal @ TQD (St. Regis)

2016

Main Street Bakery (after a 30-year run) · McKinney’s (Inn at Aspen) · Little Annie’s Eating House (opened 1972) · The Meatball Shack · Bai Hoi (Snowmass Base Village) · Bison Bar (Hyatt) · Nello Alpine

2015

Aspen Dollar Bar · The Honey Bee Juice Bar · Zeno Aspen · El Rincón · Johnny McGuire’s · Boogie’s Diner · Takah Sushi (last service April 18) · Finbarr’s (April)

2014

R&R · Sushi Wagon · The Cantina · Ute City · Zheng Bistro (Basalt) · Insider

2013

Sabra’s Deli · Elevation · The Cheese Shop · Boden’s Butter · Syzygy · Pacifica · Above the Salt · Out of Bounds · Il Mulino · The Soup Shop · Gisella · Russet’s (Carbondale) · Sneaky’s Tavern (Snowmass) · Burger Bar & Fish (Snowmass) · Village Tavern (Snowmass)

2012

The Silver Queen · Parallel 15 Coffee Shop · Eco Goddess (Carbondale) · The Hunter Bar · The Grape Bar (Grand Hyatt) · Goodfellas Pizza (Snowmass) · Six89 (Carbondale, last meal Oct 27) · Hestia (Carbondale)

2011

Oy Vey Café · N9NE Steakhouse · Bad Billy’s at the Cooper St. Pier (demolished June) · Wienerstube · Parallel 15 · Bentley’s at the Wheeler · The Mustang · Lulu Wilson · Papa John’s · Pitkin County Steakhouse & Tavern · Almanac · Junk · Buchi (Snowmass) · The Sweet Life (Snowmass) · Spencer’s (Snowmass) · Garnish · Aspen Brownie Works · Fat Belly Eats (Basalt)

In Aspen, the only constant is the next reservation.

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