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)

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