AspenRestaurants

Cafe restaurants in Aspen

  1. A

    WC3

    Next door to the famous tavern in ramshackle Woody Creek, this community center cum cafe is just as groovy but in a different way. Instead of drunken antics and mishmash wallpaper there's local art, a sweet front garden, plenty of indoor seating and healthy, soulful lunch fare.

    Choose one of four kinds of curry or tuck into a bowl of gumbo or a panini. The vegetarian soups have earned high praise, and the coffee is tasty too. Plus there's a range of used books for sale. Lots of them. Including a corner dedicated to the Good Doctor himself. We're talking about a terrific selection of Hunter S Thompson's masterworks, including some vintage Rolling Stone issues from the 1970…

    reviewed

  2. B

    Fuel

    This hard-rocking coffeehouse does two things exceptionally well: jet-fueled espresso and world-class breakfast burritos (it has three kinds – Californian, Mediterranean and southwest). It also has protein bars and energy food to keep you going on the slopes and ridgelines, no matter the season, as well as bagels, paninis, wraps and smoothies.

    Staff will pack lunches for the slopes if you ask nicely. It's located just off lot 6 in the lower (main) mall.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Escape

    Set on the top floor of Explore Booksellers, this gourmet (mostly) veggie cafe serves up tofu stir-fries, veggie sandwiches and flatbreads. It also has and a toe or two in the sea: po'boy, shrimp et al. Also makes tasty omelets.

    reviewed