4 Best Bars in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado
We've compiled the best of the best in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Belly Up Aspen
This intimate, live-concert venue has hosted musical acts ranging from country-western legends to '80s rock bands to Jack White for crowds of just over 400.
J-Bar
You can't say you've seen Aspen until you've set foot in the historic Hotel Jerome's lively J-Bar, with its textured leather walls and decorative tin ceilings. The centerpiece is the wooden, original (circa 1889) bar, where the Aspen Crud, a bourbon milkshake, was invented during Prohibition.
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Venga Venga Cantina and Tequila Bar
A huge patio with warming fire pits makes this casual bar and restaurant a prime après-ski location at the edge of the Snowmass Village Mall and the ski hill. Look for happy-hour specials and dozens of tequilas and mezcals to sample into the night.