Travel Reference
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Don't miss the peepholes outside the bathrooms.
Pyramid Bistro
CAFE
$$
( 970-925-5338;
http://pyramidbistro.com
;
221 E Main St; mains $11-18; 11:30am-9pm; )
Set on
the top floor of Explore Booksellers (
Click here
)
, this gourmet veggie cafe serves up some
delightful creations, including sweet potato gnocchi with goat cheese, truffled mushroom
burgers and quinoa salad with mango, avocado and goji berries. Definitely Aspen's top
choice for health-conscious fare.
Main St Bakery
( 970-925-6446; 201 E Main St; breakfast $8-15, lunch from $11; 7am-4pm; )
Step into this time-
worn cafe for fresh-baked giant cinnamon rolls, raspberry-cream cupcakes and cherry pie.
It also does full-on breakfasts if you've got an inclination to sit down, as well as simple
lunch options. Even though French chef Jacques Pépin has been spotted here on occasion,
it remains a refreshingly down-home destination.
CAFE
$$
Peach's Corner Cafe
CAFE
$$
(
http://peachscornercafe.com
;
121 S Galena St; mains $8-13; 7am-6pm Mon-Sat; )
This busy or-
ganic cafe is good for affordable coffee and a quality meal at any time of the day. When
the sun shines - which is often - everyone decamps to the patio seating out front. Look
for monster slices of quiche, yummy pizzas, sandwiches and smoothies.
Pine Creek Cookhouse
AMERICAN
$$$
( 970-925-1044;
www.pinecreekcookhouse.com
; 12700 Castle Creek Rd; lunch & summer dinner mains $13-41,
winter dinner prix-fixe with ski tour/sleigh $90/110; 11:30am-2:30pm daily, 2:30-8:30pm Wed-Sun Jun-Sep, seat-
ings at noon & 1:30pm daily, plus 7pm Wed-Sun Dec-Mar; )
This log-cabin restaurant, located 1.5
miles past the Ashcroft ghost town at the end of Castle Creek Rd (about 30 minutes from
Aspen), boasts the best setting around. In summer you can hike here; in winter it's cross-
country skis or horse-drawn sleigh in the shadow of glorious white-capped peaks. Sample
alpine delicacies like house-smoked trout, buffalo tenderloin and grilled elk brats.
Matsuhisa
JAPANESE
$$$
