Chica - Aspen Aspen

Chica sits at 501 E Dean St, steps from the Aspen Art Museum and the city’s primary retail corridor along Galena Street. The restaurant serves a menu of contemporary South American and Argentinian cuisine.

The room runs smart and elegant, but the real draw is the proximity to the museum and the downtown shopping core. While many spots in this part of town rely on a detached, hushed atmosphere, Chica leans into a louder, high-energy register that stands in sharp contrast to its quieter neighbors near the John Denver Sanctuary. It is the better choice if you prefer the bustle of a crowded floor over the stuffy formality often found in this district's dining rooms. If you time it right, the open-air layout provides a vantage point for the street life that most enclosed venues here simply cannot match.