# Michelin restaurants in Aspen

> Every Aspen restaurant in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Colorado: Bosq's star, Element 47, Mawa's Kitchen and Prospect, plus Aspen's three Michelin Key hotels.

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Updated: 2026-10-02 · Publisher: Aspen Privé (local Aspen stay planning and concierge)

The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Colorado, revealed September 14, 2026, lists **four Aspen restaurants**: **Bosq** with **one Michelin star**, and **Element 47**, **Mawa's Kitchen** and **Prospect** as recommended. There is no Bib Gourmand in Aspen and no Snowmass restaurant in the guide. Three Aspen hotels hold a **Michelin Key**.

Distinctions are taken from the official MICHELIN Guide site. Checked October 2, 2026. For where else to eat, including hard-to-book tables outside the guide, see [where to eat in Aspen](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-restaurants/).

## Every Michelin-listed restaurant in Aspen

- **Bosq  ·  One Michelin star**: Contemporary cooking at 312 S. Mill St., downtown. Starred since 2023, and the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Colorado outside Denver and Boulder.
- **Element 47  ·  Recommended**: The restaurant at The Little Nell, 675 E. Durant Ave., at the base of Aspen Mountain. In the guide since 2023; also rated Four-Star by Forbes Travel Guide.
- **Mawa's Kitchen  ·  Recommended**: Contemporary cooking; in the guide since 2023.
- **Prospect  ·  Recommended**: The restaurant at Hotel Jerome on Main Street; in the guide since 2023.

## Aspen's Michelin Key hotels

- **Hotel Jerome, Auberge Collection  ·  One Key**: The 1889 landmark on Main Street, home to Prospect.
- **The Little Nell  ·  One Key**: At the base of the Silver Queen Gondola, home to Element 47.
- **MOLLIE Aspen  ·  One Key**: 68 rooms on Paepcke Park. [Aspen's luxury hotels](https://aspenprive.com/best-luxury-hotels-aspen/)

## The nights that matter, arranged (what Aspen Privé arranges)

Tell us the night and the party, and we'll work on the table, hold a driver for the evening, and suggest a back-up worth having. If the night is at the house instead, a private chef cooks there. [Ask us](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=michelin-dinner).

## How to plan around them

- **Book the peak weeks first**: Christmas to New Year's, Presidents' week and Food & Wine weekend are when these tables are hardest. Book as soon as reservations open for your dates.
- **Plan the starred dinner early in the stay**: Altitude makes the first night tiring for many visitors; a big tasting menu works better on night two or three.
- **Walk or be driven**: All four are downtown or at the base of Aspen Mountain. From Snowmass or the homes above town, plan a driver.
- **Beyond the guide**: Some of Aspen's hardest tables are not in the guide at all. [Where to eat in Aspen](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-restaurants/)

## Questions

**Does Aspen have a Michelin-starred restaurant?**  
Yes: Bosq has one Michelin star in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Colorado, held since 2023.

**How many Aspen restaurants are in the Michelin Guide?**  
Four: Bosq (one star), and Element 47, Mawa's Kitchen and Prospect (recommended).

**Are there Michelin restaurants in Snowmass?**  
Not in the 2026 guide. The nearest are the four in Aspen, a short drive away.

**Which Aspen hotels have a Michelin Key?**  
Hotel Jerome, The Little Nell and MOLLIE Aspen, each with One Key in 2026.

**Is there a Bib Gourmand in Aspen?**  
No. None of the Aspen listings in the 2026 Colorado guide is a Bib Gourmand.

## What Aspen Privé can arrange for this

A driver for the evening, a private chef for nights in, and the table worked on when it matters.

- [A driver for the evening](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=evening-driver) (From $210 per hour): A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
- [Private chef](https://aspenprive.com/private-chef-aspen/): Dinner at the house, menu agreed in advance.
- [Grocery stocking](https://aspenprive.com/grocery-stocking-aspen/): The kitchen stocked to your list before you land.
- [Après, ready at the house](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=apres-ready): Come in from the mountain to the fire lit, something warm to drink and a spread laid out: set up while you ski by our chef or caterer, from groceries already in the house.

## Sources (checked October 2, 2026)

- [MICHELIN Guide: Aspen restaurants](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/colorado/aspen_1262302/restaurants)
- [MICHELIN Guide: Bosq](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/colorado/aspen_1262302/restaurant/bosq-1206081)
- [MICHELIN Guide: every starred restaurant in Colorado for 2026](https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/every-michelin-starred-restaurant-in-colorado-for-2026-plus-the-state-s-key-dining-trends)
- [MICHELIN Guide: all the Key hotels in the United States, 2026](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/travel/all-the-key-hotels-united-states)
- [Aspen Times: 4 Aspen restaurants in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Colorado](https://www.aspentimes.com/news/4-aspen-restaurants-highlighted-in-2026-michelin-guide-colorado/)
- [Forbes Travel Guide: Aspen](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/destinations/aspen-colorado)

## Related

- [Where to eat in Aspen](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-restaurants/): Beyond the guide.
- [Private chef](https://aspenprive.com/private-chef-aspen/): Dinner at the house.
- [Aspen nightlife](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-nightlife/): After dinner.

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