THE VAIL VALLEY HAS PLENTY OF LOUNGES WITH SPEAKEASY VIBES, BUT THIS NEW VENUE IS THE AREA’S ONLY ROOFTOP BAR.
Lead bartender Matthew Hallas crafts a spiced rum Lamplighter cocktail at One Rooftop Bar in Avon. PHOTO COURTESY OF ONE ROOFTOP BAR
JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER SIPPING, The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon (westinriverfront.com) opened up the Vail Valley’s only rooftop bar. From its fifth-story perch, One Rooftop Bar (onerooftopbar.com) in Riverfront Village captures sweeping views of Beaver Creek’s slopes, Vail’s Game Creek Bowl and the Eagle River. One Rooftop Bar is a cozy space imagined by Boulder-based interior design firm The Ranch House. The space is wrapped with floor-to-ceiling view-finding windows, which means you can enjoy happy hour or a nightcap any time of the year—even if it’s storming outside. And in summer, the accordion windows fold back for an elevated open-air experience.
The bar’s accordion windows open up on warm days. PHOTO COURTESY OF ONE ROOFTOP BAR
Mixologist Matthew Hallas, who’d been crafting cocktails at Denver’s Death & Co, brings a relaxed, inviting energy to One Rooftop’s drink menu. Look for botanical house infusions and inventive drinks like the shooting star spritz, a refreshing blend of Insólito Reposado, Aperol, bubbles and citrus garnished with edible luster dust.
The menu also has crave-worthy bites from executive chef Angel Munoz, who also oversees The Westin’s Stoke & Rye and the hotel’s Lookout lobby bar. For One Rooftop, Munoz curated palate pleasers that celebrate the flavors of the Rocky Mountain region. Designed for grazing and sharing, Nordic-style small plates include fog goat cheese with fig smear, pickled onions, arugula and dill served with a sourdough baguette.
Roasted wild mushroom toasts. PHOTO COURTESY OF ONE ROOFTOP BAR
The new bar is part of a massive renovation that included a refresh of The Westin’s 230 guest rooms, now with new mountain modern furniture, flooring, artwork, lighting and Next Generation Heavenly Beds.
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