ABOUT ACQUOLINA
The name says it all
In Italian, acquolina is the word for that involuntary watering of the mouth the moment something delicious is set in front of you — the anticipation before the first bite.
It's a fitting name for a Main Street trattoria built around the kind of food that earns that reaction, one plate of house-made pasta at a time.
Part of Aspen's Italian family
Acquolina is part of the Aspen Hospitality Group family, alongside sister restaurants Duemani and Angelo's — three distinct concepts within a couple of blocks of each other in the heart of downtown Aspen. While Duemani leans coastal mediterranean and Angelo's leans Northern Italian, Acquolina holds down the classic trattoria and pizzeria lane: warm, lively, and centered on the kind of cooking that doesn't need reinventing.
In the kitchen, Neapolitan chef Vincenzo Salvatore carries that tradition forward with house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas, and regional dishes rooted in real Italian technique — the kind of food meant to be shared over a long table and a longer conversation. Above it, wine director Darko Petrov oversees one of the most extensive wine lists in the valley, backed by hand-crafted cocktails and, by local reputation, the largest spirits selection in town.
An Aspen tradition, one table at a time
Acquolina has always been about the room as much as the food: a vibrant, unfussy atmosphere where regulars and first-time guests get the same warm welcome. Whether it's a quick bowl of spaghetti at the bar or a full evening built around a bottle from the cellar, the idea is simple — good food, good wine, and good company, served with the kind of hospitality that keeps people coming back.
Acquolina Trattoria & Pizzeria 415 East Main Street, Aspen, CO 81611 Open daily from 5:00 PM
