RESTAURANT SIX89 | 689 Main Street Carbondale, CO 970 963 6890
	ASPEN IS A NAME KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD, BUT LESS KNOWN IS THE DECIDEDLY HIP AND FASHIONABLE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO. LOCATED 30 MILES NW OF ASPEN IN THE ROARING FORK VALLEY, CARBONDALE HAD BEEN PRIMARILY A RANCHING COMMUNITY. BUT WITH A POPULATION BASE SLOWLY SHIFTING FROM LIVESTOCK TO TRANSPLANTED CITY DWELLERS AND EX-ASPENITES, GRAZING HAS COME TO MEAN SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT. CARBONDALE IS ALSO HOME TO SIX89, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND BEST RESTAURANTS IN THE ASPEN AREA. WITH ITS IRREVERENT MENU LEXICON, UNUSUAL ZINC-TOPPED BAR AND "RANDOM ACTS OF COOKING", CARBONDALE’S SIX89 MIGHT TAKE NEW GUESTS BY SURPRISE IN OPENING HIS "KITCHEN AND WINEBAR" IN 1998, CHEF/OWNER MARK FISCHER’S GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE AN INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE TO "FINE DINING" IN ASPEN. WITH ITS RAPIDLY GROWING REPUTATION AS THE FIRST WORD IN VALLEY CUISINE, HE’S SUCCEEDED. SIX89 HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH THE EXPLORATION OF FOOD, WINE, AND SERVICE IN WAYS THAT DEFY CONVENTION… A FORWARD THINKING APPROACH THAT IS DRIVEN BY CONTEMPT FOR THE COMMONPLACE. THE MAHOGANY WOODWORK, TEXTURED WALLS, AND ZINC ACCENTS OF THE RENOVATED "OLD TOWN CARBONDALE" HOUSE CREATE A WARM SENSE OF VITALITY. THE MENU OWES NO PARTICULAR ALLEGIANCE TO ANY CUISINE BUT BEARS CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF SEVERAL. THE SERVICE IS INFORMED AND AWARE, UNPRETENTIOUS, AND POLISHED; IT IS APPLIED WITH COLLECTIVE AND CHOREOGRAPHED EFFORT. THE MEAL BEGINS SIMPLY, BUT RAPIDLY DEVELOPS INTO A PROGRESSION OF TASTES, TEXTURES, AND AROMAS THAT MAY CHALLENGE YOUR CAPACITY TO ABSORB THEM ALL A PROGRESSION OF FOOD WITH A GLOBAL BACKBEAT… LUSH BY REASON OF INGREDIENT, NOT FRILL. SIX89 ENCOURAGES THE IDEAS OF "SHARING AND GRAZING" THROUGH A SUCCESSION OF MANY "SMALLER PLATES". THEY EMBRACE OPPORTUNITIES TO "COOK" FOR GUESTS AND OFFER TAILORED TASTING MENUS. FUELED BY THE SYNERGY OF UNITING LOCAL PRODUCT AT ITS PEAK (A STEADY FLOW OF SMALL-SCALE GROWERS AND DISTRIBUTORS AT THE RESTAURANTS BACK DOOR) WITH CLASSICALLY BASED TECHNIQUE, THEY ARE COMPELLED TO IDENTIFY FLAVOR, CREATE AVENUES BY MIXING INFLUENCE AND INGREDIENT CREATIVELY AND WRAP THOSE AVENUES IN SIMPLE ART. THE RESTAURANTS RELENTLESS DEDICATION TO PURPOSE HAS GUIDED THE EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION OF MENU AND WINE LIST. WHILE OTHERS ARE SATISFIED TO REINVENT GENERIC MEDIOCRITY, SIX89 PUSHES THE LIMITS TO CREATE NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT FOOD, WINE AND SERVICE IN A PRIMORDIAL SOUP OF PASSION AND INNOVATION. SIX89 MAIN’S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN FOOD AND SERVICE IS THE RULE RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION. THE FOCUS IS ON PEOPLE, FOOD AND THE PLEASURES OF THE TABLE. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A GRACEFUL EXPERIENCE AND EXCEPTIONAL VALUE AND DISTILL FROM IT THE SIMPLE EXPERIENCE OF SHARING THE TABLE WITH FRIENDS AND OUTSTANDING FOOD. SIX89 IS ALSO OCCASIONALLY AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES OF VARIOUS SIZES AND SHAPES, AS WELL AS OFF-PREMISE EVENTS. PLEASE CONTACT EVENTS@SIX89.COM GRAZE HERE. SERVING NIGHTLY FROM 5:30 PM. RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED. 963.6890