Root & Flower

Make you way to Root & Flower, a wine bar right on Bridge Street near the base of Vail Mountain, after you unbuckle your boots for some après-ski. It’s a perfectly cozy place to sit at a comfy banquette for a cocktail or glass of wine from their extensive list, plus some small plates. Start with the meat and cheese board or a dozen oysters, and then order some marinated steak skewers with confit spring onions and housemade pappardelle with local oyster mushrooms, roasted butternut squash cream, and lemon ricotta.