Aspen: Nightlife

39 Degrees Have fun at Thirty-Nine, where polka-dot pillows, animal-print rugs, and a Quentin Tarantino-esque soundtrack set the tone. Friendly international waitresses serve surprisingly affordable drinks in form-fitting designer outfits that change seasonally. Durant; Sky Hotel, 709 E. Durant Ave.; 970-925-6760; www.theskyhotel.com
trendy | lounge | bar | affordable

Belly Up The sister of the über-hip SoCal spot features a wildly eclectic live-music line-up (everyone from Third Eye Blind to the Wu-Tang Clan have played here). Downtown; 450 S. Galena St.; 970-544-9800; www.bellyupaspen.com
live music

Caribou Club Granted, tabs average $1,000 (and there’s that pesky $500 membership fee), but mingling with Billy Crystal in the Great Room (a Western fantasia of antler-and-crystal chandeliers and billowing bronze swag) is priceless. Downtown; 411 E. Hopkins Ave.; 970-925-2929; www.caribouclub.com
dancing | nightclub | exclusive | celebrity

Eric's Bar This is the spot for over-40 single malt Scotches and under-30 singles, as well as a microbrew menu second to none. Puff stogies at the Cigar Bar or rack ‘em up in Aspen’s Billiards. Downtown; 315 E. Hyman Ave.; 970-920-6707
bar | cigar bar | pool room

Greenhouse Bar Film luminaries and Wall Street moguls enjoying high-end bottle service and fresh sushi or fondue are sensuously backlit for maximum exposure at Aspen’s primo see-and-be-seen bar. Durant; Little Nell Hotel, 675 E. Durant Ave.; 970-920-4600; www.thelittlenell.com
bar menu | celebrity hangout

Jimmy's: An American Bar & Restaurant A hard-drinking, party-happy crowd squeezes into this handsome, clubby room for "fierce American food," tequila, and mezcals (they have 81 varieties of the two). Downtown; 205 S. Mill St., upstairs; 970-925-6020; www.jimmysaspen.com
latin dance | american food