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Currently the Town of Vail (TOV) has 93 liquor licenses and there are approximately
160 nonprofit organizations in Eagle County.
I. Classes of Licenses and Permits Currently in the Town of Vail
Retail Liquor Store:
A retail liquor store license shall be issued to persons selling only malt, vinous, and
spirituous liquors in sealed containers, not to be consumed at the place where sold.
Retail liquor stores may sell nonfood items related to the consumption of such liquors.
Alpine Wine and Spirits
Grappa Fine Wines and Spirits
Lionshead Liquor Store
Market Place on Meadow Drive
Safeway Store (3.2%)
7-Eleven Store (3.2%)
Spikes Liquors
Vail Fine Wines
West Vail Liquor Mart
Beer and Wine:
A beer and wine license shall be issued to persons selling malt and vinous liquors and
fermented malt beverages for consumption in the premises. Beer and wine licensees
shall have sandwiches and light snacks available for consumption on the premises
during business hours, but they do not have to provide meals for consumption.
Big Bear Bistro
Old Forge Pizza (West Vail)
VistaBahn Ski Rentals
Yeti’s Grind
Hotel and Restaurant:
Hotel and Restaurants shall provide alcohol beverages only to customers of the hotel
and restaurant and only if meals are actually served and provide not less than 25% of
the gross income from the sales of food and drink of the business of the licensed
premises. Meals are served between 8 am and 8 pm and meals and light snacks and
sandwiches after 8 pm.
** A hotel may be designated as a resort complex if it has at least fifty sleeping rooms
and has a related sports and recreational facilities located contiguous or adjacent to the
hotel for the convenience of the general public.
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Alpenrose Too Alpine Tavern Bart & Yeti’s
Altitude Billards & Sports Club & Café Aria Spa & Club Bearfish Bar & Grill
Billy’s Island Grill Blue Moose Pizza–Vail Blu’s Beanery
The Arrabelle at Vail Square** Bol Bully Ranch & Bar
Campo De Fiori Ristorante Cinebistro Elway’s Restaurant
The Express Lift The Four Seasons
Game Creek Clubhouse Garfinkel’s Gasthof Gramshammer
The George Gohan-Ya Golden Peak Grill
Grand Prix Room Happy Valley Grill (Dobson)
Happy Valley Grill (Golf Club/Course) Kelly Liken La Bottega
La Cantina La Tour Lancelot
Larkspur Restaurant Left Bank Restaurant Matsuhisa Vail
May Palace Restaurant Mezzaluna Moe’s BBQ
Montauk Seafood Grill Nozawa Old Forge Pizza (Lionshead)
Ore House Osaki’s Sushi & Japanese Cuisine
Pazzo’s Pizzeria The Red Lion Russell’s
Sandbar Bar & Café Sapphire a Restaurant Sebastian-Vail
Sushi Oka & Hibachi Sweet Basil Swiss Chalet
Tap Room on Bridge Street Terra Bistro Up the Creek Bar & Grill
Vail Cascade Resort Vail Chophouse Vail Marriott
Vendetta’s West Side Café Yama
Tavern:
A tavern license shall be issued to persons selling alcohol beverages by the drink only
to customers for consumption on the premises. A tavern license shall have sandwiches
and light snacks available for consumption on the premises during business hours, but
not have meals available for consumption.
Antler's Antlers at Vail Millie Barela Brd Rm Christiana at Vail
The Club Kemo Sabe Ritz Carlton Club & Residences
Rimini Samana Vail Amphitheater
Whiskey Jack’s
Optional premises:
The premises specified in an application for a hotel and restaurant license with related
outdoor sports and recreational facilities for the convenience of its guests or the general
public located on or adjacent to the hotel and restaurant.
Golden Peak Grill The Express Lift Happy Valley Grill (Golf Club/Course)
Art Gallery permit:
A person operating an art gallery that offers complimentary alcohol beverages for
consumption only on the premises and not sell alcohol beverages, and shall not serve
alcohol beverages for more than 4 hours in any one day.
Special Event permit:
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A special event permit may be issued to an organization which has been incorporated
under the laws of the State of Colorado for purposes of a social, fraternal, patriotic,
political or athletic nature and being nonprofit in nature or which is a regularly
established religious or philanthropic institution, or which is a state institution of higher
education. An organization shall only be allowed 15 days in a calendar year for a
special event permit.
II. Unlicensed Large Venues in the Town of Vail
Donovan Pavilion need special event liquor permit or private function to have liquor
served during an event.
TOV Streets & Lionshead Mall need special event liquor permit or private function to
have liquor served during an event.
Solaris Plaza need special event liquor permit or private function to have liquor served
during an event.
Ford Park Athletic Fields, Lower Bench and Parking Lots need special event liquor
permit or private function to have liquor served during an event.