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Mawa's Kitchen

Mawa's Kitchen is the MICHELIN Guide Recommended flagship restaurant of owner and executive chef Mawa McQueen, a James Beard Award semifinalist nominee and 2020 & 2022 Colorado Governor's Minority Business Award Winner. The menu at Mawa's Kitchen is hyper seasonal and reflects Mawa's international heritage serving up Afro-Mediterranean cuisine with French-American flair.

Aspen Restaurant Week

Join us September 21–27 for a $75 three-course prix fixe menu — a delicious mix of old and new favorites from Chef Mawa McQueen.

Bonus: it's our 20th anniversary year!

Limited availability. Book a table now.

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Stories at Mawa's Kitchen: A Theatrical Culinary Journey

Join Theatre Aspen, TA Next, and StoryCourse for Stories from Mawa's Kitchen: An immersive, coursed dinner tracing Chef Mawa McQueen's life story at her own Michelin-recommended restaurant. Directed by Broadway's Adam Kantor and featuring the Afro-Mediterranean, French-American cuisine of James Beard semi-finalist Mawa McQueen, this one-of-a-kind theatrical dinner turns recipes into memory and flavor into language.

Three nights only! October 23–25 at Mawa's Kitchen in Aspen.

Fewer than 50 seats available each night!

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Our Menus

Featuring breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

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Meet Mawita

Looking for an a la carte dinner option?

Discover Mawita, a new tapas and wine bar located next door to Mawa's Kitchen.

You might even find some past Mawa's Kitchen dinner favorites reimagined as tapas!

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In-Flight Dining

Click below to learn more about our bespoke in-flight dining services, view menu and how to place an order.

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Off Site Catering

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Private Events

Host your next special event at Mawa's Kitchen!