Recommended Restaurants
Coffee
Carnelian Coffee Co (Old Colorado City)
Dutch Brothers(8th street)
Jives Coffee Lounge (Old Colorado City)
Starbucks (close to Safeway)
Brew pubs
Colorado Mountain Brewery located in a Roundhouse, they also have very good food.
Cerberus also has good food.
Thunder and Buttons very old genuine old bar saloon feel in Old Colorado City, also have food.
Trail’s End Taproom pay by the ounce so you can try various beers, limited food
Casual Dining
Jake and Telly’s Greek Taverna one of my favorites, located on second floor with outdoor patio
Paravinci’s (fine & casual) Italian
Slice420 (New York style, very little seating)
Happy Belly (great authentic tacos)
LaBaguette French Bistro
Garden of the Gods Cafe (6 blocks from house, all fresh ingredients, a bit pricey but all natural). Also has bakery and frozen take away meals, very good
Bon Ton’s (8 blocks from house, great breakfast and very affordable) great green chili breakfast burritos and stuffed blueberry french toast is my favorite
English Dockers fish & seafood surprisingly very good for land locked state
Sherpa Garden Restaurant & Bar Nepalese & Tibetan
Casual Dining in Manitou Springs (10 minutes away)
Adam’s Mountain Cafe (all natural food)
Hell’s Kitchen (pizza)
Mona Lisa (fondue expensive but very good)
Fine Dining
Ice Cream
Colorado City Creamery (Old Colorado City)
Josh and John’s (Manitou Springs)
Bakery
Wimberger’s Old World Bakery and Delicatessen unique German bakery very close by in a neighborhood location
Out of the Breadbox Gluten-free located in Old Colorado City
La Baguette & Garden of the God’s Café mentioned earlier