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Cowboy Star 🍽️ Restaurants & Food Lloyd's Pick

Cowboy Star

$$$

5198 N Nevada Ave

⭐ Lloyd's pick β€” a polished chop-house in University Village with an excellent Happy Hour that regulars plan their week around. Dry-aged steaks, a proper butcher shop next door, and some of the best craft cocktails on the north side of town.

Shuga's 🍽️ Restaurants & Food Lloyd's Pick

Shuga's

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702 S Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

⭐ Lloyd's pick β€” a bohemian downtown spot known for the Brazilian coconut shrimp soup, an excellent brunch, and a patio strung with lights that every local has at least one good story about.

Margarita at Pine Creek 🍽️ Restaurants & Food Lloyd's Pick

Margarita at Pine Creek

$$$

7350 Pine Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80919

A neighborhood-secret bistro tucked into a 1970s home on the north side, with a famous patio under cottonwoods and a five-course prix fixe that changes weekly.

Carlos' Bistro 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

Carlos' Bistro

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1025 S 21st St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

A small, chef-owned Italian and French-influenced bistro on the west side that locals save for anniversaries and big birthdays β€” hand-rolled pastas, a deep wine list, and service that remembers you the next time.

Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant

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733 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829

An unabashedly romantic, long-dinner Swiss fondue spot on Manitou Avenue β€” four courses of cheese, salad, meat-and-broth, and chocolate that turn into a 2+ hour affair in the best possible way.

Adam's Mountain Cafe 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

Adam's Mountain Cafe

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26 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829

A vegetarian-friendly Manitou Springs mainstay with global comfort food, long weekend brunches, and a patio right on Fountain Creek β€” the spot locals send visitors for a first meal in town.

Edelweiss Restaurant 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

Edelweiss Restaurant

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34 E Ramona Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80905

Old-school Bavarian restaurant in a chalet-style building south of downtown β€” schnitzel, sauerbraten, spaetzle, and a stein-clinking biergarten that's pure Munich-on-the-Front-Range.

King's Chef Diner 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

King's Chef Diner

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110 E Costilla St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

A tiny purple castle of a diner serving the green chile that most Colorado Springs locals would fight you over. Breakfast-all-day, cash preferred, line out the door.

Loyal Coffee 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

Loyal Coffee

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408 S Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Downtown's best-loved third-wave coffee bar β€” single-origin pours, locally-roasted espresso, pastries from neighborhood bakers, and a minimalist concrete-and-light space designed to actually let you work.

The Famous Steak House 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

The Famous Steak House

$$$$

31 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

A downtown classic with dark wood, white tablecloths, and a live piano bar β€” dry-aged steaks, a proper martini list, and the kind of room where every table looks like it's celebrating something.

The Pepper Tree 🍽️ Restaurants & Food

The Pepper Tree

$$$$

888 W Moreno Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80905

Tableside-flambΓ© continental fine dining with a panoramic view of the city lights β€” a special-occasion place that's been doing pepper steak the same beautiful way for 50+ years.