Colorado Eats · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs green chile, brewpubs and MICHELIN, and more
In and around Colorado Springs: 5 green chile spots, 20 brewpubs, 2 MICHELIN or James Beard honorees and 4 game and steak places. The green chile and game and steak lists were hand-checked in fall 2026 against 2025–26 sources. Brewpubs come from the state's Brew Pub and Distillery Pub license list of September 24, 2026. Colorado Eats knows 1,474 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Colorado Springs: search them on the web, or sort them by distance in the app.
Green chile in and near Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs itself first, then places within 12 miles by distance, hand-checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. Statewide: 46 Colorado green chile spots.
King's Chef Diner
131 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs
Green chile On the menu: The Thing, breakfast burrito, green chili burger, green chili
Downtown breakfast-and-lunch diner whose green chili covers 'The Thing', a pile of hash browns, eggs, meat and cheese on Texas toast.
Monica's Taco Shop
5829 Palmer Park Blvd, Colorado Springs
Green chile On the menu: smothered burritos, breakfast burritos, chile verde burrito, green chili by the half pint
East-side taco shop open from early morning with smothered and breakfast burritos and green chili with pork by the half pint.
Mountain View Cafe and Catering
11424 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs
Green chile On the menu: breakfast burrito, green chili tostada, chilaquiles
Black Forest cafe north of Colorado Springs that pours its green chili over breakfast burritos, tostadas and chilaquiles.
Western Omelette Restaurant
16 S Walnut St, Colorado Springs
Green chile On the menu: breakfast burrito smothered in green chili, green chili
Breakfast spot just west of downtown known for its house green chili, which smothers the breakfast burrito; a sister location operates in Fountain.
Mo's Diner
108 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs · 5 mi from Colorado Springs
Green chile On the menu: green chili
Small diner on the road into Manitou Springs that serves green chili with its diner plates.
MICHELIN & James Beard in Colorado Springs
Honored by the MICHELIN Guide Colorado 2026 or the James Beard Foundation (2023–26); an honor is a fact, not a score. Statewide: 85 Colorado MICHELIN and James Beard restaurants.
Four by Brother Luck
321 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs
MICHELIN Recommended
The Penrose Room
1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs
MICHELIN Recommended
Brewpubs in and near Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs itself first, then places within 8 miles by distance: places with a Colorado Brew Pub or Distillery Pub license on the state's list of September 24, 2026. Statewide: 234 licensed Colorado brewpubs.
105 Pizza Company @ Garden of the Gods
1466 Garden Of The Gods Rd, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Armillary Brewing Company
4810 Old Farm Drive Suite 120, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Black Forest Brewing Company
11590 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Bristol Brewing Company
1604 S Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Cerberus Brewing Company
702 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Coati
514 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Cogstone Brewing Company
3858 Village Seven Rd, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Colorado Mountain Brewery
600 21st St, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Colorado Mountain Brewery
11202 Rampart Hills View, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Father and Sons Tap Room
7735 Gary Watson Point, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Gunslinger Brewing Company
318 E Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Mash Mechanix Brewing
429 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
OCC Brewing
2316 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Phantom Canyon Brewing Company
2 E Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Red Leg Brewing Company
2323 Garden Of The Gods Rd, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Rock Bottom
3316 Cinema Pt, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
South Park Brewing
2028 Sheldon Ave, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
The Carter Payne
320 S Weber St, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Whistle Pig Brewing Company
2117 Templeton Gap Rd, Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Manitou Brewing Company
725 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs · 7 mi from Colorado Springs
Brewpub
Game & steakhouses near Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs itself first, then places within 12 miles by distance: bison, elk, trout and steak, hand-checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. Statewide: 37 Colorado game and steak places.
Mackenzie's Chop House
128 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs
Game & steak On the menu: filet mignon, prime New York strip, cowboy cut ribeye
Downtown chophouse with prime steaks, seafood and martinis, plus a weekly fresh sheet of seasonal dishes.
The Famous Steak House
31 North Tejon Street, Colorado Springs
Game & steak On the menu: prime steaks, seafood
Downtown Tejon Street steakhouse serving prime steaks and seafood, now open for lunch as well as dinner.
The Warehouse Restaurant
25 W Cimarron St, Colorado Springs
Game & steak On the menu: elk strip loin, bison rib eye, wild boar, quail, yak
Downtown wild-game restaurant serving elk, bison, boar, quail and yak.
The Cliff House at Pikes Peak
306 Cañon Ave, Manitou Springs · 7 mi from Colorado Springs
Game & steak On the menu: elk, bison, Rocky Mountain trout
Victorian hotel in Manitou Springs whose Dining Room and Red Mountain Grill menus feature elk, bison and Rocky Mountain trout.
Oldest restaurants in Colorado Springs
Opening years at today's address, from the place's own history or a published one, oldest first; the note under each explains its year. Statewide: Colorado's oldest restaurants.
What Colorado Springs eats
The kinds of places Colorado Springs has most of, out of 1,474, counted from open map listings and Colorado's license records.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Bar & Pub | 223 |
| Mexican | 181 |
| Coffee & Café | 165 |
| Pizza | 105 |
| Burgers | 102 |
| Bakery & Sweets | 93 |
| Sandwiches & Deli | 78 |
| Japanese & Sushi | 57 |
| Chicken & Wings | 54 |
| Breakfast & Diner | 37 |