We rounded up our annual list of hot new restaurants and realized there’s a lot more than just food on the brand new menus. So here’s a list of 15 buzzy new coffeehouses, tea rooms, breweries and bars in Colorado Springs that opened in 2024. Our pairing recommendations include morning eye-openers, between-meal snacks, after-work happy hours and night-out drinks. Cheers!
New Bars in Colorado Springs 2024
The Aviator Rooftop Bar
The best new bar in the Springs for views? That’s easily the Aviator at the Hotel Polaris, blending midcentury modern vibes with expansive views of the U.S. Air Force Academy and Front Range. Check out our preview article.
Crooked Cue
When the Tattered Cover left downtown, restaurateur Joe Campana created a stylish new billiards hall and barcade in its place. He ran the table with pool, darts, shuffleboard, pinball and a full cocktail, pizza and apps menu. Read more here.
Golden Hour
The Mining Exchange completed extensive renovations and put a gilded edge on its lobby bar. With craft cocktails, a full menu and jazz nights, Golden Hour became a new go-to for date night.
Gratitude
This fully zero-proof cocktail bar brought a new sober space to OCC’s Sluice building — and it claims the oldest wall in El Paso County. The menu is full of impressive, complex mocktails.
Icons
After a nearly year-long displacement due to a downtown fire, Icons returned to a new location late. The downtown musical gay bar is even bigger and better.
Lazy Susan’s Cocktail Lounge
Girls night out on the east side got an upgrade this fall when the owners of downtown Bloom Ultra Lounge opened the swanky Lazy Susan’s in Cimarron Hills. Read more here.
Louie Louie’s Piano Bar
The pianos began dueling on the Trolley Block in May, bringing regular, raucously entertaining shows with full crowd participation. Read more here.
My Cellar Wine Bar
With the slogan, “Wine should be fun, not intimidating,” My Cellar Wine Bar brought a touch of Hawaiian hospitality to Briargate this spring.
New Colorado Springs Breweries
South Park Brewing
After nearly a decade of brewing in Fairplay, South Park Brewing relocated to the Springs, opening its new brewpub in the former Smiling Toad.
WestFax Brewing
The popular Denver brewery known for lagers, IPAs and being the next-door neighbor to Casa Bonita expanded south to the Westside of Colorado Springs. And it added a great new deck and patio for scenic sipping. Read the details in our article here.
Hot New Colorado Springs Coffee Shops and Tea Houses
Blk Mgk
The bewitching new coffeehouse inside the Mining Exchange lobby drew inspiration from the hotel’s Gold Rush history. You’ll find a unique menu full of tinctures, tonics, infusions and potions.
Kochi Boba
Kochi opened in May with a menu full of Vietnamese comfort food, including mochi doughnuts, pho, bahn mi, Vietnamese coffee and, of course, boba and bubble teas.
Stompin’ Groundz
Stompin’ Groundz created big buzz when it opened. More than just a coffeehouse, the Southeast hot spot is a culture and community hub with a full event calendar. Read about it here.
Toodles Tearoom
Follow the bright pink flowers to this charming new traditional tea room downtown. The concept belongs to the owners of Sasquatch Cookies, but it’s an entirely different vibe. Read more about it here.
Keep up with the latest restaurant and bar openings at our What’s Next COS.
