The best fine dining in Colorado Springs, according to locals

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Published June 30, 2026 9:57am
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Updated June 30, 2026 2:05pm

In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too.

Up this week: Fine dining. 

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Gold: Ephemera

In the CO.A.T.I food hall, Ephemera is fittingly perched above the main floor. It’s elevated fare all right, creative and colorful and intricate like the surrounding space. The restaurant is proudly “experimental” and “multi-sensory,” with an a la carte menu inviting patrons to choose their own “epicurean adventure.” 514 S. Tejon St.

Beet tortellini, zaatar, labneh, black sesame seeds and pickled beet was a dish on a seven-course tasting menu at Ephemera. Gazette file

Silver: Four by Brother Luck 

Many of the Springs’ great culinary minds have come out of this kitchen overseen by the city’s celebrity chef. Brother Luck has appeared on several Food Network shows. Behind the scenes, he has honored the four seasons and the Four Corners region at this downtown spot with an ever-evolving menu inspiring both creators and customers. 321 N. Tejon St. 

Bronze: Mackenzie’s Chop House

Mackenzie’s has been a go-to steakhouse for nearly 30 years now. Regulars pick their favorite cuts from filet mignon, to New York strip, to prime rib and more. Some splurge on a side lobster tail and go Oscar Style: mashed potatoes, bearnaise sauce, asparagus and crab meat. 128 S. Tejon St. 

Our recommendation: The Broadmoor 

A list of fine dining in Colorado Springs is not complete without the first in finest, dating to Spencer Penrose’s Grande Dame of the Rockies opening in 1918. The Broadmoor continues to set the tone. What will it be? Italian by the lake at Ristorante Del Lago? Modern splendor at Summit? Surf and turf at La Taverne? Then there’s the latest and greatest: the scenic, reimagined Penrose Room. 1 Lake Ave.

A seafood tower at La Taverne at The Broadmoor. Photo courtesy The Broadmoor

MacKenzie’s Chop House “Bacon-wrapped Swordfish with Creme Brulee” Wednesday February 1, 2017. Photo by Jeff Kearney.