Best Restaurants Open Sunday in Colorado Springs 2026

Why a Sunday list matters in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs sits outside the Michelin Colorado map, which covers Denver, Boulder and the ski resorts but stops short of the Springs, so the city's hierarchy is set by the Broadmoor's Forbes-rated rooms and a downtown steakhouse scene that has sharpened over the last decade. The catch is the calendar. Several of the strongest kitchens take Sunday or Monday to rest, which leaves a real gap for a visitor in town for a wedding at the Broadmoor or a weekend up Pikes Peak.

The order below leads with the resort fine-dining rooms that anchor a dressed-up Sunday, then the downtown steakhouses and the speakeasy that round out the night. A note on the local rhythm: the Springs eats early, prime tables run 6 to 8, and the Broadmoor dining rooms enforce a jacket. Hours are checked against each restaurant's published schedule. Every name links to its full review with the score and booking mechanics. For the rest of the week, start with the Colorado Springs dining guide.

The Sunday list

Penrose Room

Modern European · The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs · $120–180 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–21:00 (dinner)

The Penrose Room is the Springs' only Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond dining room, on the ninth floor of the Broadmoor at 1 Lake Circle with a view across the lake to Cheyenne Mountain. The tasting menus of modern European cooking and the tableside dessert cart are the markers, and a dinner runs around $120 to $180 a head. The room serves Thursday to Sunday, five to nine, with a jacket required for gentlemen. It is the Sunday pick for an anniversary or a wedding-weekend dinner that wants real formality.

Ristorante Del Lago

Italian · The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs · $70–120 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–21:00 (dinner; breakfast 07:00–11:00)

Ristorante Del Lago is the Broadmoor's Italian room at 1 Lake Avenue, a handsome lakeside space with a wood-fired oven and a wine list deep in Italian bottles. The house-made pastas, the wood-roasted branzino and the Sunday breakfast service are the order, with a dinner around $70 to $120 a head. Sunday runs a morning service and a dinner from five to nine. It is the more relaxed Broadmoor option, the Sunday booking for a family table that still wants the resort polish without the Penrose Room jacket.

The Cliff House Dining Room

New American · Manitou Springs · $60–100 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–21:00 (dinner; breakfast and lunch earlier)

The Cliff House sits at the foot of Pikes Peak in Manitou Springs, a Victorian hotel from 1873 whose dining room at 306 Canon Avenue holds one of the longest wine lists in the state. The Colorado lamb, the elk and the seasonal tasting are the order, and a dinner runs around $60 to $100 a head. The room serves all three meals daily including Sunday, with dinner five to nine. It is the Sunday choice for a table coming down off the mountain that wants white tablecloths and a serious cellar.

The Rabbit Hole

New American · Downtown, Colorado Springs · $45–80 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 16:00–22:30 (dinner)

The Rabbit Hole runs below street level at 101 North Tejon Street, a candlelit basement room that has been downtown's date-night fixture since 2012. The braised short rib, the bone marrow and the cocktail program are the draw, with a dinner around $45 to $80 a head. Sunday opens at four and runs to half past ten, the latest kitchen on this list. Reservations fill up to two weeks out for weekend tables. It is the Sunday pick for a younger, lower-key night with a strong bar.

Cowboy Star

Steakhouse · North Nevada, Colorado Springs · $60–110 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 16:00–21:00 (dinner)

Cowboy Star pairs a steakhouse with its own butcher shop at 5198 North Nevada Avenue, so the beef is dry-aged and cut in-house. The 28-day ribeye, the Wagyu flight and the daily butcher's special are the order, with a dinner around $60 to $110 a head. The kitchen serves every day including Sunday, four to nine, with a daily happy hour from four. It is the Sunday steakhouse for a table that cares where the meat came from and wants to buy a cut to take home.

Prime 25

Steakhouse · South Tejon, Colorado Springs · $70–130 per head

Sunday hours: Sunday, 17:00–20:30 (last seating)

Prime 25 is the polished downtown steakhouse at 1605 South Tejon Street, a low-lit room with a serious cocktail bar and a USDA Prime focus. The dry-aged New York strip, the seafood tower and the deep bourbon list are the order, with a dinner around $70 to $130 a head. Sunday runs five to a last seating at half past eight, the only night the kitchen opens later in the evening rather than mid-afternoon. It is the Sunday booking for a downtown steak dinner with a proper bar.

How to book a Sunday table in Colorado Springs

In the Springs the prime Sunday tables run early, six to eight, and the two Broadmoor rooms are the first to fill on a wedding weekend, so book the moment your date is set. The Penrose Room takes a limited Sunday and enforces a jacket; Ristorante Del Lago is the easier Broadmoor seat. Downtown, The Rabbit Hole books up to two weeks out for weekend tables, while Cowboy Star and Prime 25 hold more last-minute room and both belong on any shortlist of the best steakhouses worldwide. Dining solo? The bar at Prime 25 or a counter seat at The Rabbit Hole are the easiest Sunday tables and a strong solo-dining move. The Cliff House in Manitou Springs is the pick for a table coming off the mountain. Most of these rooms book on OpenTable.

Frequently asked questions

Which fine-dining restaurants are open on Sunday in Colorado Springs?

Six upscale Springs rooms keep a confirmed Sunday service: the Broadmoor's Penrose Room and Ristorante Del Lago, the Cliff House Dining Room in Manitou Springs, the downtown speakeasy The Rabbit Hole, and the steakhouses Cowboy Star and Prime 25. Several of the city's strongest kitchens close Sunday, including Summit at the Broadmoor, The Warehouse and Peppertree, so a confirmed Sunday list saves a wasted drive across town or up to Manitou.

Does Colorado Springs have any Michelin-starred restaurants?

No. The Michelin Guide's Colorado coverage takes in Denver, Boulder, Aspen, Snowmass, Vail and Beaver Creek, but it stops short of Colorado Springs, so the city has no stars. Its top tier is set instead by the Broadmoor's Forbes Five-Star Penrose Room and a sharpening downtown steakhouse scene. Of those, the six rooms here are the ones confirmed to serve on a Sunday, with the Penrose Room the most formal option for a special occasion.

What is the best Sunday dinner at The Broadmoor?

Two Broadmoor rooms serve Sunday. The Penrose Room is the showpiece, a Forbes Five-Star dining room with modern European tasting menus around $120 to $180 a head, open Thursday to Sunday five to nine, jacket required. Ristorante Del Lago is the more relaxed Italian option, open Sunday for breakfast and dinner at around $70 to $120. Summit, the resort's third marquee room, closes on Sunday, so book Penrose or Del Lago well ahead on a wedding weekend.

Where is the best steak open on Sunday in Colorado Springs?

Two downtown steakhouses keep a Sunday. Cowboy Star on North Nevada cuts its beef in its own butcher shop and serves four to nine, around $60 to $110 a head, with a daily happy hour. Prime 25 on South Tejon runs a USDA Prime room with a serious bar, open Sunday five to a half-past-eight last seating, around $70 to $130. Cowboy Star is the better value and the place to buy a cut; Prime 25 the more polished room.

Do I need a reservation for Sunday dinner in Colorado Springs?

For these rooms, yes. The Penrose Room and The Rabbit Hole both book out their Sunday tables well ahead, the Rabbit Hole up to two weeks for weekends, and walk-in space is limited to the bar. Cowboy Star, Prime 25 and Ristorante Del Lago hold more last-minute room, and the steakhouse bars take walk-ins, but a reservation through OpenTable is still the safe move for any party larger than two, especially on a Broadmoor wedding weekend.

Hours verified against each restaurant's published schedule as of June 2026; confirm directly before travelling. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.