Favorite Places
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Adam's Mountain Café $$
- 934 Manitou Ave., #102 (map)
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Manitou Springs/Ute Pass
685-1430
- (based on 6 user reviews)
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Benny's Restaurant & Lounge
- 517 W. Colorado Ave. (map)
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Downtown
634-9309
- (based on 5 user reviews)
Best Of 2012: Place to Eat Local/Sustainable
Best Of 2012: Restaurant for Herbivores
Best Of 2012: Neighborhood Restaurant: Manitou
An institution in downtown Manitou Springs, Adam's takes multiple titles each year. There are a couple major reasons, says owner Farley McDonough: "First, we try to be as consistent as possible. ... Second, we don't waver from that which we do well." And why would they? Look at the huevos rancheros, for instance. "It seriously rocks: The green chile is great, the avocado is fresh, the beans are spiced just right, and the eggs are local," says McDonough. As for those most partial to dining on Adam's creekside patio, McDonough has more good news: "My hope for the future is that we can find a way to keep the patio open all winter," she says. — Celine Wright
Bites 2013: Christmas Mountain Falls
Yeah, the menu says Green or Red Mountain Falls, but locals know you can mix them to dramatic effect. Onto a bed of toasted polenta (yup — 'dem ITALian corn grits) capped in cheddar cheese come the vegetarian chilies garnished with scallions and tomatoes and cooled slightly by a dollop of sour cream. Get the added eggs your style (over medium, perhaps?) because the yolk adds another pleasing dimension. There you have it: Christmas year-round. ($7/$10.25 with two eggs).
Click here for Adam's Mountain Cafe's Indian Braised Romanesco Recipe!
InSider 2010
Benny's has nothing if not character. And characters. Local blues prodigies like Grant Sabin and Jeremy Vasquez play here on a regular basis, and it's also an excellent pit stop for bikers, barflies and pretty much anyone else who knows how to live the good life.
Drink 2010
Happy hour: Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m.
The goods: $2 wine, wells, domestics; $1.50 Pabst Blue Ribbon; $1 off pitchers
Come here if you are: "Thirsty. I wanted to say 'crazy,' but we've got enough of those."
Local blues prodigies like Grant Sabin and Jeremy Vasquez play here on a regular basis. Benny's is also an excellent pit stop for bikers, barflies and pretty much anyone else who knows how to live the good life.
