August 2017
Unlike some of our trips, Colorado isn't a big food destination. We ate breakfast most mornings at our hotels and skipped a meal here and there since we were busy exploring. However, we did manage to find quite a few good (and unique) restaurants. There were also a few that we had preplanned like the Dunraven Inn and the Owl Cigar Store. The biggest surprise to me was the strong German influence throughout the area. I’m always a sucker for German food.
Day 1
Dinner: Legal Seafood, PHL
Day 2
Lunch: Wapiti Colorado Pub, Estes Park
Dinner: Wild Rose, Estes Park
Day 3
Breakfast: Cinnamon's Bakery, Estes Park
Lunch: Sagebrush BBQ, Grand Lake
Dinner: Dunraven Inn, Estes Park
Day 4
Lunch: Echo Lake Lodge, Idaho Springs
Day 5
Lunch: Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs
Dinner: Odyssey Gastropub, Colorado Springs
Day 6
Dinner: Rudy's Country Store & BBQ, Colorado Springs
Day 7
Lunch: Edelweiss, Colorado Springs
Day 8
Lunch: The Owl Cigar Store, Canon City
Dinner: Brue's Alehouse, Pueblo
Day 9
Lunch: Royal Gorge Route Railroad, Canon City
Dinner: Canon City Mugs, Canon City
Day 10
Dinner: Thirsty Lion Gastropub, Denver
Day 11
Lunch: Lefty's Colorado Trail Grille, Denver