Coffee shops in Colorado Springs, CO
Every shop here is open and doing something right, so treat it like a coffee crawl through Colorado Springs, in person or virtually: study how each bar is laid out, read the menu, and get a feel for the brand from their own site. Shops that roast their own beans are marked.
Coffee shops & roasters
Crawl these cafes and roasters for bar layout, menu, and brand ideas.
- 4.7(2,094)jivescoffeelounge.com
- Loyal CoffeeCafe4.7(1,825)loyalcoffee.co
- 4.6(1,388)kairoscoffeehouse.com
- 4.5(1,328)thirdspacecoffee.com
- 4.6(1,239)wayfindercoffee.com
- 4.7(1,127)stircoffeeandcocktails.com
- 4.6(872)holdfastcoffeeco.com
- 4.9(852)biscuitfactorycat.com
- Caffeinated CowCafe4.8(832)caffeinatedcow.com
- 4.6(728)switchbackroasters.com
- 4.7(669)building3coffee.com
- 4.7(627)bakelaconcha.com
- 4.7(531)missioncoffeeroasters.com
- 4.9(492)cortercoffeeroasters.com
- 4.9(468)dynamocoffeeroasting.com
- Humble CoffeeCafe4.8(468)humblecoffee.co
- 4.7(437)carneliancoffeeco.com
- 4.8(418)kbcoffeeandbakery.com
- Misty Mountain CollectiveCafe4.9(315)
- 4.8(315)dripqueencoffee.com
Colorado Springs market snapshot
The customer base behind the coffee scene — who lives here, what they earn, and how many coffee shops already serve them. Use it to size up demand before you commit.
Colorado Springs has 4.1 coffee shops per 100k residents. That's below the directory median of 6.3 — a relatively underserved market with room to add a shop.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), 2024 release. Coffee-shop density is ShopLaunch directory data. Figures describe the Census place (Colorado Springs, CO); college, airport, industry, and other signals are coming in a later pass.
Similar coffee markets
Cities whose demographics most resemble Colorado Springs, ranked by an objective match across population, income, age, education, unemployment, commute, and coffee-shop density. A close model for what might work here.
- Tampa, FL401,618 people$75,475 median incomeClose on median age & market size
- Sacramento, CA528,706 people$87,321 median incomeClose on coffee-shop density & market size
- Nashville, TN690,130 people$77,371 median incomeClose on median age & coffee-shop density
- Orlando, FL319,758 people$72,336 median incomeClose on college-educated share & median age
Permits in Colorado Springs
Most coffee shops, carts, and trailers in Colorado Springs fall under El Paso County, where the El Paso County Public Health, Environmental Health Program issues the food and mobile-vending permits you need to open. The county guide lays out the exact permits, offices, and fees in the order to tackle them.
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