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Find your next vegan meal in Colorado Springs
Three fully vegan restaurants, an allergy-friendly bakery and unusually strong Salvadoran and nacho-focused vegan menus give Colorado Springs real range from morning sweets to midnight comfort food.
This guide to vegan restaurants in Colorado Springs, Colorado prioritizes Burrowing Owl, Santana’s Vegan Grill and Sweet Elizabeth’s as dedicated vegan businesses, then separates mixed restaurants with explicit vegan dishes or customization.
Choose your kind of meal
These are editorial starting points, not rankings. Pick the meal and neighborhood first, then check the current menu.
Fully vegan core
Burrowing Owl runs from lunch to midnight, Santana’s handles fast-food comfort dishes and Sweet Elizabeth’s covers vegan bakery/cafe food.
Weekend brunch
Monse’s has vegan pupusas and a vegan brunch omelet; Nacho Matrix lists a vegan breakfast burrito on its weekend brunch menu.
Downtown dinner
Rasta Pasta says most dishes can be made vegan when requested.
Restaurants in this guide
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Burrowing Owl
Southwest Colorado Springs · South 8th Street
Burrowing Owl is Colorado Springs’ long-running vegan dive bar, pairing an entirely plant-based food program with beer, cocktails and a late-night neighborhood-bar atmosphere. Burgers, burritos, mac and cheese, nachos, bowls and rotating specials make it useful well beyond drinks.
Before you orderThe operator publishes daily 11am–midnight service and closes only for Memorial Day. Because the food menu is vegan, ordering is simple; alcohol, gluten, soy and nut questions still need item-level checks.
Highlights: A 100% vegan bar-and-restaurant experience with one of the city’s latest service windows.
| Vegan status | 100% vegan restaurant/bar. |
|---|---|
| Address | 1791 South 8th Street, Suite H, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 |
| Published hours | Daily 11am–midnight; closed Memorial Day. |
| Service | Full-service restaurant, indoor seating and patios. |
Santana's Vegan Grill
North Colorado Springs · North Academy Boulevard
Santana’s Vegan Grill is the city’s fast-food-style all-vegan option, with burgers, chicken-style sandwiches, fries, chili, breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos and dairy-free shakes.
Before you orderUse the current operator address on North Academy Boulevard. Older directories may still surface former Colorado Springs locations, so save 5609 N. Academy. The current official site publishes Monday–Saturday service only.
Highlights: An all-vegan fast-food menu with breakfast-style sandwiches, burgers, fries and milkshakes.
| Vegan status | All-vegan menu. |
|---|---|
| Address | 5609 North Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 |
| Published hours | Monday–Saturday 11am–6pm; closed Sunday. |
| Address check | Use the current North Academy address rather than older listings. |
Sweet Elizabeth's Organics
Westside · West Uintah Street
Sweet Elizabeth’s is an organic bakery and cafe where the operator says the food and facility are plant-based, vegan and free from the top nine major allergens. The menu includes baked goods plus cafe and bistro items rather than sweets alone.
Before you orderMonday is closed. The main home and menu pages currently publish Tuesday–Saturday 9am–5pm and Sunday 9am–3pm; a few older subpages show a later Saturday closing, so follow the current homepage for planning.
Highlights: A fully vegan, gluten-free and highly allergy-aware bakery/cafe with a 9am opening.
| Vegan status | Plant-based and vegan facility. |
|---|---|
| Address | 1625 West Uintah Street, Suite K, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 |
| Published hours | Tue–Sat 9am–5pm; Sun 9am–3pm; closed Monday. |
| Dietary focus | Free from the top nine major allergens; coconut is used in some products. |
Monse's Taste of El Salvador
Old Colorado City · South 25th Street
Monse’s is a mixed Salvadoran restaurant with one of the deepest vegan menus in the city. Vegan pupusa fillings include potato-mushroom, jackfruit with vegan cheese, pinto with green chile and soyrizo; the restaurant also offers vegan tamales, queso and weekend brunch choices.
How to order veganChoose fillings and toppings explicitly labeled vegan. Meat and dairy are also served, so a “meatless” choice can still contain cheese unless the vegan version is selected. The whole restaurant menu is gluten-free.
Highlights: A large, clearly labeled vegan selection inside a 100% gluten-free Salvadoran restaurant.
| Vegan status | Mixed kitchen with extensive labeled vegan options. |
|---|---|
| Address | 115 South 25th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 |
| Published hours | Tue–Wed 11am–6:30pm; Thu 11am–7pm; Fri–Sat 11am–7:30pm; Sun 11am–6:30pm; closed Monday. |
| Brunch | Weekend brunch includes a vegan egg omelet and other veganizable dishes. |
Nacho Matrix
The Lincoln Center · North Cascade Avenue
Nacho Matrix is a mixed nacho-focused restaurant that uses explicit vegan labels on several dishes. Current options include dedicated vegan nachos, sofritas, vegan queso and a vegan breakfast burrito during weekend brunch.
How to order veganFollow the VG/VE vegan labels carefully. The kitchen also serves meat, seafood, dairy and eggs, and some seemingly vegetarian dishes contain queso, crema or cheese. Weekend brunch runs 11am–2pm.
Highlights: Purpose-built vegan nachos and a vegan breakfast burrito inside a customizable mixed-menu restaurant.
| Vegan status | Mixed kitchen with explicitly labeled vegan dishes. |
|---|---|
| Address | 2727 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 |
| Published hours | Operator site lists Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Sat 11am–10pm and Sun 11am–8pm; Friday is currently omitted from the public hour table, so confirm live. |
| Brunch | Saturday–Sunday 11am–2pm; vegan breakfast burrito is currently listed. |
Rasta Pasta
North Downtown · Tejon Street
Rasta Pasta is a mixed Caribbean-Italian pasta restaurant where the operator says most dishes can be made vegan because meals are cooked fresh to order. That makes it useful for groups that want pasta without relying on one fixed vegan entree.
How to order veganTell the server you want the dish prepared vegan and confirm cheese, cream, meat and garlic-bread components. The restaurant’s own FAQ says most dishes can be made vegan, not that the kitchen itself is vegan.
Highlights: Fresh-to-order pasta with broad vegan customization in a downtown mixed kitchen.
| Vegan status | Mixed kitchen; operator says most dishes can be made vegan. |
|---|---|
| Address | 405 North Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
| Published hours | Daily 11am–9pm on the current operator menu page. |
| Ordering note | Request vegan preparation explicitly; menu defaults can include meat or dairy. |
Vegan breakfast & brunch in Colorado Springs
Opening hours and meal periods are not always the same. Use the branch-specific notes below before planning an early start.
9am fully vegan bakery
Sweet Elizabeth’s opens at 9am Tuesday–Sunday and is entirely vegan and gluten-free.
Brunch with explicit vegan items
Monse’s and Nacho Matrix both offer weekend brunch with named vegan dishes, but each is a mixed kitchen.
Breakfast-style food later in the day
Santana’s sells vegan breakfast sandwiches and burritos but currently opens at 11am, so treat them as breakfast-style lunch options.
Late-night vegan food
Burrowing Owl opens at 11am and runs until midnight every day except Memorial Day.
Plan your Colorado Springs food stops
Use these as meal-planning ideas, not timed routes. Check your starting point, exact address and current service window before setting out.
Use Santana’s current address
The operator now lists 5609 North Academy Boulevard. Older directories can still surface previous locations.
Keep Monse’s Old Colorado City branch
This guide profiles 115 South 25th Street, where current Toast hours and vegan menu details are available.
Read vegan labels at mixed restaurants
Nacho Matrix and Monse’s both serve animal products; Rasta Pasta requires an explicit vegan request.
Do not pull Fern’s into the city guide
Fern’s Diner is in Cascade, Colorado — outside Colorado Springs city limits — so it is not profiled here even though it is fully vegan.
Continue with our Denver guide or Salt Lake City guide.
Colorado Springs vegan dining FAQ
Which Colorado Springs restaurants here are fully vegan?
Burrowing Owl, Santana’s Vegan Grill and Sweet Elizabeth’s Organics are fully vegan. Monse’s, Nacho Matrix and Rasta Pasta are mixed kitchens with strong vegan choices.
Where can I get vegan breakfast or brunch?
Sweet Elizabeth’s is the earliest fully vegan option at 9am. Monse’s and Nacho Matrix both run weekend brunch with explicitly vegan dishes.
Is Burrowing Owl fully vegan?
Yes. Its owners built the restaurant/bar around vegan principles, and current local vegan guides classify it as 100% vegan.
Is Monse’s fully vegan?
No. It serves meat and dairy, but has multiple vegan pupusas, vegan queso, vegan tamales and brunch options.
Why is Fern’s Diner missing?
Fern’s is in Cascade rather than Colorado Springs, so this city guide keeps the municipal boundary accurate.
Can I use the guide without Google Maps consent?
Yes. Written profiles, addresses and regular links remain available; Google photos and mini-maps are optional.
Research notes & image credit
Checked 20 September 2026. Official restaurant websites, live ordering pages and current local destination sources were prioritized. This is desk research, not a claim of personal visits or a live reservation. Hours, menus, prices and service formats can change after the research date.
Vegan descriptions refer to menu ingredients, not allergy-safe preparation. Vegetarian and mixed kitchens are labeled separately. Fern’s Diner is not included because it is in Cascade, outside Colorado Springs city limits.
Featured image: Colorado Springs, Colorado by Quintin Soloviev, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Photographed in March 2026; resized and potentially cropped for display.
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