Bella Luna Pizzeria
121 W. Main
719-846-2750
Italian eaterywith delicious wood-fired pizza. Daily specials for lunch and dinner. Seasonal outside seating.
Bob & Earl's Café
1118 Robinson Avenue (Hwy 12)
719-846-0144
Traditional American fare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Chi Lee Burgers and fries a specialty. Lite menu also available.
Brix Sports Bar and Grill
231 E. Main
719-422-8273
brixsportsbar.com
Now serving family friendly dinners, Thursday through Saturday, with gourmet burgers, prime steaks, appetizers, beer-battered fish & chips, authentic pork green chili, great salads. VIP room holds 20 for private parties. Banquet room with capacity for up to 210 guests. On Fridays and Saturdays after 10pm, adults only, 21 years of age in the bar and nightclub. Full bar: premium liquors and 12 beers on tap, including Guinness and Batch 19 recipe from the prohibition era. 350 capacity on main floor. Hours to be extended in future.
Bueno’s
I-25 & Exit 11 at Quality Inn
3125 Toupal Drive
719-846-3851
Mexican and American with the famous All Day Burger. Homemade everything: sausage, red and green chili sauces, sopapillas. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Burger King
1920 Freedom Road
719-846-9445
The Café
135 E. Main
719-846-7119
Specialty coffee drinks, homemade cinnamon rolls, fresh gourmet sandwiches, salads. Fodor’s found the sandwiches to be “imaginative and delicious.” Breakfast and lunch. Seasonal sidewalk seating. WiFi.
Chef Liu's Chinese Restaurant & Lounge
1423 Santa Fe Trail
719-846-3333 or
719-846-2881
MSG is never used. Full Bar. Special menus for parties and banquets.
Clubhouse Grille
1417 Nolan Drive
719-422-8188
At the historic municipal golf course in a building by Isaac Hamilton Rapp, creator of Santa Fe– style architecture. Views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on one side and the golf course on the other. A diversified menu with something for everyone. Outdoor seating, weather permitting. Breakfast burritos, lunch, and dinner seven days a week; Sunday all-you-can-eat brunch with traditional breakfast items and other dishes.
The Corner Shop Café
107 E. Main
719-845-9999
Soups, sandwiches, wraps, paninis, salads. Ice cream, shakes, sundaes, pastries, and homemade cupcakes. Breakfast and lunch.Tour groups are very welcome. Wifi. Seasonal outside seating.
El Rancho
1901 Santa Fe Trail
719-846-9049
Lunch M-F, dinner Th-Fri.
Dairy Queen
416 University
719-845-8100
The usual delights as well as a five-buck lunch every day from 11am to 4pm and the new blizzard in a waffle cone.
Fabilis Wings
103 W. Main St.
719-846-7298
Chicken wings with eighteen sauces from mild to waiver-signing hot. Fried mushrooms prepared with homemade batter, pizza, fish, poppers, chicken strips. Lunch, dinner.
Family Seed II
525 San Juan Street
719-845-8057
Mexican and American food, soup and salad bar.Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Gourmet Healthy Coffee
112 N. Commercial
719-859-3839 or 2257
rogerangela.organogold.com
Healthy coffee sold by the cup or by the box. Gift baskets and mugs.
Great Wall
321 State Street
719-846-1688 or 6201
Chinese restaurant and lounge. Open for lunch, dinner, and cocktails. Special menus available for parties, banquets, meetings
Green Chili Grill at JR’s Fuel Stop
731 E. Main
719-846-4012
Specialty burritos served all day. Chicken tenders, egg rolls, corn dogs, crème & cheddar poppers, mozzarella sticks. Hot Stuff Food such as pizza, hot wings, cinnamon babies.
Kentucky Fried Chicken
212 Nevada
Hours: Mon-Sun 10:30am-11pm.
Lee's Bar-B-Q
825 San Pedro
719-846-7621
Doing great since '38, Lee's is a dine-in, drive-in, take-out restaurant with real-live carhops. Smoked beef, chili, steak, homemade meatballs and Italian sausage, pasta. Special breads and BBQ sauce. Lunch and dinner.
A Little Catering Company
516 E. Elm
719-846-3322
Please call ahead to place your order.
McDonald's
322 Nevada Avenue
719-846-3322
Across from the Colorado Welcome Center with exterior Playland. Premium burgers and chicken sandwiches, salads, and desserts. Featuring McCafé with espresso-based coffees and fruit smoothies. Free WiFi. Hours: 5am-midnight daily. Breakfast served daily until 10:30am.
Mission at the Bell
134 W. Main
719-845-1513
Authentic Mexican cooking for lunch and dinner. Beer, wine, margaritas and other mixed drinks.
Nana & Nano's Deli & Pasta House
418 E. Main
719-
846-2696
Sandwiches and authentic Italian dishes in a neighborhood atmosphere. Desserts as well as pizzelle irons and other specialty items. Lunch and dinner.
Ole's Cantina
Located inside La Quinta Inn & Suites Wellness Hotel
2833 Toupal Drive
719-845-0102
Snacks, sandwiches, burritos, pizza, and soups. Reservations recommended for groups of six or more. Dinner.
Peaks Restaurant & Lounge
3130 Santa Fe Trail at the Holiday Inn
719-845-8400
American cuisine. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Pizza Hut
2008 Freedom Rd.
719-846-8236
Primero Bread & Café
911 Robinson Avenue at Mt. Carmel Community Center
719-846-4765
Menu items include salads with fresh ingredients combined in a delightful way, tasty sandwiches, panini's, homemade stromboli to tempt the best of dieters, and homemade soups and desserts to please every palate. Breakfast and Lunch, 7am–2pm.
Purgatoire on Elm
516 E. Elm
719-845-7450
Lunch in season, and dinner at reasonable prices in Trinidad’s historic train depot. Daily specials, homemade soups and desserts. Live bands & entertainment. Full bar.
Rino's Italian Restaurant & Steakhouse
400 E. Main
719-
845-0949
rinostrinidad.com
Fine Italian food and casual elegance where servers may break out in songs of love. Brian Melton of Denver’s 5280 magazine: “The food was fantastic; the braised pork a fall-off-the-bone delight. We passed our plates back and forth, deciding that the next time we visited we’d try the rib-eye Rino with mushroom–port wine sauce, or the chicken Parmesan.” Dinner. Reservations suggested.
Sonic Drive-In
642 W. Main
719-845-0402
Taco Bell
212 Nevada
719-846-7723
Trinidad Diner
734 E. Main
719-846-7798
Two eggs, toast, hashbrowns, and a smile. The wood stove keeps the covered porch cozy on cool days. American and Greek fare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Way 2 Cool Ice Cream Shoppe
101 E. Main in front of the Corner Shop Boutique
719-846-3301
Ice cream treats include spaghetti ice cream with "pasta" made of hard ice cream, "meatballs" of chocolate donut holes, and "sauce" of strawberry topping. Also offered: healthy wheat grass smoothies, frosty "Better Beer," an old-fashioned malt without the alcoholic content, along with sundaes, banana splits, floats, and ice cream cones.
Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers
Exit 25 & Exit 11
9960 Santa Fe Trail
719-845-9143
What A Grind
341 N. Commercial
719-846-0505
Sandwiches with a twist on delicious breads, yummy salads & soups. Lunch and (seasonal) dinner specials. Decadent desserts and gourmet coffees. Wifi.
Whistle Stop/Subway
313 Nevada Avenue
719-
846-6633
Located next to the Colorado State Welcome Center. Offers seven 6-inch options of 350 calories and 6 grams of fat or less served on specialty breads. Additional outside seating.
Wing Street
2008 Freedom Rd.
719-846-8236
Wonderful House Chinese Restaurant
415 University
719-845-1888
All things Mandarin, Hunan, Szechuan, and Cantonese (with a children’s menu that includes a cheeseburger). Wine, mixed drinks, Tsing Tao and other exotic beers. Party facility. Lunch and dinner..