Colorado Coffee Merchants

a certain kind of coffee shop gets talked about the way colorado springs locals talk about colorado coffee merchants, quietly, consistently, like it's just understood. you'll find it on east fillmore street, a quieter stretch that doesn't ask much of you, which is probably part of why the place works. there's no performance here, no need to announce itself. the regulars keep coming back, and that loyalty isn't casual in a city with options. what colorado coffee merchants offers is a specific kind of reliability, the kind that comes from a shop that has decided what it is and stuck with it. if you're moving through the fillmore corridor on a weekday morning, that's exactly when to go.