Two Colorado restaurants tie for “state’s best restaurant” ranking
The impressive streak continues for Carlos Echeandia.
Echeandia, who owns Carlos’ Bistro with his wife, Marcia, has garnered another Zagat award as an outstanding restaurant for best food. This marks the eighth consecutive year the restaurant has been honored with the Zagat rating. With 5 as the top score, Carlos’ Bistro was rated 4.8 for food, which tied for the best mark in Colorado with Fruition in Denver.
Carlos’ Bistro is located in Colorado Springs, specializing in fine dining with a menu that includes popular items like Colorado lamb chops, Hudson Valley foie gras, and a platter of mussels and clams.
Denver’s Fruition Restaurant, the other top dog in the state according to Zagat, bills itself as “top quality food without the pretense of fine dining” on its website. A few of their popular dishes include duck breast, pasta carbonara, and a lemon meringue pie that’s topped with a blueberry compote.




