At once illuminating and warm, The Best Coffee & Lounge, which introduced its beautiful and refined indoor space in late May of 2025, has opened its arms to downtown Colorado Springs. Matte golds and rich earth tones render an atmosphere that feels elevated and also pays homage to the idea that any space can feel like home wherever you plant it.
The Best Coffee & Lounge is fully focused on bringing a community-based feel to the Tejon corner where it rests—a place where neighbors, tourists, college students and other locals can feel invited in and welcomed. Its firepits and outdoor terraced green space blend urban and social bonding on chilly spring nights.
“I like creating spaces where others can adopt the feeling themselves,” says Tim Hines, who along with his wife, Monse, and partners Humberto Cubrera and Rudy Ramos, brought their artistic visions of a multi-faceted, upscale coffee house and lounge to Colorado Springs.
Lattes + Light Bites
The Best Coffee & Lounge is rooted in and guided by the flavors and El Salvodorian influences that make Monse Hines, of Monse’s Taste of El Salvador in Old Colorado City, such a spectacular star in the local restaurant scene. From dulce de leche lattes to grilled birria cheese and pupusa Colorado, each item has a bit of an origin story influencing its appearance on the menu. The collective effect: handcrafted drinks and dishes that feel as though they are meant to be shared with family.
Space Reimagined
What distinguishes The Best Coffee & Lounge from many other local spaces is its dimension and events. Incorporating an elevated lounge aesthetic that resonates with both daytime and nighttime guests makes the space fully bright and cozy or captures the perfect date night spot. It’s family-friendly and inclusive during the day, and brings additive elements of culture and nightlife with its evening events and creative cocktail blends.
Every weekend evening, the lounge transforms to bridge the gap between sunlight and moonlight with its event lineup. Fridays offer Latin nights, with free bachata and salsa lessons taught by local instructors. Saturdays offer free live music from an evolving mix of incredible local jazz musicians orchestrated by Dizzy Charlie’s Music and Events.
“We want to create a space that people are attracted to,” Hines says.
Community Connection
With space to accommodate groups from across the city, The Best Coffee & Lounge has also carved out the space for community connection. From small and informal meetings to professional events, guests can reserve a private meeting space for their group. Once monthly, they also host a morning networking event, giving entrepreneurs and small business owners the dedicated space to connect and support their growth.
They are forging partnerships within the Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber and other organizations that share in their community goals: investment in the growth of both the downtown and Colorado Springs, while providing a safe space to enjoy what makes them solely unique.
“This is our home,” Hines says. “The impact that you’re creating matters most. We’re trying to make the community better.”
Address: 401 N Tejon St | 719-300-8982
Website: https://thebestcoffeelounge.com/
Facebook + Instagram: @TheBestCoffeeLounge