Shuga's - The Perfect Warm Cup of Soup on a Cold Day

Shuga's provides a cozy little retreat on a chilly day.  The tiny house has roughly 15 tables and offers tasty sandwiches, salads, and soups.  My favorite is the Spicy Brazilian Coconut Soup.  I'm not sure how Brazilian it is, but it does have wonderful savory and sweet flavors.  I also love their daily desserts, smart cocktails, and quiche specials.  This spot is perfect for having a cozy lunch or meeting your friends in the evening for some drinks, cheeseboards, and laughs.

Mmm...Spicy Brazilian Coconut Soup

Whimsical decorations abound

It's Never Too Cold For Gelato

Many, many choices...

 In a mind-boggling tangle of chain restaurants and megastores at Colorado Springs' University Village (Panera, Chipotle, BJ's, Costco, Target, Loews, Kohl's, etc.) lies an unassuming gelato shop called Glacier.  This place has the ability to get me to eat dessert many more times than I normally would.  I think about stopping here every single time I go to Costco.  I don't, but I do often visit because I don't want these Boulder folks to regret opening up a Colorado Springs location.

It's so special that I feed this to my kids often, too!  I hate to sugar up the little ones, but this is just so darn tasty.  How could I deny my family the wonderful flavors of Nutella, Pistachio, Straciatella, Lemon Poppy Seed, Bittersweet Valrohna Chocolate, Hazelnut, Coffee, Colorado Peach, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato Pie, Vanilla Bean, or Caramel?

Glacier also sells pints to go which are reasonably priced at $3.99 each.  Enormous gelato and cookie sandwiches are $6.50.  They also have coffee drinks, too, although these are a bit weak for my taste.  But if you're into lots of milk and syrup and little espresso or coffee, then these hot numbers are for you.

If you stick with the ice cream or gelato, you will not be sorry.  It's worth a trip even when it's almost winter in the Rockies.