Eat & Drink

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Pie, bakery, market, coffee shop and cafe under one roof on Linden Street in the River District, Tuesday to Sunday 7 to 9, with The Cache steakhouse Tuesday to Saturday evenings and a teaching kitchen that runs classes.

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Fort Collins' oldest restaurant, serving breakfast and lunch on Walnut Street since 1933: the giant cinnamon roll, pancakes, skillets and hash browns, daily 7 am to 2 pm.

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The south-side branch of the Fort Collins rotisserie-and-grill standby on East Harmony: half a rotisserie chicken at $22.95, bison burgers and steaks, skillet cornbread with honey butter; open daily from 11.

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Old Town's burger counter since 2010: the 60/40 bacon burger, Chicago dogs, hand-cut fries and hand-scooped shakes, with a $5 happy hour on the signature burger, dog or shake from 2 to 5 daily.

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Wine bar and restaurant on South College with more than 200 wines and a chef-driven menu of small plates, salads, pizzas and sandwiches: lunch 11:30 to 3, happy hour 2 to 6 with a $10 burger-and-wine special, dinner from 5; closed Sunday and Monday.

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Neighborhood restaurant beside the Armstrong Hotel since 2004, known for its burgers (a Best of NoCo nominee): burgers around $20, sandwiches $17 to $19, a weekday lunch special at $18; lunch 11 to 4 and dinner 4 to 9, closed Tuesdays.

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Sustainable seafood and an oyster bar on North College, open from 3:30 daily: chargrilled oysters at $5 each, salmon and scallops in the high $40s, and happy hour 3:30 to 5:30 every day and all night on Tuesdays.

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Campus West pizza joint on West Elizabeth open every day from 10:30 am to midnight: pizzas, grinders and wings, with a second Fort Collins shop on South Timberline.

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Old Town's vegetarian restaurant since 2009, a self-described friendly botanical eatery on West Oak Street serving plant-based comfort food, closed Mondays.

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Slider bar on South College open daily 11 to 10: gourmet sliders, poutine, wings and sweet potato fries with Colorado beer on tap, and work by regional artists on the walls and for sale.

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American brasserie and walk-through wine market on Walnut Street: a coffee bar from 6 am, breakfast 7 to 3, lunch 11 to 3, happy hour 3 to 5 daily, and a dinner menu that runs from fish and chips at $32 to steak béarnaise at $54.

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The Fat Tire brewery's home taproom on Linden Street, open daily noon to 8: Fat Tire, IPAs, sours and non-alcoholic beers on tap, a different food truck every day, brewery tours by booking and a lawn for the big events.

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The founding home of Odell, brewing on East Lincoln since 1989: 90 Shilling, Lagerado and the IPA on a patio with mountain views, a food truck every day, and tours Friday to Sunday at 1 and 3.

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The cocktail lounge in the basement of the Armstrong Hotel on College Avenue, open Wednesday to Sunday evenings with happy hour from 5 to 6:30; the hotel's daytime cafe is upstairs at 239½.

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Old Town Square's brewpub since 1989: ales, lagers, stouts and seasonals brewed on site, an English-pub-meets-American menu with vegetarian options, and a billiards hall across the square with pool tables, board games and pizza.

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Small Old Town brewery on Remington Street with a shaded beer garden, more than a dozen taps, Detroit-style pizza from Postcard Pizza on Thursday to Sunday evenings, and trivia on Thursdays at 7.

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Harmony Road taproom brewing saisons, sours, IPAs and lagers, with a dog-friendly patio, food and cocktails, and live music every week.

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Prohibition-styled cocktail bar beneath Old Town Square, open daily from 4 pm: a seasonally rewritten list of 34 cocktails, punch bowls, wine and small plates; no reservations and limited seating.

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Craft beer bar on South Mason with 100 beers on tap, a full food menu, indoor seating and patios; a Fort Collins staple for fifteen years and counting.

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South Fort Collins brewery specializing in German-style lagers and weissbiers alongside contemporary craft beers, with a taproom, a patio and food trucks on site, open from 11 every day.

Coffee & Sweets

Fort Collins roaster's cafe at Jessup Farm on the east side, weekdays 7 to 5 and Saturdays 8 to 5; its roastery and bakehouse on East Harmony adds scratch-made pastries and brunch.

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Fort Collins roaster since 2012, pouring in Old Town across from the Armstrong Hotel every day 7 to 4; the beans are roasted at its Harmony Road shop.

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Harbinger's south shop at Harmony and Lady Moon, home of the roaster and the roasting team, open every day 7 to 4.

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Fort Collins roaster (since 2018) in the Campus West shopping center beside CSU, daily 7 to 5; the same menu as its Old Town and Midtown shops, including a Peruvian Geisha that won gold at the 2026 Global Coffee Awards.

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Bean-to-bar chocolate maker on Pine Street: single-origin bars from about $10.50, whiskey-infused spirit bars, hand-made truffles and French-style drinking chocolate, all roasted and ground in Fort Collins.