The counters in Fort Collins worth queuing for: bread, pastry, and the morning ritual.
Bakery counters in Fort Collins worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.
Ginger and Baker fills the restored Feed and Grain building on Linden Street in Fort Collins with a pie-first bakery, market, cafe and teaching kitchen.
Worth the queueSeasonal fruit pie
TipThe phone number spells PIES for a reason: buy a whole pie from the market counter even if you only came for coffee.
The Little Bird Bakeshop bakes everything from scratch just south of Old Town Fort Collins, pastries and handcrafted drinks until the case empties.
Worth the queueMorning pastry case
TipClosed Tuesday and Wednesday; go before 10:00 on weekends or watch the pastry case go bare in front of you.
Bread Fellow bakes sourdough loaves and pastries on Linden Street in Fort Collins, a bakery-cafe from the Bindle Coffee family with online pickup.
Worth the queueNaturally leavened loaf
TipOrder loaves online for weekday pickup; the pastry counter sells through by late morning.
Buttermilk Bakery and Pie Shop rolls grandmother-recipe pies with local flour and farm eggs in a South College Avenue shopfront in Fort Collins.
Worth the queueFruit pie from the family recipe book
TipSummer hours run Thursday to Monday 09:00-15:00; whole pies for holidays need ordering well ahead.
Retreat Bakery Bar pairs scratch pastries and desserts with coffee, beer and wine on South Lemay Avenue in Fort Collins, open into the evening.
Worth the queueEvening dessert and wine pairing
TipHappy hour runs 16:00-20:00 Monday to Saturday with a dollar off beer and wine; teachers get 15 percent off on Fridays.
Mary's Mountain Cookies bakes quarter-pound cookies until 22:00 nightly on North College Avenue in Fort Collins, the Old Town shop of a local brand.
Worth the queueQuarter-pound chocolate chip
TipOpen until 22:00 nightly, it doubles as the Old Town dessert stop after dinner; giant birthday cookies need pre-ordering.
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