Ginger and Baker is a bakery in River District, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The phone number spells PIES for a reason: buy a whole pie from the market counter even if you only came for coffee.
Address: 359 Linden Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Bread Fellow bakes sourdough loaves and pastries on Linden Street in Fort Collins, a bakery-cafe from the Bindle Coffee family with online pickup.
Tip: Order loaves online for weekday pickup; the pastry counter sells through by late morning.
Worth the queue: Naturally leavened loaf
The Little Bird Bakeshop bakes everything from scratch just south of Old Town Fort Collins, pastries and handcrafted drinks until the case empties.
Tip: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday; go before 10:00 on weekends or watch the pastry case go bare in front of you.
Worth the queue: Morning pastry case
Bread Fellow bakes sourdough loaves and pastries on Linden Street in Fort Collins, a bakery-cafe from the Bindle Coffee family with online pickup.
Tip: Order loaves online for weekday pickup; the pastry counter sells through by late morning.
Worth the queue: Naturally leavened loaf
Buttermilk Bakery and Pie Shop rolls grandmother-recipe pies with local flour and farm eggs in a South College Avenue shopfront in Fort Collins.
Tip: Summer hours run Thursday to Monday 09:00-15:00; whole pies for holidays need ordering well ahead.
Worth the queue: Fruit pie from the family recipe book
Retreat Bakery Bar pairs scratch pastries and desserts with coffee, beer and wine on South Lemay Avenue in Fort Collins, open into the evening.
Tip: Happy hour runs 16:00-20:00 Monday to Saturday with a dollar off beer and wine; teachers get 15 percent off on Fridays.
Worth the queue: Evening dessert and wine pairing
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.
Tip: Open until 22:00 nightly, it doubles as the Old Town dessert stop after dinner; giant birthday cookies need pre-ordering.
Worth the queue: Quarter-pound chocolate chip
