Ace Gillett's is a bar in Old Town, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Lounge plates
Tip: Happy hour runs 17:00-18:30; the street-level Ace Cafe upstairs handles daytime service.
Address: 239 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Social pours an award-winning seasonal cocktail list in a Prohibition-styled cellar beneath Old Town Square in Fort Collins, open daily from 16:00.
Signature drink: Seasonal craft cocktails
Food: Small plates
Tip: Look for the stairs off the square; the Great Gatsby anniversary party lands 10 September 2026 and sells out.
Tap and Handle keeps 74 rotating handles across three floors on College Avenue in Fort Collins, a national Top 100 beer bar with a real kitchen.
Signature drink: 74 rotating taps
Food: Burgers, wings, full menu
Tip: Wednesday's Smasher burger deal is dine-in only; the fire-pit patio stays welcoming well into the cooler months.
Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon puts an Irish pub in an old western saloon on Old Town Square in Fort Collins, open to 02:00 with green chili on the stove.
Signature drink: Guinness and an espresso martini chaser
Food: Home-cooked pub food
Tip: The Monday 4.99-dollar burger is the cheapest square-side dinner going; happy hour runs 15:00-19:00 on weekdays.
The Forge Publick House pours rotating craft taps in a brick back-alley room off Old Firehouse Alley in Fort Collins, trading quietly there since 2011.
Signature drink: Rotating craft taps
Food: Pie and snacks
Tip: Craft beer, brick building, back-alley drinking is the whole pitch; there is locally made pie when the case is stocked.
Social pours an award-winning seasonal cocktail list in a Prohibition-styled cellar beneath Old Town Square in Fort Collins, open daily from 16:00.
Signature drink: Seasonal craft cocktails
Food: Small plates
Tip: Look for the stairs off the square; the Great Gatsby anniversary party lands 10 September 2026 and sells out.
The Mayor of Old Town runs 100 taps on Mason Street in Fort Collins, the deepest draught wall in Northern Colorado with pub food to anchor it.
Signature drink: 100 rotating taps
Food: Pub kitchen
Tip: The 100-tap wall rotates constantly, so ask for the fresh-on list; despite the name it sits on Mason near Laurel, not the square.
Tap and Handle keeps 74 rotating handles across three floors on College Avenue in Fort Collins, a national Top 100 beer bar with a real kitchen.
Signature drink: 74 rotating taps
Food: Burgers, wings, full menu
Tip: Wednesday's Smasher burger deal is dine-in only; the fire-pit patio stays welcoming well into the cooler months.
William Oliver's Publick House stocks over 400 world whiskies at its Timberline and Drake pub in Fort Collins, the original room it opened back in 2013.
Signature drink: 400-plus whiskies
Food: Pub plates and hot dogs
Tip: There is no phone on principle; walk in or email. Ask for the Snug, a semi-private nook for groups of six to eight.
Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon puts an Irish pub in an old western saloon on Old Town Square in Fort Collins, open to 02:00 with green chili on the stove.
Signature drink: Guinness and an espresso martini chaser
Food: Home-cooked pub food
Tip: The Monday 4.99-dollar burger is the cheapest square-side dinner going; happy hour runs 15:00-19:00 on weekdays.
The Forge Publick House pours rotating craft taps in a brick back-alley room off Old Firehouse Alley in Fort Collins, trading quietly there since 2011.
Signature drink: Rotating craft taps
Food: Pie and snacks
Tip: Craft beer, brick building, back-alley drinking is the whole pitch; there is locally made pie when the case is stocked.
