15 brunch in Fort Collins, editor-picked for brunch open sunday. The sunday brunch destinations editors return to. All brunch in Fort Collins.
Silver Grill Cafe ★ 4.6
old-town · 218 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 07:00-14:00
Silver Grill Cafe has fried breakfast on Walnut Street in Fort Collins since 1933, and its giant cinnamon roll is the single most famous dish in the city.
Tip: Order the giant cinnamon roll grilled with butter; the Roll of the Month (August is Peaches and Cream) rewards repeat visits.
Ginger and Baker ★ 4.6
river-district · 359 Linden Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Tue-Sun 07:00-21:00; closed Mon
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.
Tip: The phone number spells PIES for a reason: buy a whole pie from the market counter even if you only came for coffee.
Lucile's Creole Cafe ★ 4.5
old-town · 400 South Meldrum Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-14:00
Lucile's Creole Cafe serves beignets, Eggs New Orleans and homemade gumbo out of a creaky house on Meldrum Street in Fort Collins, mornings only.
Tip: Start with an order of hot beignets for the table; the Pain Perdu is the sweet main worth the queue.
The Regional ★ 4.5
old-town · 130 South Mason Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-21:30; brunch Sat-Sun 09:30-14:00
The Regional runs a from-scratch American kitchen on Mason Street in Fort Collins: half-shell oysters, lamb merguez meatballs and gluten-free fried chicken.
Tip: The gluten-free fried chicken is a Wednesday special; weekend brunch runs 09:30 to 14:00 and books out on Resy.
The Farmhouse at Jessup Farm ★ 4.5
bucking-horse · 1957 Jessup Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Tue-Sun from 16:00; brunch Sat-Sun 09:00-14:00
The Farmhouse at Jessup Farm plates chef Michael Gillam's modern farm fare in a restored farmstead at Jessup Farm Artisan Village in Fort Collins.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 09:00 to 14:00; walk the artisan village afterwards for Bindle Coffee and the shops.
The Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market ★ 4.4
old-town · 378 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-23:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-23:00
The Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market serves brasserie plates and bison short ribs inside Fort Collins' Elizabeth Hotel, with a retail wine wall to browse.
Tip: Late-night menu runs to 23:00 nightly and the Bowerbird coffee counter opens at 06:00, so it covers both ends of the day.
Music City Hot Chicken ★ 4.3
midtown · 111 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00
Music City Hot Chicken fries Nashville-style birds on Prospect Road in Fort Collins across a ladder of heat levels, from Southern to the Flammable Solid dare.
Tip: Vegans get crispy fried tempeh in any heat level; weekend brunch adds chicken and waffles plus a Monte Cristo.
Union Bar and Soda Fountain ★ 4.2
old-town · 250 Jefferson Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:00-22:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-22:00
Union Bar and Soda Fountain crosses a mid-century soda counter with craft cocktails on Jefferson Street in Fort Collins: burgers, floats and boozy shakes.
Tip: Housemade sodas and boozy milkshakes are the point; vegan and gluten-free menus are marked. Happy hour weekdays 15:00-18:00.
Butterfly Cafe ★ 4.2
old-town · 212 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Daily 07:00-15:00
Butterfly Cafe bakes its own focaccia for breakfast sandwiches in the historic Butterfly Building on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins, daily to 15:00.
Tip: The focaccia breakfast sandwich is the order; house nut milks and made-in-house soups cover most diets without fuss.
Illegal Pete's ★ 4.1
old-town · 320 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Wed 10:30-22:00; Thu 10:30-23:00; Fri 10:30-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-21:00
Illegal Pete's builds mission-size burritos with a full bar on Walnut Street in Fort Collins, the Colorado indie chain that pays a living wage.
Tip: Weekend breakfast burritos run 09:00-13:00; Friday and Saturday the line serves until midnight with margaritas alongside.
Rainbow Restaurant ★ 4.1
campus-west · 212 West Laurel Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Daily 08:00-14:00
Rainbow Restaurant has cooked breakfast and lunch across from CSU in Fort Collins since 1976, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free boards.
Tip: Daily to 14:00 only; the vegetarian and gluten-free menus are full menus rather than afterthoughts, rare for a diner.
DC Oakes Brewhouse and Eatery ★ 4.0
harmony · 3581 East Harmony Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-22:00
DC Oakes Brewhouse and Eatery brews its own IPA and Mexican lager on the Harmony corridor in Fort Collins, with burgers, brunch and a late kitchen.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 09:00 to 12:00; the kitchen closes an hour before the bar, which stays open to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery ★ 4.0
old-town · 144 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Fri 06:30-14:30; Sat-Sun 06:30-16:00
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery cooks scratch breakfast and lunch on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins, pouring organic coffee for a queue that forms early.
Tip: Weekends stretch service to 16:00, unusually late for Fort Collins brunch; put your name on the waitlist first.
The Breakfast Club ★ 4.0
midtown · 121 West Monroe Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Mon-Sat 06:00-14:00; Sun 07:00-13:30
The Breakfast Club feeds midtown Fort Collins homemade breakfast and lunch off West Monroe Drive, no frills, big plates and bottomless coffee.
Tip: Doors open at 06:00 on weekdays, one of the earliest starts in town, so it beats the weekend queues elsewhere.
Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse ★ 3.9
old-town · 200 Jefferson Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-21:00
Rodizio Grill opens at 11:00 Friday through Sunday for a Brazilian brunch service, with gauchos carving rotisserie meats tableside and a 30-item salad bar.
Tip: The weekend daytime service is quieter than dinner and the full meat rotation still runs; the Rodizio Limeades stand in for mimosas.