BrasserieHotel brasserie brunch$$$$14-24old-townMon-Fri 07:00-23:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-23:00OpenTable or walk-in
The Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market serves brasserie plates and bison short ribs inside Fort Collins' Elizabeth Hotel, with a retail wine wall to browse.
Order: A brasserie benedict with a wine-market pour
Tip: Late-night menu runs to 23:00 nightly and the Bowerbird coffee counter opens at 06:00, so it covers both ends of the day.
GastropubBrunch at a brewhouse$$$12-20harmonyMon-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-22:00Walk-in
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.
Order: Smothered witbier fries with a house Mexican lager
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.
SouthernHot-chicken weekend brunch$$$10-18midtownDaily 11:00-22:00Walk-in only
Music City Hot Chicken fries Nashville-style birds on Prospect Road in Fort Collins across a ladder of heat levels, from Southern to the Flammable Solid dare.
Order: Chicken and waffles at Southern heat
Tip: Vegans get crispy fried tempeh in any heat level; weekend brunch adds chicken and waffles plus a Monte Cristo.
AmericanSoda-fountain weekend brunch$$$10-20old-townMon-Fri 11:00-22:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-22:00Walk-in or call ahead
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.
Order: A burger and a breakfast-hour float
Tip: Housemade sodas and boozy milkshakes are the point; vegan and gluten-free menus are marked. Happy hour weekdays 15:00-18:00.
MexicanWeekend breakfast burritos$$8-13old-townMon-Wed 10:30-22:00; Thu 10:30-23:00; Fri 10:30-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-21:00Walk-in only
Illegal Pete's builds mission-size burritos with a full bar on Walnut Street in Fort Collins, the Colorado indie chain that pays a living wage.
Order: A breakfast burrito smothered in green chile
Tip: Weekend breakfast burritos run 09:00-13:00; Friday and Saturday the line serves until midnight with margaritas alongside.
CaféAll-morning cafe brunch$$$8-16old-townDaily 07:00-15:00Walk-in only
Butterfly Cafe bakes its own focaccia for breakfast sandwiches in the historic Butterfly Building on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins, daily to 15:00.
Order: The focaccia breakfast sandwich
Tip: The focaccia breakfast sandwich is the order; house nut milks and made-in-house soups cover most diets without fuss.