La Piadina is an italian budget eat in Old Town, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: A piadina crisped to order plus a glass of Italian wine on the plaza is one of the city's best cheap dates.
Address: 234 North College Avenue, Unit B3, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Postcard Pan Pizza turns out Detroit-inspired pans at cheap-eats prices from 133 Remington Street, sharing an address with Equinox Brewing in Old Town.
Try: Detroit-style pan pizza
Tip: Hours are short, Thursday to Sunday evenings only, and the crispy-edged pans routinely sell through, so go early.
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.
Star of India, a six-time NoCo Style best-Indian winner, has been cooking North Indian and Punjabi curries on Harvard Street in Fort Collins.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. The lunch window is the value play; dinner service starts at 17:00 sharp.
Avogadro's Number pairs inexpensive sandwiches and a shaded beer garden with jazz, blues and comedy nights on Mason Street in Fort Collins, weekly.
Try: Garden-patio sandwiches
Tip: The back garden is the venue: live acts most weeks, weekend breakfast from 09:00, and nobody hurries you out.
Petra Grill carves certified halal shawarma and grills kabobs on West Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins, a family room that feeds the CSU crowd.
Try: Halal shawarma and kabobs
Tip: Everything on the menu is certified halal and there is no alcohol; the falafel-hummus sandwich is the vegetarian sleeper.
Waltzing Kangaroo sells five-inch Australian meat pies in Campus West, a handheld meal in handmade pastry that undercuts most sit-down lunches nearby.
Try: Australian meat pies
Tip: Every pie is also sold frozen to take home; the lamb and rosemary is the sleeper order.
Postcard Pan Pizza turns out Detroit-inspired pans at cheap-eats prices from 133 Remington Street, sharing an address with Equinox Brewing in Old Town.
Try: Detroit-style pan pizza
Tip: Hours are short, Thursday to Sunday evenings only, and the crispy-edged pans routinely sell through, so go early.
