11 cafes in Fort Collins, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Fort Collins.
Harbinger Coffee ★ 4.5
old-town · 236 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 07:00-16:00
Harbinger Coffee has roasted for Fort Collins since 2012, founded by Jonathan Jarrow, with cafes on College Avenue and out at Harmony and Lady Moon.
Tip: The Harmony Road shop houses the roasting operation; the College Avenue room sits across from the Armstrong Hotel.
The Little Bird Bakeshop ★ 4.4
midtown · 613 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Thu-Mon 07:00-14:00; closed Tue-Wed
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.
Wolverine Farm Publick House ★ 4.3
river-district · 316 Willow Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Sat 08:00-21:00; Sun 10:00-18:00
Wolverine Farm Publick House mixes coffee, beer, books and a letterpress in Fort Collins' River District, a nonprofit outpost on Willow Street.
Tip: Summer 2026 residency concerts run on Wednesdays and the YART cheap-art sales pop up monthly; profits feed the publishing nonprofit.
The Fox Den No Waste Cafe and Roastery ★ 4.3
west-side · 1680 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Fri-Tue 07:00-17:00; Wed 07:00-19:00; Thu 07:00-21:00
The Fox Den roasts in-house and runs a no-waste model on Laporte Avenue in Fort Collins: thrifted mugs, jar deposits and a bulk bean refill station.
Tip: Bring your own cup or jar; to-go pours carry a refundable deposit. Founder Patricia Acheson opened the room in March 2022.
Alleycat Coffee House ★ 4.2
campus-west · 120 1/2 West Laurel Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 07:00-00:00
Alleycat Coffee House keeps its second-floor room by CSU in Fort Collins open until midnight daily, running on its Famous House Chai and focaccia.
Tip: The house chai outsells the coffee; Tuesdays it is a dollar off. The stairs are easy to miss, look for the door on Laurel.
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.
Starry Night Espresso Cafe ★ 4.1
old-town · 112 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 07:00-21:00; Sun 08:00-19:00
Starry Night Espresso Cafe has anchored College Avenue in Fort Collins since 1992, pouring locally roasted espresso with soups, sandwiches and bakes.
Tip: Evening hours to 20:00 or 21:00 make it the downtown option after most cafes close; the baked case is made in-house.
Lima Coffee Old Town ★ 4.1
old-town · 302 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 07:00-18:00
Lima Coffee's Old Town shop pours the roastery's espresso daily until 18:00 on South College Avenue in Fort Collins, a bright corner room for work.
Tip: Open every day 07:00 to 18:00, later than most Old Town competition; the Campus West branch mirrors the menu.
Bean Cycle Roasters ★ 4.1
old-town · 326 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 07:00-19:00; Fri-Sat 07:00-21:00
Bean Cycle Roasters shares its Walnut Street roastery-cafe in Fort Collins with Half Crown Creative Space and Makerfolk, coffee among local makers.
Tip: The room doubles as a maker space and gallery, so the tables turn slowly; buy a bag of the small-batch roast on the way out.
Mugs Coffee Lounge ★ 4.0
old-town · 261 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 06:00-18:00
Mugs Coffee Lounge has poured fair-trade espresso and blended breakfast burritos on College Avenue in Fort Collins since 2002, doors open at 06:00.
Tip: Open at 06:00, the earliest sit-down coffee downtown; the second Mugs on West Laurel Street serves the campus side.
Bowerbird Coffee at The Emporium ★ 4.0
old-town · 378 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily from 06:00, breakfast from 07:00
Bowerbird Coffee pours hotel-lobby espresso from 06:00 inside The Emporium at Fort Collins' Elizabeth Hotel, with the wine-market shelves an arm away.
Tip: It opens at 06:00, an hour before nearly everything downtown; take the cup through to the record-player lounge upstairs.