Young's Cafe Vietnamese Cuisine is a vietnamese restaurant in Midtown, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: House fried rice, Crab cheese wontons
Must order: House fried rice and the crab cheese wontons
Tip: Portions run generous and lunch is the value window; the dining room fills with regulars who have come for years.
Address: 3307 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
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.
Signature: North Indian curries, Tandoori
Order: A Punjabi curry with fresh tandoori bread
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. The lunch window is the value play; dinner service starts at 17:00 sharp.
Cafe de Bangkok cooks khao soi, drunken noodles and Massaman curry on West Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins, with a deep vegetarian and vegan list.
Signature: Khao soi, Drunken noodles
Order: Khao soi, medium heat, with a Thai iced tea
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and the kitchen breaks between lunch and dinner; parking sits right out front in the Campus West strip.
Suehiro Japanese Restaurant, a longtime Fort Collins sushi room, now rolls its nigiri, tempura teriyaki combos and katsu at Front Range Village.
Signature: Sushi rolls, Chicken katsu
Order: A roll selection with the tempura teriyaki combo
Tip: The Old Town branch closed; Front Range Village on Corbett Drive is the one operating address. Happy hour keeps rolls affordable.
Himalayan Bistro brings Dawa and Tashi Sherpa's Nepali, Tibetan and Indian cooking to Council Tree Avenue in Fort Collins, est. 2016 at Front Range Village.
Signature: Momos, Himalayan curries
Order: A plate of momos, then a Sherpa-spiced curry
Tip: The owners come from Nepal's Solukhumbu Valley and also founded Mt Everest Cafe in 2004; order momos before anything else.
Blue Agave Grill cooks Southwestern Mexican on College Avenue in Fort Collins: shrimp and lobster enchiladas, coconut shrimp tacos and margarita flights.
Signature: Shrimp and lobster enchiladas, Coconut shrimp tacos
Order: Shrimp and lobster enchiladas with a margarita flight
Tip: Complimentary chips and salsa land at the table; the margarita list is the draw, so come at happy hour.
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is the original of the Colorado cantina group, pouring its famous margaritas on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins since the 1980s.
Signature: The Rio margarita, Chile rellenos
Order: A Rio margarita with chile rellenos
Tip: The Rio margarita carries a house limit for good reason; chile rellenos and the crispy sopapilla are the food orders.
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.
Signature: North Indian curries, Tandoori
Order: A Punjabi curry with fresh tandoori bread
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. The lunch window is the value play; dinner service starts at 17:00 sharp.
