Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Fort Collins.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Fort Collins.
The Cache at Ginger and Baker is the steak room in Fort Collins' restored Feed and Grain building on Linden Street, above the pie counter and market.
Tip: Wine-pairing dinners land on the events calendar most months; the Revana Estate dinner is typical of the programme.
RARE Italian dry-ages its steaks in-house at College and Mountain in Fort Collins, pairing them with handmade pasta and a farm-fed seasonal menu.
Tip: Happy hour runs Monday to Friday 16:00-18:00; USA Today has named it among America's best steakhouses.
The Still Whiskey Steaks pours over 100 whiskies with elk steak and risotto on North College Avenue in Fort Collins, log-cabin room, flannel-clad staff.
Tip: Dine-in only and the phones go unanswered by design; book on Resy. Over 50 of the whiskies are Colorado-made.
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.
Bistro Nautile is the French-influenced seafood bistro on Oak Street in Fort Collins, run by three local restaurateurs in the former FISH market space.
Tip: Happy hour runs nightly 16:00-18:00; the owners ran the FISH seafood market here for 18 years before the rebrand.
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.
Sonny Lubick Steakhouse serves certified Angus prime rib and filet under the name of a CSU coaching legend on College Avenue in Fort Collins.
Tip: It is CSU-alumni owned; game-day Saturdays book out well ahead, so reserve early in football season.
Editor picks in Fort Collins include The Cache at Ginger and Baker, RARE Italian, The Still Whiskey Steaks, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.