Salt Road Brewing is a brewery restaurant in Old Town, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Tucked in Old Firehouse Alley behind Illegal Pete's; you walk past the door unless someone tells you the alley holds a brewery.
Tip: Tucked behind Illegal Pete's off Old Town Square; the beer garden is dog friendly and Young Dukinfield, its UK-style amber, took 2026 gold.
Address: 321 Old Firehouse Alley, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Postcard Pan Pizza bakes Detroit-inspired pans only four evenings a week from 133 Remington Street, the address it shares with Equinox Brewing in Old Town.
Why locals love it: No standalone storefront and a Thursday-to-Sunday evening schedule keep it a word-of-mouth find inside a taproom.
Tip: Hours are short, Thursday to Sunday evenings only, and the crispy-edged pans routinely sell through, so go early.
Choice City has cooked American comfort food next door to the historic Armstrong Hotel since 2004, a locals' room that visitors routinely walk past.
Why locals love it: A corner room beside the Armstrong Hotel, it reads as hotel dining from the street and gets skipped for it.
Tip: It sits at Olive and College beside the Armstrong Hotel, so it works equally for a sit-down dinner or a pre-show plate; note the Tuesday closure.
Hello Brew Co pours Czech-style lagers and hazy IPAs from a 1904 bungalow on Linden Street in Fort Collins' River District, a 2022 arrival on the scene.
Why locals love it: A brewery inside a 1904 bungalow with no phone and a tiny board of Czech lagers; blink on Linden Street and you miss the porch.
Tip: The bungalow is tiny and the patio does the heavy lifting; no phone, so check the site for tap updates before you set out.
Cafe Richesse roasts farm-direct Brazilian crops in a Fort Collins unit off East Lincoln Avenue, selling by the bag on weekday roastery hours.
Why locals love it: A farm-direct Brazilian roastery trading from an industrial unit on short weekday hours; wholesale is the main trade.
Tip: This is a roastery door, not a cafe: weekday hours only, and the beans come from the family's own low-impact Brazilian farms.
The OBC Wine Project is Odell Brewing's urban winery on Lincoln Avenue in Fort Collins, its 2023 Colorado Red a Governor's Cup winner on tap.
Why locals love it: A working winery hidden behind a brewery patio; most visitors stop at the beer and never find the fermenters next door.
Tip: It shares a patio with the Odell taproom, so a flight of Colorado wine and a 90 Shilling can happen in one sitting.
Waltzing Kangaroo hides an authentic Australian pie shop in Campus West, hand-making steak, curry, chicken and lamb pies in five-inch pastry shells.
Why locals love it: An Australian pie counter in a student-strip block on West Elizabeth; drivers pass it daily without registering it exists.
Tip: Every pie is also sold frozen to take home; the lamb and rosemary is the sleeper order.
Postcard Pan Pizza bakes Detroit-inspired pans only four evenings a week from 133 Remington Street, the address it shares with Equinox Brewing in Old Town.
Why locals love it: No standalone storefront and a Thursday-to-Sunday evening schedule keep it a word-of-mouth find inside a taproom.
Tip: Hours are short, Thursday to Sunday evenings only, and the crispy-edged pans routinely sell through, so go early.
Choice City has cooked American comfort food next door to the historic Armstrong Hotel since 2004, a locals' room that visitors routinely walk past.
Why locals love it: A corner room beside the Armstrong Hotel, it reads as hotel dining from the street and gets skipped for it.
Tip: It sits at Olive and College beside the Armstrong Hotel, so it works equally for a sit-down dinner or a pre-show plate; note the Tuesday closure.
