Day-by-day eating plans for Fort Collins. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Fort Collins beer weekend: the 1989 originals and the new cellar ★ 4.6

Beer travellers, two days2 days

Two days built around the breweries that made the city: the 1989 class on day one, the sour cellars and whiskey wall on day two, with proper meals in between.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: cinnamon roll, first brewpub, Lincoln Avenue giants

    Morning
    Silver Grill Cafe on Walnut Street at 08:00. Order the giant cinnamon roll grilled, plus eggs; it has fuelled this walk since 1933.
    Afternoon
    Lunch and a house ale at CooperSmith's Pub and Brewing, the city's first brewpub, then walk Lincoln Avenue to Odell Brewing for 90 Shilling on the patio and a flight of Colorado wine next door at The OBC Wine Project.
    Evening
    Dinner at RARE Italian, dry-aged steak and handmade pasta, then find the stairs under Old Town Square for a nightcap at Social from 21:00.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: pie-counter coffee, the mothership, alley beers, whiskey

    Morning
    Coffee and a slice of pie from the bakery counter at Ginger and Baker in the restored Feed and Grain building on Linden Street, open from 07:00 on Sundays.
    Afternoon
    Tour New Belgium Brewing on Linden Street, Fat Tire and the foeder hall, then wander back through Old Firehouse Alley for a Colorado-grown pint at Salt Road Brewing and a balanced ale at Equinox Brewing.
    Evening
    Elk steak and a Colorado pour at The Still Whiskey Steaks, then finish among the 2,800 bottles at The Whisk(e)y until late.

Old Town classics on foot: market, cheese, oysters, bistro ★ 4.4

First-time visitor, one full Saturday1 day

One Saturday inside the historic core, from beignets and the farmers' market to a cheese counter, an oyster happy hour and a French dinner, all walkable.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: beignets, market rows, cheese flight, oysters, bistro dinner

    Morning
    Hot beignets and Eggs New Orleans at Lucile's Creole Cafe from 08:00, then browse the Larimer County Farmers' Market on Oak Street, 130-odd vendors until 13:00.
    Afternoon
    A monger-built board and wine flight at The Welsh Rabbit Cheese Shop on Walnut Street, then oyster happy hour at Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar from 15:30.
    Evening
    Dinner at Bistro Nautile, the French room in the old FISH space, then a lounge cocktail below the Armstrong Hotel at Ace Gillett's.

The CSU budget day: burritos, shawarma, no-waste coffee, late slices ★ 4.2

On a budget, one day1 day

Eat well all day near campus for the price of one Old Town dinner: a smothered breakfast burrito, halal shawarma, zero-waste coffee and midnight pizza.

  1. Day 1: Friday: smothered burrito, shawarma, west-side coffee, 1909 bar, late slice

    Morning
    A potato breakfast burrito smothered in green chile at Big City Burrito, open from 07:00 on South College Avenue.
    Afternoon
    Certified halal chicken shawarma and hummus at Petra Grill on West Elizabeth Street, then a no-waste pour-over in a thrifted mug at The Fox Den on Laporte Avenue.
    Evening
    A cheap draft in the 416 square feet of Town Pump, the city's oldest bar, then a hand-tossed New York slice at Pizza Casbah, which serves until 02:30 on Friday nights.
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