Gastropub$$old-townDaily 11:30-00:00Until Daily 00:00
Tap and Handle keeps 74 rotating handles across three floors on College Avenue in Fort Collins, a national Top 100 beer bar with a real kitchen.
Try: The Smasher double burger
Tip: Wednesday's Smasher burger deal is dine-in only; the fire-pit patio stays welcoming well into the cooler months.
Gastropub$$harmonyMon-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-22:00Until Fri-Sat 00:00
DC Oakes Brewhouse and Eatery brews its own IPA and Mexican lager on the Harmony corridor in Fort Collins, with burgers, brunch and a late kitchen.
Try: Kitchen till an hour before close
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 09:00 to 12:00; the kitchen closes an hour before the bar, which stays open to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Café$campus-westDaily 07:00-00:00
Alleycat Coffee House keeps its second-floor room by CSU in Fort Collins open until midnight daily, running on its Famous House Chai and focaccia.
Tip: The house chai outsells the coffee; Tuesdays it is a dollar off. The stairs are easy to miss, look for the door on Laurel.
Pizza$campus-westSun-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:30Until Fri-Sat 02:30
Pizza Casbah has hand-tossed New York slices a block from CSU in Fort Collins since 1999, stone-baked, with a 30-inch challenge pie for the brave.
Try: New York-style slices
Tip: Friday and Saturday it serves until 02:30, the definitive post-bar slice; happy hour pours 3-dollar Odell and New Belgium drafts.
Sandwiches$campus-westSun-Thu 10:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-02:00Until Fri-Sat 02:00
Cheba Hut toasts its counterculture subs on Taft Hill Road in Fort Collins until 02:00 on weekends, with billiards, a full bar and Kool-Aid on tap.
Try: Toasted subs till late
Tip: The chain's headquarters sits in Fort Collins; the westside hut adds billiards and stays open latest. Order a White Widow toasted.
Pizza$$midtownDaily 10:30-00:00Until Daily 00:00
Krazy Karl's Pizza slings CSU-crowd pies on Timberline Road in Fort Collins until midnight every night, a local operation with a Loveland sibling.
Try: Late-night pizza
Tip: The West Elizabeth branch closed; Timberline is the Fort Collins location. Order online to skip the game-night queue.