13 late night in Fort Collins, editor-picked for food open late at the weekend. Where to eat past midnight on a weekend night. All late night in Fort Collins.
The Whisk(e)y ★ 4.4
old-town · 214 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-01:30; Fri-Sat 11:00-01:30
The Whisk(e)y lines up more than 2,800 whiskies behind its College Avenue bar in Fort Collins, one of the largest whiskey selections in Colorado.
Tip: Happy hour runs all day Sunday and Monday; ask the staff to steer a flight, the list is genuinely unnavigable alone.
The Emporium Kitchen and Wine Market ★ 4.4
old-town · 378 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-23:00; Sat-Sun 09:00-23:00
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.
Tap and Handle ★ 4.4
old-town · 307 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 11:30-00:00
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.
Tip: Wednesday's Smasher burger deal is dine-in only; the fire-pit patio stays welcoming well into the cooler months.
Pizza Casbah ★ 4.3
campus-west · 126 West Laurel Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:30
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.
Tip: Friday and Saturday it serves until 02:30, the definitive post-bar slice; happy hour pours 3-dollar Odell and New Belgium drafts.
Town Pump ★ 4.3
old-town · 124 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Fri 15:00-01:00; Sat 12:00-01:30; Sun 12:00-00:30
Town Pump has poured in the same 416-square-foot room on College Avenue in Fort Collins since 1909, the oldest bar in the city and nearly its smallest.
Tip: Cash-friendly, cramped and proud of it; a GoFundMe raised over 57,000 dollars in two days to save it during the pandemic.
Elliot's Martini Bar ★ 4.2
old-town · 234 Linden Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 16:30-02:00
Elliot's Martini Bar has shaken classics and dessert martinis on Linden Street in Fort Collins since 1997, nightly until 02:00 with a back patio.
Tip: The Cucumber's Last Stand and Tequila Mockingbird are the house calls; the back patio is the seat to hold in summer.
Alleycat Coffee House ★ 4.2
campus-west · 120 1/2 West Laurel Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 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.
Illegal Pete's ★ 4.1
old-town · 320 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Wed 10:30-22:00; Thu 10:30-23:00; Fri 10:30-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-21:00
Illegal Pete's builds mission-size burritos with a full bar on Walnut Street in Fort Collins, the Colorado indie chain that pays a living wage.
Tip: Weekend breakfast burritos run 09:00-13:00; Friday and Saturday the line serves until midnight with margaritas alongside.
Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon ★ 4.1
old-town · 25 Old Town Square, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 11:00-02:00
Lucky Joe's Sidewalk Saloon puts an Irish pub in an old western saloon on Old Town Square in Fort Collins, open to 02:00 with green chili on the stove.
Tip: The Monday 4.99-dollar burger is the cheapest square-side dinner going; happy hour runs 15:00-19:00 on weekdays.
Cheba Hut Toasted Subs (Westside) ★ 4.0
campus-west · 925 South Taft Hill Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-00:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-02:00
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.
Tip: The chain's headquarters sits in Fort Collins; the westside hut adds billiards and stays open latest. Order a White Widow toasted.
Krazy Karl's Pizza ★ 4.0
midtown · 2620 South Timberline Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Daily 10:30-00:00
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.
Tip: The West Elizabeth branch closed; Timberline is the Fort Collins location. Order online to skip the game-night queue.
DC Oakes Brewhouse and Eatery ★ 4.0
harmony · 3581 East Harmony Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-00:00; Sat 09:00-00:00; Sun 09:00-22:00
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.
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.
Trailhead Tavern ★ 3.9
old-town · 148 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-02:00
Trailhead Tavern holds down Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins as the Old Town dive bar of record, with cheap pitchers until 02:00 seven nights a week.
Tip: It closes only for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Sunday after the Super Bowl; expect a CSU crowd on weekends.