Choice City is an american restaurant in Old Town, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Steaks, Sandwiches
Must order: Steaks and sandwiches from the comfort-food menu
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.
Address: 104 West Olive Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
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.
Signature: Dry-aged steak, Handmade pasta
Order: A dry-aged cut with handmade pasta on the side
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.
Signature: Elk steak, Risotto
Order: Elk steak with a Colorado whiskey alongside
Tip: Dine-in only and the phones go unanswered by design; book on Resy. Over 50 of the whiskies are Colorado-made.
The Regional runs a from-scratch American kitchen on Mason Street in Fort Collins: half-shell oysters, lamb merguez meatballs and gluten-free fried chicken.
Signature: Gluten-free fried chicken, Oysters on the half shell
Order: The Wednesday gluten-free fried chicken with house hot sauce
Tip: The gluten-free fried chicken is a Wednesday special; weekend brunch runs 09:30 to 14:00 and books out on Resy.
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.
Signature: Bison short ribs, Fresh fish
Order: Bison short ribs with a bottle pulled from the wine market shelves
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.
Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar shucks a rotating oyster list on North College Avenue in Fort Collins, with chargrilled oysters and jumbo lump crab cakes.
Signature: Chargrilled oysters, Crab cakes
Order: A dozen oysters split raw and chargrilled
Tip: Happy hour runs daily 15:30-17:30 and all night on Tuesdays, the cheapest way at the raw bar.
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.
Signature: Dry-aged steak, Handmade pasta
Order: A dry-aged cut with handmade pasta on the side
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.
Signature: Elk steak, Risotto
Order: Elk steak with a Colorado whiskey alongside
Tip: Dine-in only and the phones go unanswered by design; book on Resy. Over 50 of the whiskies are Colorado-made.
The Regional runs a from-scratch American kitchen on Mason Street in Fort Collins: half-shell oysters, lamb merguez meatballs and gluten-free fried chicken.
Signature: Gluten-free fried chicken, Oysters on the half shell
Order: The Wednesday gluten-free fried chicken with house hot sauce
Tip: The gluten-free fried chicken is a Wednesday special; weekend brunch runs 09:30 to 14:00 and books out on Resy.
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.
Signature: Bison short ribs, Fresh fish
Order: Bison short ribs with a bottle pulled from the wine market shelves
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.
Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar shucks a rotating oyster list on North College Avenue in Fort Collins, with chargrilled oysters and jumbo lump crab cakes.
Signature: Chargrilled oysters, Crab cakes
Order: A dozen oysters split raw and chargrilled
Tip: Happy hour runs daily 15:30-17:30 and all night on Tuesdays, the cheapest way at the raw bar.
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.
Signature: Modern farm fare, Comfort food classics
Order: Whatever comfort-food special the farm kitchen is running
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 09:00 to 14:00; walk the artisan village afterwards for Bindle Coffee and the shops.
