Silver Grill Cafe is a diner restaurant in Old Town, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Giant cinnamon roll, Pancakes
Must order: The giant cinnamon roll, grilled, with a side of crispy bacon
Tip: Order the giant cinnamon roll grilled with butter; the Roll of the Month (August is Peaches and Cream) rewards repeat visits.
Address: 218 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Lucile's Creole Cafe serves beignets, Eggs New Orleans and homemade gumbo out of a creaky house on Meldrum Street in Fort Collins, mornings only.
Signature: Beignets, Eggs New Orleans
Order: Beignets first, then Eggs New Orleans with grits
Tip: Start with an order of hot beignets for the table; the Pain Perdu is the sweet main worth the queue.
Austin's American Grill roasts and grills over an open flame on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins, bison plates and cast-iron cornbread with honey butter.
Signature: Rotisserie chicken, Cast-iron cornbread
Order: Open-flame rotisserie chicken with the skillet cornbread
Tip: The cast-iron skillet cornbread with honey butter is the non-negotiable side; a second branch sits out on Harmony Road.
Lucile's Creole Cafe serves beignets, Eggs New Orleans and homemade gumbo out of a creaky house on Meldrum Street in Fort Collins, mornings only.
Signature: Beignets, Eggs New Orleans
Order: Beignets first, then Eggs New Orleans with grits
Tip: Start with an order of hot beignets for the table; the Pain Perdu is the sweet main worth the queue.
Star of India, a six-time NoCo Style best-Indian winner, has been cooking North Indian and Punjabi curries on Harvard Street in Fort Collins.
Signature: North Indian curries, Tandoori
Order: A Punjabi curry with fresh tandoori bread
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. The lunch window is the value play; dinner service starts at 17:00 sharp.
Cafe de Bangkok cooks khao soi, drunken noodles and Massaman curry on West Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins, with a deep vegetarian and vegan list.
Signature: Khao soi, Drunken noodles
Order: Khao soi, medium heat, with a Thai iced tea
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and the kitchen breaks between lunch and dinner; parking sits right out front in the Campus West strip.
Suehiro Japanese Restaurant, a longtime Fort Collins sushi room, now rolls its nigiri, tempura teriyaki combos and katsu at Front Range Village.
Signature: Sushi rolls, Chicken katsu
Order: A roll selection with the tempura teriyaki combo
Tip: The Old Town branch closed; Front Range Village on Corbett Drive is the one operating address. Happy hour keeps rolls affordable.
Himalayan Bistro brings Dawa and Tashi Sherpa's Nepali, Tibetan and Indian cooking to Council Tree Avenue in Fort Collins, est. 2016 at Front Range Village.
Signature: Momos, Himalayan curries
Order: A plate of momos, then a Sherpa-spiced curry
Tip: The owners come from Nepal's Solukhumbu Valley and also founded Mt Everest Cafe in 2004; order momos before anything else.
Austin's American Grill roasts and grills over an open flame on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins, bison plates and cast-iron cornbread with honey butter.
Signature: Rotisserie chicken, Cast-iron cornbread
Order: Open-flame rotisserie chicken with the skillet cornbread
Tip: The cast-iron skillet cornbread with honey butter is the non-negotiable side; a second branch sits out on Harmony Road.
