28 restaurants in Fort Collins, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Fort Collins.
RARE Italian ★ 4.6
old-town · 101 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 16:00-21:15
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.
Tip: Happy hour runs Monday to Friday 16:00-18:00; USA Today has named it among America's best steakhouses.
Silver Grill Cafe ★ 4.6
old-town · 218 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 07:00-14:00
Silver Grill Cafe has fried breakfast on Walnut Street in Fort Collins since 1933, and its giant cinnamon roll is the single most famous dish in the city.
Tip: Order the giant cinnamon roll grilled with butter; the Roll of the Month (August is Peaches and Cream) rewards repeat visits.
The Still Whiskey Steaks ★ 4.5
old-town · 151 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00
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.
Tip: Dine-in only and the phones go unanswered by design; book on Resy. Over 50 of the whiskies are Colorado-made.
The Regional ★ 4.5
old-town · 130 South Mason Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-21:30; brunch Sat-Sun 09:30-14:00
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.
Tip: The gluten-free fried chicken is a Wednesday special; weekend brunch runs 09:30 to 14:00 and books out on Resy.
The Farmhouse at Jessup Farm ★ 4.5
bucking-horse · 1957 Jessup Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Tue-Sun from 16:00; brunch Sat-Sun 09:00-14:00
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.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 09:00 to 14:00; walk the artisan village afterwards for Bindle Coffee and the shops.
Tasty Harmony ★ 4.5
old-town · 160 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Tue-Thu 11:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun 11:00-20:00; closed Mon
Tasty Harmony has run Fort Collins' plant-based kitchen on Oak Street since 2009, an organic scratch menu locals order without missing the meat.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The dessert case is the sleeper hit; expect a wait at weekend lunch.
Lucile's Creole Cafe ★ 4.5
old-town · 400 South Meldrum Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-14:00
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.
Tip: Start with an order of hot beignets for the table; the Pain Perdu is the sweet main worth the queue.
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.
Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar ★ 4.4
old-town · 123 North College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 15:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 15:30-22:00
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.
Tip: Happy hour runs daily 15:30-17:30 and all night on Tuesdays, the cheapest way at the raw bar.
Bistro Nautile ★ 4.4
old-town · 150 West Oak Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Lunch Thu-Sat 11:00-14:00; Dinner daily 16:00-21:00 (Sun-Mon to 20:00)
Bistro Nautile is the French-influenced seafood bistro on Oak Street in Fort Collins, run by three local restaurateurs in the former FISH market space.
Tip: Happy hour runs nightly 16:00-18:00; the owners ran the FISH seafood market here for 18 years before the rebrand.
Music City Hot Chicken ★ 4.3
midtown · 111 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00
Music City Hot Chicken fries Nashville-style birds on Prospect Road in Fort Collins across a ladder of heat levels, from Southern to the Flammable Solid dare.
Tip: Vegans get crispy fried tempeh in any heat level; weekend brunch adds chicken and waffles plus a Monte Cristo.
Cafe de Bangkok ★ 4.3
campus-west · 1232 West Elizabeth Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun 11:00-14:30, 16:30-21:00; closed Tue
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.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays and the kitchen breaks between lunch and dinner; parking sits right out front in the Campus West strip.
Himalayan Bistro ★ 4.3
south-fort-collins · 2720 Council Tree Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Lunch daily 11:00-14:30; dinner Mon-Sat 16:00-20:30, Sun 16:00-20:00
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.
Tip: The owners come from Nepal's Solukhumbu Valley and also founded Mt Everest Cafe in 2004; order momos before anything else.
Sonny Lubick Steakhouse ★ 4.2
old-town · 115 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-22:00
Sonny Lubick Steakhouse serves certified Angus prime rib and filet under the name of a CSU coaching legend on College Avenue in Fort Collins.
Tip: It is CSU-alumni owned; game-day Saturdays book out well ahead, so reserve early in football season.
Blue Agave Grill ★ 4.2
old-town · 201 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-21:00
Blue Agave Grill cooks Southwestern Mexican on College Avenue in Fort Collins: shrimp and lobster enchiladas, coconut shrimp tacos and margarita flights.
Tip: Complimentary chips and salsa land at the table; the margarita list is the draw, so come at happy hour.
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant ★ 4.2
old-town · 143 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu, Sun 11:00-22:00; Wed, Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant is the original of the Colorado cantina group, pouring its famous margaritas on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins since the 1980s.
Tip: The Rio margarita carries a house limit for good reason; chile rellenos and the crispy sopapilla are the food orders.
Young's Cafe Vietnamese Cuisine ★ 4.2
midtown · 3307 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-21:30; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:00-21:30
Young's Cafe has long been Fort Collins' Vietnamese standard-bearer on South College Avenue, from crab cheese wontons to the house fried rice.
Tip: Portions run generous and lunch is the value window; the dining room fills with regulars who have come for years.
Star of India ★ 4.2
midtown · 2900 Harvard Street, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Wed-Mon lunch 11:00-14:30, dinner 17:00-21:00; closed Tue
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.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. The lunch window is the value play; dinner service starts at 17:00 sharp.
Union Bar and Soda Fountain ★ 4.2
old-town · 250 Jefferson Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:00-22:00; Sat-Sun 10:00-22:00
Union Bar and Soda Fountain crosses a mid-century soda counter with craft cocktails on Jefferson Street in Fort Collins: burgers, floats and boozy shakes.
Tip: Housemade sodas and boozy milkshakes are the point; vegan and gluten-free menus are marked. Happy hour weekdays 15:00-18:00.
The Colorado Room ★ 4.1
midtown · 642 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Daily 11:00-22:00
The Colorado Room stacks gourmet sliders, poutine and Rocky Mountain oysters with local taps and local art on South College Avenue in Fort Collins.
Tip: This is the room to try Rocky Mountain oysters with a Colorado beer in hand; the art on the walls is for sale.
Austin's American Grill ★ 4.1
old-town · 100 West Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00
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.
Tip: The cast-iron skillet cornbread with honey butter is the non-negotiable side; a second branch sits out on Harmony Road.
Suh Sushi Korean BBQ ★ 4.1
midtown · 165 East Boardwalk Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:30-15:30, 16:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:00; Sun 11:30-21:00
Suh Sushi Korean BBQ pairs table-grill barbecue with hand-crafted sushi on East Boardwalk Drive, family-run since the Suhs arrived from Seoul in 2008.
Tip: The all-you-can-eat barbecue options come with unlimited side dishes and miso soup; the table grills make it the group pick.
Suehiro Japanese Restaurant ★ 4.0
south-fort-collins · 4431 Corbett Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:00
Suehiro Japanese Restaurant, a longtime Fort Collins sushi room, now rolls its nigiri, tempura teriyaki combos and katsu at Front Range Village.
Tip: The Old Town branch closed; Front Range Village on Corbett Drive is the one operating address. Happy hour keeps rolls affordable.
The Moot House ★ 4.0
midtown · 2626 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00
The Moot House has run its Tudor-style English pub room at Drake and College in Fort Collins since 1972, with prime rib on Fridays and Saturdays only.
Tip: Prime rib carves Friday and Saturday nights until it runs out; the scratch kitchen means slow-food patience at peak times.
Choice City ★ 4.0
old-town · 104 West Olive Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Wed-Mon 11:00-21:00; closed Tue
Choice City has served American comfort food next door to the historic Armstrong Hotel in Old Town Fort Collins since 2004, built on local produce.
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.
LuLu Asian Bistro ★ 3.9
old-town · 117 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-21:30; Sun 12:00-21:00
LuLu Asian Bistro is the locally owned catch-all on College Avenue where Old Town settles cravings for Chinese, Japanese and sushi in one dining room.
Tip: It seats large groups without fuss and keeps vegetarian options across every section of the long menu.
Rodizio Grill Brazilian Steakhouse ★ 3.9
old-town · 200 Jefferson Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-21:00; Fri-Sun 11:00-21:00
Rodizio Grill runs the Brazilian steakhouse ritual on Jefferson Street, gauchos carving rotisserie meats beside a 30-item housemade salad bar.
Tip: Friday to Sunday opens at 11:00 with a brunch service; the made-to-order Rodizio Limeades are the house non-alcoholic signature.
The Melting Pot ★ 3.7
old-town · 334 East Mountain Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-22:00; Fri 16:00-22:00; Sat 15:00-22:00; Sun 15:00-21:00
The Melting Pot stages four-course fondue dinners on East Mountain Avenue, from Wisconsin cheese through tabletop entrees to Belgian chocolate.
Tip: Book ahead for weekend celebration slots; the format runs long, so treat it as the evening's whole plan rather than a stop.