Vendors, food trucks and stalls: the cheapest, fastest, frequently best food in Fort Collins.

Don't-miss vendors

Vatos Tacos + Tequila ★ 4.0

$ MexicanOld Town

Vatos Tacos + Tequila grills street tacos from a shipping container at The Exchange in Fort Collins, open from 07:00 with margaritas on the plaza.

TryStreet tacos

TipIt opens at 07:00 for breakfast service, unusual for a taqueria; gluten-free items are flagged on the menu board.

La Piadina ★ 4.1

$ ItalianOld Town

La Piadina griddles Emilia-Romagna flatbread sandwiches from a container kitchen at The Exchange in Fort Collins, with Italian wine and local beer.

TryPiadina flatbread sandwiches

TipA piadina crisped to order plus a glass of Italian wine on the plaza is one of the city's best cheap dates.

Big City Burrito ★ 4.3

$ MexicanMidtown

Big City Burrito wraps its famous potato burrito on South College Avenue in Fort Collins from 07:00, the original counter of a homegrown institution.

TryThe original potato burrito

TipThe potato burrito smothered in green chile is the order that made the name; breakfast burritos run from opening.

Petra Grill ★ 4.4

$ MediterraneanCampus West

Petra Grill carves certified halal shawarma and grills kabobs on West Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins, a family room that feeds the CSU crowd.

TryHalal shawarma and kabobs

TipEverything on the menu is certified halal and there is no alcohol; the falafel-hummus sandwich is the vegetarian sleeper.

The Exchange ★ 4.2

$$ Food hallOld Town

The Exchange stacks shipping-container kitchens around a common-consumption plaza on North College Avenue in Fort Collins, tacos to boba to beer.

TryContainer-kitchen grazing

TipIt is a licensed common consumption area, so a Penrose Tap House pour can follow you to any table; Vatos and La Piadina anchor the food.

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