Colorado Eats · Fort Collins, Colorado

Fort Collins green chile, brewpubs and oldest restaurants, and more

In and around Fort Collins: 1 green chile spot, 9 brewpubs and 2 game and steak places. The green chile and game and steak lists were hand-checked in fall 2026 against 2025–26 sources. Brewpubs come from the state's Brew Pub and Distillery Pub license list of September 24, 2026. Colorado Eats knows 526 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries in Fort Collins: search them on the web, or sort them by distance in the app.

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Green chile in and near Fort Collins

Fort Collins itself first, then places within 12 miles by distance, hand-checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. Statewide: 46 Colorado green chile spots.

  1. Silver Grill Cafe

    218 Walnut St, Fort Collins

    Green chile On the menu: pork green chili, breakfast burrito, tamale & eggs, loaded hash browns, cinnamon rolls · Since 1933

    Old Town breakfast-and-lunch cafe known for its giant cinnamon rolls, with Colorado pork green chili on burritos, tamales and hash browns.

Brewpubs in and near Fort Collins

Fort Collins itself first, then places within 8 miles by distance: places with a Colorado Brew Pub or Distillery Pub license on the state's list of September 24, 2026. Statewide: 234 licensed Colorado brewpubs.

  1. Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing

    5 Old Town Sq, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  2. DC Oakes Brewhouse and Eatery

    3581 E Harmony Rd #110, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  3. Intersect Brewing

    2160 W Drake Rd A1, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  4. Konstruct Brewing

    3027 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  5. Pitchers Sports Restaurant

    1100 W Drake Rd, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  6. Prost Brewing

    1510 S College Ave, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  7. Ramskeller Pub & Grub

    1101 Center Ave Mall, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  8. Sugar Beet Saloon

    1921 Jessup Dr, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

  9. Verboten North Brewpub

    1611 S College Ave, Fort Collins

    Brewpub

Game & steakhouses near Fort Collins

Fort Collins itself first, then places within 12 miles by distance: bison, elk, trout and steak, hand-checked in fall 2026 against a 2025–26 source. Statewide: 37 Colorado game and steak places.

  1. Charco Broiler

    1716 E Mulberry St, Fort Collins

    Game & steak On the menu: hand-cut steaks, ribeye, New York strip, chicken fried steak, burgers · Since 1957

    McGarvey family steakhouse on East Mulberry serving hand-cut steaks, burgers and weekend breakfast for three generations.

  2. The Still Whiskey Steaks

    151 N College Ave, Fort Collins

    Game & steak On the menu: elk tenderloin, bison hanger steak, bison short rib, bison Rocky Mountain oysters, blackened Colorado trout, ribeye

    Old Town Colorado-style steakhouse with whiskey-marinated steaks, elk, bison and trout, plus a long list of Colorado whiskeys.

Oldest restaurants in Fort Collins

Opening years at today's address, from the place's own history or a published one, oldest first; the note under each explains its year. Statewide: Colorado's oldest restaurants.

  1. Silver Grill Cafe

    218 Walnut St, Fort Collins

    Green chile On the menu: pork green chili, breakfast burrito, tamale & eggs, loaded hash browns, cinnamon rolls · Since 1933

    Old Town breakfast-and-lunch cafe known for its giant cinnamon rolls, with Colorado pork green chili on burritos, tamales and hash browns.

    Opened at 218 Walnut St on October 28, 1933; it later expanded into neighboring storefronts but never moved.

  2. Charco Broiler

    1716 E Mulberry St, Fort Collins

    Game & steak On the menu: hand-cut steaks, ribeye, New York strip, chicken fried steak, burgers · Since 1957

    McGarvey family steakhouse on East Mulberry serving hand-cut steaks, burgers and weekend breakfast for three generations.

    Opened in fall 1957 as a coffee shop and burger joint and later became a steakhouse; a 2017 list of Fort Collins' oldest restaurants says it is still at its original location.

What Fort Collins eats

The kinds of places Fort Collins has most of, out of 526, counted from open map listings and Colorado's license records.

Kind of placePlaces
Bar & Pub101
Coffee & Café59
Mexican57
Bakery & Sweets46
Sandwiches & Deli32
Pizza31
Burgers25
Japanese & Sushi22
Healthy & Vegan17
Breakfast & Diner17

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