READER'S
CHOICE
Best Breakfast
1
Silver Grill & Lucille's (TIE)
2
Cafe Bluebird
3
Rainbow Restaurant
Best Burger
1
Big Al's Burgers & Dogs
2
Avogadro's Number
3
Union Bar & Soda Fountain
Best Sandwich
1
Cheba Hut
2
Yampa Sandwich Company
3
Snack Attack
Best Pizza
1
Krazy Karl's Pizza
2
Cosmos Pizza
3
Pizza Casbah
Best Wings
1
Jim's Wings
2
Wing Shack
3
Wing Stop
Best Italian Food
1
Nick's Homestyle
2
RARE
3
Maida Trattoria
Best Bakery
1
La Creperie
2
Little Bird Bake Shop
3
Colorado Kolache
Best Chicken
1
Music City Hot Chicken
2
Dave's Hot Chicken
3
Comet Chicken
Best Mexican Food
1
Blue Agave
2
Fuzzy's Taco Shop
3
Taqueria Los Comales
Best Burrito
1
Big City Burrito
2
Illegal Pete's
3
Cafe Mexicali
Best Sushi
1
JAWS
2
Japango
3
Sushi Je Ju
Best Asian Food
1
Young's Vietnamese Cafe
2
Jinya Ramen Bar
3
LuLu Asian Bistro
Best Vegetarian
1
Avogadro's Number
2
Rainbow
3
Tasty Harmony
Best Smoothies
1
Tropical Smoothie
2
Smoothie King
3
Nekter
Best Ice Cream
1
High Point Creamery
2
Walrus Ice Cream
3
Edison's Ice Cream
Best Sweet Treats
1
Mary's Mountain Cookies
2
Gelato a' More
3
Nuance Chocolate
Best Date Night
1
The Melting Pot
2
Social
3
Blue Agave
Best Place to Take Parents
1
Ginger & Baker
2
Coopersmith's
3
The Still Whiskey Steaks
Best Coffee
1
Alley Cat
2
MUGS at the Oval
3
Dutch Bros Coffee
Best Margarita
1
Rio Grande
2
Blue Agave
3
Fuzzy's Taco Shop
Best Happy Hour
1
Road 34
2
Social
3
The Mayor of Old Town
Best Brewery
1
New Belgium
2
O'Dell Brewing Co
3
Ramskeller
Best College Bar
1
Lucky Joe's
2
Road 34
3
Bondi Beach Bar
Best Drunchies
1
Cheba Hut
2
Slyce Pizza
3
Fat Shack
Best Campus Food
1
Spoons
2
Sexy Sammies
3
Freddy's
Best On Campus Coffee
1
Morgan's Grind
2
Sweet Temptations
3
Sweet Sinsations
Best College
1
Natural Sciences
2
Liberal Arts
3
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
Best Dining Hall
1
The Foundry
2
Rams Horn
3
Durrell
Best Study Spot
1
Morgan Library
2
Ramskeller
3
Lory Student Center
Best Liquor Store
1
Wilbur's Total Beverage
2
Campus West
3
Mulberry MAX Liquor Store
Best Apartment Complex
1
Rams Village
2
The Standard
3
Union / FoCo Living
Best Place to Have Fun
1
Chipper's Lanes
2
The Lyric
3
Pinball Jones
Best Place Live Music
1
The Mishawaka
2
The Aggie Theatre
3
The Lyric
Best Smoke Shop
1
Kind Creations
2
Up N' Smoke
3
One Love
Best Dispensary
1
Green Dragon
2
ACE's Place
3
VERTs Neighborhood Dispensary
Best Tattoo/Piercing
1
Linden Street Tattoo
2
Tribal Rites
3
Covenant
Best Hair Salon
1
Studio Be
2
Tuana Hair Salon
3
Molly's Salon
Best Nail Salon
1
LV Nail Salons
2
Peachy Nail Spot
3
Glossy Nails
Best Wax Salon
1
Screamin Peach
2
European Wax Center
3
Waxing Moon
Best Barbershop
1
Rivalry Barbershop
2
Scissors & Sinners
3
Lucky 27
Best Bookstore
1
Old Firehouse Books
2
CSU Bookstore
3
The Bizarre Bazaar
Best Thrift
1
ARC Thrift Store
2
Ragstock
3
Collective Vintage
Best Boutique
1
Collective Vintage
2
Ivy Boutique
3
Dandelions & Rust
Best Bike Shop
1
Recycled Cycles
2
Road 34
3
Incycle Bike Shop
Best Outdoor Gear
1
REI
2
Sierra Trading Post
3
The Gearage
Legacy Winners
15+ YEARS
- Alley Cat Coffee House
- Freakshow Tattoo
- LA Nails
- Pizza Casbah
- Recycled Cycles
- Silver Grill Cafe
- Spoons
- Trail Head Tavern
- Young's Cafe
- Screamin Peach
20+ YEARS
- Aggie Theater
- Avogadro's Number
- Beau Jo's Pizza
- Big City Burrito
- Cheba Hut
- CooperSmith's
- Lucile's Creole Cafe
- Rainbow Restaurant
- Ramskeller
25+ YEARS
- B&B Pickle Barrel (RIP)
- JAX Outdoor Gear
- Jim's Wings
- Lucky Joe's
- New Belgium Brewing
- Odell Brewing Company
- Rio Grande
30+ YEARS
- Walrus Ice Cream
A Special Congratulations
To those businesses who currently hold or have held a consistent place in the top three since the publication began in 1990. This includes: Aggie Theater, Campus West Liquor, Freakshow, JAX Outdoor Gear, Lucile's Creole Cafe, Lucky Joe's, LuLu Asian Bistro, Mary's Mountain Cookies, Odell Brewing Co., Ram's Village, Ramskeller, Recycled Cycles, Silver Grill Cafe, Walrus Ice Cream, and Wilbur's Total Beverage.
BEST OF 35 YEARS
The Best of CSU was published for the first time in 1990. Over the years, many long-standing winners have come and gone but there are some who have weathered the storms and have continued to top our list of voter's favorites.
About the Best of CSU
Best of CSU is a Rocky Mountain Student Media special publication featuring the results of our annual survey highlighting the best places to eat, drink, play and shop in Fort Collins. This is the 35th edition featuring the results of the November 2024 survey. Thank you to the close to 2,000 people who participated in the survey.
