Fort Collins with friends

Local tipFamily-owned since '92, ask for the horchata latte the old-timers order

4 min walk to the next stop

Local tipCinnamon rolls the size of a dinner plate, go before 9am or wait for a table

3 min walk to the next stop

Local tipFort Collins' first brewpub, sit in the alley courtyard when the square's packed

3 min walk to the next stop

Local tipUsed bins up front, new pressings and turntables toward the back

2 min walk to the next stop

Local tipOldest bar in town since 1909, try a pickled egg at the bar if you're brave

Local tipChicken masala cheese fries at 2am, order the lassi, it cuts the spice

6 min walk to the next stop

Local tipAcross from the Oval, get the breakfast burrito before 9am classes

12 min walk to the next stop

Local tipLocally owned a decade now, the patio fills fast on CSU football Saturdays

1 min walk to the next stop

Local tipTrade in old CDs or records for store credit toward whatever's in the crates

7 min drive to the next stop

Local tipStarted as a cart, the al pastor still draws the longest weekend line