Best Afternoon Hangs in NoCo

The easy daytime move. These NoCo spots are made for a low-stakes afternoon: a glass of wine, a sunny patio, a slow hang before the day turns into night.

Mugs

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Value, Groups & Family

Great place for coffee in the morning, meeting somebody downtown in the afternoon, happy hour drinks later on.

Ted's Backyard

Windsor

Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Groups & Family

This place just relaunched in February 2026 so people are still figuring out what it is.

Beau Jo's

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Value

Beau Jo's is one of those places everybody in Fort Collins has ended up at after a day in the mountains, a CSU game, or a long afternoon drinking downtown.

Bistro Nautile

Fort Collins

Date Night, Casual Dinner, Cocktails, Patio Drinks, Upscale

Bistro Nautile feels like the kind of place you end up staying longer than you planned because another glass of wine and oysters suddenly sounds like a great idea.

Bondi Beach Bar And Grill

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Live Music

Bondi is basically where half of Fort Collins ends up once the weather gets nice and people start circling Old Town looking for drinks and energy.

Colorado Room

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Game Day, Live Music, Value, Dog-Friendly, Local Favorite

Colorado Room feels like peak Fort Collins once the patio fills up.

Deppen Brewing

Wellington

Cocktails, Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Value, Dog-Friendly, Local Favorite

Deppen Brewing feels a lot more community-driven than some of the bigger brewery operations around Northern Colorado.

La Luz Mexican Grill

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Value

La Luz has been one of those dependable Fort Collins spots forever, especially if you like fresher Baja-style Mexican food instead of the heavier cheese-smothered Tex-Mex route.

Mas Fuegos

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Game Day, Value, Dog-Friendly

Mas Fuegos feels like where south Fort Collins goes when people want margaritas and tacos without dealing with the Old Town crowds.

Pumphouse Brewery

Longmont

Date Night, Casual Dinner, Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Late Night, Value

This place has been at the corner of 6th and Main since 1996 and people in Longmont treat it like a given.

Sugar Beet Saloon

Fort Collins

Date Night, Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Dog-Friendly, Local Favorite

Sugar Beet Saloon feels like the kind of place Fort Collins needed more of.

The Rusty Melon

Erie

Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Value

Locally owned by Justine and Rusty, and regulars treat it like the neighborhood bar Erie needed.

Zwei Brewing

Fort Collins

Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Live Music, Value, Groups & Family, Dog-Friendly

One of those breweries where people show up because they know exactly what they're getting.