Best Family Dinner Spots in NoCo

Dinner with the whole crew, kids included. These NoCo spots make a family meal easy: welcoming rooms, something for everyone, and nobody side-eyeing the high chair.

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.

Ridgehill Tavern

Windsor

Casual Dinner, Game Day, Late Night, Value, Groups & Family

Ridgehill Tavern feels a little more polished than your standard neighborhood sports bar, but still casual enough for pizza and a beer any night of the week.

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.

3 Margaritas

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Groups & Family

3 Margaritas is one of those reliable Fort Collins comfort spots that's been around forever for a reason.

Anchor Bar

Loveland

Game Day, Late Night, Groups & Family

A happy hour that runs late into the night.

Buffalo Wild Wings

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Game Day, Value, Groups & Family

Buffalo Wild Wings isn’t trying to be trendy, but it still works when you want a guaranteed sports-bar atmosphere with plenty of TVs, beer, and wings.

Cafe at Ginger & Baker

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Groups & Family, Dog-Friendly

Ginger and Baker is one of those Fort Collins spots people use to show off the city a little.

Cancun Mexican Grill and Cantina

Greeley

Patio Drinks, Value, Groups & Family

West Greeley and 20 years in business.

El Diablo Taco Bar

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Groups & Family

Feels like one of those Fort Collins spots built equally for tacos and margaritas.

El Diablo Taco Bar

Loveland

Cocktails, Value, Groups & Family

Loveland needed a good taco spot and El Diablo showed up.

Hacienda Jalisco

Firestone

Date Night, Casual Dinner, Cocktails, Patio Drinks, Value, Groups & Family

Firestone is not a place people think of when they think of a go-to dinner spot, which is exactly why regulars here act a little territorial about it.

Jax Fish House

Fort Collins

Date Night, Casual Dinner, Groups & Family, Early Bird

Happy hour for people who care just as much about oysters as cocktails.

Je Ju Restaurant

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Groups & Family

Je Ju feels more like a hidden local favorite than a polished restaurant concept.

Lazy Dog Bar & Grill

Johnstown

Brunch, Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Late Night, Value, Groups & Family

Same family, same dependable neighborhood bar energy as Erie, just planted on the other side of the county.

Lazy Dog Bar & Grill

Erie

Brunch, Casual Dinner, Patio Drinks, Game Day, Late Night, Groups & Family

Erie's neighborhood bar that actually has good food.

Los Tarascos

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Value, Groups & Family

Los Tarascos is one of those reliable comfort spots people quietly become regulars at.

Parry's Pizzeria and Taphouse

Longmont

Casual Dinner, Cocktails, Patio Drinks, Value, Groups & Family

Located within Village at the Peaks, Parry's is the go-to for New York style pizza and a craft beer selection of 45 draft beers poured over with quality and local in mind.

Rally5

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Groups & Family, Dog-Friendly

Rally5 feels like somebody took the idea of a neighborhood sports bar and actually cared about the food.

Rio Grande

Fort Collins

Patio Drinks, Late Night, Value, Groups & Family, Early Bird

I keep going back to the Rio mostly because the patio is still one of the best patio spots in Fort Collins once the weather gets nice.

Roma West

Greeley

Casual Dinner, Game Day, Value, Groups & Family, Local Favorite

Pizza and signature carolis in a funky space lined with classic rock memorabilia.

Si Señor Real Mexican Food

Erie

Casual Dinner, Cocktails, Patio Drinks, Groups & Family

Locally owned Mexican restaurant in Erie that takes the margaritas seriously.

Smokin Dave's Bbq & Brew

Longmont

Casual Dinner, Craft Beer, Patio Drinks, Value, Groups & Family

Started in 2007 in Estes Park and named to the National Barbecue News list of Best of the Best Barbecue Restaurants in America.

Smokin' Dave's BBQ

Greeley

Casual Dinner, Value, Groups & Family, Early Bird

Smokin' Dave's is one of those places where you can smell the smoker before you even open the door, which usually feels like a good sign.

Taqueria Del Barrio

Fort Collins

Casual Dinner, Late Night, Value, Groups & Family

The former Pobre Panchos upgraded to Taqueria Del Barrio.