Your guide to Bon Appétit Week's downtown Fort Collins restaurant deals

Looking to expand your culinary horizons?

Fort Collins' Downtown Bon Appétit Week is just around the corner, with 10 days of multicourse meal deals, wine and cocktail pairings, and dessert specials starting Nov. 10.

Unlike Great Plates — another downtown restaurant promotion that provides two weeks of $25 meal deals to benefit the Food Bank for Larimer County each March — Bon Appétit Week was created in 2021 as a way to celebrate and support Fort Collins' downtown dining scene. This year's Bon Appétit Week features 27 participating bars, restaurants, ice cream shops and more.

Each restaurant's meal deal ranges in price and size.

Bon Appétit Week ends Nov. 19. Here are this year's deals:

*An asterisk denotes restaurants that are accepting reservations for Bon Appétit Week.

All-day Bon Appétit meal deals

Beau Jo's, 205 N. College Ave.

Choice of Dude Ranch, Sky Hawk, vegan sausage combo or Little Italy pizza (price is to be determined)

*Blue Agave Grill, 201 S. College Ave.

One-course meal for $23:

• Oven-roasted airline chicken breast with jalapeño-bacon au jus, crispy onions, chipotle-white cheddar mashed potatoes

One-course meal for $18:

• ‘Meati’ breaded crispy cutlet with ‘Kiss of the Devil’ salsa, marinated cherry tomato-arugula salad, creamy serrano-avocado rice and sweet heat balsamic reduction

Dessert deal for $13:

• Lemon trifle with whipped cream and fresh berries

The Cafe at Ginger and Baker, 359 Linden St.

One-course meal for $17

• Colorado carbonara made with mafaldine pasta, Little Cranberry Ranch wagyu pork and a Wisdom Farm poached egg

Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing, 5 Old Town Square

One-course meal for $20:

• Beer-braised pot roast served atop roasted garlic mashed potatoes with tri-color roasted carrots, a demi-glaze and crispy onion straws.

*CopperMuse Distillery, 244 N. College Ave.

One-course meal for $13:

• Three jumbo beef and sausage Italian meatballs sautéed to order in a house-made vertueux vodka sauce and topped with ricotta and fresh basil

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Gaku Ramen, 223 Linden St.

One-course meal for $18.95:

• Spicy miso karaage — a miso ramen bowl filled with bamboo shoots, a sprinkle of onions, soft-boiled egg, crispy Japanese fried chicken and wavy noodles

La Piadina Italian Flatbread Sandwiches, 234 N. College Ave., Unit B3

One-course meal for $15:

• A French piadina with brie cheese, prosciutto, caramelized onions, walnuts, raspberry-jalapeno jam and arugula

Locust Cider, 200 Walnut St.

One-course meal for $31.95:

• Short rib ragù on roasted pumpkin parmesan risotto topped with a parmesan crisp and basil chiffonade (gluten-free)

Mugs, 261 S. College Ave. and 306 W. Laurel St.

• A la carte vegan butternut squash soup topped with pepitas and sprouts for $7

• Cinnamon apple oatmeal for $5

• An apple cider martini for $8

*Rodizio Grill, 200 Jefferson St.

Four-course meal for $59:

• Course 1: Select cocktail or nonalcoholic beverage

• Course 2: Brazilian appetizers, including cheese bread, sweet fried bananas and crispy polenta

• Course 3: Unlimited trips to the salad bar and endless servings of more than a dozen grilled rotisserie meats including New York strip, lamb and brown sugar glazed pineapple

• Course 4: A select homemade dessert

*The Still Whiskey Steaks, 151 N. College Ave.

One-course meal for $49:

• Whole roasted whitefish seasoned and stuffed with lemon and fresh herbs and served over a bed of white bean salad

*Stuft Burger Bar, 210 S. College Ave.

One-course meal for $14:

• Philly burger made with 1/3-pound beef patty, thinly sliced steak, chipotle aioli, bell peppers and Swiss cheese on a brioche bun

Tasty Harmony, 160 W. Oak St.

One-course meal for $15:

• Crispy cauliflower tossed in ras el hanout over sautéed greens, oyster mushroom and cherry tomatoes with preserved lemon vinaigrette and garlic aioli

Union Bar & Soda Fountain, 250 Jefferson St.

One-course meal for $17.95:

• Zoe's meatball sub featuring house-made Italian meatballs cooked overnight in tomato vodka sauce and served with melted provolone cheese on a toasted hoagie (includes a side salad)

Uno Mas Taqueria y Cantina, 120 W. Olive St., No. 104

Three-course meal for two for $45:

• Course 1: Choose from an appetizer of queso or guacamole

• Mix and match four specialty tacos, including fried cauliflower with slaw and chipotle crema, slow-braised ox tail, seared salmon, achiote/orange braised chicken

• Course 3: Oreo churros

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Lunch specials

FoCo Cafe, 225 Maple St.

One-course lunch for $20:

• Enjoy chicken paprikash — a Hungarian classic with roasted chicken in a savory cream sauce. This dish is served over homemade spaetzle with your choice of side.

Dinner specials

Ace Gillett's Lounge & Supper Club, 239 S. College Ave.

Three-course dinner for $50:

• Course 1: Choice of gnocchi with a truffle cream sauce or eggplant rollatini flatbread

• Course 2: Choice of New England clam chowder or roasted pumpkin salad

• Course 3: Choice of lamb Bolognese or lobster risotto

*Bistro Nautile, 150 W. Oak St.

One-course dinner for $40:

• Seared rainbow trout with arugula, grapefruit, pistachio, fromage fais and herbs de provence vinaigrette

A la carte option for $21:

• Smoked boudin blanc with schmaltz potatoes, caramelized onions, mustard broth and warm baguette

*The Emporium: An American Brasserie, 378 Walnut St.

Three-course dinner for $65 (each dish is available as an a la carte item):

• Course 1: Poached d'anjou pear and burrata salad

• Course 2: Elizabeth Old Elk Whiskey flambe-braised lamb and fresh gnocchi

• Course 3: Vanilla bean crème brûlée

*Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, 123 N. College Ave.

A $13 a la carte dish of shrimp packed into house-made dough, pan fried, steamed and served with ponzu sauce

*The Melting Pot, 334 E. Mountain Ave.

Four-course fondue experience for $52.95:

• Course 1: Classic alpine cheese fondue

• Course 2: Gourmet salad

• Course 3: Entree with Pacific white shrimp, Memphis-style barbecue pork tenderloin, teriyaki-marinated steak, garlic pepper steak and herb-crusted chicken breast including fresh vegetables and homemade dipping sauces

• Course 4: Flaming turtle fondue with milk chocolate, caramel, candied pecans, flambeed with rum, served with fresh strawberries, bananas, tasty marshmallows, sugar waffles, Rice Krispy treats, pound cake, blondies and brownies

*Philippe French Bistro & Bakery, 133 S. College Ave.

Three-course dinner for $58:

• Course 1: Salade d’endives grilles — grilled endives, beet jus, poached apples, apple cider-brined carrots, blue cheese and walnuts

• Course 2: Souris d’agneau braisée ― lavender-and-black-tea-rubbed lamb shank, parsnip puree, French lentils, broccolini and bordelaise

• Course 3: Tarte tatin — caramelized apple, crème anglaise, puff pastry and candied pecans

*Restaurant 415, 415 Mason St.

One-course dinner for $35:

• Bone-in Duroc pork chop dressed with a bourbon maple citrus glaze and accompanied by garlic mashed potatoes and baked butternut squash with brown sugar and pepitas (you can opt for a vegetarian tofu version for $26.00)

A la carte dessert for $8:

• Apple tatin

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Wine and cocktail pairings

*Blanchard Family Wines, 234 N. College Ave.

Two-course wine and chocolate pairing for $35

Social, 1 Old Town Square, No. 7

Two select cocktails and a premium cheese and charcuterie board for $30

Dessert-only specials

Ben & Jerry’s, 1 Old Town Square, Suite 104

M&M chocolate chip cookie sandwich with choice of ice cream flavor for $4.75

Old Town Churn, 234 N. College Ave., Unit D

Apple pie à la mode sundae for $9

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