Entry No. 1 — the Fort Collins file — filed under: oddities
Antlers Cafe and Bar
“Watch newcomers squint at the catfish and try to decide if it is real.”
During Prohibition this 1903 saloon just swapped its sign for pool hall and kept pouring; the National Register paperwork politely calls the booze reputed. The walls are the real con job: among genuine antler mounts hangs the Colorado mountain catfish, a mountain lion head grafted onto a fish body, and a mule deer that is literally a mule wearing deer antlers. Order the trout, then watch newcomers squint at the catfish and try to decide if it is real.
The move: Drive CO-131 into Yampa, order Rocky Mountain trout under the fake catfish, and quiz each other on which wall mounts are real.
📍 Before you go Yampa is about 45 minutes south of Steamboat Springs on CO-131, and the cafe sits where Main Street dead-ends at Moffat Avenue, with easy street parking out front. It has historically run seasonally with winter closures and dinner-leaning service, so confirm it is open before making the drive. Pair the trip with the Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway, which begins in town.
- 📍 Yampa
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 40 Moffat Ave., Yampa, CO 80483
Hours: Added 2026-06-11 — confirm current hours before you go.
⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.
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last checked: 2026-06-11