Guidebook for Bloomington
Food Scene
Hopscotch Coffee
235 W Dodds StSocial Cantina
125 N College AveGood margaritas!
Good bar and good food. Breakfast is awesome as are the bloody Mary's. HUEVOS RANCHEROS.
Good for dinner too.
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Uptown Cafe
102 E Kirkwood AveGood bar and good food. Breakfast is awesome as are the bloody Mary's. HUEVOS RANCHEROS.
Good for dinner too.
Two Sticks Bakery
415 S Washington StBAKERY!!
Where else can you get Afghan cuisine? It's super delicious.
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Samira Restaurant
100 W 6th StWhere else can you get Afghan cuisine? It's super delicious.
Siam House
430 E 4th StGreat lunch buffet. Quality and very good food.
Bar and restaurant. Walking distance and new owners. I hear the food is good. Must get over there. Let us know if you go!
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Sweet Grass Modern Southern Kitchen
405 W Patterson DrBar and restaurant. Walking distance and new owners. I hear the food is good. Must get over there. Let us know if you go!
Amazing wine selection and they sell carry out vino. Really good food. Small dining room and a bit of outdoor seating. It can be really nice!
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Feast Market & Cellar
407 W Patterson DrAmazing wine selection and they sell carry out vino. Really good food. Small dining room and a bit of outdoor seating. It can be really nice!
Tibetan food. So good.. so quirky.
The salad dressing is obsessively good but you must adjust your salad expectations as this is old school iceberg in a wooden bowl. These are genuine Tibetan people who make everything from scratch. Try it!
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Anyetsang's Little Tibet Restaurant
415 East 4th StreetTibetan food. So good.. so quirky.
The salad dressing is obsessively good but you must adjust your salad expectations as this is old school iceberg in a wooden bowl. These are genuine Tibetan people who make everything from scratch. Try it!
Essentials
Great hippie co-op. They have a nice deli and salad and hot bar. They have organic everything. Wine too. Good for lunch.
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Bloomingfoods Market & Deli Near West Side
316 W 6th StGreat hippie co-op. They have a nice deli and salad and hot bar. They have organic everything. Wine too. Good for lunch.
Liquor store that has a huge beer and wine selection. Also, every other liquor you can imagine. They ordered Strega for me and our favorite rum from Belize. Stephanie in the wine department is the BEST.
Big Red Liquors
418 N College AveLiquor store that has a huge beer and wine selection. Also, every other liquor you can imagine. They ordered Strega for me and our favorite rum from Belize. Stephanie in the wine department is the BEST.
Kroger
1175 S College Mall RdNothing special but open 24 hours.
There's a location on the east side now by the mall.
Ya know. It's Fresh Thyme.
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Fresh Thyme Farmers Market- Bloomington IN
3600 W 3rd StThere's a location on the east side now by the mall.
Ya know. It's Fresh Thyme.
Drinks & Nightlife
OMG 80's video games for free. Play and drink. Cover after a certain time.
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The Cade
217 N Walnut StOMG 80's video games for free. Play and drink. Cover after a certain time.
This is traditional Bloomington ..
Burgers and beer. Get in line on football and basketball weekends.
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Nick's English Hut
423 E Kirkwood AveThis is traditional Bloomington ..
Burgers and beer. Get in line on football and basketball weekends.
This was an Irish pub before Irish pubs were cool in the US. Good for a Guinness and good pub food. A bar where there are almost no TVs. A plus in my book! Try the Blarney puff balls. And the french fries are pretty darn good. And the stew. And the soda bread.
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The Irish Lion Restaurant & Pub
212 W Kirkwood AveThis was an Irish pub before Irish pubs were cool in the US. Good for a Guinness and good pub food. A bar where there are almost no TVs. A plus in my book! Try the Blarney puff balls. And the french fries are pretty darn good. And the stew. And the soda bread.
Everything Else
Nice big park. Tennis courts, public pool in the summer, playground, your basic city park.
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Bryan Park playground
Nice big park. Tennis courts, public pool in the summer, playground, your basic city park.
Shopping
Quirky and cool. On the teenie bopper end of things but still you might find a treasure.
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Cactus Flower
600 East Hillside DriveQuirky and cool. On the teenie bopper end of things but still you might find a treasure.
Vintage Vogue by GW
422 E Kirkwood AveOne person's junk is another's joy.