Guidebook for Bloomington

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Guidebook for Bloomington

Food Scene

Farm-to-Table restaurant, great people and best dining and food experience in Illinois outside of Chicago.
24 locals raden deze aan
Epiphany Farms Restaurant
220 E Front St
24 locals raden deze aan
Farm-to-Table restaurant, great people and best dining and food experience in Illinois outside of Chicago.
By the owners of Station Two Twenty a unique asian inspired tapas-style dining experience with a trendy bar and even Napolitano style pizza. Hip crowd and unique decor. Fun place.
20 locals raden deze aan
Anju Above
220 E Front St
20 locals raden deze aan
By the owners of Station Two Twenty a unique asian inspired tapas-style dining experience with a trendy bar and even Napolitano style pizza. Hip crowd and unique decor. Fun place.
Fantastic baked goods made on-site daily and good place for an easy breakfast sandwich or lunch and a cup of coffee. Plus the owners are my neighbors 3 doors down the street.
Kelly's Bakery and Cafe
113 N Center St
Fantastic baked goods made on-site daily and good place for an easy breakfast sandwich or lunch and a cup of coffee. Plus the owners are my neighbors 3 doors down the street.
Hip coffee shop scene.
12 locals raden deze aan
Coffee Hound Roasters and Cafes
407 N Main St
12 locals raden deze aan
Hip coffee shop scene.
Bar and restaurant. Mostly townies. Fun atmosphere, loud and lots of energy especially if there's any sports on in the bar. Has an outdoor beer garden that is really nice on hot summer nights.
6 locals raden deze aan
Schooners
810 E Grove St
6 locals raden deze aan
Bar and restaurant. Mostly townies. Fun atmosphere, loud and lots of energy especially if there's any sports on in the bar. Has an outdoor beer garden that is really nice on hot summer nights.

Drinks & Nightlife

Traditional pub setting with easy-going attitude plus good dining-room for dinners and lunch as well as pub food in the bar side at the bar or tables. Fun and energetic, local crowd.
20 locals raden deze aan
Rosie's Pub
106 E Front St
20 locals raden deze aan
Traditional pub setting with easy-going attitude plus good dining-room for dinners and lunch as well as pub food in the bar side at the bar or tables. Fun and energetic, local crowd.

Shopping

Cool, quirky and traditional antique shop. A great place to spend time on a Saturday afternoon. Only open Saturdays.
A Gridley Antiques
217 E Front St
Cool, quirky and traditional antique shop. A great place to spend time on a Saturday afternoon. Only open Saturdays.
Closest pharmacy with good hours. 24 hours Walgreens is at Veterans Parkway and GE Road.
Walgreens
1525 N Veterans Pkwy
Closest pharmacy with good hours. 24 hours Walgreens is at Veterans Parkway and GE Road.
Not good hours but close when it's open.
CVS
210 N Center St
Not good hours but close when it's open.
I get all my landscaping and garden needs from these great folks.
AB Hatchery & Garden Center
916 E Grove St
I get all my landscaping and garden needs from these great folks.

Arts & Culture

Live music shows weekly. Checkout their website for current shows and times.
18 locals raden deze aan
Het Kasteel Theater
209 E Washington St
18 locals raden deze aan
Live music shows weekly. Checkout their website for current shows and times.
Oldest organized arts center in the state of Illinois. Good place to spend some time looking at current exhibitions and the gallery shop.
McLean County Arts Center
601 N East St
Oldest organized arts center in the state of Illinois. Good place to spend some time looking at current exhibitions and the gallery shop.
Live performances of plays, musicals, music, stand-up comedy, and dance. National touring productions of well-known talent and acts.
15 locals raden deze aan
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
15 locals raden deze aan
Live performances of plays, musicals, music, stand-up comedy, and dance. National touring productions of well-known talent and acts.

Everything Else

Awesome cupcakes; made daily on-site. There is also a location in Normal too.
Sugar Mama Bakery (Downtown Bloomington)
405 N Main St
Awesome cupcakes; made daily on-site. There is also a location in Normal too.
Family-owned bakery with cookies, donuts, cakes and bread.
Grove Street Bakery
812 E Grove St
Family-owned bakery with cookies, donuts, cakes and bread.
Check out the campus and Uptown Normal business district.
8 locals raden deze aan
Illinois State University
100 N University St
8 locals raden deze aan
Check out the campus and Uptown Normal business district.
Check out this small private university campus and the surrounding neighborhood.
East University Avenue
East University Avenue
Check out this small private university campus and the surrounding neighborhood.
Amtrak Station and Buses.
7 locals raden deze aan
Uptown Station
7 locals raden deze aan
Amtrak Station and Buses.
Great for walks, running and biking. Only a few blocks from the house.
Constitution Trail
Constitution Trail
Great for walks, running and biking. Only a few blocks from the house.

Essentials

More convenient than going to the supermarket. Nice people, Locals hangout. Prices a little higher than super market but good place in a pinch for basics or the newspaper.
Franzetti's Pantry Plus
801 E Washington St
More convenient than going to the supermarket. Nice people, Locals hangout. Prices a little higher than super market but good place in a pinch for basics or the newspaper.
Big supermarket.
6 locals raden deze aan
Jewel-Osco
901 S Cottage Ave
6 locals raden deze aan
Big supermarket.
Supermarket. Fairly close.
11 locals raden deze aan
Kroger
1550 E College Ave
11 locals raden deze aan
Supermarket. Fairly close.

Entertainment & Activities

Best soft-serve ice cream in town! Great on those hot summer nights after dinner.
Gene's
1019 S Main St
Best soft-serve ice cream in town! Great on those hot summer nights after dinner.
Good ice cream.
Carl's Ice Cream Factory
1700 W College Ave
Good ice cream.