Although small in size, Bloomington has an excellent selection of restaurants, including brew pubs, international cuisine, and locally owned eateries. For an exhaustive listing, see the dining guide provided by the Bloomington Visitors' Center. Near the Conference Site
Local brew pub offering beer by the Bloomington Brewing Company, gourmet pizzas, and a wide range of other sit-down style menu items. 1795 E 10th St. Restaurant Hours:* 1799 E. Tenth St. Hours: Serving up fast, excellent Chinese food and located on the intersection of 3rd and Jordan, Dragon is a favorite with local starving college students. Dragon provides dine-in and take-out, but be forewarned that they only accept cash. Fortunately, there's an atm located just around the corner on 3rd Street. 1400 E. 3rd St. Located just east of 3rd and Jordan, Mother Bear's is a locally owned restaurant serving wings, sandwiches, salads, munchies, and pasta. 1248 E. Third St. Bear's Place is probably better known for it's libations, particularly it's Long Island iced tea and the infamous Hairy Bear, than for it's food, but it does offer up some decent burgers and sandwiches as well as vegetarian burritos, garden burgers, and tilapa wraps. 1316 E. 3rd St. The MAC Grill Mediterranian restaurant serving gyros, kabobs, and an assortment of other Greek, Middle Eastern, and Italian eats. 1434 E. 3rd St. Hours: Cyber Cafe Located on the ground floor of the Wells Library, this food court offers several fast food options including subs, hotdogs, Pizza Hut personal pan pizzas, Chick-fil-a, and Freshëns Smoothies. The food court also offers a number of fresh pasteries and snacks as well as vending machines. Hours: Wells Library Commons Cafe Located one floor up from the Cyber Cafe, the Wells Libary Commons Cafe is a kiosk offering Starbuck's Coffee, baked goods, and sandwiches. Hours: Located across Jordan from the conference site in the eastern most building of the Wright Quad dormitory, the Wright Place Food Court offers a mix of fast food and more traditional dining including fried chicken, burgers, Mexican, Sbarro's pizza, sandwiches, Chinese, soup/salad/potato bar, and a variety of snacks and pasteries. The Wright Place also serves breakfast. Hours: Memorial Union The IU Memorial Union contains a number of dining options. The main food court offers Pizza Hut personal pan pizzas, subs, and snacks. Other dining and snack options located in the Union include Burger King, Starbucks, the Education Snack Bar, and Sugar and Spice (pastries, coffee, and some lighter meal options). Hours vary, but food is generally available in the Union during regular mealtime hours. During the lunch and breakfast hours, the Charleston Market offers a rotating menu of more traditional dining options, such as roast chicken and meatloaf. From 10:30 am-3:00 pm on weekdays, the Kiva (located downstairs and accessible from the Burger King lobby) sells fresh salads, soups, paninis, wraps, and other sandwiches. The Tudor room provides a more elegant dining setting and serves up a weekday lunch buffet from 11:30 am -2:00 pm and a Sunday brunch from 10:30 am-1:30 pm. For menus and other information, visit the dining section of the Memorial Union site.
If you have more time to dine, the following is a list of local favorites. Again, more detailed information is available through the Bloomington Visitors' Center's dining guide. Locally Owned
International
Upscale
The following websites list events occuring in and around Bloomington: Bloomington Visitors' Center - http://www.visitbloomington.com/ |
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