Dining

Korean restaurant in Campustown.

A cook your own steak house, with excellent cuts of meat at reasonable prices.

An unpretentious place to settle in with your laptop and latte. You can even buy Latin beer or a glass of wine, if you are in the mood, or nibble an authentic Cuban sandwich with peach salsa, while listening to (live!) music or just people watching. Free wifi and excellent mojitos.

Authentic Korean and Japanese.

Fast food Thai in Campustown. Almost the entire menu can be made vegetarian, too.

Bavarian Inn-styled restaurant and bed & breakfast.

Steaks cooked over hardwood briquets on our open hearth charcoal broiler. In sight before, during, and after cooking.

Family-friendly restaurant with a wide-selection of Italian food.

Quick and tasty Indian food in Campustown.

Fondue, salads and pizzas.

An espresso bar + away from the bustle and politics of the University Full liquor menu for supplementing your coffee with Baileys, amaretto, or Irish whisky—or just skip the coffee altogether for a glass of beer or wine, scotch or cognac. Kopi features monthly art exhibits by local artists, fresh veggie juice and smoothies, and light lunch fare. For casual hang-outs or dates, at Kopi you almost always run into a familiar face. Plus the ice water steeped with oranges is free.

A small, beautiful American-European restaurant with a large wine list and delicious tapas selections, as well as salads and entrees. Luna is vegetarian-friendly and uses fresh, local ingredients. A tad more upscale than other downtown establishments, good for a special night out.

A warm, intimate Urbana cafe that serves sandwiches (with fresh bread from local bakery Mirabelle), salads and other assorted fresh foods alongside their coffee drinks. Full of character. Free wifi, live music and local art.

Downtown Champaign’s very own cupcake shop. Now serving cocktails and ice cream too!

French bistro in Downtown Champaign. Lots of crepes!

Good food and atmosphere. Awesome salad bar, pay by the ounce.

Homemade Italian food in a relaxed atmosphere.

Excellent Mexican food in a casual atmosphere. Enchildadas, chimichangas, faltuas, you name it.

An Indian restaurant focusing on vegetarian & vegan dishes. Lunch buffet daily.

Mexican restaurant with three locations in town. Always a crowd but it moves fast. Great food, friendly staff.

Latin fusion cuisine in Downtown Champaign.

A neighorhood bar and pub, but with a really original, eclectic menu. Good home-ground burgers, great salads. Right around the corner from Volition.

Restaurant in Urbana’s Lincoln Square featuring fine Northern Italian food and Italian-American nouveau cuisine.

Fine dining, open for lunch and dinner. Menu changes frequently. $$$ but worth it.

Great, homemade-style middle eastern food. Very busy at lunch.

An upscale steakhouse, independently owned and located right in downstairs from Volition.

Pool hall located downtown. Also serves very good thin crust pizza. Open for lunch. Now featuring two locations, and yes, one has SKEE-BALL.

Japanese and sushi bar in Champaign. Great lunch specials.

Upscale food with a nice view.

From the owners of Miko, Ko Fusion offers an inspired mix of French, Italian, American and sushi. Located in the 1 Main building in downtown Champaign. $1 sushi specials on Mondays!

Their tag line is “Burritos as big as your head” and they are not joking. Popular at 2am on any day that ends in -y.

Primarily a breakfast place, and an amazing one at that. Really large menu, everything from pancakes to crepes to skillet platters (just go, they’re good.) Get there very early, there’s always a line on weekends.

Small, affordable, authentic Mexican restaurant, equally close to both campus and downtown. Margaritas and beer too!

Pan-Asian, but with a focus on sushi and teppanyaki. Good restaurant for a date.

Good upside-down pizzas, other eclectic food in an intimate setting. They even make their own breads and ketchup. Now located in the quickly-expanding southeast Champaign area.

Great family-owned Italian restaurant right near Campustown.

Great burgers & beer place.

Delicious Thai restaurant in downtown Champaign. Affordable pricing and warm atmosphere.

Breakfast all day long. Always busy, but the line moves fast.

Ask anyone, it’s the best pizza in town when it comes to deep dish. Independently owned and located in Campustown, Papa Del’s is almost always busy, so expect a wait. Or call in and pick it up, but plan ahead, it’s usually a 45 minute wait. And worth every second.

A Greek restaurant between Downtown Champaign and Campustown.

A bistro and bakery in downtown Champaign. Great sandwiches and pastries.

Local family friendly - good fries & nacho stacks

Fantastic fusion cuisine. Unique restaurant, a local favorite. Recently expanded to add a tapas bar.

Chinese food.

A vegan restaurant located on campus, open for lunch on weekdays. Good food, bohemian atmosphere.

American-style steakhouse and barbecue.

A blink-and-you’ll-miss-it, somewhat run-down looking place, they have the best fish sandwiches, and home-made mac & cheese. They also deliver.

There are many good Thai restaurants in town, but this one is a favorite with our employees. Interesting menu and specials, very friendly staff.

Good, slightly upscale midwestern-influence food (steaks, etc). Very nice Sunday brunch.

Great Thai restaurant in Champaign.

Nice food, quiet. One of the most upscale places in town.

Corner of Springfield and Mattis. Great for groups with kids - very casual, easy to sit in lower level - kids can walk around and play the coin-op games - beware of the candy machine - guaranteed win for each quarter.

If you want NY style pizza in Champaign, this is the place to go. $5 will score you two delicious, hot slices and a drink.

Pizza place in SW Champaign. Owned by the family that started Monical’s.