Guidebook for Iowa City

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Guidebook for Iowa City

Shopping

New and vintage boutique featuring local artists!
White Rabbit
112 S Linn St
New and vintage boutique featuring local artists!
Wonderful iconic Iowa City bookstore with frequent author readings and a great coffee shop upstairs.
18 yerel halk öneriyor
Prairie Lights Cafe
15 S Dubuque St
18 yerel halk öneriyor
Wonderful iconic Iowa City bookstore with frequent author readings and a great coffee shop upstairs.
Really cute housewares, handmade jewelry, and gifts.
AKAR
257 Iowa Ave
Really cute housewares, handmade jewelry, and gifts.

Food Scene

Wonderful made-from-scratch bakery right around the corner with brunch and delicious pastries! I love the almond apricot croissants!
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Deluxe Cakes & Pastries
812 S Summit St
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Wonderful made-from-scratch bakery right around the corner with brunch and delicious pastries! I love the almond apricot croissants!
Eclectic breakfast-through-lunch local-food eatery with tea service a few blocks down the street.
Leaf Kitchen
Kirkwood Avenue
Eclectic breakfast-through-lunch local-food eatery with tea service a few blocks down the street.
Oysters, comfort foods, cool little lounge, happy hour every day, and 1/2 price seafood platter for two on Fridays!
11 yerel halk öneriyor
St. Burch Tavern
127 Iowa Ave
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Oysters, comfort foods, cool little lounge, happy hour every day, and 1/2 price seafood platter for two on Fridays!
Rooftop restaurant and bar above the Hilton, IC with live music every Friday night.
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Vue Rooftop
328 South Clinton Street
6 yerel halk öneriyor
Rooftop restaurant and bar above the Hilton, IC with live music every Friday night.
Great nearby vegan spot with live music on weekends!
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Trumpet Blossom Cafe
310 E Prentiss St
7 yerel halk öneriyor
Great nearby vegan spot with live music on weekends!
Greasy spoon visited by every politician to grace or curse Iowa City with their presence. Home of the bean caucus, elk burger, and pie shop shakes (these are actually great!).
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Hamburg Inn No. 2
214 N Linn St
24 yerel halk öneriyor
Greasy spoon visited by every politician to grace or curse Iowa City with their presence. Home of the bean caucus, elk burger, and pie shop shakes (these are actually great!).

Drinks & Nightlife

Moody bar with leather armchairs, fireplace, and a great beer selection. They also serve upscale bar food and replace beer nuts with curried cashews.
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Sanctuary Pub
405 S Gilbert St
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Moody bar with leather armchairs, fireplace, and a great beer selection. They also serve upscale bar food and replace beer nuts with curried cashews.
LGBTQ+ bar featuring weekly drag shows, drink specials, and karaoke!
Studio 13
13 S Linn St
LGBTQ+ bar featuring weekly drag shows, drink specials, and karaoke!
Dive bar with the best Bloody Marys in town! Meat eaters, ask for a beef plank in your bloody!
Deadwood Tavern
6 S Dubuque St
Dive bar with the best Bloody Marys in town! Meat eaters, ask for a beef plank in your bloody!
Wine and cheese shop/restaurant--great selection and knowledgeable staff!
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Brix Cheese Shop & Wine Bar
209 N Linn St
11 yerel halk öneriyor
Wine and cheese shop/restaurant--great selection and knowledgeable staff!

Parks & Nature

Kayak and paddleboard rental, Midwest "beach," hiking, and raptor conservatory. This is our favorite summer spot! There are also a couple great restaurants on the way-- Salt Fork Kitchen, Big Grove Brewery, and Frida Kahlo Mexican Restaurant-- all in Solon, IA.
29 yerel halk öneriyor
Lake Macbride Eyalet Parkı
3525 Hwy 382 NE
29 yerel halk öneriyor
Kayak and paddleboard rental, Midwest "beach," hiking, and raptor conservatory. This is our favorite summer spot! There are also a couple great restaurants on the way-- Salt Fork Kitchen, Big Grove Brewery, and Frida Kahlo Mexican Restaurant-- all in Solon, IA.
U-pick pumpkin and apple orchard with a newly opened cidery. They make fabulous apple tarts a la mode!
10 yerel halk öneriyor
Wilson's Orchard
4823 Dingleberry Rd NE
10 yerel halk öneriyor
U-pick pumpkin and apple orchard with a newly opened cidery. They make fabulous apple tarts a la mode!

Essentials

Otherwise known as "Dirty Johns," this small corner grocery store has inflated prices on groceries, but the best beer, liquor, and wine selection with incredibly knowledgeable folks available to help you out and free tastings next door the 2nd Friday of every month.
12 yerel halk öneriyor
John's Grocery
401 E Market St
12 yerel halk öneriyor
Otherwise known as "Dirty Johns," this small corner grocery store has inflated prices on groceries, but the best beer, liquor, and wine selection with incredibly knowledgeable folks available to help you out and free tastings next door the 2nd Friday of every month.
THE BEST gym around--amazing trainers and interesting equipment like maces and other oddly-weighted bars.
Alchemy Strength and Conditioning
2345 James St
THE BEST gym around--amazing trainers and interesting equipment like maces and other oddly-weighted bars.

Arts & Culture

Beautiful old live theater
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Englert Civic Theatre
221 E Washington St
16 yerel halk öneriyor
Beautiful old live theater
New local artists featured every few months
Public Space One
538 N Gilbert St
New local artists featured every few months
This is a neat place to visit if you're interested in giant sloths and whale skeletons!
13 yerel halk öneriyor
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
17 N Clinton St
13 yerel halk öneriyor
This is a neat place to visit if you're interested in giant sloths and whale skeletons!
Gorgeous new music building. Worth a trip just to peep at the architecture: https://www.metropolismag.com/architecture/voxman-music-building/pic/31034/
The University of Iowa School of Music
93 E Burlington St
Gorgeous new music building. Worth a trip just to peep at the architecture: https://www.metropolismag.com/architecture/voxman-music-building/pic/31034/

Sightseeing

The walkable 'Ped Mall,' adjacent to the University of Iowa Campus with cute boutiques, college bars, restaurants, and rotating art fixtures.
14 yerel halk öneriyor
Pedestrian Mall
210 S Dubuque St
14 yerel halk öneriyor
The walkable 'Ped Mall,' adjacent to the University of Iowa Campus with cute boutiques, college bars, restaurants, and rotating art fixtures.