Outdoors in Champaign

Shopping

Columbia Street Roastery

1 hr visit

Food & Drink

Maple & Yolk

Food

Campustown

BrewLab Coffee

Downtown Champaign

Esquire Lounge

Pizza, sandwiches & a vast beer list offered in easygoing surrounds with sidewalk seating.

Food & Drink

BakeLab

Downtown Champaign

Seven Saints

Stylish, wood-trimmed American tavern for creative burgers, craft beer, cocktails & wine.

Downtown Champaign

Hound's Rest

Buzzy, rustic offshoot of a local brewery featuring a vast array of tap & bottled craft beer.

Cocktails

Campustown

Caffe Bene Green

Coffeehouse chain with a relaxed European vibe & a menu of sweet treats & sandwiches.

Midtown

Avionics - Flying Machine Coffee

Food & Drink

Espresso Royale Cafe - Village Green

Established coffeehouse chain with a laid-back retro feel, featuring fair-trade coffee.

Food & Drink

Hopscotch Bakery + Market

Food & Drink

Caffe Paradiso

Colorful, spacious Italian cafe offering premium coffee, panini & locally made pastries.

Downtown Champaign

Farren's at The Inman

Low-key joint doling out burgers & other American grub, plus a selection of draft beers.

Downtown Champaign

Sticky Rice - Downtown

Food

Wellness

Benjamin & Co. Esthetique

Salon offering hair styling, coloring & keratin treatments, plus extensions, facials & waxing.

Wellness

Outdoors

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

Outdoors

Meadowbrook Park

Extensive area includes a farm, play structure, acres of restored prairie, several gardens & trails.

Outdoors

West Side Park

Grassy outdoor activity area with a pavilion & picnic tables, plus walking paths & a water fountain.

Food & Drink

Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano

Chain outpost serving a large menu of Italian fare plus specialty cocktails in a laid-back setting.

Downtown Champaign

Hamilton Walker's

Classy American steakhouse with specialty cocktails & a retro vibe in a circa-1880s building.

Food

Outdoors

Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden