Best Pizza
Da Vinci, Rockits, Mother Bear’s, Pizza X, Aver’s, DeAngelo’s, Goodfellas Pizzeria, Trailhead Pizzeria, Bucceto’s, Hank’s Pizza, Pizza Pantry, Chicago’s, Baldy’s Pizza, Butch’s
Best Chinese
Uncle Wang’s Alley, Lucky Express, Golden China, Longfei, Judy’s Kitchen, Chow Bar, Dragon West, China Star, Peach Garden, Sunny Palace, China Wok, Panda Express
Best Bagels
BBC Bagels, Gable’s Bagels, Feast Market & Cellar
Best Donuts
Parlor Doughnuts, Square Donuts, Cresent Donuts, Rainbow Bakery
Best Sushi
Asuka, Sakura 15, Homey Hot Pot, Japonee, Domo, Ami, Sushi Bar
Best Cocktails
C3, The Dunnkirk Library, The Elm, Village Pub
Best Baked Goods
Crumble Coffee and Bakery, Two Sticks Bakery, Blu Boy Cafe & Cakery, Wild Side, Underground Bakery, Muddy Fork Bakery, Rainbow Bakery
Best Wings
BuffaLouie’s, Fat Dan’s, Nick’s English Hut, WingsXtreme U, Mother Bear’s Pizza
Best Coffee
Hopscotch Coffee, Soma Coffee House, Verona Coffee House, Needmore Coffee Roasters, The Inkwell Bakery & Cafe, Cafe Bali
Best Beer Selection
The Crazy Horse, The Tap
Best Brunch
Best Sports Bar
Nick’s English Hut, Kilroy’s, Brother’s, Yogi’s Bar & Grill, Switchyard Brewing Company
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There are many great restaurants in Bloomington that offer daily food and drink specials. Whether you are looking for a quick bite or a luxurious meal, you can find a great deal in Bloomington!
October 2024
Monday October 28
- All Day
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Monday Food DealsRecurs weekly
- Goodfella’s Pizzeria: It’s Half Price Monday! 🍕 🤑 – Enjoy 50% off your favorite 12 pies! Use code HALFMONDAY for 12 inch pies, and HALFMONDAY2 for 12 inch half & half pies! 🍕 🍕
- BuffaLouie’s: Traditional wings for $0.89 each (minimum order of 10).
- DeAngelo’s Italian Creole Restaurant: Buy one pizza or calzone, get one free (of equal or lesser value).
- Bucceto’s: Big slice of pizza, garden salad, dressing, and a large drink for $8.25 (available until 4 pm).
- The Butcher’s Block: $3 Pulled Pork Sandwich (available from 11 am to 6 pm).
- Kilroy’s on Kirkwood: 50-cent stuffed breadsticks, 25-cent wings, and $3 pulled pork sandwiches with a side.
- IMU Tudor Room: Student pricing at $13.99 with student ID (after 1:00 pm until close).
- Mother Bear’s: Dine-in specials until 4:00 pm:
- Two slices of deep-dish pizza with one topping and a soft drink for $7.95.
- One six inch, one topping pizza and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large specialty salad with a half-order of breadsticks and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, a house salad, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, half order of breadsticks, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.
- Uptown Cafe: Half-price bottles of wine.
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Weekly Food DealsRecurs daily
Weekly Specials:
- Chubbies Burrito: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
- Krogucci Deli: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger, chicken, turkey, or mushroom sandwich with fries and a drink).
- Wings XTreme: $0.60 per wing from opening until 7 PM on weekdays.
- Buffalo Wild Wings: $5 appetizers and drinks from 9 PM to close.
Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:
- Butcher’s Block: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
- Happy Thai: Large portion of pad Thai for $11–12.
- Mother Bear’s: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
- Bucceto’s: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
- Taste of India: $14 buffet.
- Asuka’s Sushi: $10.95 sushi lunch; $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two (includes soup and salad).
- Asuka’s: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
- Goodfellas: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
- 3 Amigos: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
- Little Tibet: Affordable lunch menu.
- Golden China: Around $10.25 for four food items with a drink ($5 card minimum).
- Chili’s: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
- Brown Gyro: Gyro combo platter for $12–13.
- Bloomingfoods: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
- Cloverleaf South: Quality lunch, though specifics not listed.
- Outback: Special lunch menu.
- Cracker Barrel: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
- Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville): Lunch combos.
- Hoosier Bar & Grill: Lunch specials.
- Lennie’s: $7 fresh soup with bread.
- King Gyro: Gyro plate for around $10.
- Chow Bar: Buffet noted for good value.
- Baldy’s Pizza: Lunch specials.
- Chinese buffet by Big Lots: $10 buffet.
Special Mentions:
- Dat’s Cajun: $6.50 for Cajun/Creole dishes with garlic bread and a large serving of rice.
- Mother Bear’s: Munchie Madness for $14.95 (includes a 10 1-topping pizza, cheesebread or breadsticks, 2 brownies, and a 2-liter soda).
- Mr. Hibachi: Chinese buffet lunch special for $7–8 after tax.
- Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.
Tuesday October 29
- All Day
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Tuesday Food DealsRecurs weekly
- Ami – 30% off sushi
- BJ’s – $4 pazooki
- Brother’s Bar and Grill – $2 pints, $2 double wells
- Bucceto’s until 4 pm – Big slice of pizza + garden salad + dressing + large drink $8.25
- The Butcher’s Block – $3 Pulled Pork Sandwich from 11am-6pm
- DeAngelo’s – $1 kids cheese pizzas, $3 glass of house wine. Enjoy half price appetizers from 3-5pm
- Kilroy’s on Kirkwood— $2 Tuesday; $2 specialty grilled cheese, drinks, and others
- La Una $2 tacos
- Le Petit Cafe – Crepe Tuesdays – Savory crepe (meaty or veggie, gluten free available) or croque monsieur and a salad $6.45
- IMU Tudor Room: Student pricing at $13.99 with student ID (after 1:00 pm until close).
- Mother Bear’s: Dine-in specials until 4:00 pm:
- Two slices of deep-dish pizza with one topping and a soft drink for $7.95.
- One six inch, one topping pizza and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large specialty salad with a half-order of breadsticks and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, a house salad, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, half order of breadsticks, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.
- Social Cantina – Taco Tuesday. $4 Tacos
- Upstairs Pub – $2 drinks
- Uptown Cafe – 1/2 Price bottles of wine
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Weekly Food DealsRecurs daily
Weekly Specials:
- Chubbies Burrito: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
- Krogucci Deli: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger, chicken, turkey, or mushroom sandwich with fries and a drink).
- Wings XTreme: $0.60 per wing from opening until 7 PM on weekdays.
- Buffalo Wild Wings: $5 appetizers and drinks from 9 PM to close.
Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:
- Butcher’s Block: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
- Happy Thai: Large portion of pad Thai for $11–12.
- Mother Bear’s: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
- Bucceto’s: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
- Taste of India: $14 buffet.
- Asuka’s Sushi: $10.95 sushi lunch; $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two (includes soup and salad).
- Asuka’s: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
- Goodfellas: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
- 3 Amigos: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
- Little Tibet: Affordable lunch menu.
- Golden China: Around $10.25 for four food items with a drink ($5 card minimum).
- Chili’s: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
- Brown Gyro: Gyro combo platter for $12–13.
- Bloomingfoods: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
- Cloverleaf South: Quality lunch, though specifics not listed.
- Outback: Special lunch menu.
- Cracker Barrel: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
- Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville): Lunch combos.
- Hoosier Bar & Grill: Lunch specials.
- Lennie’s: $7 fresh soup with bread.
- King Gyro: Gyro plate for around $10.
- Chow Bar: Buffet noted for good value.
- Baldy’s Pizza: Lunch specials.
- Chinese buffet by Big Lots: $10 buffet.
Special Mentions:
- Dat’s Cajun: $6.50 for Cajun/Creole dishes with garlic bread and a large serving of rice.
- Mother Bear’s: Munchie Madness for $14.95 (includes a 10 1-topping pizza, cheesebread or breadsticks, 2 brownies, and a 2-liter soda).
- Mr. Hibachi: Chinese buffet lunch special for $7–8 after tax.
- Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.
Wednesday October 30
- All Day
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Wednesday Food DealsRecurs weekly
- Ami – 30% off noodles
- Brother’s Bar and Grill – $0.25 bone-in & boneless wings – 9 pm
- Bucceto’s until 4 pm – Big slice of pizza + garden salad + dressing + large drink $8.25
- The Butcher’s Block – $3 Pulled Pork Sandwich from 11am-6pm
- Crazy Horse – half-price bottled wine
- DeAngelo’s Italian Creole Restaurant – Enjoy half-price appetizers from 3-5 pm. Half off all wines on Wednesday.
- Kilroy’s on Kirkwood— $2 Tuesday; $2 specialty grilled cheese, drinks, and others
- Kroger East (Krogucci) – $5 sushi
- IMU Tudor Room: Student pricing at $13.99 with student ID (after 1:00 pm until close).
- Mother Bear’s: Dine-in specials until 4:00 pm:
- Two slices of deep-dish pizza with one topping and a soft drink for $7.95.
- One six inch, one topping pizza and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large specialty salad with a half-order of breadsticks and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, a house salad, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day, half order of breadsticks, and a soft drink for $7.95.
- Large slice of pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.
- Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack – $1 per rib
- Social Cantina – Taco Tuesday. $4 Tacos
- The Bishop – $3 pints
- Uptown Cafe – 1/2 Price bottles of wine
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Weekly Food DealsRecurs daily
Weekly Specials:
- Chubbies Burrito: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
- Krogucci Deli: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger, chicken, turkey, or mushroom sandwich with fries and a drink).
- Wings XTreme: $0.60 per wing from opening until 7 PM on weekdays.
- Buffalo Wild Wings: $5 appetizers and drinks from 9 PM to close.
Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:
- Butcher’s Block: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
- Happy Thai: Large portion of pad Thai for $11–12.
- Mother Bear’s: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
- Bucceto’s: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
- Taste of India: $14 buffet.
- Asuka’s Sushi: $10.95 sushi lunch; $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two (includes soup and salad).
- Asuka’s: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
- Goodfellas: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
- 3 Amigos: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
- Little Tibet: Affordable lunch menu.
- Golden China: Around $10.25 for four food items with a drink ($5 card minimum).
- Chili’s: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
- Brown Gyro: Gyro combo platter for $12–13.
- Bloomingfoods: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
- Cloverleaf South: Quality lunch, though specifics not listed.
- Outback: Special lunch menu.
- Cracker Barrel: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
- Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville): Lunch combos.
- Hoosier Bar & Grill: Lunch specials.
- Lennie’s: $7 fresh soup with bread.
- King Gyro: Gyro plate for around $10.
- Chow Bar: Buffet noted for good value.
- Baldy’s Pizza: Lunch specials.
- Chinese buffet by Big Lots: $10 buffet.
Special Mentions:
- Dat’s Cajun: $6.50 for Cajun/Creole dishes with garlic bread and a large serving of rice.
- Mother Bear’s: Munchie Madness for $14.95 (includes a 10 1-topping pizza, cheesebread or breadsticks, 2 brownies, and a 2-liter soda).
- Mr. Hibachi: Chinese buffet lunch special for $7–8 after tax.
- Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.
Join host Jordan Davis as he talks to your favorite restauranteurs, mixologists, and industry legends about their stories in the service industry and their favorite places to go in and around the Bloomington, Indiana foodies scene.
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Smokin’ Jack’s Rib Shack
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 505 W 17th St, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States
Price per person:
Recommended Dishes: , ,
Review: Smokin Jacks was on point last night. We ordered the family meals including the ribs and the pulled pork. It came with tons of cornbread, sandwich buns, and a bunch of sides. We got two orders of macaroni & cheese (ranks highly), baked beans, & greens. We added the jamaican jerk sauce and it was spicy but I really enjoyed the flavor. Everything was outstanding!!
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Parlor Doughnuts
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 322 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States
Price per person:
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Review: Duhhhhhhhhlishisssss. Had the raspberry filled, the maple bacon, turtle cheesecake, and strawberry shortcake donuts today. The latte was delicious too.
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Scenic View Restaurant
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 4600 State Hwy 446, Bloomington, IN 47401, United States
Price per person:
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Review: I messaged scenic view on Facebook to confirm that I could make a reservation for our party of five today. The general manager Jessica was great and even asked if we needed a highchair for our little one. Our friends and I enjoyed a beautiful 65° morning overlooking lake Monroe. The service was on point and the food was delicious. We will definitely be back again soon. Thanks for a great morning!
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Hopscotch Coffee To -Go & Roastery
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 212 N Madison St, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States
Price per person:
Recommended Dishes: , ,
Review: After getting an email about a birthday treat I stopped by and ordered an espresso. Thank you so much and I had a great start to the day because of you guys. I was really impressed with the baristas ability to juggle the coffee cup as well. Hahaha.
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Hoosier Seoulmate Korean Restaurant
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 1614 W 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States
Price per person: $10–20
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Review: This place is one of Bloomington’s best-kept secrets, but every time I go it gets a little busier. Their menu is authentic Korean food and the flavor of everything that I’ve tried was absolutely on point. The service has been great every time and I look forward to sharing more meals here in the future. Keep up the great work.
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Janko’s Little Zagreb
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 223 W 6th St, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States
Price per person:
Recommended Dishes: , ,
Review: We dined in before the IU vs Ohio State game (we lost 54-7) and really enjoyed a crowd of about 1/2 capacity. It was nice to have some space during an IU game day! We always order the sirloin for two and can never finish. We also enjoyed the meatballs and the shrimp cocktail appetizer. The blue cheese salad and baked potato were a perfect complement to the delicious steak. The house red was a great choice as well. Our bill for 4 people was a little over $300 and well worth a night out @ one of Bloomington’s best restaurants.
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Soma Coffeehouse and Juice Bar
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 322 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States
Price per person:
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Review: A great place for an outdoor meeting or for working indoors. The coffee is second to none and the pastries are always tasty. Love this Bloomington staple.
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Southern Stone
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 405 W Patterson Dr, Bloomington, IN 47403, United States
Price per person: $10–20
Recommended Dishes: , ,
Review: The fried chicken cobb salad was delicious and a little bit larger than I could handle. The ingredients were fantastic and fresh. The small pieces of bacon were a great compliment to the crumbled blue cheese. I really liked the homemade creamy dill dressing. Definitely one of the best salads in Bloomington.
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Feast Market & Cellar
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 407 W Patterson Dr, Bloomington, IN 47403, United States
Price per person:
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Review: This has to be one of the top 3 best places to eat in Bloomington in my book. Upon entering there is a beautiful flowering bush that a big fat bumblebee was pollinating.
Today I stopped in for a business lunch with Sara S. and ordered a charcuterie board while we talked website design stuff. The Dodge City salami blew me away and the fat was like slippery butter in my mouth. It blew me away especially since I used to live in Dodge City, Kansas! The peppered salami was fantastic, the truffle cheese, the pickled red peppers, house pickled veggies, and the melted brie were just absolutely outstanding.
The service was good and the food was absolutely delicious. Every time I come here it’s spot on and a foodie’s dream. They do things right with outstanding ingredients and put a lot of thought and care into their offerings.
#bestofbloomington #foodies #charcuterie
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Two Sticks Bakery
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Google Maps: 415 S Washington St, Bloomington, IN 47401, United States
Price per person:
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Review: There was a really hard choice this morning because everything in the display case looked amazing. We ended up going with the cheesecake, oatmeal raisin cookie, cinnamon roll with honey and blueberry, strawberry cream cheese Danish, and an egg frittata. This is the best bakery in Bloomington.
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