🍔 Food

Best Pizza

DaVinci, 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

The Runcible Spoon

Best Sports Bar

Nick’s English Hut, Kilroy’s, Brother’s, Yogi’s Bar & Grill, Switchyard Brewing Company

Eat Local isn’t just a trendy slogan.
It’s a call to action. ❤️

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!

September 2024

Monday September 16

All Day
Monday Food Deals
Recurs weekly

1. **Goodfella’s Pizzeria**: 50% off 12-inch pizzas or larger. Great for pizza lovers looking for a deal [[❞]](https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/09/restaurant-deals-daily-bloomington).
2. **BuffaLouie’s**: Traditional wings at a discounted price of 0.89 cents each when ordering at least 10.
3. **DeAngelo’s Italian Creole Restaurant**: Buy one pizza or calzone, get another of equal or lesser value for free, both from the provided list and the found specials [[❞]](https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/09/restaurant-deals-daily-bloomington).
4. **Bucceto’s**: Big slice of pizza, garden salad, dressing, and large drink for $8.25, available until 4 pm.
5. **The Butcher’s Block**: $3 Pulled Pork Sandwich available from 11 am to 6 pm.
6. **Kilroy’s on Kirkwood**: Offers 50-cent stuffed breadsticks, 25-cent wings, and $3 pulled pork sandwiches with a side.
7. **IMU Tudor Room**: Student pricing with a student ID after 1:00 pm until close at $11.99.
8. **Mother Bear’s**: Several dine-in options available until 4:00 PM, including two slices of deep-dish pizza with one topping and a soft drink for $7.50, or a large specialty salad with a half-order of breadsticks and a soft drink for free. They also offer a large slice of pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.
9. **Uptown Cafe**: 1/2 price on bottles of wine, perfect for a more relaxed dining experience.

Weekly Food Deals
Recurs daily

**Weekly Specials:**
– **Chubbies Burrito**: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
– **Krogucci Deli**: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger/chicken/turkey/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-close.

**Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:**
1. **Butcher’s Block**: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
2. **Happy Thai**: Large portion pad Thai for $11-12.
3. **Mother Bears**: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
4. **Buccetos**: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
5. **Taste of India**: $14 buffet.
6. **Asuka’s Sushi**: $10.95 sushi lunch, $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two with soup and salad.
7. **Asuka’s**: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
8. **Goodfellas**: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
9. **3 Amigos**: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
10. **Little Tibet**: Affordable lunch menu.
11. **Golden China**: Around $10.25 for 4 food items with a drink, $5 card minimum.
12. **Chili’s**: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
13. **Brown Gyro**: Gyro combo platter for $12-$13.
14. **Bloomingfoods**: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
15. **Cloverleaf South**: Not specified, but known for quality.
16. **Outback**: Special lunch menu.
17. **Cracker Barrel**: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
18. **Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville)**: Lunch combos.
19. **Hoosier Bar & Grill**: Lunch specials.
20. **Lennie’s**: $7 fresh soup with bread.
21. **King Gyro**: Gyro plate for around $10.
22. **Chow Bar**: Buffet noted for good value.
23. **Baldy’s Pizza**: Lunch specials.
24. **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’ Jacks Rib Shack**: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.

Tuesday September 17

All Day
Tuesday Food Deals
Recurs 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 with Student I.D. after 1:00 pm until close (2:00 PM)…..$11.99
  • Mother Bear’s – lunch specials until 4:00PM. Large slice of our pizza-of-the-day and a soft drink for $5.50.

    Dine in only at $7.50 each:
    1. two slices of deep-dish pizza, with one topping and a soft drink.
    2. One six inch, one topping pizza and a soft drink.
    3. A house salad with a 12 order of breadsticks and a soft drink.
    4. A large slice of our pizza-of-the-day, a house salad and a soft drink.
    5. A half order of breadsticks, a daily slice, and a soft drink.

    Dine in only: order a large specialty salad and get a half-order of breadsticks with sauce and a soft drink for free.

  • Social Cantina – Taco Tuesday. $4 Tacos
  • Upstairs Pub  – $2 drinks
  • Uptown Cafe – 1/2 Price bottles of wine

Weekly Food Deals
Recurs daily

**Weekly Specials:**
– **Chubbies Burrito**: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
– **Krogucci Deli**: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger/chicken/turkey/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-close.

**Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:**
1. **Butcher’s Block**: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
2. **Happy Thai**: Large portion pad Thai for $11-12.
3. **Mother Bears**: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
4. **Buccetos**: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
5. **Taste of India**: $14 buffet.
6. **Asuka’s Sushi**: $10.95 sushi lunch, $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two with soup and salad.
7. **Asuka’s**: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
8. **Goodfellas**: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
9. **3 Amigos**: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
10. **Little Tibet**: Affordable lunch menu.
11. **Golden China**: Around $10.25 for 4 food items with a drink, $5 card minimum.
12. **Chili’s**: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
13. **Brown Gyro**: Gyro combo platter for $12-$13.
14. **Bloomingfoods**: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
15. **Cloverleaf South**: Not specified, but known for quality.
16. **Outback**: Special lunch menu.
17. **Cracker Barrel**: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
18. **Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville)**: Lunch combos.
19. **Hoosier Bar & Grill**: Lunch specials.
20. **Lennie’s**: $7 fresh soup with bread.
21. **King Gyro**: Gyro plate for around $10.
22. **Chow Bar**: Buffet noted for good value.
23. **Baldy’s Pizza**: Lunch specials.
24. **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’ Jacks Rib Shack**: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.

Wednesday September 18

All Day
Wednesday Food Deals
Recurs 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 with Student I.D. after 1:00 pm until close (2:00 PM)…..$11.99
  • Mother Bear’s – lunch specials until 4:00 PM. A large slice of our pizza of the day and a soft drink for $5.50.

    Dine in only at $7.50 each:
    1. two slices of deep-dish pizza, with one topping and a soft drink.
    2. One six-inch, one-topping pizza, and a soft drink.
    3. A house salad with a 12-piece order of breadsticks and a soft drink.
    4. A large slice of our pizza of the day, a house salad, and a soft drink.
    5. A half order of breadsticks, a daily slice, and a soft drink.

    Dine in only: order a large specialty salad and get a half-order of breadsticks with sauce and a soft drink for free.

  • 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
Weekly Food Deals
Recurs daily

**Weekly Specials:**
– **Chubbies Burrito**: $2 Taco Tuesdays.
– **Krogucci Deli**: Burger special on Thursdays for $5.99 (includes a burger/chicken/turkey/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-close.

**Daily Lunch Specials/Deals:**
1. **Butcher’s Block**: $4 pulled pork sandwich.
2. **Happy Thai**: Large portion pad Thai for $11-12.
3. **Mother Bears**: Weekday lunch specials including salad, half-order of breadsticks, slice of the day, and a soft drink.
4. **Buccetos**: Lunch menu featuring a salad and slice of the day.
5. **Taste of India**: $14 buffet.
6. **Asuka’s Sushi**: $10.95 sushi lunch, $24.95 sushi and sashimi dinner for two with soup and salad.
7. **Asuka’s**: $8.95 fried rice lunch.
8. **Goodfellas**: $10 lunch combo with a huge slice, breadstick, and a drink.
9. **3 Amigos**: $10.99 lunch combo for carry-out or dine-in.
10. **Little Tibet**: Affordable lunch menu.
11. **Golden China**: Around $10.25 for 4 food items with a drink, $5 card minimum.
12. **Chili’s**: Burger, fries, chips and salsa, and a drink for $11.
13. **Brown Gyro**: Gyro combo platter for $12-$13.
14. **Bloomingfoods**: $4.29 chicken salad bento box.
15. **Cloverleaf South**: Not specified, but known for quality.
16. **Outback**: Special lunch menu.
17. **Cracker Barrel**: Kids’ meals available for all ages.
18. **Pizza Pantry (Ellettsville)**: Lunch combos.
19. **Hoosier Bar & Grill**: Lunch specials.
20. **Lennie’s**: $7 fresh soup with bread.
21. **King Gyro**: Gyro plate for around $10.
22. **Chow Bar**: Buffet noted for good value.
23. **Baldy’s Pizza**: Lunch specials.
24. **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’ Jacks Rib Shack**: $6 for a 1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with one side.

No Dishes

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.

  • BuffaLouie’s

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 114 S Indiana Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: BuffaLouie’s is consistently voted as one of the best restaurant experiences in Bloomington, Indiana and it’s an Indiana tradition. Many IU students, professors, and Bloomingtonians have walked through the doors and enjoyed the delicious hot wings, beefy burgers, and wide variety of American food here. This place has history, a great atmosphere, and it will always be an iconic staple of Bloomington folklore. Definitely stop in and give it a try, the food is great!!

  • Blooming Thai

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 405 E 4th St, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: First time trying BloomingThai and I ordered the Pad Kee Mao, Crab Rangoon, & Cheesecake for dessert. The crab rangoon was filled with flavor, the Pad Kee Mao was decent, and the cheesecake was probably my favorite part. Overall I was happy with the choices and look forward to trying more in the future. Their location was beautifully decorated and the music inside was very classy.

  • One World Commissary

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 2361 W Rappel Ave, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: This place is amazing and is part of the reason that we have such a vibrant and growing food scene in Bloomington. Thank you for everything you do One World and staff!

  • Zero Degrees

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 1285 S College Mall Rd, Bloomington, IN 47401, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: My daughter’s favorite place for boba tea

  • My Thai Cafe & Sushi Bar

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 3316 W 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: My wife’s favorite place

  • Judy’s Kitchen

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 2892 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: General’s chicken was sweet, spicy, and plentiful. It had lots of dried peppers and sweet garlicky chicken flavor. Yum! Had the taro boba tea as well, very good.

  • Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 4531 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: One of the best ice cream spots in town.

  • Nick’s English Hut

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 423 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: Pete, the manager, just told me that the secret to the blue cheese dressing on the Big Bowl salad is that it’s mixed with some Italian dressing and garlic.

    I ordered the Big Bowl salad with chicken added and it was absolutely everything I was hoping it would be. The fresh carrots, cabbage, and different lettuce blends made it texturally pleasing. A healthy salad with a little bit of guilty pleasure in the blue cheese dressing.

    This place is locally owned and they use great ingredients. They are always at our farmer’s markets and I definitely recommend many more things on their menu.

  • Village Pub

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 206 N Walnut St #4926, Bloomington, IN 47404, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: The pisco sour and beer battered veggies were outstanding. Met a good friend here and it was a nice cozy atmosphere. Very classy drinks and gourmet food options. Will definitely be back.

  • Da Vinci Pizza and Pasta

    Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

    Google Maps: 250 S Washington St, Bloomington, IN 47408, United States

    Price per person:

    Recommended Dishes: , ,

    Review: I ordered the Chicken Penne Pomodoro and it was Boogie T’s recommendation. Highly recommend it.

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The Elm Restaurant
Phone
812-407-4339
A gathering place for people who crave community and culinary adventures. Here, the creative spirit of Bloomington takes shape in new, delicious ways.
Lennie’s Brewpub
Phone
812-323-2112
Lennie’s introduced gourmet pizza to Bloomington in 1989. Lennie’s set another local landmark in 1994 with the addition of the first commercial brewery in Monroe County and the first brewpub in Southern Indiana.

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