Local Restaurants

We will provide phone numbers and addresses before the conference dates.

Champaign locations: Downtown – Champaign down town is about a 10 minute walk from the hotel or a 5 minute ($5) taxi ride.

Bacaro (it hasn’t got its own website but many reviews are up there on the net)
113 North Walnut Street, Champaign, IL
(217) 398-6982‎
Most expensive in town. Good but way overpriced.

Cafe Luna
116 North Chestnut Street Champaign, IL
(217) 356-5862
http://www.luna-cu.com/
Best food in town. Expensive, but well priced.

Kofusion
One East Main, Downtown Champaign
(217) 531-1166
http://www.kofusion.com/
Reasonable. Japanese mixed with American and it is a bit like con-fusion. But it is worth a try.

Carmon’s
415 N Neil Street (Neil at Washington)
Champaign, IL 61820-3617
(866) 492-4241
http://www.carmonsrestaurant.com/
Moderate. French cuisine. Does crêpes and all kinds of main course.

Escobar’s
6 East Columbia Ave., Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 352-7467
http://www.escobarsrestaurant.com/Welcome.html
Moderate. Upscale mexican.

Urbana locations downtown – Urbana down town is about a 10 minute taxi ride (about $8) from the hotel.

The Courier Café
111 N Race St
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 328-1811
http://www.couriersilvercreek.com/couriercafe/
Inexpensive burgers….

Siam Terrace
212, W. Main Street,
Downtown Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: 217-367-THAI
http://www.siamterrace.com/
Inexpensive

V. Picasso (it hasn’t got its own website but many reviews are up there on the net, even snapshots of the menu card!)
214 West Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801-2622
(217) 328-0122‎
Expensive and variable quality. Place is new and is trying—they need to learn about timing.

Other Locations

Very affordable eateries and fast food joints like Chipotle, Panera, Antonio’s, Noodles & Company can be found on Green and 6th Streets, Champaign. These are 10 minutes walk from hotel.

Also try:

Timpone’s (Italian) (710 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, 217-344-7619—15 minute walk),
     Good reputation for home made pasta, but their pasta is soft.

Bombay Indian Grill (403 E Green St, Champaign, 217-344-3380—10 minute walk),

The Bread Company (706 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana—15 minute walk)

Dos Reales (near Hampton Inn-1106 West University Avenue, 217-328-0411—5 minute walk‎).

Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano (2235 S. Neil St., 217-356-4300—taxi ride)
     Best Italian in town (not saying much) but a bit far.