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Chambana Dinner Destinations

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois chapter.

The University of Illinois is home to numerous bars and restaurants. Walking down Green Street you can find all types of food from bar food to fast food. If you are looking to expand your dinner destinations beyond Green Street check out the list below for some amazing eats in the Champaign-Urbana area!

 

Seven Saints

Seven Saints is known for their sliders and soups! They have amazing combo options so you can try a little bit of everything. The restaurant has a cool bar atmosphere with outside seating available as well. If you are ever in the downtown Champaign area definitely check out this favorite!

 

Black Dog Smoke & Ale House

Black Dog Smoke & Ale house is a tiny restaurant in Urbana with a Southern atmosphere. There is usually always a line out the door because their barbecue is so outstanding! With sauce options ranging from Mild Georgia Peach and Extra Hot Habanero Reaper BBQ, there is so much to choose from to make your BBQ unique!

 

Destihl

Destihl is a distinct restaurant in downtown Champaign with lots of options! Their most popular dish is their beer battered asparagus appetizer. Not only is Destihl known for it’s signature dishes, they also have their own Destihl beer! Destihl is the perfect place to relax, eat, and enjoy some drinks.

 

KoFusion

Kofusion is an urban sushi restaurant located both on and off campus. The on campus Kofusion is in Urbana off Nevada Street. However, the off campus sushi house located in downtown Champaign has many more options. You can try a piece of every sushi roll with their dollar sushi deal that can not be beat!

 

Farren’s Pub & Eatery

Farren’s Pub & Eatery was voted number 5 for the best college town burger joints. Farren’s has a large variety of burgers which are always served with tricolor tortilla chips. Although Farren’s is most popularly known for their burgers they also serve tacos, sandwiches, and salads. Make sure to stop by Farren’s next time you’re in downtown Champaign.

 

Pizzeria Antica

Pizzeria Antica is a relatively new restaurant in downtown Champaign. Pizzeria Antica is so unique because it is one of the few brick oven pizza joints in the area. They serve authentic Neapolitan pizza which can be paired well with their extensive wine list. When in the mood for a fresh oven cooked pizza, definitely take a ride over to Pizzeria Antica!

 

Picture links:

Seven saints pic – https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/reviews_photos/a78/82d4e348008af1ee77a8074ec5f86a78.jpg

 

Black Dog pic – https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x880cd77577fe972f%3A0x37ed2f01e4634bf0!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Flh%2Fsredir%3Funame%3D114672943975292909053%26id%3D6455739228131224370%26target%3DPHOTO!5sBlack%20Dog%20Smoke%20%26%20Ale%20House%20Urbana%2C%20IL%2061801%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e1!2shttps%3A%2F%2Flocalwiki.org%2Fmedia%2Fcache%2F2c%2F27%2F2c27ea740c9715a8c024f31b623f0403.jpg&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinwNOu9qnWAhVk6oMKHXrZDYsQoioIgQEwCg

 

Destihl – https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0f/9c/94/79/beer-battered-asparagus.jpg

 

Kofusion – http://www.kofusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/campus.jpg

 

Farren’s – https://noshfolio.s3.amazonaws.com/images/restaurants/3-farren-s/dishes/167-the-russell.jpg

 

Pizzeria Antica – https://anticachampaign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Stone-Neapolitan-Pizzeria-copy-1024×338.jpg

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