Iowa City Dining Archives - Little Village

Best of the CRANDIC Spotlight: The Webster, new to the IC restaurant scene, has already made a big splash

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 by Jordan Sellergren

The Webster (202 N Linn St, Iowa City, 319-800-0720) is the winningest Best of the CRANDIC competitor this year, taking home Best Appetizers/Small Plates, Best Atmosphere, Best Chef (Sam Gelman), Best Food Scene Game Changer, Best Restaurant, Best Restaurant for a First Date, Best Restaurant Staff, Best Restaurant to Take Your Parents To (tie), Best […]

The Takeaway: Deluxe welcomed me to the neighborhood with luxurious sweet and savory snacks

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 by Tiffani Green

It’s a truth (nearly) universally acknowledged that buying a house you love is the cornerstone of the American dream. Often left out of that narrative is the fact that packing and moving all your belongings can be a nightmare. Rather than move all in one cortisol-drenched go, my boyfriend and I decided to spread our […]

Cocktails for the whole family! Inside Unimpaired, downtown Iowa City’s new dry bar

Posted on Oct 15, 2021 by Emily Rose Cooper

Wednesday night, my daughter and I headed out to a soft opening of Unimpaired, the newest and perhaps most unique bar in town. You read that right: my 11-year-old gladly came along with me for a “fancy ladies night” to Iowa City’s only dry bar. I’ve been stalking the Unimpaired – Iowa City Facebook page […]

Press Coffee debuts in its new location on North Dodge Street

Posted on Jun 30, 2021 by Jordan Sellergren

Residents of Iowa City’s far northside have a new hangout. Press Coffee opened this week at 1120 N Dodge St, adjacent to Hy-Vee and St. Joseph’s Cemetery and within staggering distance of Hilltop Tavern. Press Coffee, originally opened in Coralville by friends Chad Andrews, Ryan From, Sam Thibodeaux and Swen Larson in 2013, and was […]

Oasis expands its hummus empire into seven states, Costco as ‘Oasis Street Food’

Posted on Mar 25, 2021 by Tiffani Green

Oasis Falafel began as a conversation. In 2004, when co-founders Ofer Sivan and Naftaly Stramer were hanging out in the Iowa City Ped Mall and craving the Mediterranean food they had grown up eating, they decided to recreate it themselves. Using family recipes, they started small, selling falafel and hummus from a food cart. The […]

The Takeaway: Baroncini serves up carb-y Italian comfort food with flair

Posted on Jan 5, 2021 by Tiffani Green

Food is a source of comfort. That’s why we incorporate it into so many events. We use food to smooth over the awkwardness of first dates or meeting our partners’ families for the first time. To celebrate birthdays, graduations, new babies and marriages. To mourn the losses of loved ones, relationships and jobs. To lull […]

LV Recommends: Goosetown Cafe

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Zach Berg

Does Iowa City really need another breakfast and brunch restaurant? If it’s as diverse in flavor and subtly inventive as Goosetown Cafe, then yes. What I’ve found after repeated trips to the brunch, lunch and dinner spot that opened in Iowa City’s Northside nearly a year ago is a place that’s hugely confident, a trait not many newer restaurants have. That confidence shows in a menu and a design with contrasting characteristics, but held together by quality. […]