Ray's Guide Eating in the Champaign-Urbana Area

Legend

• -- Recommended
  L -- Lunch only
  A -- Serves Beer, wine, and/or spirits.
  $ -- Reasonable Cost, particularly for Lunch
  $$ -- A little more expensive, more appropriate for dinner
  

A near walk: University Avenue

Distance: less than 0.3 miles

There several restaurants that can be easily reached by foot from NCSA or the Hampton Inn. They are, in rough order of proximity:

Bevande Cafe (* L $)

A walk-up inside the Computer Science building, this convenient cafe offers cold and grilled sandwiches, hummus, fruit and decent coffee (including espresso). Recommended for its convenience and coffee!

Beckman Cafe (* L $)

A decent cafeteria offering sandwiches made fresh, a few hot entrees, soup, salad. Recommended for its convenience.

Perkins ($)

The chain diner adjacent to the Hampton Inn. Also open for breakfast.

Cocina Real (* A $)

One of the 2 best Mexican places in town, this one offers interesting takes on traditional dishes. Good for lunch or dinner. $ Various Fast Food:

• Hot Wok Express (Chinese)
• Niro's Gyros
• Taco Bell
• Dairy Queen

Einstein Bros. Bagels (* L $)

Bagel-based sandwiches