Restaurants in Champaign-Urbana

Creative burgers, craft beer, cocktails and wine are served in a stylish, wood-trimmed American tavern.

Signature burgers and craft cocktails fill the menu inside the historic Inman building, with café service beginning at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday.

Slow-smoked brisket, ribs, pulled pork and hot-smoked salmon headline the barbecue menu at 320 North Chestnut Street.

Six locally owned eateries serve smash burgers, Nashville hot chicken, pizza, grinders and tacos alongside a full bar, yard games and TVs in downtown Urbana.

The Space uses locally sourced meat, eggs, dairy, produce, and bread across its restaurant-bar menu, with live music, comedy, and Sunday brunch on the calendar.

Modern American fish, steaks and vegetarian dishes feature local farm and garden ingredients, with Sunday brunch buffets and private dining in a glass greenhouse.

Northern Chinese specialties include crispy pork in sweet-and-sour glaze and handmade dumplings, served for dine-in or takeout in a renovated Green Street dining room.

The Bread Company serves house-made bread in lunch sandwiches, then shifts to walk-in-only Swiss and European fondues, small plates, and pizzas for dinner in Urbana's Arts District.

Hand-cut steaks and taco platters headline all-day American dining at a downtown Champaign tavern operating since 2012, with a dog-friendly patio.

Southern- and Cajun-inspired dishes center on fried chicken sandwiches, including the Hot dipped version, at the downtown Neil Street shack.