Main Campus Local Eats

Whether you are in the Quad Cities for the first time on a Main campus visit, planning your move to the area, or looking for a new place to take your family to, one important thing to know is, “where is a good place to eat?”

From current students*, here are some of the favorites!

Pizza:

• Van’s Pizza, Pub & Grill
• Wise Guys Pizza – White Coast Pizza
• Tony’s Pizzeria
• Antonella’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
• Harris Pizza
• Happy Joe’s
• Franks Pizza
• Lopiez – Pizza of the months are always a must.

Mexican:

• D’Lua on the River
• El Fogon Mexican Bar & Grill
• Jennie’s Boxcar
• Cisco’s Mexican Bar and Grill
• Abarrotes Carrillo
• Los Agaves Mexican Grill
• Baja Tacos and Shots
• Azteca
• La Finca
• El Patron
• Los Amigos
• La Herradura
• Coyas Café

International:

• Soi 3 – Thai Noodle Shop
• Oishii
• Miss Phay Cafe (Thai) 
• Eddys Snack Shack – Sushi burritos
• Flavor of India
• Mantra Indian Cuisine & Spirits (Indian)
• Exotic Thai
• Lemon Grass
• Kobe Sushi
• QC Sushi
• Food Lee

Breakfast:

• Cafe d’Marie
• QC Coffee and Pancake House
• Cafe d Marie- Monte Cristo
• Food Affair Bistro
• Jimmy’s Pancake House

Casual Restaurants (Eat or Drink):

• Me & Billy Kitchen and Bar 
• Central Standard -Craft Burgers & Beer
• Foundry Food + Tap 
• The Machine Shed Restaurant
• Filling Station
• Barrel House
• Olive Tree Cafe
• Steel Plow
• Sippi’s American Grill & Craft Beer

Best Outdoor Seating Options:

• The Tangled Wood (Live music)
• Sky Bar
• Me & Billy Kitchen and Bar
• Armored Gardens
• Kelso’s Corner

Open LATE

• Boozie’s Bar & Grill
• The Office – So many kinds of eggrolls!
• Kelso’s Corner
• Armored Gardens
• Daiquiri Factory
• Kilkenny’s Pub
• Mac’s Tavern
• Mickey’s Irish Pub Davenport

Fancier:

• Trattoria Tiramisu 
• Duck City Bistro
• Monarch Kitchen and Bar
• The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar
• The Half Nelson
• Granite City Food & Brewery
• Ruthie’s Steaks & Seafood
  

  

Dessert

• Whitey’s Ice Cream
• Hurt’s Donuts (Great for late-night runs!)
• Cookies & Dreams 
• Olde Towne Bakery
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Here’s the Scoop
• Lagomarcino’s Confectionery

Coffee Shops:

• Atomic Coffee Bar
• Coffee Apothecary
• Iron + Grain Coffee House
• 392 Cafe
• Redband Coffee Co. – Chorizo Sandwich
• Aroma Coffee
• The Coffee Revolution
• The Brewed Book
• Milltown Coffee
• Aroma
• Coffee Envi
• The Atlas Collective
• Coffee House
• Makenna Koffee Company

*This list was updated in fall 2026. 

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