Great ethnic food on 4th street

We stopped in Bloomington to experience an interesting college town and we enjoyed the bookstores and cafes. On 4th street near the university, you will find a cluster of great ethnic restaurants on a quiet tree-lined street, many of which have outdoor seating. It was a real treat.

Great ethnic food on 4th street

Glad to hear you enjoyed your time in Bloomington. You need to come back some labor day weekend when they block off about 4 blocks around this restaurant row for the 4th Street Arts Festival.

Also, for my use (as I live in Bloomington) and for possible use on the forum which of the restaurants did you check out and/or enjoy the most? (I for one have enjoyed Yats (think the name has changed, but the food, cajun, has remained the same), Casablanca, and the Italian Place (what the heck is the name, it%26#39;s late). I%26#39;ve not eaten at the two Tibetian restaurants in this immediate area (that%26#39;s right folks, there%26#39;s two there), but have eaten at the 3rd one in town (although it is less ';fully tibetian';) located a couple of blocks north on Grant Street.

If you live anywhere within a reasonable driving distance, I suggest you consider a return trip over the 1st weekend in October. It%26#39;s the 15th annual Lotus World Music %26amp; Arts Festival (see a prior post of mine) a REAL gem of Bloomington.

For a typical Lotus Festival (if there is such a thing), they close off a few streets downtown (for outdoor, tented, venues) and have some indoor venues (theatres, nightclubs %26amp; churches) for a total of about 6-10 venues, add in 20+/- world class artists/groups from around the world playing a wide variety of musical genres in multiple sets Friday %26amp; Saturday night (plus a separate admission Thursday concert, a free all afternoon concert on Saturday and an all but free show on Sunday afternoon) and you can see how its pretty special. And, it a real bargain, full festival ticket (Friday %26amp; Saturday nights) only $30 in advance!

(Full disclosure - I%26#39;m on the board of directors - but also can say I attended %26amp; enjoyed Lotus for years before formally joining the organization about 2 years ago).

More information about this year%26#39;s festival (lineup, venues, schedules, links to artists sites, etc) can be found at www.lotusfest.org.

Again, glad you enjoyed Bloomington and hope you return soon. Go ahead and post questions and/or requests for any pointers on your next trip if you want and I%26#39;ll try to respond.

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