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Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week returns with new lineup, changes to signature dinner
Feb. 11, 2026 6:30 am
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Restaurant Week Season is back with a bigger lineup and changes to its signature dinner plans.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has announced a lineup of 22 Linn County restaurants participating in the 14th annual Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week:
- 350 First at 350 First Ave. NE
- Big Grove Brewery at 170 First St. SW
- Black Sheep Social Club at 600 First St. SE
- Cedar Ridge Distillery at 1441 Marak Rd. in Swisher
- Cellar 19 Wine & Deli at 425 Second St. SE, Suite 5
- CityWalk Eatery at 102 Second St. SE
- Cliff’s Dive Bar at 227 Second Ave. SE
- Craft’d at 333 First St. SE Suite 100
- Czech Town Station at 69 16th Ave. SW
- Goldfinch Tap + Eatery at 740 10th St. in Marion
- Groundswell Cafe at 201 Third Ave. SW
- Leonardo’s at 2228 16th Ave. SW
- Lucky’s on 16th at 86 16th Ave. SW
- Morning Story Restaurant at 2931 Seventh Ave., Suite 400 in Marion
- Nara Thai at 1725 Blairs Ferry Rd., #102 in Marion
- O’s Grill at 3911 Center Point Rd. NE
- Rio Burritos at 5001 First Ave. NE, Suite 104
- The Class Act Restaurant at 7725 Kirkwood Blvd. SW
- The District CR at 415 Third St. SE
- the hip-stir at 1120 7th Ave in Marion
- The Map Room at 416 Third St. SE
- The Pedaler’s Fork at 2010 Sylvia Ave. NE
Restaurant week menus for each participant will be revealed later this month.
From Feb. 20 through March 1, diners can enjoy exclusive offers and limited-time menus at participating restaurants. For the fifth year, Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week will run over 10 days, including two full weekends to enjoy new and special offerings.
With a lineup representing a wide range of cuisines and price points, this year’s list is slightly longer than last year’s list of participants, which numbered 19 restaurants. Restaurants selected from an application process by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance met specific criteria, including being locally owned and operated.
The Fork & Knife Feast, the popular ticketed dinner that offered a one-stop shop for samples from participating restaurants, will not be returning this year. After making a comeback over the last two years from a pandemic suspension, the dinner will be replaced with something new this year.
Relish the Region, its replacement, promises to build a new tradition with an “expanded tasting experience,” in April. Details on the new event have not yet been released.
“The tasting event is set to be bigger, tastier, and even FOODIER to bring everyone together to sample more tasty local dishes and flavors,” the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance said in an email marketing the event.
The Gazette is a media sponsor of Cedar Rapids Restaurant Week.
Comments: Features reporter Elijah Decious can be reached at (319) 398-8340 or elijah.decious@thegazette.com.
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