Restaurants

Want a vacation to the Far East but don’t have the Yen? Here’s where you can enjoy Japanese cuisine in the Corridor.

Now diners can eat all the sushi and hibachi they want in two Corridor locations.

The annual market, home this year to more than 40 vendors with fresh produce, wine, honey, baked goods and artisanal items, will be available from 8 a.m. to noon.

New owner and chef Bryce Vogel said he will source Iowa where he can, noting that the bread is baked from a local baker and its tap is 100 percent local breweries.

Neha Kuchhal started selling baked goods in 2021 at the Iowa City Farmers Market and was then introduced to NewBo City Market by a friend.

Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states, including two in Iowa.

Summer has arrived. Here are a few of the eats you can discover outdoors, as sampled at the inaugural Freedom FEASTival in Cedar Rapids.

Two drink festivals are merging with a new debut on May 11 for beers, ciders, meads and spirits.

The barbecue staple, a former drive-thru location opened in 2019 with an emphasis on the “shack” at its tiny 250-square-feet on 288 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, has settled into its new home just across the parking lot at 266 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE.

The second location opened on Monday, April 29 at 11 Wilson Ave. Drive SW., not far from the Czech Village.

On May 1, the New Bohemia staple extended its hours, adding one day per week.

The idea, inspired by luxe, elaborate doughnut shops in Las Vegas made famous by social media, is a riff between a creative angle and a practical one.