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Campustown in Champaign-Urbana
Campustown in Champaign-Urbana
Campustown contains roughly a dozen bars. Almost every bar has daily and weekly specials, too numerous to mention here. Here you can expect a clientèle that s uniformly college-aged, if it is not Homecoming weekend. Most bars here have a pretty open floor plan and what seating there is tends to be in a loud and exposed area, in contrast to more of a "lounge" establishment. Most bar are 19+ to enter (sometimes with cover for those who are underage. Generally, all ages can be on the property for food and non-alcoholic drinks during the day and evening until 9 pm.
Green Street Cafe, 35 E. Green St. (One block west of First St.). Sa-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri Noon-2am. Originally a hookah bar, it is more of towny bar than a Campustown bar. Since the smoking ban, they've opened up a separate location next door with hookahs. It's a very chilled bar with daily specials, $7 pitchers every night, darts, pool and a food served till 1am every night. Cheap. �
Legends Bar and Grill. Sports bar popular with upperclassmen and graduate students. Generally not very crowded and usually no cover. �
Murphy's Pub. Traditional Irish pub with no cover. Popular with upperclassmen and graduate students they have a logo glass night on Wed. �
Brothers. Sports bar with an open floor plan. Two stories with an indoor balcony make it very spacious. Popular with upperclassmen and has lines consistently 1 hour+ long. No cover for those 21+. �
Firehaus. Tri-leveled sports bar with a beer garden The front windows are glass 'garage doors' that can be opened up when it's warm out. Fairly expensive but generally clean for a Greek bar. No cover for 21+. Cochrane establishment �
The Clybourne. 'Upscale' Greek bar. Touts itself as 'The Class of Champaign.' Tri-leveled with a coat check. Dance floor, dark, and loud. Popular with those underage due to the fact that they do not use an ID scanner. Cochrane establishment. �
Red Lion. The definition of a Greek bar. Large open dance floor. Loud techno. Very popular with Freshman Greeks, making it the 'hook-up' bar. Cochrane establishment. �
Kam's. 'An Illini Tradition'. Down the block from CO's. Very Greek. Numerous HDTVs purchased during the 2005 Illini Basketball Final 4 make it a popular spot to watch Illini sports. Dance floor and numerous booths with a central bar and a basement. Nauseating smell emanating from both Kam's and CO's make it the dirtiest block on campus. �
Illini Inn. A small hole in the wall bar where becoming a member of the 'Mug Club' is a popular campus tradition. �
Joe's. Four distinct areas give everyone a place at Joe's. Large beer garden, bar area with indoor seating and pool tables, upstairs that can be rented out, and the main draw: the dance floor with a stage and stripperpoles. $2 U-Call-It every night. �
Geovanti's. A small bar underneath the first floor 'restaurant'. $4 Miller pitchers and a quiet atmosphere when there isn't a live band. �
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