My favorite thing about where I live is all the great food and local businesses! We are always trying to find new restaurants around us. There’s so many downtown areas to visit with great shops and restaurants, there’s something for everyone!
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Cafe’s, bakeries, & desserts
Restaurants & bars
Love to go here for small plates and cocktails. A flatbread and an espresso martini.. the best
Sofie's Lounge - Whiskey, Wine, Eats
Saganaki, giant pretzels, schnitzel, shrimp tacos.. you can’t go wrong with anything. You have to try their drink flight!
Squire on the Square - Restaurant in IL
Amazing burgers. So many to choose from or customize your own! Grass fed or corn fed beef, bison, turkey burger, veggie burger.. add deep fried bacon, guac, mac and cheese, avocado.. Or you can’t go wrong with anything else on the menu
D.C. Cobb's - Burgers and Brews!
Lots of outdoor seating and a great view whether you’re sitting inside or outside!
HOME | Brokenoar
Fresh sandwiches, good coffee, good smoothies, & good breakfast!!
Sandwich shop | Cesaroni's Cafe & Deli | United States
Our favorite local bar! Enclosed beer garden with heaters outside, & they have music and food trucks most weekend! Can’t beat the prices, & you definitely want to order an ice cream shot (or 2)
ortmanns
Been coming here my whole life! Good food and a big drink menu
Chop Suey Hut Restaurant | Fresh Asian and Chinese
Benedict's La Strata - Crystal Lake Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch
The best margs around with flavors you wouldn’t even think of! Matcha, pumpkin, coffee… you wouldn’t think it would be good but trust me they make it work. & you definitely get your moneys worth!
Mixteca Tequila
Cute place in downtown Crystal Lake for small plates and cocktails!
Jude’s
Yummy Middle Eastern style food!
Expressly Leslie Vegetarian Restaurant
Our go-to Mexican restaurant. Great food and great drinks at a great price! A margarita pitcher is also necessary😋
El Niagara Mexican Restaurant | Woodstock IL
The best pizza. We definitely come here several times a month
Napoli Pizza Place
Our go-to local restaurant (we’re regulars here). Casual place with good food, amazing prices!
Oliver’s Bar & Grill
Get the giant pretzel… that’s all. It’s the size of the whole table!! And a beer in a boot of course
The Brat Haus
Shops
Cute bookstore with a little cafe inside! Candy and ice cream to go with a new book
Book Groups | Read Between the Lynes
So fun to even just look around at the different vendors!
Algonquin Antique Mall | America's Antique Mall
On the Woodstock Square! They have plushies, snacks, manga, games, Funko Pops and more!
Anime and Things | Anime, Manga & Pop Culture Store
The place to go for board games, trading cards, or just to play or look around!
Board Games | GriffoNest Games | United States
Full of little shops and great restaurants! Groundhog Day was filmed here, so if you’re visiting around then you can join in on the festivities! Or if you’re here over Thanksgiving, watch the Lighting of the Square! In the spring or summer, enjoy the...
Woodstock Square Historic District
Little pottery store showcasing work from a variety of different artists! I love the cute little magnets and trinkets
Clayworkers' Guild of Illinois-“Artisans On Main” | Woodstock IL
Places to stay
The historic bed and breakfast where Bill Murray stayed in Groundhog Day! If you’re staying out here, skip the chain hotels :)
Cherry Tree Inn B&B | Groundhog Day House | Woodstock, IL
Cafe’s, bakeries, & desserts
I love all the different flavors they come out with, plus you can get pints and quarts to go!
Julie Ann’s Frozen Custard
Stop in and get a hot or iced tea and a pastry, or pick up some loose leaf tea to make yourself at home! There are literally so many to choose from!
Loose Leaf Tea | Casting Whimsy
Worth the trip just for the Moon Milk that they use in their lattes alone. Guilty of buying a bottle of just that to use at home
Summer Moon
You’re gonna wanna skip Dunkin I promise
Specializes In Donuts- Country Donuts
Mchenry County locations in Woodstock & Harvard! Their filled long johns are to die for, also a great place for cakes and cupcakes!
By The Dozen Bakery
The cookies here are so good!!! As is everything else on the menu
