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Hidden gems: restaurants in Cedar Rapids
Map viewDiscover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Cedar Rapids. Ratings are based from 319 places in Cedar Rapids
Emil's Hideaway
222 Glenbrook Dr SE 52403-1028
"My cousin recommended and we enjoyed our meals tonight. Shrimp BLT, regular BLT, Tenderloin, hamburgers and chicken strips and paid extra for waffle.fries and they were worth it according to rest of..."
Need Pizzeria
207 2nd Ave SE 52401-1238
"Look this place just keeps getting better and better, When I'm in town it's the hands down best pizza place ever, great service, great beer, great cocktails great pizza, it's absolutely ridiculous how..."
Black Sheep Social Club
600 1st St SE 52401-2016
"The Black Sheep Social Club is great. It is very trendy with great decor. You feel good just being there. During our lunchtime visit a great sound system was playing just the right mix of tunes to com..."
Irish Democrat
3207 1st Ave SE 52402-6001
"Great customer service. Great food for the price."
Tomaso's Pizza
3234 Center Point Rd NE 52402-4034
"One visit so far, but definitely will be returning! Tomaso's has really good freshly made pizza that the whole family loves. Every topping you can imagine and the crust options are all delicious! It i..."
Sushi House
2665 Edgewood Pkwy SW ste 100 52404
"Our whole family has favorite dishes here from Mongolian beef to Honey Roll to Braised chicken and best the crab ragoon with actual crab! Serving staff is freindly and fast and good at keeping drinks..."
Flying Wienie
103 8th Ave SW 52404-2136
"My three year old loved his corn dog that he ate half of. He also enjoyed sharing the tasty home cut fries and perfectly cooked onion rings. I had a tasty italian beef, was moist and tender!! My fianc..."
Phong Lan Vietnamese Restaurant
216 8th St SE 52401-1616
"Great little restaurant in the heart of Cedar Rapids.Spring rolls.Seafood Pho.Vegetable Pho.All the dishes tasted great. However the temperature inside the restaurant was maybe 60° at most.All the di..."
Lucky's on 16th
86 16th Ave SW 52404-5945
"Lucky's was pretty busy but they got us in and a reasonable amount of time. The food was very good. Overall the service was good food was excellent and I would definitely eat here again."
30Hop Cedar Rapids
951 Blairs Ferry Rd NE 52402-1217
"Delicious drinks and appetizers the food and the flavors were excellent. Friendly fun atmosphere. I have to commend management on how smooth our experience was and how friendly staff appeared working..."
Capriotti's
4640 1st Ave NE 52402-3227
"We were warmly welcomed when we walked in the door, and when we told them it was our first time they gave us some great recommendations. We bought a pastrami with coleslaw and the bobbi, Turkey with..."
Tornado's Grub and Pub
1600 3rd Ave SE 52403-2251
"This place was great. I had a wonderful experience eating here. I think I've been here before about 10 yrs prior. But anyway, I had a tenderloin sandwich and my friend had a mushroom burger with bleu..."
El Paraiso Mexican Bar & Grill
2730 Edgewood Rd SW 52404
"Never been here it opened on time very colorful and good food. I recommend this place. They even let us change the menu from rice n beans to breakfast with over easy eggs. Very delicious. I will be ba..."
The Prairie Soup Company
425 2nd St SE Skywalk Level 52401-1819
"I took my mom who is very picky for lunch there ... the staff were so nice , I ordered the mushroom and wild rice and Cobb salad and my mom took the beer cheese soup and chicken salad sandwich,my hard..."
Parlor City Ice Cream
1936 42nd St NE 52402-3041
"I love their freezes! Also, a nice place to sit out for a treat, and it’s near the bike path."
Dash Coffee Roasters
120 3rd Ave SW Ste 2 52404-5715
"I do the majority of my meetings here. I really like the environment. They have fair pricing and optional seating. Very nice coffee shop."
PepperJax Grill
5200 Fountains Dr NE 52411-6612
"Nice environment. Really clean restaurant and nice employees. The food was amazing! I'm eager to return and try the other things they have."
Firehouse Subs
180 Collins Rd NE Ste. E 52402-3237
"1 sandwich here is the bomb...the bbq 24 hr smoked pulled something...so good. Soooo a special once in a while treat!"
Bo Mac's
21916th Ave SE 52401
"We picked up our order to go. The Mayan pizza was a delicious combination of flavors. The sweet potato fries were like none I had ever had before. The slight honey glaze was awesome. The tenderloin wa..."
Rodina
1507 C St SW 52404-5928
"A superb combination of the highest standard of quality, class and professionalism. Rodina hits a home run in with every aspect of its establishment. We were by with the kindest host and were promptly..."