Oberlin College
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For a town of its size, Oberlin offers a fair variety of restaurants, most of them specializing in Chinese/Asian and Mediterranean cuisine. Students from New York City are the most likely to complain about the choices, but if you don’t mind making the drive to Cleveland, there’s a larger selection to choose from, including excellent Indian food at Café Tandoor, and spicy Korean dishes at Seoul Hot Pot. As for Oberlin, if you ask anyone what his or her favorite restaurant is, most will tell you Black River Café. Black River serves only breakfast and lunch, but is extremely popular with students and faculty, especially on weekends, when it’s best to arrive before 11 a.m. in order to avoid the long line-ups.

Although there isn’t any 24-hour eating in town—a fact that aggravates many night-owls at Oberlin—there are a number of restaurants that keep their kitchens open until relatively late, such as the Feve. Most students enjoy the food at Weia Teia, but ?nd it rather steep in price—the best deal is to go for lunch, when all main courses are much cheaper. The recently opened Agave is owned by the same people who run Black River Café, and is equally as delicious if you enjoy a healthy meal of burritos and tequila. Tooo Chinoise, the Mandarin, and Java Zone are common places to take a date, but if you’re looking for a little more anonymity and chic décor, try Lola’s Bistro or Sergio’s in Cleveland.

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Off-Campus Dining at Oberlin College

ktucker9589

'12

French Language and Literature

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Great Restaurants, Great Variety

So many good choices! The Feve, Aladdin's, Magpie, Black River, etc. Always a lot of vegetarian options, and many restaurants have a pretty good selection of vegan options too. For such a tiny town, it's really good.

Dec 14, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Oberlin College

musicchica

'15

Music Performance

4.6

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Oberlin's Off-Campus Dining

There is only one nationally known business within walking distance, Subway, and the rest are mom and pop shops, but the food and prices are very good. There is also a huge variety: Chinese, sandwhiches, Italian. There are multiple cafes as well, which allows for a student to choose which atmosphere they would prefer. Some of these places also allow use of your student card to charge. Overall, really good.

Jul 25, 2011

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Off-Campus Dining at Oberlin College

woot

'13

Law

4.6

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Main Street

Black River has delicious breakfast (especially the pancakes!), and the Feve has great meals all day, though it's a bit pricey. The Feve has delicious burgers (veggie too!) and great, innovative brunch on the weekends. Everyone goes to Agave at 1 or 2 in the morning (that's when they get the most business), and they have great burritos, quesadillas, you name it, they also have board games in the restaurant you can play, which is cute. There are other cafes sprinkled around town which are also pleasing. The chinese food place is also GREAT. Try Taste of Nirvana, it'll blow your mind.

Feb 26, 2011

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