If you need to get chocolate from Illinois and take it back to wherever you're returning to...this…read moreis THE place to get it. I love the little Illinois shaped chocolate, the dark chocolate mint meltaways (they have it in milk chocolate too), their caramel, and other chocolate goodies. My friend loves the Lincoln logs (pretzel stick dipped in chocolate), and their Lincoln penny chocolate (chocolate cast in Lincoln's silhouette with a shiny penny.) They have an awesome caramel popcorn too. As I said, they have great caramel. So who could resist! This is the downtown location.

Ahhh, Pease's...the bane of every parent who had a child at Butler Elementary School right around…read morethe corner, and the most pleasurable part of going to school for said students, Pease's is a Springfield institution. Penny candies are displayed throughout the store, with little bags for gathering your selections. Many hard to find and obscure candies available by the piece - it's a great way to blow your allowance if you are 7 and a great way to blow your breakfast change from D&J if you are an adult. The real draw for most people (nostalgia trips notwithstanding) are the handmade chocolates. Pease's has been making chocolates in Springfield since the 1930's and is still family owned. You won't find chile infused chocolates here, but you will find great old fashioned candies, packaged by the sweetest ladies you ever met, it really is a wonderful place to pick up a gift or a little something for yourself.

The Raggedy Anne cheesecake is fantastic! The staff are very…read morenice and helpful. We found this restaurant by a very happy accident and we will be returning.

Cute little place. Hidden gem for Springfield. Really hope this place doesn't leave now that BUNN…read morewas sold to a global company. :(

My family waits every year for their caramel apples. They are the best and worth every penny!read more

If they are serving ice cream, get the Salted Caramel! It's the bomb!! Has a more fun name in…read moreWisconsin, LOL, but the ice cream is the same!!

Best pastries and cake and cookies in town! Patrick is a wonderful baker! ‍ Most of his goods are…read moreto pretty to eat!

Small space, but fast paced little bakery. There is a bigger room in the back if you're coming and…read moreeating. Very nice staff with amazing smells and amazing desserts. I stopped in for sweets but we saw some lunches served and they looked like a good portion size. There's a cute garden out front that we passed by as we walked in.

I was looking for popcorn with nuts for a gift. The other two popcorn places either don't have it…read moreor have one kind. Pittman's has four kinds of popcorn with nuts; pecan, almond, peanut or cashew! I tried the toffee almond and caramel pecan. It tastes like gourmet popcorn, so good! I would recommend you try some soon. They also have too many flavors to count!

Fantastic popcorn and tremendous variety of flavors! The hardest part is choosing which delicious…read moreflavor to try next!!!

My granddaughters birthday was my motivator to go in. This was our first trip. We got seven large…read moregourmet cupcakes for the price of a 1/2 sheet cake. Everyone seemed to enjoy their individual cupcake. My granddaughter was especially excited about the Cookie Monster cupcake. The butter cream on the carrot cake was to die for. All of the cakes were super moist. Yumm is the only way to describe them. I can't come here often but when my special occasions arrive, I'll be glad too. Thanks all for such wonderful treats for my family.

Service was great, and the guy at the counter was polite and very nice. The rating is low because…read morethe cupcakes just did not taste good. We ordered a red velvet and a vanilla cupcake. The vanilla cupcake had grainy frosting where the sugar had not been properly creamed into the butter or fat and it was too sweet. It actually made me cough from how the sugar hit the back of my throat. The cake was very light, but nothing tasted like vanilla. It tasted like sugar and air. There was also entirely too much frosting for the density and size of the cupcake, and I say that as a person who usually loves frosting. The vanilla cupcake was both soft /falling apart and slightly overcooked at the same time. The red velvet was more balanced in flavor. However, it had the same sugary buttercream as the vanilla instead of the traditional cream cheese that one would expect with a red velvet cake and that frosting made it just too sugary to eat. The texture of the red velvet cupcake was better than the vanilla, though a bit too dry. I'm not sure what the people who gave this high reviews eight or what their exposure to food is, but this definitely did not do it for us.

Home town hole in the wall brewery!…read more It's a dive type of place. Art from local artisans adorns the walls. You can even purchase them to take home. Pull up a chair while you hear it's the local vibes. We are here with a large group and the happy from patrons and employees is well deserved and received. The food was from a local restaurant inside the distillery. Come out and see what's going on here in town during the best of Fall.

Shit experience. Staff has no class…read more I was outside on the patio on a hot day with some friends and my dog. I ordered food and told the guy I'd be outside, which he responded he'd be out to bring it to me. Time passes. Neighboring tables are getting big orders delivered (people who got there after me). Eventually my friends leave and my elderly dog is burning up on the patio (The neighboring bar were the only ones who offered him a dog bowl). By the time half of our table leaves we go in to check on the food. They say it's coming... we check on the food again. They say it will be right up. It was not. I ask for a refund, the guy says "it's done, do you still want it?". I sigh and say yes. Five more minutes pass... I settle on my refund from a woman with a shitty attitude. No apology, no nothing. Not worth the visit.

For the past 2 years I've asked her to make my wife's birthday cake and I don't think I'll ever go…read moreback to store bought. This white chocolate butter cream and raspberry cake was delicious! I could have ate an entire tub of white chocolate butter cream by itself! If you're on the fence on giving this baker a shot then get off it! You will not be disappointed!

I ordered a brown butter cinnamon peach layer cake. The cake itself was moist and dense and the…read morefrosting was delicious. It was for a family member's birthday, and everyone raved about it. 100 percent would order again!

Tadhg thank you for going above and beyond. You're kindness and thoughtfulness really shined in a…read moretime of need! You sir are the epitome of GREAT customer service! Thank you for getting the wifi password for me and super awesome on you just being awesome! Things like this don't go unnoticed and just wanted to say thank you! WIFI PASSWORD : apron4320forest Not sure if it's capital A or not ;)

I've recently began to visit this place when in Springfield on business. I always customize my…read moresmoothie because they are just too sweet. This time it didn't come out too well. I'll try again. I want to mention to the staff that it's important to acknowledge your customers. I walked in and everyone was busy, but not one person said hello, good morning, welcome to smoothie king, we'll be right with you. Customer service is very important. Who wants to visit a business and not get acknowledged. It's not that hard. Kindness and common courtesy goes a long way.

One of my favorite if not my favorite coffee shop in the city here…read more The coffee flavors are creative and there are seasonal flavors too. Coffee is between $5-$8. Their chocolate covered coffee beans are to die for. Definitely my go to coffee shop!! Yumm

My partner is obsessed with Caribou. We live in St Louis where there no Caribou thus we made a day…read moretrip to Springfield the closest one. This Caribou is true to the brand. Breakfast sandwiches as good as always. Coffee drinks were very strong so that's a plus. We highly recommend. Caribou needs to come to St. Louis! :)