By far the best bakery with the best espresso in Bloomington. Got me through college with a smile…read more Will forever love this place. Very kind and accommodating staff. Cute outdoor seating to enjoy your treat. Thank you Peter for the kindness and the great service.

Friendly little coffee and bakery shop in historic building in downtown Bloomington. I guess…read morethey're still following some kind of protocol by only allowing two people in at a time-that being said not many more could fit in there. Good selection of baked goods and pastries. Good coffee. Seating out front is nice. Good option for basic coffees and baked goods.

The baked goods at Sugar & Spice got me through many a stressful spots during graduate school. A…read morelittle corner shop in the Indiana Memorial Union, it's a convenient place to grab whatever sweet or pastry you like as well as coffee or other beverages. One of the most revered items they make is the Special K Chewie, a glorious concoction of cereal, peanut butter, and Karo syrup. Ask any IU alum and chances are that he or she will rave about them. Sweet, chewy, crunchy - these no-cook cookies are fantastic. It's hard to believe that such deliciousness can be had for just $1.09! I know they make other cookies, but this is the one for me. When I mentioned that I now lived out of state, the staff told me that they can ship them to me. What?!? I really shouldn't know this, it could be dangerous. If you have reason to be on the IU campus as a guest, student, or traveler, make sure you stop by Sugar & Spice for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack. I made sure there were also some Special K Chewies in my bag for the drive home!

This is the IU bakery and coffee shop located in the Memorial Union building. Their baked goods can…read morealso be found at other campus cafes. The baked goods are awesome! The cookies and muffins and cinnamon roll just seem to melt in your mouth (I'm sure lots of butter is involved). They even have a very good vegan coffee cake! The drinks are not great and consistency is not the name of the game. Maybe the coffee is better than the tea, but the chai tastes more of sugar and cinnamon than tea, and the matcha was very murky, but maybe that's because I got the strawberry matcha and that affected the colour. It didn't taste bad but just didn't taste like quality matcha. They have decent teabags, but the brand and selection varies and is not what's listed on the menu board. They can do a tea latte but don't always have teas that work well with milk. I like the iced tea they make during the summer better than the hot tea. They sometimes have bubble tea, which is made with a machine and is decent (as far as artificially flavoured tea goes) but very sweet. It's a complete gamble as to whether or not the bubble tea machine will actually be on at any given time. I tried to get it in the evening once but was told they usually power it down around 6, so came back around 4:30 next time, but it was off again. I finally did manage to get bubble tea a few times around lunch time and in the morning, but there have also been days where they don't turn it on at all despite displaying the posters for it. Tapioca pearls are on the menu but they seemingly never have them, only the popping pearls. The baristas are students and are sometimes friendly, sometimes not. I would guess there's a combination of high turnover and poor training because some of them just seem very confused. They usually do okay at keeping the line moving though. I come for the baked goods, and just get a drink while I'm at it because I don't want to wait in another line at Starbucks even though I actually think Starbucks makes slightly better drinks.

Stopped in for something sweet and boy oh boy was I surprised. I wont lie its a bit pricey, but…read moreeverything I tryed was amazing. They had samples out and im happy they did. I ended up getting some truffles and a chocolate bar which were both amazing. The truffles didnt make it to the car.

A once great local institution, but something has gone awry these days -- two weeks before…read moreChristmas, their website accepted an online holiday order. But as the holidays arrived, there was no sign of life, no answer to phone calls or online messages. It's bad enough for the place to be defunct, but to be defunct with a zombie website borders on fraudulent, unfortunately.

Really liked it. I believe it's mostly, if not all, vegan. I know they were experimenting with some…read moreitems with dairy a while ago but I did not notice any non-vegan items while I was there, so not sure if that's still a thing. Anyway, it is a little out of the way. It's walkable from downtown but not really in the downtown core. Pretty quiet when I was there, but the atmosphere felt approachable. Some of the chairs were like school desk chairs (adult-sized, of course) that I haven't seen since I was in primary school which was kind of funny. The guy at the counter was cheerful and friendly. They looked like they had run out of some of the hot savory items by Saturday mid-afternoon, but there was still a wide variety of sweets. I believe the current owners are Indian, and you see some of those flavours featured. I got: Samosa handpie: Good, not mind-blowing, but good. Nice flavours. If you like a flaky crust, this is not it, but I liked the rustic pastry crust. Pistachio cardamom donut: Loved it. Before I moved to Bloomington, there were a few bakeries that offered vegan-GF cake donuts that I loved, and this was the first thing I've gotten here that reminded me of that. Pleasant texture and strong cardamom flavour, not too sweet. I think these are baked donuts, so they're a little different from regular fried donuts, but in a good way IMO. Rose dream latte: Milk with rose syrup topped with coconut whip and nuts, no espresso. Tasted great, but more of a dessert drink than I was expecting. The coconut whip was quite thick. The concept could probably use some refinement, because the whip was too thick and rigid to drink without a straw, but the nut pieces were too big to go through a straw, and so I couldn't figure out the best way to drink it. From what I understand, there are some longtime fans of this place who feel like the quality has dropped since the most recent change in ownership, but as someone who had never been here before, I really had a good experience. I get why people would be upset when something changes, but if you are considering trying this place for the first time, I wouldn't be too put off by the negativity around the change in ownership. There's no other place specialized in vegan baking in Bloomington, so I think it's good to support what they are continuing to do here, and even though I am partial to vegan food I wouldn't say that if it wasn't also GOOD. They also had some refreshingly unique options for baked goods.

Rainbow Bakery sits off of 4th street west of the IU campus. It's all vegan, and we had a chance to…read morestop by and get two donuts and a cookie. The inside is cute and whimsical. The owners, a Sikh family, gave us their cardamom donut for free. The samosa hand pies were out. I would rate it 4/5. The decor was nice, and the owners were friendly. We were told that the staff is limited, and the owners themselves are thinking of selling this location and hoping to restart it in Greenwood, where they currently live and actually drive down to Bloomington every day. The matcha latte was fine. Everything was fine but not great. The vegan chocolate chip cookie was good, but could've used more chocolate chips.

Chocolate dough + mix ins: oreo brownie, chocolate chips + oreo cream cheese frosting…read more Baked is a very cool concept where your wildest cookie combinations can be brought to life with different doughs and mix ins and even frostings. Pro tip: order a glass of milk to go with the rich and sweetn cookies :D It will come in a cutesy dino cup!

They had a table at Food Truck Friday with two types of cookie plus dog biscuits for sale. I…read moregrabbed a lemon cookie with cheesecake pieces. It was crazy good and totally exceeded my expectations. The cookie was thick and soft, almost cakelike, and not at all too sweet. The cheesecake pieces were kind of melted into the cookie which created an amazing texture.

Absolute Garbage !!…read more Feast Marker and Cellar *USED* to be amazing with genuinely unique flavors found nowhere else . But under new ownership , it's not even Waffle House level , and they still charge prices like it was unique . I had the eggs your way, which used to be amazing , but now it's just fried eggs, warm potatoes and cold toast , and was charges $18. The waiter was clueless, coffee was cold and place was justifiably barren . The display case used to have all sorts of amazing pastries , but now it's random shrink wrapped garbage . Really the worst experience every and were charged $50 (two of us) for cold coffee, cold toast , stale potatoes and Waffle House eggs . At least Waffle House coffee is hot .

Got there a bit after 2:00 pm and was discouraged by the greeter to stay after we said we were…read morelooking for a bite to eat. Was told the kitchen was closing. Very disappointing to be encouraged to leave when we would have been good with a charcuterie board. We were the only customers in the place.

My friends and I were driving thru Bloomington and wanted coffee. We stopped here because the menu…read moreoptions sounded good. Two of us got the honey bear latte and one got the Mexican latte. Both of us that got the honey bear did not care for the coffee. The honey was a strong artificial flavor- I think they just used a cheap honey and added too much. Our other friend with the Mexican latte said it just tasted plain and like regular black coffee. I wouldn't recommend, it doesn't seem like anything special at all. And the service wasn't that great. Seemed like the cashier was just trying to get through the day and didn't care to chat with the customers at all. You honestly get better service at Starbucks.

Love this place.. great coffee and drinks. They have a menu of special drinks that is unique and…read morefun. Food is fantastic, they make most of the stuff there. Service has been nothing but awesome. Atmosphere is cool coffee shop to chill, work or sit around with friends

First time at this Crumble Coffee, but I love the other two. Same good experience here…read more I got a tomato red pepper danish, a piece of blueberry almond cake, and a summer garden tea (seasonal green tea with fruit syrup) The danish was actually my second choice after I found out they were out of the galette I wanted, but I actually liked the danish a lot and was glad it was what I ended up with. The pastry was great, with nice layers but not overly flaky for my taste like a lot of danishes; it had a nice tenderness to it. The filling was delicious, like a cheesy roasted red pepper dip baked into a danish. The cake was also great, not too sweet and very aesthetically pleasing too. The tea was really nice, with the fruit flavors balanced with the green tea. The shop is very cute and felt welcoming. There's a lot of outdoor seating. They have some local art prints for sale and there's even a printer for customer use. The baristas were friendly.

Crumble (the one at Renwick) is one of my favorite coffee shops to meet friends. It has plenty of…read morespace inside and nice tables outside. Drinks are very creative, and while a bit pricey all taste amazing. The various bites to eat are all good as well, and I'm told there is always a gluten free option (I happened to be with a gluten free person on my most recent visit, otherwise I'd never know this important tidbit). Counter service is prompt, grab y our drink and clean your own table.