Kamar yadda a mafi yawan birane da ke da babbar jami'a, Cibiyar Iowa ba ta da isasshen ƙananan kwalliya, gidajen kyawawan abinci mai ban sha'awa, da gidajen cin abinci da aka saya. Yawancin wurare a cikin gari suna da ƙaunar abokantaka, amma Studio 13 (13 S. Linn St., 319-594-5198) shi ne wuri ɗaya a garin da ke biyan kuɗi a kulob din gay. Tsohon da aka sani da Alley Cat, da kuma kusantar da wasu 'yan karancin abokai na al'ummomin, bar na da kyau a cikin gari, matakan daga sansanin Jami'ar Iowa.
Ɗauki na 13 yana da manufar shigar da shekaru 19 da haihuwa (dole ne ku zama mai sha 21), kuma yana da abubuwa masu yawa don kiyaye abubuwa masu ban sha'awa - ja nuna, karaoke, da sauransu. Bayan da mashaya ya rufe, taron ya shiga cikin filin da ke kusa da shi, inda ake yin farin ciki tare da yin hakan har tsawon awa daya ko haka.
Kusa da minti 30 zuwa arewacin birnin Iowa a Cedar Rapids, Belle's Basix (3916 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, 319-363-3194) shine sauran babban launi na duniyar gayuwa da zaɓin yankin. Yana da shahararrun wuraren yin rawa da ja a cikin karshen mako da abin sha mai kyau a sauran makon.
A cikin garin Iowa, Deadwood Tavern (6 S. Dubuque St., 319-351-9417) wani saloon tsohuwar tayi tare da 'yan kujerun gado, wani jigon kwalliya, ɗakunan gado, da kuma mafi ƙarancin ra'ayi fiye da yawancin mutane. cajin yan sandan a kusa da gari. Kodayake ba kyautar gay ba ce, za ku ga yawancin GLBT a nan mafi yawan dare.
Wani tabo da wani abu na gay da ke biyo baya shi ne kantin sayar da littattafai mai mahimmanci, Prairie Lights (15 S. Dubuque St., 319-337-2681), wanda yake bude har zuwa karfe 9 na yamma (har zuwa 6 a ranar Lahadi) kuma yana da kadan cafe da ke hidimar abinci mai kyau, giya da giya, da kofi da sha sha.
Birnin Iowa yana da kyawawan kungiyoyi masu raye-raye da suka hada da Sanctuary (405 S.
Gilbert St., 319-351-5692), wanda aka sani da blues da kuma na zamani jazz. Wannan jin dadi, mai shimfiɗa a dutse yayi amfani da pizzas mai kyau, shafuka da salads, kuma gwargwadon giya ya bada jerin sunayen fiye da 130.
A gaskiya ma, wannan babban birni ne don cin abinci. Don ficewa na Mutanen Espanya na Basque, yana jin dadin cin abinci a Devotay (117 N. Linn St., 319-354-1001), wanda ya samu gagarumin abincin ga kayan cin abincin da ke cike da abinci mai gina jiki da kuma littafin marubucin Kurt Michael Friese. Yana amfani da kayan abinci na gida a lokuta da yawa a cikin irin kayan gargajiya na Mutanen Espanya kamar yatsan patatas, sherry-glazed chorizo, sandwiches chicken, chicken, da paella gargajiya.
Ɗaya daga cikin Twenty-Six (126 E. Washington St., 319-887-1909), wanda ke zaune a cikin katanga mai kariya tare da bangon tubali wanda aka fallasa, yana aiki ne daga mafi kyawun kudin Amurka na yau da kullum a garin. Gwada wa'adin naman alade na Iowa Berkshire tare da mai dadi mai dankalin turawa-baki wake-plantain hash, da kuma gishiri-barkono chimichurri. Akwai dogon jerin ruwan inabi, ma. Atlas (127 Iowa Ave., 319-341-7700) mai cin abinci ne mai slick tare da swank bene. Kayan abinci yana nuna babban abincin na kyauta, daga salatin kaza na Thai zuwa ganyayyakin da aka shafe tare da ruwan 'ya'yan itace na saffron-tumatir.
Magunguna da magoya bayan abinci na jiki suna rantsuwa da sabon hatsi, gurasa, kayan abinci, da sandwiches mai sayarwa da aka sayar a New Pioneer Co-op (22 S. Van Buren St., 319-338-9441), wanda yake da kyau wuri don karɓar kyautai masu kyau na hanya. Masala mara kyau (9 S. Dubuque St., 319-338-6199) yana hidima ganyayyaki na Indiya da kayan abinci na vegan, ciki har da dadi masala dosa (shinkafa-da-lentil crepes cakuda da dankali da kuma hidima tare da kwakwa-kwari da kayan lambu). Hamburg Inn No. 2 (214 N. Linn St., 319-337-5512) za a iya kidaya a kan ƙananan kuɗi, m, amma din din din din din din. Tun lokacin da aka fara a shekara ta 1948, an zama tushen magungunan manya da ƙanshin nama da ke cikin kullun. Har ila yau, ya zama wani abu na wani ma'aikata a matsayin sanannen 'yan takara daga bangarori biyu na hanya.