Ib yam li hauv ntau lub nroog uas muaj ib lub tsev kawm ntawv loj, Iowa City muaj qhov tsis muaj teebmeem ntawm cov pas dej, funky coffeehouses, thiab cov khw muag khoom muaj nqis. Feem ntau qhov chaw hauv lub zos no yog heev gay-phooj ywg, tab sis Studio 13 (13 S. Linn St., 319-594-5198) yog qhov chaw nyob hauv lub nroog uas yog twv nws tus kheej ib lub chaw sib koom siab. Yav tas los hu ua Alley Cat, thiab kos cov phooj ywg ntau ntawm cov neeg zej zog thiab, lub bar yog txoj hauv plawv nroog, kauj ruam ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm University of Iowa.
Studio 13 muaj cai 19 xyoos-thiab-laus tshaj kev cai (koj yuav tsum yog 21 haus), thiab muaj ntau yam txheej xwm kom muaj yam ntxim nyiam - luag qhia, karaoke, thiab lwm yam. Tom qab lub sijhawm kaw lawm, cov neeg tuaj yeem mus rau hauv qhov chaw sib ze, qhov chaw uas khuam khuav thiab qee zaus khaus caij nyoog rau lwm teev.
Cia li 30-feeb ntawm sab qaum teb ntawm Iowa Lub Zos hauv Cedar Rapids, Belle's Basix (3916 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, 319-363-3194) yog qhov kev xaiv hmo ntuj loj loj rau thaj chaw. Nws yog ib qho chaw rau kev seev cev thiab luag qhia rau cov hnub so thiab cov dej haus zoo tshwj xeeb txhua lub lim piam.
Nyob hauv plawv nroog Iowa, lub Deadwood Tavern (6 S. Dubuque St., 6), XL-35-9417 yog ib lub chaw pw nrog ob peb lub rooj zaum, ib lub qhov cub txias txias, thiab ib qho chaw mos muaj ntau tshaj li ntau cov hormonally them nyiaj tuav povtseg ncig lub nroog. Txawm hais tias nws tsis yog ib qho kev sib txig sib luag, koj yuav pom ntau GLBT cov pej xeem hauv no feem ntau hmo.
Lwm qhov chaw nrog ib yam dab tsi ntawm gay tom qab yog qhov chaw txias qws, Lub Teeb Nres Teeb (15 S. Dubuque St., 319-337-2681), uas qhib txog 9 teev tsaus ntuj ntau yav tsaus ntuj (txog 6 hnub Sunday) thiab muaj tsawg heev café uas pab zaub mov zoo, caw thiab npias, thiab kas fes thiab tshuaj yej haus.
Iowa nroog muaj ob peb lub koom txoos zoo nkauj, nrog rau Sanctuary (405 S. S.
Gilbert St., 319-351-5692), paub txog kev nyuaj siab thiab raws li ob qho kev kawm thiab vintage jazz. Qhov chaw cozy, zeb-walled chaw pabcuam zoo pizzas, bar munchies, thiab zaub nyoos, thiab nws cov npias tshuab raj ntau tshaj 130 hom.
Qhov tseeb, qhov no yog ib lub nroog zoo rau kev noj mov. Rau Basque inspired Spanish Spanish, txaus siab rau pluas noj hauv Devotay (117 N. Linn St., 319-354-1001), uas tau txais txiaj ntsim zoo heev rau cov zaub mov ntawm cov zaub mov qeeb thiab cookbook uas yog Kurt Michael Friese. Nws siv cov khoom xyaw hauv zos ntau npaum li ntau tau rau hauv Mev cov tais diav xws li patatas bravas, sherry-glazed chorizo, Basque-style qaib qhaub cij, yaj stew, thiab tsoos paella.
Ib Ruaj Taum Rau (126 E. Washington St., 319-887-1909), uas yog ib lub khw muag khoom ntom ntsa nrog cov cib ntsa ntim, ua haujlwm rau cov tub ntxhais kawm American zoo tshaj plaws hauv nroog. Sim cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo uas tsis muaj Iowa Berkshire nqaij npuas chop nrog cov qos yaj ywm-dub taum dub, thiab cov kua qaub-kua txob ntses. Muaj daim ntawv caw ntev ntev, thiab. Atlas (127 Iowa Ave., 319-341-7700) yog ib qho chaw zom zaws nrog qhov chaw khawm hauv qab. Cov chav ua noj puv loj feem ntawm eclectic tus nqi, los ntawm Thaib qaib salad rau roasted halibut nrog ib tug saffron-lws suav broth.
Veg-heads thiab cov kiv cua ntawm cov khoom noj khoom haus cog lus los ntawm cov zaub muag tshiab, cov khoom noj, khoom noj khoom haus, thiab cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo uas muag muag ntawm New Pioneer Co-op (22 S. Van Buren St., 319-338-9441), uas yog ib qho nplua qhov chaw khaws khoom noj gourmet goodies rau txoj kev. Nqis Masala (9 S. Dubuque St., 319-338-6199) pab zaub qhwv neeg thiab nqaij npuas kib, nrog rau cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo (qab ntsev-thiab-lentil creepes cov khoom ua si nrog cov qos yaj ywm thiab ua nrog cov txiv maj phaub chutney thiab zaub stew). Lub tsev Tu Tsev Hamburg H-Nroog 2 (214 N. Linn St., 319-337-5512) suav tau tias yog pheej yig, muaj roj, tab sis zoo kawg nkaus-tasting noj mov. Txij thaum qhib hauv 1948, nws yog ib qho chaw rau cov lus hais txog cov lus hais lus thiab towering ci nqaij nyug qhaub cij slathered hauv gravy. Nws kuj yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm ib lub tuam tsev ua qhov nrov nres rau cov thawj tswj sib tw ntawm ob tog ntawm lub chaw.