First of all they were open between Christmas and New Year. Most businesses on campus are closed…read more Starbucks, Dunkin ... Clean, bright, friendly and great selection. Got a large mocha with Expresso shot. Outstanding. Hot. Great flavor. I'll be back.

Came back and tried the black sugar boba !!! It was so good I got it with less sweetness as I was…read moretold it's much sweeter than brown sugar boba and it was a good choice! The drink was very sweet and had a good amount of boba !!

Adorable and inviting cafe with delicious pastries made in house. The staff provide helpful advice…read moreand it's such a cozy place to enjoy a coffee and treat by yourself or with friends. Definitely recommend this local business!

Lovely cutie place my friend shared with me! I got Pink Lady Punch and the Ruhubarb Scone! My…read morefriend got an iced latte with banana cold foam and a lavender poppy seed muffin! Decor is very nice as well

Great service, great drinks, and great vibes. I came here during finals to study and try their…read morematcha and was very satisfied! The strawberry matcha is sweet and flavorful. The inside is quiet and has a great seating area for studying, it was very clean and had a cute community board inside! I was served quickly by a lone person with optimism and a smile. I felt very welcome and enjoyed every moment of being here! I will definitley be back to try their desserts!

This dessert shop was a wonderful find for me. I went here to get a matcha oriented drink but ended…read moreup getting a soft-serve swirl. Upon arrival, I checked out the menu and saw a lot of wonderful variety of items that I wanted to try; however, I only had room for one thing. While scoping out the menu, my eyes fell on their soft-serve flavors. They not only had chocolate and vanilla flavors but also, hojicha, matcha, and ube. Plus, you could get them in a swirl or just as two flavors in a dish. I immediately decided that I wanted the Hojicha and Ube pairing. My son got the Matcha and Ube combo. Both were good. I liked all the flavors. Hojicha was my favorite, followed by Matcha, and then Ube. Each of these ice cream had rich flavor and the texture was smooth. The pricing of the soft-serve was on the high side but the portion size was good. The Ice cream is made in-house including the Hojicha. The shop was busy. It was frequented by U of I students, it seemed. The service was good. I'd go back here if I were to be in Champaign again. Check it out.

I love a good coffee shop and this place has it going on. The interior is really warm and bright…read more Lots of wood and light shining in through the windows with some modern furniture designs. During the school year you'll find many students studying or conversing with one another at the many tables located inside. Their menu is pretty good size and you're sure to find something to tickle your tastebuds in every category. My go to is the Taro bubble tea, with an occasional order of the Thai tea. The tapioca is by far my favorite in the area. Their waffles are pretty yummy, too.

Pretty nice place with good decorations, great prices for coffee (provided in mugs if you choose to…read moredine in), great calming music to study to. Cons/gripes: - Some of the tables are too low and will hurt your back over time - the big clock on the north wall doesn't tell you the actual time - lack of outlets

Super cute coffee shop close to the college campus which means it definitely can get busy at times…read more I tried the honey vanilla oat latte which was part of the welcome back menu and it was really good. Had an interesting nutty flavor but overall pretty good. The interior is pretty big so it seems like a good wfh spot. The outside is gorgeous as well with tons of flowers! It was rainy when I went, but I bet it's nice to sit outside when it's sunny. Def recommend for a coffee and pastry vibe

I'm a local who frequents Cafe Paradiso a couple times a week. It's been my favorite neighborhood…read morespot for a few years. I even started coming more often after Dutch Brothers opened down the street because I wanted to offset the possibility of small business loss. This place has meant that much to me. What has set Paradiso apart from other coffee spots in town has always been the vibe; serving up a warm and welcoming spot to enjoy your drink and hang for a few. Up until recently the staff have always been friendly and attentive. Things have been going downhill for a couple months, but the last few weeks have been particularly egregious. A majority of the friendly and familiar faces that made this place so beloved have been replaced in recent weeks with rude and indifferent staff members. Recently I've had a half dozen instances of drinks made incorrectly (nothing fancy, just steamed milk and tea), or having to repeatedly ask for food I ordered, etc. and then being treated like I'm an imposition for asking to correct the issue. Many of the staff seem to pick and choose who they're polite to, to the point that I no longer feel personally welcome. I think I'll be taking my business elsewhere from now on.

It's a solid spot! Very easy to order digitally and you just need to wait to pick up your food…read more Very little human interaction, but that's the nature of this shop. Drinks and food themselves are very interesting and well made. Not in a "this is amazing", but it was good. My group and I enjoyed everything that we ordered, so the drinks and food were probably designed to please as many people as possible. The variety in their menu is interesting and I'm surprised they were willing maintain their diverse selections. The location is more in a hole-in-a-wall spot. Parking is a pain, but it's in a walking neighborhood amidst a bunch of stores and restaurants. It's a nice place to pop by for a quick drink or dessert after a huge dinner or for a walking break. The biggest concern I had with the place is that it's really not designed for people to stick around. Very few seats or uncomfortable standing areas. It's got this industrial layout where you go in, order digitally, get your food and get out.

There were so many Asian tea spots here in Campus town to choose from, but happen to stop in to…read moretry. For a weekend, there was no extremally long lines today due to many digital kiosk available to order. I just had a taste for a mango tea ($8) and splurge for toppings. The order and dink in hand took not more than 10 minutes. The taste was spot on but I wish there was on option to choose the percentages of sugar to add/remove from the drinks.

Honestly, it's not bad at all. All of the flavors are non fat/no sugar added, which is good if you…read morelike to add the sugary toppings. Personally I'm not a big fan of a lot of toppings, so it tasted more like yogurt than anything else. I tried the taro flavor and it wasn't that bad, and the cake batter and vanilla were good as well. It's all self service like any other fro yo spot and it wasn't super decorated inside, but it had a friendly atmosphere.

Great tasting froyo, rich, flavorful and not artificial tasting. Been on campus for almost two…read moredecades, and always a loved spot for the students and alums alike. They charge by weight. My kids like the fruity ones, I liked the taro, the matcha is a bit light in flavor in comparison but still pretty good.

I got a Cinnamon Sugar bagel. It was soft and tasted good. I got regular cream cheese with it. I do…read morewish there were different flavored cream cheese options. The Chocolate Chip Stack Latte (chocolate chip cookie dough + maple pancake + mocha) was SO amazing!! Very balanced with the coffee and syrup flavoring. They have a syrup list by the order counter so you can customize your drink. The art on the wall was cool and the upcoming events list sounded fun. There were other patrons but service was fairly quick.

A community space that's built on bagels and noshing. The bagels themselves are 3-star offerings at…read morebest but focusing on them would miss the point: sharing a bite with friends. I went in yesterday for a couple of bagels and cream cheese. Before going further, I must praise the schmear! It is creamy and begs to be spread and scooped. The flavor is noticeably tangy which gives it a lot of character. Strong recommend. The bagels were much less remarkable though. They had no crust to speak of, and the flavor was close to pretzel. The dough becomes sweet as you chew and, as a result, it tastes a little incongruous with the sour cream cheese. (Butter may be the preferred topping.) That said, the dough has a good deal of structure and holds up a sandwich easily. Plus, their sandwiches are a much better deal: a bagel alone costs $3 (!) while sandwiches are all under $10 (!). Speaking of which, you should really order a bagel sandwich and sit for a while at the couches. There have been patrons sitting and chatting around the shop on both of my visits now. It is a place to luxuriate over a late breakfast, rather than grab a drive-thru sandwich. The shop's aspiration is to be something like a small-town gay bar for bagels -- in the sense of building queer community over food and drink -- and it hits the mark. As their mug puts it: LGBT is short for "Let's Get Bagels Together." Note: Yesterday was my second visit to the shop. The first was so culinarily negative that I swore off coming back. In a nutshell, I believe that I was sold a box of day-olds, on my first visit, although I did not know that at the time. The bagels were handed to me cold and stale in a prepackaged box, despite my having arrived shortly after opening. Eating six of them was an unpleasant chore. Curiosity and a hope that there was some kind of mistake brought me back to the shop yesterday. It is, after all, the gayest bagel in town. I'm glad I stopped back in, and I look forward to spending some time there soon.