The Local Arrangements Committee has picked the collective local brain to bring you a non-exhaustive list of our favorite places in Lawrence. And we’ve mapped them! Most are downtown or close by.
Caffeinate
- Aimee’s Café and Coffeehouse, 1025 Massachusetts St.
- Alchemy Coffee, 1901 Massachusetts St.
- Bourgeois Pig, 6 East 9th St.
- Z’s Divine Espresso, 10 East 9th St.
Eat
- Aimee’s Café and Coffeehouse, 1025 Massachusetts St.
- Basil Leaf Café, 616 West 9th St.
- The Burger Stand at the Casbah, 803 Massachusetts St.
- Dempsey’s Burger Pub, 623 Vermont St.
- Encore, 1007 Massachusetts St.
- Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St.
- Ladybird Diner, 721 Massachusetts St. (breakfast and lunch)
- Limestone Pizza, 814 Massachusetts St.
- Mad Greek, 907 Massachusetts St.
- Minsky’s Pizza, 934 Massachusetts St.
- The Roost, 920 Massachusetts St. (breakfast and lunch)
- 715, 715 Massachusetts St.
- Sylas and Maddy’s, 1014 Massachusetts St. (Ice Cream!)
- WheatFields Bakery Café, 904 Vermont St.
Drink
- Bourgeois Pig, 6 East 9th St.
- John Brown’s Underground, 7 East 7th St. (below street level)
- Red Lyon, 944 Massachusetts St.
Shop
- Au Marché, 931 Massachusetts St.
- Brits, 929 Massachusetts St.
- Lawrence Farmer’s Market, 824 New Hampshire St. (Saturday); 707 Vermont St. (Tuesday)
- Love Garden Sounds, 822 Massachusetts St.
- The Raven Book Store, 6 East 7th St.
- Sarah’s Fabrics, 925 Massachusetts St.
- Yarn Barn, 930 Massachusetts St.
Get Outside
- Kansas River Levee Trail, 200 Elm St. (walk across the river using the sidewalk on the east side of Massachusetts St.)
- Japanese Friendship Garden, 1047 Massachusetts St.
- South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.