Hotels and restaurants fill up months in advance when it comes to IU’s graduation weekend. Restaurants fill up as early as the first of January, but if you look in the right places, some also have last-minute tables.
Don’t get caught trying to make a late reservation next year — we looked into when Bloomington’s most popular restaurants reach maximum capacity.
FARMbloomington
FARM opened reservations for graduation weekend March 1 this year and filled up by the end of the month.
Reserve a table by: Mid-April
Feast Bakery Café
Feast still has a couple of tables left on Friday and Saturday night.
Reserve a table by: One week before graduation
Finch’s Brasserie
Finch’s opened its reservations for this weekend in February and filled up all tables by the end of the first day.
Reserve a table by: February
Grazie! Italiano
Grazie! started taking reservations January 1, 2016, and the phones were ringing off the hook the first day.
Reserve a table by: March
Irish Lion
The Irish Lion’s reservations come in more slowly than some other restaurants, but don’t expect to get a last-minute spot.
Reserve a table by: Two weeks before graduation
Janko’s Little Zagreb
Janko’s, like Finch’s, usually fills up the day they open reservations in the early months of the year.
Reserve a table by: February
Mother Bear’s Pizza
Mother Bear’s doesn’t take any reservations at any time of the year, so you’ll have to take your chances.
Nick’s English Hut
You’ll have to try your luck with Nick’s, too — while they take reservations most of the year, they don’t during graduation weekend.
Anicka Slachta