Students who want to dine off-campus can eat at the various ethnic restaurants on Fourth Street near Sample Gates. Cuisine ranges from Turkish to Tibetan to Greek and many others in between.
Maia Law, a sophomore, said the restaurants are a better alternative to on-campus dining.
“I like being able to have a big variety of different cuisines,” Law said, “and it’s really cool to try new dishes I’ve never tried before.”
Law said her favorite restaurant is Siam House, a Thai restaurant, because they offer good curry and reasonable prices.
Fourth Street restaurants include:
Btown Gyros
408 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 333-1396
Btown Gyros offers gyros, falafels and other Mediterranean foods. This restaurant is located within the 4th Street Oriental International Market.
India Garden
420 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 331-8844
India Garden serves modern interpretations of traditional Indian dishes like biryani, tandoori and tikka masala.
Taste of India
316 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 333-1399
Taste of India is a family-owned restaurant. They primarily serve Northern Indian food, but they are also the only restaurant in Bloomington to offer Southern Indian cuisine. In addition to dinner, Taste of India offers a lunch buffet.
Do Asian Fusion Cuisine
404 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 333-7470
Do Asian Fusion Cuisine primarily serves Korean food such as Korean fried chicken, bibimbaps and kimchi.
Korea Restaurant
409 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 339-2735
Korea Restaurant serves traditional Korean cuisine like the hot stone bibimbap, beef bulgogi and fried dumplings.
My Thai Café Plus
402 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 333-3993
Pad Thai, tom yum noodle soup and pad kee mow are a few examples of the Thai dishes served here.
Siam House
430 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 331-1233
Siam House offers Thai meals including pad talay, yellow curry and spicy basil fried rice.
Anyetsang’s Little Tibet
415 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 331-0122
Anyetsang’s Little Tibet is the only Tibetan restaurant in Bloomington. Their specials include kham amdo thugpa, temo sha tsel and a selection of Indian and Thai dishes.
Anatolia
405 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 334-2991
Anatolia offers Turkish street food, baklava, moussaka and more.
Burma Garden
413 E. 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 339-7334
Burma Garden specializes in Burmese dishes such as tea leaf salad and fish soup with rice noodles. Many dishes are similar to Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes because of Burma’s ethnic diversity.
