The Inkwell Bakery & Cafe — Restaurant in Bloomington

What do you need at a university town? Bookstores? Maybe. Educational institutions? Probably. Bars and coffee shops? Absolutely!

Filling the need for a quality coffee shop just off the Indiana University campus, surrounded by fraternity and sorority houses, is the Inkwell.

It has a suitably bohemian, vegan, alternative lifestyle vibe while still being welcoming to the larger community. Prices are quite reasonable, as perhaps befits a coffee shop just off a college campus. On the downside, my chai latte was tasty, nicely spiced but not as hot as I would have hoped.

Pro Tip There are a couple of tables at which to enjoy your coffee outside the shop along Atwater Road, a nice place to people-watch and enjoy...

Good vibe. It’s not exactly out of the way but it’s located off of the main roads which makes it feel a little more intimate. The baristas are all university students. They’re open until 5 but the kitchen closes at 3. I had the loaded hummus toast, a rainbow cookie, and a green rooibos tea. The hummus toast was just one piece of toast but actually pretty substantial with lots of hummus. I was actually pretty impressed with this. All the toppings and the hummus went together really well. The cookie was a classic soft sugar cookie with rainbow sprinkles, nostalgic. The tea was also good quality. I don’t think I’ve seen green rooibos at a coffee shop before so I was happy to...

I love this place so much. Food is SUPERIOR. It's priced about the same, like what you'd except but the quality is sooo good. I've actually only tried one of their coffees and well it tastes like coffee. But again, food is where it's at. They also have like homemade pop tarts...delicious! A thing to note though, their kitchen (so ordering sandwiches and stuff like that, but not pastries) closes at 3:30pm. Not sure if this applies to the bigger Inkwell but something to...