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Where to dine when visiting Princeton

There’s no need to pack a lunch if you’re coming to Princeton for the day. Over a dozen restaurants are waiting for you to stop in and enjoy some home cooking.

These are the kinds of places that Presidential candidates visit to show how regular they are, the places where the waitress knows your name and your regular order, and begins to worry if you don’t show up at your regular time. If you arrive in the morning, you’re likely to run into groups of locals solving local and world problems at their daily coffee-and-breakfast get-togethers.

If you are in town for an afternoon of shopping there are a variety of satisfying dining options along our business districts. If you’re looking for something beyond familiar country cooking, we have places that specialize in Asian and Mexican food, and even a restaurant that offers a gluten-free pizza!

In Princeton, you can cook your own steak just the way you like it at a communal grill, or satisfy your sweet tooth at a spot that specializes in doughnuts, pies, or homemade baked goods. Wherever you choose to eat in Princeton, we promise that you won’t go home hungry!

Our Dining & Catering Options

Alexander Park Tavern
815 Park Ave. West, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 872-9091

Barrel Society, Inc.
930 North Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356
(630) 973-3478

Bean Buzz
130 North Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356

Crazy Kernel Kettle Corn
1019 North Jacqualine Lane, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 501-0354

Culver’s
224 Ace Road, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 875-3131

Dairy Queen
615 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 872-1721

Didough’s Twisted Pretzel Company
605 Sherwood Glen, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 238-5278

Downtown Pub
432 South Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 915-8275

Farmer Smoked BBQ
22620 US Hwy 6, Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 878-1129

Flo’s on Pulaski
1309 Pulaski, Peru IL 61354
(815) 223-9791

Flour House Bakery & Coffee
950 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 989-8700

Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats
920 West Peru Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 872-1200

Hawg House Saloon
18066 US Hwy 6, Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 915-8582

Jay’s Bullet Hole Saloon
225 East St. Paul Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362
(815) 663-0010

Jimmy John’s
1210 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 915-2070

McDonald’s
2139 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 872-2281

Myrtle’s Pie
927 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 915-8397

Nelson Family Concessions
709 Greencastle Drive, Wyanet IL 61379
(336) 740-5810

Oriental Gardens
428 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 875-2560

Paisanos Ristorante
1007 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 915-8727

Pizza Hut
520 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 875-6434

Poor Boys Catering
16693 1700 North Avenue, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 879-0771

Prime Quarter Steakhouse
250 Backbone Road East, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 872-3500

Simply Nutrition
418 South Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(779) 239-1781

Sisler’s Ice Cream, Inc.
421 South Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 878-8145

Somewhere Else
406 South Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 875-6216

Spoons Restaurant & Bar
541 South Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 872-9001

The Big Apple Family Restaurant
2136 North Main Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 875-3637

The Black Rose Saloon
802 East Peru Street, Princeton, IL 61356
(815) 915-8003

Ye Olde Underground Inn, LTD.
219 South Sixth Street, Princeton IL 61356
(815) 875-2782