Sezvakaitwa mumaguta akawanda ane yunivhesiti huru, Iowa City haina kushayikwa kwezviputi zvakashata, mafirimu anocheka, uye mabhizimusi ane mutengo. Nzvimbo dzakawanda muguta racho dzine hukama hwemasikana, asi Studio 13 (13 S. Linn St., 319-594-5198) ndiyo imwe nzvimbo muguta iro chaizvoizvo zvikwereti iro gay club. Aimbozivikanwa seAlley Cat, uye achikwevera vashoma hetero shamwari dzemunharaunda pamwe chete, bhari iri kurudyi muguta, matanho kubva kumusasa weYunivhesiti yeIowa.
Studio 13 ine hurongwa hwekugamuchira ma19 uye hwekare (iwe unofanirwa kuva 21 kunwa), uye ine zviitiko zvakawanda zvekuchengetedza zvinhu zvinonakidza - kuratidza kuratidza, karaoke, nezvimwewo. Mushure mokunge bhavha yavhara, boka revanhu rinoputira muchero unobatana, apo kufanana kunobatanidza uye nguva nenguva kunokwira kwakasimba kunoitika kweawa imwe chete kana zvakadaro.
Maminitsi 30 chete motokari kuchamhembe kweIowa City muguta reCedar Rapids, Belle's Basix (3916 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, 319-363-3194) ndiyo imwe huru gay usiku nightlife inoshumira nzvimbo yacho. Iyi nzvimbo yakakurumbira yekutamba uye kuratidza zviratidzo pamagumo ekupedzisira uye kunwa kwakanaka kune dzimwe nguva vhiki.
MuDowntown Iowa City, Deadwood Tavern (6 S. Dubuque St., 319-351-9417) isati yakagadzirwa nechekare ine zvigaro zvigaro zvemafambiro, nzvimbo yakadzika ye jukebox, dzimba dzemvura, uye nzvimbo yakawanda kupfuura iyo yakawanda yehomoni vakapikisa mapepa ekupoteredza guta. Kunyange zvazvo isiri gay bar per se, uchaona vakawanda ve GLBT muno muno usiku hwakawanda.
Imwe nzvimbo ine chimwe chinhu chinotevera chegayari ndiro mabhuku ehomwe ye cooler, Prairie Lights (15 S. Dubuque St., 319-337-2681), iyo yakazaruka kusvika 9: 00 masikati makuru (kusvikira 6 paSvondo) uye ine cafe inoshumira zvokudya zvakanaka, waini newaini, uye kofi uye newaini.
Iowa City ine maverengeka akaisvonaka mararamiro-mumhanzi masangano, kusanganisira Sanctuary (405 S.
Gilbert St., 319-351-5692), inozivikanwa ne blues pamwe chete nejaija yekare uye yevintage. Iyi inotyisa, nzvimbo yakavakwa nematombo inobatsira pizzas yakaisvonaka, bar munchies, uye salads, uye inwa yemvura yakarongwa inosvika makumi matatu nemasere.
Zvechokwadi, iri ndiro guta guru rekudya. Nokuda kwechiitiko chinoshamisa cheBasque-rakafuridzirwa kuSpain, inakidzwa kudya paDevotay (117 N. Linn St., 319-354-1001), iyo yakawana kukoshesa kunokonzera chikafu chakakosha chezvokudya zvishoma nezvishoma uye mubhuku wekubereka Kurt Michael Friese. Anoshandisa zvigadzirwa zvemunharaunda nguva dzose sezvinobvira mumidziyo yakadaro yeSpain se patatas bravas, sherry-glazed chorizo, Basque-style chicken sandwiches, gwayana regwayana, uye tsika dzepamhara paella.
Rimwe Twenty Six (126 E. Washington St., 319-887-1909), iyo inotora nzvimbo yepamusoro yechitarisiko nemasvingo akaiswa pachena, inoshandisa imwe yenzira yakanakisisa yeAmerica muguta. Edzai applewood-inoputika Iowa Berkshire pork chop nemiti yakatapira-nyemba yebhinzi-michero yewaini, uye gorosi-pepper chimichurri sauce. Kune rurefu rwewaini yakareba, zvakare. Atlas (127 Iowa Ave., 319-341-7700) isati yakasvibiswa eatery ine imba yakadzika pasi. Iko kicheni inowedzera zvikamu zvakakura zve eclectic fare, kubva kuThai chicken saladi kune yakagadzirwa halibut ne safron-tomato muto.
Veg-misoro uye vateveri vezvokudya zvechisikigo vanopika nemaoko matsva, zvikafu, zvinogadzirwa nemiti, uye sandwiches dzakanaka zvinotengeswa kuNew Pioneer Co-op (22 S. Van Buren St., 319-338-9441), iyo yakanakawo nzvimbo kunotora gourmet goodies mumugwagwa. Affordable Masala (9 S. Dubuque St., 319-338-6199) inoshandisa zvinonaka zveMicanarian vegetarian uye vegan cuisine, kusanganisira zvinonaka masala dosa (rizi-uye-lentil crepes yakakanyiwa nematezi uye yakashanda nekakhuta chutney nemiriwo yemiriwo). Pasi-musha Hambourg Inn Nhamba 2 (214 N. Linn St., 319-337-5512) inogona kuverengwa pane zvidhura, mafuta, asi inonaka-inonaka yekudya. Kubvira pakuzarura muna 1948, zvakange zvichisvibisa mabuti anoyevedza uye yakakura yakakangwa sweswe sandwiches slathered in gravy. Izvi zvinovawo chimwe chinhu chechirongwa senzvimbo yakakurumbira yekumira kwevatungamiri vehutungamiri kubva kumativi ose etare.