
National Cinnamon Roll Day – Who Has the Best in Eastern Iowa?
October 4th is another delicious food holiday... National Cinnamon Roll Day!
Using recommendations from the Cedar Rapids Area Support Local Group, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Area Foodies, and Iowa City Area Foodies Facebook groups, we put together a list of some of the Eastern Iowa businesses with the BEST cinnamon rolls! Here are the suggestions from locals:
The Best Cinnamon Rolls in Eastern Iowa
Using recommendations from the Cedar Rapids Area Support Local Group, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Area Foodies, and Iowa City Area Foodies Facebook groups, we put together a list of some of the Eastern Iowa businesses with the BEST cinnamon rolls!
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GALLERY INFORMATION
- 16th Avenue Grill - 3130 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
- Anh's Bread Therapy - 77 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids
- Bambino's Bakery - 2110 Kimball Ave, Waterloo
- Barrett's Quality Eats - 3242 Crosspark Road, Coralville
- Bistro at Blooms - 1440 Blairs Ferry Rd, Marion
- Black Sheep Café & Catering - 115 E Traer St, Greene
- Bluebird Cafe - 112 E Main St, Solon & 650 W Cherry St, North Liberty
- Bread & Buttered Bakery - NewBo City Market, Cedar Rapids
- Breakfast House - 820 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids
- Cup of Joe - 102 Main St, Cedar Falls
- Deja Brew Coffee House & Bakery - 1150 Tall Grass Ave, Tiffin
- The Eat Shop - 120 W Main St, Solon & 1107 7th Ave, Marion
- The Encounter Cafe - 376 S Clinton St, Iowa City
- The Farmer's Kitchen - 111 E Main St, Fairbank
- Feedwell Kitchen & Bakery - 560 Boyson Rd NE, Cedar Rapids
- Gedney Bakery & Coffeehouse - 118 1st St E, Independence
- Golden Delight Bakery - 2289 Johnson-Washington Rd, Kalona
- Great Harvest Bread Co. - 5070 Lindale Dr NE, Cedar Rapids
- Grounds & Goodies - 112 E Main St, Anamosa
- Hurts Donut - 1301 5th St, Coralville/100 E 2nd St, Cedar Falls/5121 Competition Dr, Bettendorf
- ICON Donuts & Sweetery - 1730 W Ridgeway Ave, Waterloo & 4505 Algonquin Dr, Cedar Falls
- J's Homestyle Cooking - 1724 W 31st St, Cedar Falls
- Kava House & Cafe - 122 2nd Street SE, Swisher
- Klunder's Cafe - 929 W Milwaukee Ave, New Hampton
- Lightworks Cafe - 501 7th Ave, Cedar Rapids
- Moo's Bakery - 2223 College St, Cedar Falls
- My Mom's Bakery - 1665 Dows St, Ely
- New Pioneer Co-op - 3338 Center Point Road NE, Cedar Rapids/1101 2nd St, Coralville/22 S Van Buren, Iowa City
- The Old Stone Bistro - 203 Main St, La Porte City
- Oscar's Restaurant - 768 N Center Point Rd, Hiawatha
- Ox Yoke Inn - 4420 220th Trail, Amana
- The Serving Cafe - 209 E Main Street, West Branch
- Shelly's Sweets - 211 1st St E, Newhall
- Tommy's Restaurant - 393 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids
- Trading Grounds - 917 Barrington Pkwy, Marion
- White Tree Bakery - 117 1st St NW, Mount Vernon
- Wild Carrot - 215 E Bremer Ave, Waverly

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99 Iowa Counties, 99 Delicious Iowa Restaurants
As it turns out, there are great places to eat in ALL of Iowa's 99 counties!
Each of the restaurants selected for this list has a Google rating of 4.5 stars or higher with at least 100 total reviews (when possible... some counties are VERY small!). While some counties only have a handful of places to eat, many have several highly-rated and popular restaurants. This list only shows one per county, so you may want to do your own research before visiting a new area!
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