The local hospitality industry is gearing up a slew of special menu items for this year’s Lawrence Restaurant Week, a 10-day culinary affair.
The 12th annual restaurant week will run from Thursday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 25. There will be dining options with different price points, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free offerings at many of the establishments, according to a news release from the Lawrence Restaurant Association.
“For the last 12 years this event has been a lifeline to hospitality businesses (and diners!) in the dead of winter,” the release reads. “The much-anticipated annual event is a dynamic celebration of our local food scene, and last year over 55 local hospitality establishments participated.”
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Hospitality Workers Relief Fund, initially established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide financial aid and services to local hospitality workers.
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Almost 40 establishments have signed up to participate so far, but signups are still open at this link.
Here’s a list of participating locations according to eXplore Lawrence’s website as of Friday:
- 23rd Street Brewery
- 715
- Barker – Café and Bakery
- Big Mill
- Cellar Door Cafe
- Cleo and Leo on Elm St.
- Cosmos Indian Store & Cafe
- Culinaria
- The Jayhawker Bar & Eldridge House Grille
- Fields & Ivy Brewery
- Fiesta Cancun
- Free State Brewing Co.
- Genovese
- Global Cafe
- J. Wilson’s
- JB’s Cali Fusion
- John Brown’s Underground
- Johnny’s Tavern North
- Johnny’s Tavern West
- Limestone Pizza.Kitchen.Bar
- Lucia Beer Garden + Grill
- Lucky Seb’s Dumpling Bar & Grill
- Mass Street Fish House & Raw Bar
- Meadowlark Wine Bar
- Merchants Pub & Plate
- Minsky’s Pizza
- Pane e Vino Wine Bar & Academy
- The Roost
- Rudy’s Pizzeria
- Sable Kitchen + Bar
- Streamline Coffee & Crepes
- Sunflower Cafe & Pub
- Taco Zone Catering
- Taylor’s Donuts
- The Basil Leaf Cafe
- The Burger Stand at the Casbah
- The Mad Greek
- Wine Dive + Kitchen
- Zen Zero
The businesses’ special menus are coming soon. You can find them at this link.
Organizers are running an online raffle until Sunday, Feb. 1, which will also benefit the Hospitality Workers Relief Fund.
Tickets cost $10 each, and winners will net a five-course cocktail dinner for six at Mass Street Fish House & Raw Bar, a pizza and wine party package at Rudy’s Pizzeria or a “Downtown LFK Perfect Day” package.
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