Books. Kitchen. Bar. Café. Small businesses are a hallmark of Champaign-Urbana’s vibrant culture. However, one storefront takes the (coffee) cake. The Literary, a cozy bookstore-café-bar hybrid, is tailored to every bookish niche.
After its grand opening in 2021, The Literary introduced C-U’s inaugural “indie bookshop” to the colorful college town.
This cozy small business is located at 122 N. Neil St. in the heart of downtown Champaign. Its branded LED window light, which is impossible to miss, adds color and brightness to the streets of C-U.
From weekly children’s story times to various monthly book clubs, The Literary boasts community programming for all ages. Beyond book-related events, regular craft nights and educational opportunities occupy its monthly calendars.
Buying a new book is no small feat, and The Literary creates the perfect environment for browsing, sipping and more.
Champaign and Urbana alike are chock-full of small businesses, but The Literary offers it all. Its versatile and unique approach to the reading-dining-studying experience blends in beautifully with the C-U landscape, standing out as the very best small business
in town.
