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The SweetSpot — Best Coffee in Whitewater
When moving to Whitewater my freshman year of college I had to say goodbye to Dunkin Donuts and goodbye to Starbucks. Coffee is an important part of many peoples days. It could make or break the start of someone’s day. The SweetSpot is the perfect spot to start your day when you have nowhere to be for a half an hour. They have an extensive area of hot and iced coffee or tea as well as some smoothies. They offer breakfast food such as bagel sandwiches, croissants, cookies, cupcakes, and more! Whitewater is lucky enough to have not one, but two different locations only minutes apart. There is the backhouse, which is located closer to Walmart and UW-W campus and the other in the heart of downtown overlooking the pond. The bakehouse has a drive through option with minimal seating and they produce all the pastries for the other location. The bakehouse also does personalized cakes, pies, and other decorated desserts. The downtown location has a lot of seating and does not have a drive through option. Many students enjoy going to the downtown location to study, go on a date, or relax with the perfect “coffee shop” vibe. The food is either breakfast or lunch, yet it is open till about 8pm everyday. The coffee tends to be around $4-7 and comparable to Starbucks options. The food ranges from $5-10 and the pastries range from $2-10. This is definitely a place to treat yourself or a nice place to study. Overall, I would highly suggest stopping at the SweetSpot and trying a drink with a pastry even if you do not drink coffee if you are in Whitewater.
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Fanatico — 162 W Main St.
Fanatico is a fancy version of Olive Garden located in downtown Whitewater and it proves itself as such. This is an Italian restaurant located next to La Piazza, which serves pizza by the slice. They are connected and owned by the same person. Fanatico has a romantic and upscale atmosphere serving beautiful plates of pasta, salads, and various meat options. This restaurant provides every customer with complimentary bread with oil, cheese, and spices. It is a small restaurant with dark lighting and is the perfect place for a romantic date. This place is rather expensive for the college student budget ranging from $15-20 per person. They do make sure to fit in the college budget on Thursdays, you can get two entrees and an appetizer for $25.Though it may be costly, the portion size did reflect the price and I ended up with leftovers I could take home to eat the next day. They also have a deal on Wednesdays called “Wine Wednesdays” serving half price bottles of wine. When I went in I was seated right away and the staff was extremely nice and attentive considering how busy they were on a Friday night. Some downfalls are that it is on the higher end of cost for a college budget, it is not a typical dinner location due to the size of the restaurant, and some of the tables are located right by the servers so it can get a little chaotic. You can pick up food from Fananitco but unfortunately they do not have a delivery service. Overall, this is a great restaurant to go to for special occasions.
