Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆 – Bloomington, IN

About Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆

Located at 109 W 4th St in Bloomington, Indiana, Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆 is a restaurant. It's part of our guide to 189 restaurants, cafes and bars in Bloomington. Expect affordable prices, around $10–20 per person.

Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆 is open 6 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM (closed Tuesday).

Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆's menu features 400 dishes and drinks across 32 sections, including Authentic Chinese style Beef & Lamb, Shrimp, Congee, Soup, and Vegetables. Listed prices range from $0.75 to $35.95, with a typical item around $14.95. You will find options like Beef W. Bamboo Shoots-笋尖牛, Kung Pao Shrimp-宫保虾, and Beef Congee-牛肉粥.

Available service options are no-contact delivery, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, and quiet, and it is a good fit for groups and university students. The place is family friendly. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include comfort food, late-night food, quick bite, small plates, and vegetarian options.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible entrance and wheelchair-accessible seating. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: on-site parking, paid street parking, and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (812) 822-1737 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Restaurant

Address

109 W 4th St, Bloomington, IN 47404

Phone

(812) 822-1737

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 6 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM (closed Tuesday)

Menu

400 items · $0.75–$35.95

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆’s weekday schedule with 7 other restaurants in Bloomington. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:00 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 9:30 PM, in line with the typical 10:00 PM.

In total it is open about 63 hours a week, 12 hours fewer than the local median of 75. 100% of restaurants in Bloomington open on Sundays, and Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆 is one of them.

Compared with 7 other restaurants in Bloomington that list their hours in our guide.

• Beef W. Bamboo Shoots-笋尖牛$19.95
• Kung Pao Shrimp-宫保虾$15.95

  Hot.

• Beef Congee-牛肉粥$10.95
• Miso Soup-味增汤$3.75
• Orange Tofu-陈皮豆腐$13.95

  spicy

• Pork With Mushroom-蘑菇肉片$14.95

  pork w. carrot, broccoli, mushroom in brown sauce.

• Plain Lo Mein-净捞面$10.95
• Shrimp With Chinese Vegetable (Lunch)$11.95

  Hot.

• Beef With Broccoli (Lunch)-芥兰牛（午）$11.95
• Lemonade$1.65

  12oz

Typical prices for restaurants in Indiana

Based on 128 menus with 7,746 priced items from restaurants in Indiana, the median menu item costs $10.99, and half of all items are priced between $5.75 and $15.90.

At Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆 the median listed price is $14.95, higher than the typical $10.99 for restaurants in Indiana.

Calculated from 128 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Red Lantern-红灯笼川菜馆 there are 62 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 70 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Cafes & Coffee (11), Asian & Pacific (6), Bakeries & Desserts (5), and Bars & Pubs (5).

Competition is healthy: 7 other restaurants are within a mile and 9 within three miles. The closest is Malibu Grill, 0.1 mi away.

27 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• ChineseBest Taste< 0.1 mi
• Bars & PubsSerendipity Martini Bar< 0.1 mi
• Mediterranean & Middle EasternTrojan Horse< 0.1 mi
• AmericanUptown Cafe< 0.1 mi
• Cafes & CoffeeThe Inkwell Bakery & Cafe0.1 mi

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