Must-see restaurants in Eastern USA
New York City
The flagship bakery for a popular local brand of baked goods is small, but filled to the brim with treats: flaky Danish pastries, buttery croissants,…
Chicago
The Wrigleyville location of long-running local favorite Smoke Daddy treats Cubs baseball fans to slow-cooked porcine delights and an easy-breezy vibe…
Boston
The oldest restaurant in Boston, ye olde Union Oyster House has been serving seafood in this historic redbrick building since 1826. Countless…
Chicago
Upmarket American dishes such as glazed short ribs, steaks and fried chicken are a hit at Dutch & Doc's, one of a new crop of restaurants gussying up…
New Haven
If you're looking for a quick meal that's both filling and inexpensive, look no more. This small eatery is usually filled with chatty students slurping…
Chicago
The Wrigleyville location of Chicago's West Town Bakery bucks the familiar bakeshop formula, offering quirky treats like French toast 'cakeballs' as well…
New Hampshire
Welcome to the ice-cream sundae of your childhood dreams. At this Weirs Beach institution they've been making homemade ice cream for over a century, but…
Washington, DC
This kitschy little red-and-yellow restaurant has been serving up hamburgers and fries – flavored with 26 spices and herbs – since 1989. You’ll find…
New Orleans
Day of the Dead meets vintage New Orleans at this stylish 'taqueria'. The rallying line is traditional Mexican dishes with innovative flavors, sourced…
New Orleans
At lunchtime, expect to see a line out the door. Mother’s is a longtime crowd-pleaser that has drawn locals and tourists for years. The quality isn’t what…
Portland
Grace is an 1850s Gothic Revival–style Methodist church that was closed and sold due to a declining congregation. After a $2-million renovation that…
Nashville
Make them an offer they can't refuse: a gangster-themed pizza joint and bar serving hot and sloppy New York–style pies and cold beer until 3am. Fill up on…
Grounded Organic Coffee & Tea House
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
We won't blame you for having flashbacks to your '90s grunge look when you step into this coffeehouse, which seems to have been encased in amber since…
New Orleans
Domilise’s is everything that makes New Orleans great: a white shack by the river serving Dixie beer, staffed by long-timers and prepping some of the city…
St Petersburg
Once a national drive-in chain, the last standing Biff-Burger has morphed into a down-home, blue-collar institution. Under a tin roof you'll find a long,…
Louisiana
The go-to restaurant for many of the LSU faithful – it's named for the famous noon chimes that ring out across campus – the Chimes serves comforting pub…
Alexandria
This rambling, 400-seat Old Town landmark restaurant has been serving up Chesapeake-style seafood since 1976. Occupying a 19th-century warehouse at the…
Ohio
When hunger strikes in the wee hours, Mikey’s knows what you need: a slice of ‘spicy-ass pepperoni’ (with chili sauce) or maybe the Cheezus (American…
New Orleans
This rapidly growing local chain specializes in down-home Southern breakfasts prepared with decadent oomph. How does fried chicken on a biscuit with…
Upper West Side & Central Park
It doesn’t get more New York than bellying up to this classic stand-up joint – founded by a former partner of crosstown rival Papaya King – in the wake of…
New Orleans
This neighborhood bar, known for its roast-beef po’boys, is where you go to watch the Saints play on a lazy Sunday afternoon – the joint’s got 20 TVs…
Washington, DC
Located at the juncture of the National Gallery's two wings, the Cascade offers views of just that: a shimmering, IM Pei–designed artificial waterfall…
New Orleans
If you’re here in the spring during crawfish season, you may develop a taste for the little mud bugs. But you haven’t had the full-on crawfish experience…
Washington, DC
The Monocle’s food – very American, surf-and-turf-type stuff – is generally good, occasionally great, sometimes disappointing. But people don’t come here…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This is one of the biggest and best of the old-school NYC diners. The food is tasty and its location in the heart of the Chelsea bar scene couldn't be…
Michigan
Olga provides a taste of the islands in her bright, color-splashed eatery. Curried goat with rice, jerk chicken and creole tofu (sautéed with bell peppers…
Tee-Eva’s Old-Fashioned Pies & Pralines
New Orleans
It’s impossible to nibble a praline from Tee-Eva’s over the course of a day. Trust us, after one bite, you’re a goner for the whole thing – right then…
Memphis
Step inside this ultra-retro diner, Memphis' oldest, and wander to the Elvis booth, strategically located near the rear exit. The King used to sit here…
Nantucket
A longtime favorite of locals, who come for the friendly tavern atmosphere (set off with brick and dark woods) and some of the island's best burgers. Not…
Nashville
Sometimes you just need an unpretentious place to hang with friends and cheer on your team over a burger and a cold beer. Welcome to ML Rose, where the…
Outer Banks
A surf-themed bar and restaurant with ceiling and walls decorated with boards, and surf footage playing on screen all day. Try the Clam Box with 20 to 30…
New York City
Texan native Liz Solomon found NYC missing one thing: Austin-style breakfast tacos. So in 2017 she started to make her own, shipping flour tortillas in…
SoHo & Chinatown
Pizza’s certainly not indigenous to NYC, but New York-style pizza is a very particular item, and the first pizzeria in America was Lombardi’s, which…
South Shore
There are a few tried-and-true seafood restaurants clustered around Town Wharf. But if you like some Caribbean flavor with your fish (and perhaps a…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
A splash of color near the Williamsburg Bridge, this ramshackle spot serves Brazilian dishes like moqueca (coconut-milk fish stew) and picadinho a Carioca…
Miami
Although it's way out in the middle of nowhere (20 miles west of Downtown), this place has a loyal following with some of the best Cuban cooking in Miami…
New Orleans
Rock-n-Sake can be off-putting, especially on weekend nights: it’s perhaps a little too hip. The sushi chefs can look sullen and the music can be too…
Fort Lauderdale
Hungry locals at this messy, noisy crab house use wooden mallets at long, newspaper-covered tables to get at the Dungeness, blue and golden crabs drenched…
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