Restaurants

Roadfood restaurants aren't only about good food. They are places with memorable personality: diners, town cafes, BBQs, street carts, even some deluxe dining rooms.

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Apalachee Restaurant

A small-town cafe where the locals come for breakfast, lunch, and Sunday brunch, Apalachee Restaurant is a taste of Deep South Florida.

Memorable | One of the Best

Bette’s Oceanview Diner

Gorgeous souffle pancakes at Bette's diner in Berkeley are a taste of heaven. A Bay area breakfast best!

Biscuit Shack

A humble diner where breakfast stars, the Biscuit Shack of Griffin, Georgia, is a tucked-away delight for seekers of edible Americana. Open at 6am.

Memorable | One of the Best

Bob’s

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** "If you haven't been to Bob's, you haven't been to Sioux Falls" is the motto of this happy dinner that serves three hearty meals a day.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Bread & Chocolate

An informal St. Paul bakery and espresso shop, Bread & Chocolate has a full pastry menu that includes crisp, sticky caramel rolls enrobed in amber glaze.

Brenda’s Country Cafe | Sweet Ozark Eats in Arkansas

Dandy downhome fare priced right, service with an ingenuous smile, live music on weekends: Brenda's is an Ozark gem. Now, that's country!

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Café on the Canal

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** In Augusta's YMCA restaurant, access to the full breakfast buffet costs $5. The food is humble, but the price is right and the cause is good.

Chris’s Pancake & Dining

3 meals a day are served, but breakfast stars. Local foodies know Chris's for its "Top of the Hill," a version of the outlandish kitchen-sink St. Louis slinger.

Component Coffee Lab

Component Coffee Lab serves a small, creative breakfast menu, including great seasonal donuts, every weekend. Ingredients are sourced from local farms.

Cozy Corner Diner and Pancake House

Whatever kind of pancake you like and however you want it dolled up, the Cozy Corner diner is a Chicago, Illinois, restaurant that will have what you want.

Chicago, IL

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Dong Phuong Bakery and Restaurant

The feeding hall for the Vietnamese fishing community on the Eastern Delta of New Orleans serves jazzed-up soups and banh mi on exquisite Vietnamese baguettes.

Downtowner Restaurant

Where locals eat, especially at breakfast when the Downtowner is a gathering place for coffee & conversation. Lunch is meat-and-3. Have the lemon icebox pie.

Memorable | One of the Best

Spending a day out driving on a warm California summer gets you in the mood for certain foods. For me, I am always jonesing for a classic road-side diner. Not just your average fast-food joint, these restaurants offer nearly everything you can think of: burritos, sandwiches, pastas and salads, and of course – a wide … Continue reading

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Fatty’s Eatery

Fatty’s is a funky spot on the southern tip of the Outer Banks serving crunchy fried chicken & waffles and other stick-to-your-ribs southern favorites.

Memorable | One of the Best

Fisherman’s Cafe | Best Key West Locals’ Favorite

At the seaport, Fisherman's Cafe is a Key West locals' favorite walk-up eatery serving Conch eats to go or to enjoy at al fresco tables. Open early for breakfast.

Key West, FL

Excellent | Worth a Detour

French Meadow

America's first certified organic bakery (since '85), French Meadow offers such nutritionally virtuous dishes as crunchy granola & chocolate vegan turtle cake.

Minneapolis, MN

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Grits & Groceries

True-South meals made with local produce and culinary savoir faire make the crossroads market/restaurant Grits & Groceries a South Carolina foodie beacon.

Memorable | One of the Best

Gus Balon’s: Huge baked goods in Tucson, AZ

Gus Balon’s sweet roll is a scenic wonder. HUGE! Everything baked here is good, which is why it's such a favorite restaurant in Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson, AZ

Memorable | One of the Best

Hammond’s Ferry Larder

Small plates, Saturday brunch, blissful patio dining, and a wide variety of creative meals (plus a full bar) make the Larder a treasured foodie destination.

North Augusta, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

High Note

High Note of Austin, Texas, serves health food, 3 meals a day, in a modern & airy atmosphere. Don't miss: Boozy Juice.

Austin, TX

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Johnson’s Bacon and Egg Cafe

Minutes from downtown Minneapolis, Johnson's feels like a small town cafe. The from-scratch menu includes excellent pancakes and weekend-only corned beef hash.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Kono’s Surf Club Cafe

At Crystal Pier on the Pacific Ocean in San Diego, California, Kono's is a casual restaurant serving happy picnic lunch and mighty breakfast all day.

San Diego, CA

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Laura’s Luncheonette

Laura’s Luncheonette is home to hearty breakfast basics like fluffy blueberry muffins crisped on the griddle, super thin bacon, and... chocolate cake.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Mama Jean’s

In this humble cafe, lunch is best retrieved from the buffet and breakfast should be the Sportsman's Special: three pancakes, three eggs, bacon or sausage, grits or home fries, biscuits or toast.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mama’s on Washington Square

Mama's is a San Francisco North Beach restaurant serving Dungeness crab eggs Benedict, apple-yogurt French toast and terrific coffee cakes.

San Francisco, CA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Marie’s Coffee Deli

Located in downtown Los Angeles, California, Marie's Coffee and Deli is small and casual, serving good breakfast bites and sandwiches.

Los Angeles, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Mike’s Place

Mike's of Kent, Ohio, offers crazy-named items like the Lutz Lavishous Lust (chicken, bacon, dressing, tomato, pineapple & mozzarella). Goofy, but good!

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Milton’s Cafe

In cozy Lawrence, Kansas, Milton's Cafe is the place to go for breakfast -- a nice range of traditional diner fare and modern brunch.

Memorable | One of the Best

Mother’s

A blue-collar cafeteria with blue-ribbon Creole fare, Mother's serves New Orleans classics with style and sass. Red beans and rice, please!

New Orleans, LA

Memorable | One of the Best

Neighborhood Restaurant and Bakery

Neighborhood Restaurant and Bakery offers patio brunches with Portuguese flavor and a lot of heart. Don’t miss the cream of wheat.

Somerville, MA

Memorable | One of the Best

New Moon Cafe

Aiken's town coffee house roasts its own and offers hearty casual dishes, many vegetarian. New Moon Cafe is great for leisurely eating and web-surfing.

Aiken, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

O.B. Smoothie Bar & Sub Express

The O.B. Smoothie Bar & Sub Express is in the heart of the legendary surfer's enclave Ocean Beach. Beyond smoothies, the menu offers bagels, wraps, and subs.

San Diego, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

OST

Saddles for counter stools and cowboy decor everywhere, OST is a vintage Texas town cafe serving great chicken-fried steak and Tex-Mex classics.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Pearl’s Place | Chicago Bronzeville Soul Food Breakfast Best

Pearl's biscuits are some of the fluffiest we've had. Soul food breakfast specials combine them with eggs AND pancakes AND grits AND meat.

Chicago, IL

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Polonza

In Pensacola, fuel up on golden pancakes and sausage-and-potato burritos in the bright, open space at Polonza.

Pensacola, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Poodle Dog Restaurant

Diner fare is excellent in at the Poodle Dog in Fife, Washington. The stand-out item is a butterhorn pastry that is as large as a lunch plate.

Memorable | One of the Best

Portage Bay Cafe

Portage Bay Cafe's groceries are organic, local, sustainable. Vegan options abound. Fresh fruit is the market's best. Meals are delicious.

Seattle, WA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Rhoda’s Famous Hot Tamales

Blue-ribbon beef & chicken tamales emanate irresistibly appetizing aroma. No wonder Rhoda's is the pride of Lake Village and a Mississippi Delta destination.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Ridgecrest Coffee Bar

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Beyond good coffee and espresso, Aiken's Ridgecrest Coffee Bar offers handsome muffins and crisp-grilled paninis in both breakfast and lunch configurations.

Aiken, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Sand Creek Cafe

Wisconsin's Sand Creek Café is a soda fountain, turkey-hunter registration station, town gathering place and good restaurant for breakfast and pork-steak lunch.

Memorable | One of the Best

Seeds Cafe

A country-road, farm to table cafe that gets ingredients from local sources and cooks from scratch, Seeds Cafe is constantly surprising, always delicious.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Señor Big Ed

I stopped by Señor Big Ed’s Restaurant in Cypress, California because I have been craving some good, authentic Puerto Rican food. They have a two part menu, one featuring Mexican staples and the other Puerto Rican. Since moving across the country to the west coast I have missed some of my favorite cuisines that are … Continue reading

Good | Worth a Return

Shannon’s Five Star

A large, friendly diner / coffee shop along old Route 66 in Illinois, Shannon's is a place for hearty breakfast, lunch, and dinner with truck-stop ambience.

Memorable | One of the Best

T-Coon’s

It's a casual cafe, but brilliant Cajun food and hospitality make T-Coon's a destination restaurant for what the chef calls Zydeco cooking.

Lafayette, LA

Memorable | One of the Best

Taylor’s Bar-B-Que

BBQ plus a meat-and-three cafeteria make Taylor's a country-cooking destination (open at 4:30am) in the Bird Dog Capital of the World.

Waynesboro, GA

Memorable | One of the Best

Teresa’s Mosaic Cafe

While enjoying Teresa's scrumptious Mexican breakfasts (some of Tucson, Arizona's best) you can watch tortillas being hand-formed and griddle-cooked.

Tucson, AZ

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Dory

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** A pint-size breakfast-only nook on the waterfront, The Dory is where commercial and sport fishermen come before dawn for coffee, conversation, hearty breakfast, and more coffee. The menu is big, including egg sandwiches on white, wheat, Italian bread, or giant-size English muffins, and stacks of pancakes.

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