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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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Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
7 Mares
Mexican seafood is brilliant at 7 Mares, an unlikely shopping-center restaurant where highlights include shrimp-stuffed chiles rellenos & mile-high margaritas.
Lexington, SC
Good | Worth a Return
Airport Grill
A forthright diner surrounded by South Carolina industrial parks, Airport Grill is a favorite for hearty breakfast, well-dressed burgers & take-out meals.
Memorable | One of the Best
Anchor Bar: Tasty Tangy Wings
The original home of the Buffalo chicken wing, the Anchor Bar is an essential stop on any foodie eating tour of the Nickel City.
Buffalo, NY
Memorable | One of the Best
Arnold Burgers
Arnold Burgers cooks hamburgers in sundry shapes and sizes depending on your level of hunger. Musts: homemade jalapeño dressing and fresh-cut potato chips.
Amarillo, TX
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Backyard Cafe
The Backyard Cafe is a destination for handsome hamburgers, after-5pm Dixie dinner & from-scratch ice cream atop squares of gooey butter cake.
West Columbia, SC
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Berghoff
Chicago's 100+ year-old Berghoff is a German-American restaurant that has changed with the times but maintains culinary traditions all but vanished elsewhere.
Chicago, IL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Bob’s Bar & Grill
Bob's is an unrepentant Nebraska dive bar known for double-wide hamburgers. Cheese is optional. Onions and pickles come on the side.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Boll Weevil Cafe & Sweetery
Huge layer cakes rule at Boll Weevil, a jolly cafe by Augusta's waterfront where fine southern fare shares menu space with modern salad, soup & sandwiches.
Augusta, GA
Good | Worth a Return
Casa de Benavidez
Casa de Benavidez's Sopapilla Burger is a green chile cheeseburger in a puffy sopaipilla instead of a bun. An Albuquerque, New Mexico pleasure.
Albuquerque, NM
Memorable | One of the Best
Cassell’s Hamburgers | Classic Burger Diner | Los Angeles
Many were sad when the original Cassell's closed, but now we can rejoice. A revamp of the classic burger diner respects traditions.
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Churrasqueira Bairrada
Bairrada of Mineola, New York, serves Portuguese BBQ of spit-roasted chicken and meats on long iron skewers. One dinner is enough food for two people.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
City Billiards
Downtown Aiken's pool hall restaurant specializes in thick, juicy cheeseburgers and chili dogs. It is a friendly and civilized place to eat and to drink.
Aiken, SC
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Country Cupboard of Barnwell
Made-to-order sandwiches on house-baked bread, a copious salad bar & a rainbow of Mennonite desserts make Barnwell's Country Cupboard a South Carolina best.
Memorable | One of the Best
Country’s Barbecue
The first, original Country's serves BBQ with Brunswick stew, sweet potato souffle, and black-eyed peas. The pie list includes coconut cream, lemon, and goober.
Columbus, GA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Cutty’s
Cutty's Roast Beef 1000 with fried shallots is the best Boston roast beef sandwich; Saturday's pork rabe has no peers.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Don’s Fish & Chips
Choose between cod and haddock at Don's. They're served with fresh-cut chips, wrapped in brown paper. All business at this Ontario chip chop is take-out.
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.
New Orleans, LA
Memorable | One of the Best
Dorado Tacos & Cemitas
Mexican food in New England is blah ... unless it’s from Dorado. This bright eatery specializes in the cemita, a layered sandwich popular in southern Mexico.
Memorable | One of the Best
El Alma
El Alma offers Mexican cuisine packed with fresh flavors and a laid-back rooftop for soaking up the Austin, Texas sun.
Austin, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
El Tepeyac Cafe
A fixture in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, El Tepeyac has been dishing out large portions of good Mexican food for over 50 years.
Los Angeles, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Felipe’s
Felipe's is a modest storefront restaurant serving some of the best Mexican food in Palm Springs. Margaritas are great; dessert mustn't be missed.
Palm Springs, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Fresa’s Chicken al Carbon
Fresa's Chicken al Carbon serves bright, casual Mexican food under string lights and oak trees in the heart of Austin's South 1st Street.
Austin, TX
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Giovanni’s Fish Market and Galley
Giovanni's is an abalone dealer offering fresh catch on a deck hovering over Morro Bay with views of Morro Rock.
Morro Bay, CA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Gourmet Chip Company
Snack food redefined, Gourmet chips are deluxe spud discs that become a foundation for creative flights of fancy toppings & a side dish to lovely sandwiches.
Asheville, NC
Good | Worth a Return
Grumpy’s | Sports Pub Cuisine & Best Beer Menu | Aiken, SC
Sports pub cuisine (wings, burgers, nachos) and 100 kinds of beer plus televisions everywhere make Grumpy's a place to escape from the world.
Aiken, SC
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
Memorable | One of the Best
Harry’s Place
Hamburgers at Harry's are overwhelmingly juicy. Hot dogs are plump and tasty, too, especially satisfying when bedded with a serving of spicy chili sauce.
Memorable | One of the Best
Hill Country Barbecue Market
Texas BBQ in New York, at N.Y. prices. There is a dissonance about this place, but if you can't get to the real Hill Country, it might scratch the itch.
New York, NY
Memorable | One of the Best
Homemade Heaven Sandwich Shoppe
Homemade Heaven of Ogallala bakes its own bread and makes cabbage pockets, the meat-filled pastries that Nebraskans also know as runzas or bierocks.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Iron Horse Grill | Beech Island Bar Food and Potent Drinks
Bar food and potent drinks make the Iron Horse Grill a favorite destination in rural South Carolina. $20 buys a year's membership.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Jolly Roger Seafood House
While there are non-seafood options, Jolly Roger's location by Lake Erie suggests that fish is what you want. Perch or walleye, please!
Memorable | One of the Best
La Mexicana
Tortilla chips at Houston's La Mexicana come warm with 2 sauces. Fish tacos are grilled mahi-mahi. Take some heart-shaped cinnamon-sugar cookies for the road.
Houston, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Lazarus Brewing Company
Plentiful exterior seating, freshly-brewed beers on tap, and made-to-order tacos team up at Austin's Lazarus Brewing Company.
Austin, TX
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Little Diner
Little Diner of Canutillo, Texas, just outside El Paso, offers the best true Tex-Mex food: superb chili con carne, flautas, gorditas, and made-here tortillas.
Memorable | One of the Best
Los Abuelos
Los Abuelos owner Olga Bonilla offers excellent, authentic Mexican food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week. It's all fresh and delicious.
Memorable | One of the Best
Luna Sea Fish House
None of the seafood at Luna Sea in Yachats, Oregon, is farmed; all of it was recently swimming. There is none better on the coast.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Magnolia Downtown
A downtown Aiken restaurant where healthy eating is the goal, with vegan and vegetarian options (meat, too!). Magnolia's chocolate zucchini cake is a must.
Aiken, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Magnolia’s
Fine Lowcountry fare and more in Charleston. Feast on Magnolia's fried chicken and top it off with pecan pie, vanilla bean ice cream and bourbon caramel sauce.
Charleston, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Maria’s New Mexican Kitchen
Maria's is a Santa Fe institution which has been serving classic northern New Mexican fare since 1950. The margaritas are legendary.
Santa Fe, NM
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Media Noche
Light-filled Media Noche is a beautiful spot to enjoy modern takes on Cuban favorites, like The Celia: crisp-fried chicken, coconut slaw, and avocado.
San Francisco, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Meltz | Extreme Grilled Cheese | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Extreme Grilled Cheese is Meltz's motto: an array of sandwiches that include exotic combos of Asian, Italian, Mexican and German ingredients.
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Excellent | Worth a Detour
My Hero Submarine Sandwich Shoppe
My Hero is a San Fernando Valley classic with warm subs heroically stretched with heaps of unique tomato salad.
Los Angeles, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Ocean Bleu @ Gino’s
Ocean Bleu of Newport, Oregon, features wild seafood from nearby boats, and it shows on the plate. In-house smoked fish can serve as a meal for two people.
Newport, OR
Memorable | One of the Best
Pine Valley Market
Specialty grocer, artisan butcher, renowned Wilmington caterer, Pine Valley Market also is a grand place to eat lunch, when creativity tempers tradition.
Good | Worth a Return
Pioneer Cocktail Club
Whether you're coming from the Lake or the slopes, PCC offers such comforts as spicy-sweet bacon cashews and hot chicken & waffles.
Memorable | One of the Best
Pita Kabob Downtown Gastropub
Pita Kabob is a Visalia favorite that offers an inventive take on Lebanese food with signature dishes and rotating specials made in-house.
Visalia, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Poppy’s
Magnificently juicy hamburgers, fabulous French fries and sweet potato chips make a visit to Poppy's of Beacon a Hudson Valley best bet.
Memorable | One of the Best
Primal Cuts
Bend, Oregon's Primal Cuts is an artisan butcher making thoughtful sandwiches from house-cured products. Get the “porkstrami.”
Bend, OR
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Rosita’s
A friendly Nebraska cafe with south-of-the-border décor, Rosita's makes everything from scratch, even the amazing puffy corn chips.
Scottsbluff, NE
Memorable | One of the Best
Rossi’s Bar & Grill
Rossi's is a survivor in the the old Italian part of Trenton, New Jersey known as The Burg. It serves the best burger in town with house-made potato chips.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Sarah’s
Serving familiar Mexican food in Billings, Montana, Sarah's makes excellent taquitos and a huge smothered beef burrito loaded with big hunks of meat.
Billings, MT
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Shore Rider
Shore Rider in La Jolla, California, is a beach-themed family restaurant. Seafood & Mexican options, including an effulgent 1-pound burrito, are standouts.
San Diego, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Sycamore Drive-In | Car Hops Burgers and Root Beer
The Sycamore of Bethel, Connecticut, is a genuine drive-in with car hops burgers and root beer. Have a Dagwood burger and a root beer float.
Bethel, CT
Memorable | One of the Best
Taqueria El Patron
From-scratch Mexican cooking makes Taqueria El Patron an Augusta destination restaurant for exemplary tacos, burritos & flautas as well as grand chicken mole.
Augusta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Tastee Inn & Out
Tastee Inn & Out is a drive-in serving the northwest Iowa beef sandwich known as a loosemeats, plus delicious fried onion chips with creamy dipping sauce.
Sioux City, IA
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Tchoup’s Market
** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED **
Tchoup's is a hip, divey po boy restaurant and happy bar creating true New Orleans flavor in DC's Park View neighborhood.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Temperly’s
Temperly's is an isle of British cuisine just yards from the water at Panama City Beach. Pasties of all kind, bangers & mash, great fish & chips.
Memorable | One of the Best
Tesuque Village Market
Casual eats north of Santa Fe. Tesuque Village Market is a grocery, restaurant, & town square. Best bets: tortilla soup, enchiladas, Frito pie, hefty burgers.
Santa Fe, NM
Memorable | One of the Best
The Burrito Window
Hungry Kings Beach lunch-seekers find crispy tortilla chips, huge burritos built for two, and fresh salads with tender pork at The Burrito Window.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
The Yellow Carrot
Durango’s Yellow Carrot is a sunny spot for epic comfort food, like grilled cheese with pulled pork and herb cream-fried eggs on brioche.
Memorable | One of the Best
Valle Luna
At this mild-mannered Mexican restaurant (actually three Valle Lunas in the Phoenix area), expect colorful, gently-spiced food with robust flavor.
Memorable | One of the Best
Wee Chippy
The Wee Chippy is a French fry obsessive's chip shop made even more unmissable by a fun menu of mix-and match flavored salts.
Los Angeles, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Whiskey Alley
Beyond a copious whiskey selection, this lively downtown Aiken bar & restaurant offers a dazzling repertoire of small and large plates for snacks or dinner.
Aiken, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Yura
Superb muffins, cakes, brownies, and pies (whole or by the slice) make Upper East Side's Yura bakery a New York treasure. Mostly take-out, with a few tables.
