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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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Memorable | One of the Best
13 Coins
A rare slice of mid-20th century Americana, Seattle's 13 Coins is open 24/7 for meals that range from sandwiches and burgers to surf 'n' turf.
Seattle, WA
Memorable | One of the Best
Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough
Abbott’s is a Connecticut shoreline lobster picnic featuring bracing clam chowder, steamers and mussels, and gorgeous steamed lobsters whatever size you like.
Groton, CT
Memorable | One of the Best
Bamboo
The taste of Latin-Fused Caribbean fare defines Bamboo, a comfortable West Los Angeles restaurant with real bamboo bar serving great mojitos.
Los Angeles, CA
Memorable | One of the Best
Becky’s
We love breakfast at Becky's Diner on the Portland waterfront. The headliner is a "Titanic Omelet": 4 eggs with bacon, ham, sausage, cheese, onions and peppers.
Memorable | One of the Best
Buzzards Roost
Buzzards Roost is good eating off the beaten path on the waterfront in Key Largo. Note especially the lobster Reuben and caramel granny smith apple pie.
Key Largo, FL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Charlie’s Chowder House
A fun, casual Oregon cafe with low-priced seafood tacos, gumbo, jambalaya, and chili, Charlie's is most famous for excellent Pacific Northwest-style chowder.
Astoria, OR
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Clam Box
The Clam Box is the place to eat the best fried clams on the North Shore of Massachusetts. Get them piled high on a platter with French fries & onion rings.
Memorable | One of the Best
Cole Farms
Maine's Cole Farms restaurant serves classic Yankee fare, from muffins to boiled dinner to old-fashioned Indian pudding, but now has a modern pub menu, too.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Delta Meat Market
Soulful, southern, bistro fare at the Delta Supper Club showcases local products and tradition with New American savoir faire.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Ecola Seafoods Restaurant & Market
Ecola is a no-frills seafood market & restaurant in Cannon Beach serving Oregon coast fresh fish, Dungeness crab & salmon caught by the Ecola boat.
Cannon Beach, OR
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Elisabeth’s
A waterside restaurant serving expertly-prepared New Bedford seafood at fair prices. Don't miss Elisabeth's chowder & maple-glazed scallops.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Emmett Watson’s Oyster Bar
Emmett Watson’s is the place to go near Seattle's Pike Place Market when you have time on your hands and want to wile it away over beer and seafood.
Seattle, WA
Memorable | One of the Best
Evelyn’s Drive-In
Evelyn’s is a Rhode Island drive-in with a full Yankee shoreline menu of fried clams, clam cakes, and chowder, plus the local oddity, a chow mein sandwich.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Frog Hollow Tavern
Local, seasonal, organic: Augusta's Frog Hollow Tavern does it right. Shrimp & grits is kaleidoscopic; in-season peaches are spectacular; cocktails are clever.
Augusta, GA
Memorable | One of the Best
Half Shell Raw Bar
A rowdy restaurant on Key West's old waterfront, the Half Shell Raw Bar is place to enjoy cracked conch, fresh oysters & tropical libations.
Key West, FL
Memorable | One of the Best
Hogfish Bar & Grill
Hogfish Bar & Grill offers a happy, casual, tropical-themed taste of Florida-Keys life, including superb local seafood and masterfully mixed cocktails.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Hogfish Bar & Grill | Margaritaville Seafood & Potent Cocktails
Hogfish Bar & Grill offers a happy, casual, tropical-themed taste of postcard-perfect Florida Keys life, including superb local seafood and potent cocktails.
Key West, FL
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Juniper
Elegant southern cooking makes Juniper a destination restaurant for food lovers who come for Friday shrimp and grits, Monday meat loaf, and Sunday brunch.
Ridge Spring, SC
Memorable | One of the Best
Lobster Claw Seafoods
Lobster Claw clams are superior to the fried clam strips found elsewhere. Freshly-made onion rings are superlative and chowders are dense with seafood.
Memorable | One of the Best
Mabel’s Lobster Claw
In Kennebunkport, Mabel's is a long-standing tradition for lobster shore dinner including creamy chowder and concluding with peanut butter ice cream pie.
Kennebunkport, ME
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Maine Diner
The Maine Diner is one of America's best, featuring exemplary Downeast dishes such as lobster pie and seafood chowder, also classic blue-plate specials.
Wells, ME
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Miller’s Seawall Grill
A Galveston institution, Miller’s sits just across from the ocean and serves delicious spicy corn and crab chowder. Strong margaritas, too.
Galveston, TX
Memorable | One of the Best
Nick’s Nest
Although it changed hands in 2005, Nick's of Holyoke, Massachusetts serves what it has for decades: hot popcorn and cheap weenies with proper accoutrements.
Memorable | One of the Best
Noah’s
On the picturesque main street of Stonington, Connecticut, Noah's is a town cafe serving great seafood (and other) midday meals as well as breakfast and supper.
Memorable | One of the Best
Noon Mark Diner
Homemade breads, soups, pies & Michigans (a local hot dog) make this a must-stop while traveling through the Adirondack Park in New York's North Country.
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Pepe’s Cafe & Steak House
Pepe's boasts it is “the eldest eating house in the Florida Keys.” Its 3-meal-a-day menu ranges from fresh bread every morning to steak & oysters at dinner.
Key West, FL
Memorable | One of the Best
Rye Harbor Lobster Pound
A minimal menu features lobster at its best, including sherry-scented lobster rolls and fluffy chowder, which is a swirl of butter, cream, and sweet crustacean.
Good | Worth a Return
Schooner’s Seafood House
Schooner's is a friendly seafood house with booths and counter seating serving North Florida shrimp as well as St. Augustine's unique Minorcan clam chowder.
St. Augustine, FL
Excellent | Worth a Detour
Simones Hot Dog Stand
A small corner restaurant that's been a favorite among Maine diner fans for over a century. Bright pink dogs put Simones' on the Roadfood map.
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
South Beach Fish Market | Best Oregon Coast Fish and Chips
An eat-in-the-rough seafood market and roadside cafe on the Pacific Coast, South Beach serves some of the best Oregon fish and chips and superb onion rings.
Newport, OR
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
Swan Oyster Depot
Swan Oyster Depot is a small, always-too-crowded San Francisco oyster bar that serves some of the best seafood in the city. In-season Dungeness crab is a must!
San Francisco, CA
Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere
The Hangar on the Wharf
Located in Juneau's Merchant's Wharf, The Hangar on the Wharf offers some of the best, freshest seafood in great seafood city. Must eat: halibut chowder.
Memorable | One of the Best
The Range Cafe
The Range Cafe serves such New Mexico classics as huevos rancheros and chicken fried steak as well as such non-standard dishes as quinoa sweet potato cakes.
Albuquerque, NM
Memorable | One of the Best
The Shed
The Shed in Santa Fe serves native New Mexico fare. Definitive carne adovada and pollo adobo. Dessert? Chilled red raspberry soup.
