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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7 Mares

Mexican seafood is brilliant at 7 Mares, an unlikely shopping-center restaurant where highlights include shrimp-stuffed chiles rellenos & mile-high margaritas.

A Slice of Pie

Central Missouri's premier pie shop, A Slice of Pie is just off I-44 in Rolla. pies, cakes, and cheesecakes all are outstanding.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Al’s Corner Restaurant

A Hungarian best in Barberton Ohio. Al's is a hospitable restaurant serving from-scratch Hungarian plate lunch at low prices. Service is cafeteria style.

Barberton, OH

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Amighetti’s

Italian sandwiches on freshly baked bread have become a St. Louis legend and make Amighetti's one of the best Roadfood delis in the Midwest.

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.

Belgrade Gardens

Fried chicken cooked in lard has earned renown at Belgrade Gardens, which serves it as part of a full, fabulous Barberton chicken dinner.

Beyond Bread

Beyond impeccably fresh loaves of bread, this Tucson favorite offers sandwiches, pastries, mac & cheese, salads, soups, omelets, and coffee drinks.

Blue Colony Diner: A Roadside Oasis

Newtown, Connecticut: Your wish is the Blue Colony diner's command. The menu is huge. Breakfast is great, as is chicken souvlaki. Open 24/7.

Blue Dog Cafe

Blue Dog Cafe offers fun, creative cuisine originally conceived by the famous Cajun artist George Rodrigeue.

Bocce Club

The Bocce Club is famous for its Rhode Island dinner of roast chicken bathed in butter and olive oil and seasoned with rosemary, served with all the fixins.

Memorable | One of the Best

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** "Dumplings and kraut today at Bohemian Cafe" is the jingle this vintage eatery uses to boast of its true Czech cuisine, served in a cheerful beer-hall environment by waitresses in dirndl skirts.

Omaha, NE

Memorable | One of the Best

Broom’s Bloom Dairy

Ice cream stars at Broom's Bloom Dairy; lunch is great, too, especially gooey grilled cheese and smoky mac n cheese made with cheddar and gouda.

Memorable | One of the Best

Bruno’s European Restaurant

A gem of a restaurant just off I-5 in Tacoma, Bruno's serves Polish and German food cooked according to recipes brought by Chef Bruno when he came to the US.

Tacoma, WA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Butcher Block Prime Steakhouse

Buffalo Block, formerly the Rex, is a vintage dining room where beef is king (prime rib especially), but the menu has something for everyone.

Billings, MT

Memorable | One of the Best

Capri Restaurant | Best Biscuits and Spuds in an Idaho Dive

A down-home motel diner in the city of Boise, Capri is best known for biscuits and spuds as well as enormous cinnamon rolls.

Boise, ID

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Carmen’s

Carmen’s is home to eclectic comfort food with a twist, such as carrot-whipped mashed potatoes with bacon and Spanish lump crab toasts with buttery manchego.

Pensacola, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Cattlemen’s

Surrounded by the Oklahoma stockyards, Cattlemen’s is the consummate cowboy steak house. Beef is as good as it gets. Eat testicles, too!

Oklahoma City, OK

Memorable | One of the Best

Dandelion’s Cafe

A friendly, eccentric cafe in North Augusta, Dandelion's serves Quebec poutine, mac 'n' cheese skillets, exuberant pizza, & killer cheesecake. *CLOSED*

North Augusta, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Denmo’s Snack & Dairy Bar

Denmo’s is a happy Connecticut drive-in restaurant serving excellent fried seafood & hot lobster rolls as well as beautiful foot long hot dogs with hot relish.

Southbury, CT

Memorable | One of the Best

Dixie Crossroads

The Number One reason to eat at Dixie Crossroads in Titusville, Florida, is shrimp: either rock shrimp (like tiny lobsters) or wild ocean shrimp.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Do Your Thing

Savor the best sourdough toast in Marfa at Do Your Thing, from butter-soaked cinnamon sugar to the Everything with cream cheese and tomato.

Memorable | One of the Best

Du-Par’s

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Du-Par's in the Los Angeles Farmer's Market is a fantastic destination for a snack, a stack of pancakes, or a chicken pot pie.

Los Angeles, CA

Memorable | One of the Best

Duarte’s Tavern

Duarte's is a 100+ year-old town tavern where locals come for 3 square meals a day. Artichokes, every which way, are a house specialty. Fruit pies are, too.

Memorable | One of the Best

Dutch Kitchen

A convenient diner off I-81 in Pennsylvania Coal Country, the Dutch Kitchen is a family restaurant serving hearty local fare including shoofly pie.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

El Camaron Feliz

Graniteville's hidden-gem Tex-Mex cafe isn't only about U-peel-'em happy shrimp ("Camaron Feliz"); the menu includes familiar Mexican meals, mild or very spicy.

Graniteville, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

El Torero: A Tucson Hidden Gem

El Torero is a Tucson, Arizona, Mexican restaurant that serves tacos, burros, enchiladas, and chimichangas, plus delicious moles.

Tucson, AZ

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

Ernie’s

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** Ernie's is a small, well-established soul food restaurant in Charleston -- well-known to locals but seldom found by tourists. Prices are low, food flavors are high.

Charleston, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Fonda San Miguel

An opulently decorated classic, Fonda San Miguel has been a touchstone for Austin restaurants since 1975, serving food from the many regions of Mexico.

Austin, TX

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Goodfellas Cafe

Spending nearly a decade in New Jersey, it was impossible to not fall in love with the diner restaurant model. And whether it’s a hearty breakfast to start the day, or making a quick stop to enjoy a generous lunch or dinner offering, there’s something deeply Americana about diners. The wide assortment of menu offerings, … Continue reading

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Gullah Grub

Gullah Grub is on a mission to celebrate & serve the vivid creole cuisine of the Lowcountry's Sea Islands. A South Carolina regional-food best!

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Hall’s on the River

Hall's is a Kentucky destination for handsome steaks, hot browns, and mud pie dessert, all in a bucolic country setting. Fine Roadfood dining.

Memorable | One of the Best

Hart’s Turkey Farm

Thanksgiving dinner every day at Hart’s Turkey Farm in Meredith, New Hampshire: traditional or, if you wish, tempura, Parmesan, croquettes, divan, etc.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Hildebrandt’s

Hildebrandt's is a charming a 19th century Augusta grocery store that makes tall sandwiches and carries many hard-to-find candies, sodas, and nick-nacks.

Augusta, GA

Memorable | One of the Best

Idle Isle | Sweet Town Cafe | Brigham City, UT

Idle Isle is a sweet town cafe in Brigham City, Utah, serving fine, from-scratch square meals and memorable multi-berry pie.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Irma’s Restaurant

Irma's is a soulful Houston Mexican restaurant artfully run by its namesake owner. Have enchiladas or fish tacos, then sopapillas topped with nuts and honey.

Houston, TX

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Johnny’s Cafe

Johnny’s has been Omaha’s steak house since 1922, a grand-scale restaurant where beef rules: steaks, chops, ribs, liver, even sweetbreads and chicken-fried steak.

Omaha, NE

Memorable | One of the Best

Josie’s German Cakes & Market

Fans of unpretentious family-owned restaurants that serve quality homemade meals, German fare in particular, will love Josie's in Mechanicsburg, PA.

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

Juniper Valley Ranch

Skillet fried chicken & baked ham with hot biscuits and apple butter put Juniper Valley Ranch on the Roadfood map. Call ahead for reservations (summer only).

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Just Julie’s

A locally-loved shopping-center cafe with an enthusiastic staff, Just Julie's offers well-crafted sandwiches plus homespun soups, layer cake, & banana pudding.

Good | Worth a Return

Kanab Creek Bakery

Stop by Kanab Creek Bakery for strong coffee and the best pastries, like buttery croissants, chewy macaroons and a ham and Swiss clafoutis.

Memorable | One of the Best

Kettle Coffee and Tea

Escondido's popular local cafe, Kettle Coffee & Tea offers seasonal eats, classic espresso and tea treats at an affordable price. Try a latte!

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Kingdom of Dumpling

Not only is Kingdom of Dumpling an excellent spot to eat its namesake specialty. It also sells some of San Francisco's best fresh-frozen, take-home dumplings.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Kool Kone

Kool Kone is a longtime roadside attraction in Wareham, attracting crowds for lunch, dinner, ice cream and miniature golf in the adjoining “Dolphin Cove.”

Memorable | One of the Best

La Jalisiense | From-Scratch Mexican in North Augusta, SC

From-scratch Mexican meals from familiar fajitas & chile rellenos to menudo & pozole are made with skill and style at North Augusta's La Jalisiense.

North Augusta, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

La Teresita

A Tampa lunch-counter cafe where locals eat, La Teresita serves such Cuban specialties as cafe con leche, roast pork sandwiches, and chicken with rice & beans.

Tampa, FL

Memorable | One of the Best

Le Roy Jucep

Claiming to be the place where poutine was invented, Le Roy Jucep offers a dozen different variations on the signature dish of Quebec.

Memorable | One of the Best

Liberal Club | Fall River Portuguese American Fare

Located in a vintage Fall River social club, the Liberal Club restaurant serves New England's Portuguese American fare, including seafood at its best.

Fall River, MA

Memorable | One of the Best

Lupie’s

Lupie's is a Charlotte locals' favorite restaurant, for fresh vegetables (& mac 'n' cheese!), beautiful burgers and bountiful banana pudding for dessert.

Charlotte, NC

Memorable | One of the Best

Mandina’s

Among many excellent Creole-Italian restaurants in the Crescent City, Mandina’s stands out for unique specialties, enormous portions, and spectacular seafood.

New Orleans, LA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Manuel’s Bread Cafe

In this town cafe with a French accent, specialties range from trout Reubens to variations of the croque monsieur. Save room for 5-flavor pound cake.

North Augusta, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Martha Lou’s Kitchen

Martha Lou's is a small, hospitable Charleston soul-food restaurant where everything is cooked with brio and served with grace. *CLOSED*

Charleston, SC

Memorable | One of the Best

Mary Mac’s Tea Room

Mary Mac’s Tea Room is an old-fashioned urban lunch room in Atlanta where specialties include such Dixie standards as pot likker, sweet potato souffle & fried chicken.

Atlanta, GA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Merichka’s | Chicago Best: Butterine-Sopped Poor Boy Steak

Saturday-night splurge meals are Merichka's specialty, but the Roadfood lure is Poor Boy Steak, sandwiched in a sea of margarine & garlic.

Memorable | One of the Best

Middleton Place Restaurant

Part of the Middleton Place Plantation outside of Charleston, this restaurant's menu is a delicious reflection of Lowcountry culture.

Charleston, SC

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Mike’s Famous Ham Place | Freshly Carved Ham | Detroit

Mike's is a Detroit treasure with a tiny menu revolving around freshly carved ham. In soup, on a roll, or with eggs, it’s irresistible.

Detroit, MI

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

Excellent | Worth a Detour

New York Pizza Department

Pizza is one of those foods that nearly everyone enjoys. Kids love it, teenagers live on it, adults crave it – but while it is a food that is great at bringing people together, it just as easily can tear worlds apart. The “correct” combination of dough, sauce, cheese, and toppings is one of the … Continue reading

Memorable | One of the Best

Noah’s Hof Brau

Noah's Hof Brau is an old-fashioned Modesto, California, sandwich carvery that has morphed into a Chinese-American cafeteria. BBQ pork is superb.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Noodle Boat Thai Cuisine

The Noodle Boat is a beacon of Thai cuisine in Issaquah, Washington. Specialties include sunny fried trout topped with mango salad and tom kah hot & sour soup.

Memorable | One of the Best

Noriega Hotel

A pillar of the California Basque community in Bakersfield, Noriega Hotel is an old boarding house that still serves three family-style meals a day.

Bakersfield, CA

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

O’Rourke’s

Middletown, Connecticut: O'Rourke's 1946 diner serves classic diner fare as well as seriously creative cooking from Chef Brian O'Rourke, nephew of the founder.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Orem’s Diner

Breakfast at Orem's in Wilton, Connecticut is diner-good: crusty hash browns to accompany eggs, big hot muffins & endless refills for your coffee cup.

Memorable | One of the Best

Oyster Bar

An ornate underground catacombs that is part of Grand Central Station, the Oyster Bar prints a daily menu of the best seafood from around the world.

New York, NY

Excellent | Worth a Detour

PA Dutch Market

Annapolis, Maryland's PA Dutch Market is the place for hearty, from-scratch Pennsylvania Dutch-style cooking, three meals a day.

Memorable | One of the Best

Pie Hut

In Idaho's panhandle, the Pie Hut is a charming little restaurant that offers blue-ribbon cream & fruit pies, savory chicken pot pie, and beguiling sandwiches.

Sandpoint, ID

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Pittsburgh Willy’s

Pittsburgh Willy's is owned by Steel City native Randy Walters, whose menu includes pierogies and the Wild Willy, a 1/4-pound hot dog topped with chipped ham.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Poke Lab

Located in downtown Monterey, California, The Poke Lab serves affordable, customizable sushi bowls with numerous sauces and toppings.

Memorable | One of the Best

Polish Villa

In this humble dining room you will eat magnificent Polish food served by an able staff that makes newcomers feel like family.

Buffalo, NY

Memorable | One of the Best

Polish Village Cafe

In what used to be a gentlemen's hotel, here is fine Polish food. Most customers are regulars, and conversations are as much in Polish as in English.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Ray’s Place

Ray's is a small town dive bar with tavern sandwiches and peasant soups that recall simpler times. White-hot house-made mustard is memorable.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

Robert Wholey & Co

The motto at Wholey is "You buy, we fry," meaning any fish on hand can be cooked to order and eaten on premises. The immense fish sandwiches are legendary.

Pittsburgh, PA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Safari Xpress

Safari Xpress is a Somalian food-court concept centered around such Horn of East Africa dishes as camel stew and sambusas.

Minneapolis, MN

Memorable | One of the Best

Sardine Lake Resort

The Sierra Buttes and Sardine Lakes serve as a breathtaking backdrop for fine food in a small, quaint cabin at Sardine Lake Resort.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Schmankerl Stube Bavarian Restaurant

For authentic German food such as roast pork shank or wiener schnitzel with spaetzel and beer served by the stein, Schmankerl Stube is the place.

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.

Memorable | One of the Best

Southern Kitchen

Good old vintage Virginia restaurant, just off I-81 in New Market. Southern Kitchen serves fine peanut soup, country ham, and cream pies.

Good | Worth a Return

Sportsman’s Hall

A pony express stop and one of the West’s oldest restaurants, Sportsman’s Hall fries excellent golden crisp chicken.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Steven’s Barbecue

Steven's is a BBQ dive in genteel downtown Greenwood, Mississippi, featuring Memphis style ribs, Delta hot tamales, and fabulous chocolate cake.

Greenwood, MS

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Summit Diner

The Summit is a handsome 1960 Swingle diner. Breakfast is fresh and generously proportioned. Pies are homemade, and are a point of pride.

Memorable | One of the Best

Sunrise Inn

Low-priced Italian-American fare at Sunrise Inn includes pizzas, pasta, & garlic chicken. Italian-style peppers, available by the jar, are a terrific take-home.

Good | Worth a Return

Sunshine Bakery

Sunshine Bakery is an old-fashioned sandwich shop and patisserie known for hearty soups, fresh-baked bread & creamy pastries. * CLOSED*

Augusta, GA

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

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Thai Jasmine Rice

"Welcome to Thailand," is emblazoned on the door of Thai Jasmine Rice, which offers a broad, colorful menu of pad Thai, curries, stir-fries & noodle dishes.

Aiken, SC

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Butcher & the Baker

Visit The Butcher & the Baker for Telluride's best breakfast spread, from towering sandwiches to sweet potato burritos to apricot cheesecake.

Memorable | One of the Best

The Cottage Restaurant

Soups, salads, and uncomplicated sandwiches make the Cottage a nice place to dine in Alexandria. Cream of shrimp soup is a best bet.

Legendary | Worth driving from anywhere

The Donut Shop

A roadside stand that boasts hot, fresh raised glazed and other creative expressions of the donut art. But the biggest draw may be Big Pappa’s hot tamales.

Memorable | One of the Best

The Hat

Talk to any local of Southern California and ask where they can find the best pastrami and they will all tell you that The Hat is where you need to go. A staple of the area since 1951, The Hat grew from a single shop in East Los Angeles to a mini-chain of eleven locations … Continue reading

Los Angeles, CA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

The Shack

The Shack is a good stop along I-95 in Connecticut for big breakfast, and such hearty fare as shepherd's pie and Yankee puddings for dessert.

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.

Santa Fe, NM

Memorable | One of the Best

Tip Top Meats

Tip Top Meats is a restaurant, butcher, German grocery store, and fish market. Great sausages are what keep us coming back.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

TNT’s Diner

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** More small town cafe than diner, TNT's specializes in northern Midwest comfort food such as hot Beef and hot Turkey Sandwiches as well as a smattering of local ethnic "German from Russia" and Scandinavian specialites including cabbage rolls and Swedish meatballs. No matter what you eat, you want a slice of homemade pie for dessert.

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Walton Way Deli

** THIS RESTAURANT IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED ** A welcoming storefront restaurant in Augusta, Walton Way Deli offers a lunch-only menu of sandwiches, salads, and four from-scratch soups each day.

Augusta, GA

Excellent | Worth a Detour

Wayside Restaurant & Bakery

The Wayside Restaurant serves Vermont food, including salt pork & milk gravy, old-time boiled dinner & red flannel hash. The great dessert: maple cream pie.

Memorable | One of the Best

Willie Bird’s Restaurant

An unsung classic American roadhouse, Willie Bird’s is a turkey-centric eccentric with year round Thanksgiving, and many other ways of doing turkey.

Memorable | One of the Best

Wise Acre Eatery | Farm to Table At Its Best in Minneapolis

Farm to table dining at its finest in Wise Acre Eatery, a casual, modern Minneapolis restaurant located in a former gas station.

Minneapolis, MN

Memorable | One of the Best

Wo Hop: A NYC Institution

Wo Hop is a Cantonese-style Chinese spot under a sidewalk in Chinatown, NYC and has been dishing out egg rolls, lo mein and sweet & pungent chicken since 1938.

New York, NY

Memorable | One of the Best

Woodruff’s Cafe & Pie Shop

At Woodruff's, you must finish your meal with pie. Coconut pie has a firm custard filling with lots of toasted coconut and an impossibly airy meringue.

Memorable | One of the Best

Wurst Bier Hall

When I first moved to Fargo, North Dakota, sampling the local cuisine was high on my list of priorities. Amongst the many places of downtown Fargo, Wurst Bier Hall caught my eye, so I decided to try it. I am not sorry that I ate here; the food was that good! What to eat at … Continue reading

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