This Mexican sandwich joint in the Gaslamp Quarter slings goodies like traditional chicken/ beef Milanesa numbers and the Jewixican-safe beef Torta de Carne Estilo Kosher. Read more.
End your day watching the sunset with a drink in hand next to a rooftop pool and glowing firepit.
Hit up the nation’s largest sports museum and don’t miss the 40 exhibits of local athletes who are way better at sports than you.
Saltbox: a 175-seat, bi-level resto/ "gastro-lounge" with the upstairs acting as the grubbin' space, and the base level housing the classily appointed "Saltbar" with a marble-topped booze dispensary. Read more.
These new small-batch roasters in Normal Heights are serving up exactly what you'd expect via the pour-over method or French press. Read more.
Let UGT “put a sausage in you”...as long as there’s consent with hot links like the “Mac Daddy”: a smoked brat covered in bacon mac and cheese. Read more.
With a booze roster ranging from Old Fashions and sours to Zinfandel Barrel-aged for 10 yrs, you might just be willing to spend seven grand...at Seven Grand. Read more.
Indulge in your dream burger at this eclectic hotspot. Order the "Williams Burger" and choose your "add-ables" like pork belly, fried oysters, or Cherry Wood bacon for starters... Read more.
Why eat normal wings when you can have Dragon Wings? Try it with either chicken or duck, covered in a spicy chili-honey-lime sauce. Read more.
Cluck twice and choose the mozzarella- & prosciutto-topped chicken breast with tomato sauce and sage called the "Pollo alla Salvia." Read more.
We love the swordfish bone marrow with piri piri & Himalayan salt. You will too. Read more.
It's encouraged you wash down your Chicharron sandwich (with slow-cooked pork/ salsa criolla/ sweet potato slices) with an "Inca Kola." Do as they say. Read more.
If KK could spell, they'd be known as "CC." It's a good thing they can cook tasty "krepes," though, as evidenced by the savory 5-'O' with sliced ham/ pineapple/ melted cheese. Read more.
The Uni Green Tea Soba noodles loaded with garlic/ scallion/ lobster dashi/ sake/ uni butter/ garlic chili oil/ shiso/ furikake are the "Gucci of noodles." Read more.
Put the "Three Li'l Pigs" between your Bunz. It's a burger with aged cheddar smothering an oinker trifecta of smoked bacon, ham, and pulled pork. Read more.
Loosen up with the blood orange cremolose/ gin/ Aperol/ blood orange liqueur "Solerno," before taking advantage of the 24 flavors of gelato. Read more.
RLD's all about innuendo, so get down with the seared rare Hawaiian opah and do a shiitake mushroom egg roll. Read more.
Double your bacon pleasure by ordering up the bacon-wrapped sirloin sided with bacon mac & cheese. Read more.
Navigate yourself to this spot & let your mouth 'discover' a pint of Port City Shark Attack West Coast Double Red. Soak it up with a bacon-wrapped corndog. Read more.
Brush elbows with the Cantina nachos: grilled pork/ blend of cheeses/ pico de gallo/ cilantro/ crema. Read more.
The ranchero-sauced chicken stuffed in a potato & piled with sour cream & guac goes GREAT with the frozen pineapple/ banana/ coconut Coc-Aloha. Just sayin. Read more.
Come to Brody's for the “Hangover Burger” topped with fried egg, ham, cheese & sweet potato tots. Read more.
Go with the beef and bacon meatballs squeezed into Smash Ball Sliders. Come with a large group and get your balls family style (16 of 'em, with up to 8 sides like Italian-style mac & cheese). Read more.
We may never know where exactly in the world Carmen Sandiego is, but Carmen's Caramel Apple (crêpes w/ apple/ cinnamon/ nutmeg/ caramel sauce) is always at Babbo's. Read more.
Roll on up to TS for the deep-fried shrimp-wrapped-in-rice-paper Shrimp Cigars, though isn't that really just a shmancy way of saying cigarettes? Read more.
The walnut shrimp in a honey mustard aioli is a true showstopper. They also have some twisted cocktails like the Long Dong Duck, who's always telling you to 'put it in your mouth.' Read more.
If you love all things French toast, this creation will give you a reason to wake up early: the mascarpone cheese-stuffed Apple Strudel French toast. Read more.
Add char-su belly, applewood bacon, and kurobuta sausage to make the signature UnderBelly Ramen. Do it. Read more.
The original 50/50 (50% Sterling Silver beef/ 50% ground Mohawk bacon patty) burger's loaded with a sunny side-up egg/ avo mash/ pepper jack/ chipotle mayo. Get a Famous Bacon BROWNIE for dessert. Read more.
Try the Twisted BLT with lemon herb mayo/ bacon jam for lunch or dinner. The menu's also stocked with 20 boutique vinos/bubblies by the glass, because they're slightly obligated by their name. Read more.
It's home to 100+ suds focusing on local and domestic crafts. The pizza dough is pre-fermented to enhance flavor. Ex.: The garlic/olive oil fig, prosciutto, arugula & balsamic glazed Get Figgy Wit It. Read more.
If you're feeling crazy, the Point Break is piled high with cheesesteak, chicken fingers, fries, mozz sticks, fried eggs, bacon & Groggy sauce. No, they obviously don't sell salad. Read more.
Habit slings up its signature Charburger (mayo, pickle, caramelized onions) alongside excellent hand-blended shakes. Read more.
As the name suggests, they do kebabs. And they do them well. You'll want to consume the skewered kebabs with Moroccan shrimp and salmon filet soaked in a “secret marinade.” Read more.
The the pork chop, pork belly, pig's head, apple, fennel puree in Niman Ranch Pork Three Ways is absolutely worth the trip to Little Italy. BONUS: 100 bottles of wine and foreign brews. Read more.
To keep you on other peoples' games, they're broadcasting every DirecTV sports package over 14 monster flat screens and three 12ft. high-def projection screens. Read more.
KBG's a community-tabled, flatscreen-filled beer haven pouring 16 taps like Mad River's Jamaican Ale and Avery Elie's Brown, plus inventive pub fare like the Dry Aged Duroc Pork Porterhouse. Read more.
M's decked out with ornate tin ceilings, a working fireplace, four monstrous 84" flat screens, and a dark oak dance floor/stage hosting live acts (Thurs-Sat). Read more.
TVs strategically placed, two pool tables still operating at a throwback 50c, free shuffleboard, and a rotating, $8.50 craft pitcher special during football games. Read more.
Boot's a sparkly new East Village boozery posted up on a corner with wraparound sidewalk seating, epoxy'd reclaimed barn door tables and buckshot-shredded corrugated metal sheeting sheltering the hall Read more.
Try to two signature bacon jam-smothered, half-pound, grass-fed beef patties topped with onion confit, spicy chipotle aioli, and an over-easy egg. Read more.
Their burgers consister of a blend of aged Midwestern beef ground fresh daily, which is sandwiched between Sadie Rose foccacia. Read more.
Added two new additions to their vaunted menu (the pastrami-topped "Guido's Burger" and blue-cheesed "Bluejay"), to take down in a heart-of-downtown space. Read more.
This spot's all about the espresso. Try one of the 3 blends made using their award winning “1882 Crystal” (90% Arabica/ 10% Robusta w/ beans sourced from Central & South America) Read more.
Mike's is now wrapping up the Jersey Shore cast's own socal favorite: a provolone, ham, and cappacuolo monster so tasty it will be you who wants to get it in. Read more.
It's okay to throw down on dessert here, especially for a chocolate "sandwich” wedging maple bourbon bacon ice cream between two pieces of French toast. Or you know, just come for apps and vino. Read more.
