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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
These new small-batch roasters in Normal Heights are serving up exactly what you'd expect via the pour-over method or French press. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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... Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Cluck twice and choose the mozzarella- & prosciutto-topped chicken breast with tomato sauce and sage called the "Pollo alla Salvia." Mehr erfahren.
We love the swordfish bone marrow with piri piri & Himalayan salt. You will too. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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." Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Loosen up with the blood orange cremolose/ gin/ Aperol/ blood orange liqueur "Solerno," before taking advantage of the 24 flavors of gelato. Mehr erfahren.
RLD's all about innuendo, so get down with the seared rare Hawaiian opah and do a shiitake mushroom egg roll. Mehr erfahren.
Double your bacon pleasure by ordering up the bacon-wrapped sirloin sided with bacon mac & cheese. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Brush elbows with the Cantina nachos: grilled pork/ blend of cheeses/ pico de gallo/ cilantro/ crema. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Come to Brody's for the “Hangover Burger” topped with fried egg, ham, cheese & sweet potato tots. Mehr erfahren.
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). Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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? Mehr erfahren.
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.' Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Add char-su belly, applewood bacon, and kurobuta sausage to make the signature UnderBelly Ramen. Do it. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Habit slings up its signature Charburger (mayo, pickle, caramelized onions) alongside excellent hand-blended shakes. Mehr erfahren.
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.” Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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). Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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 Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
Their burgers consister of a blend of aged Midwestern beef ground fresh daily, which is sandwiched between Sadie Rose foccacia. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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) Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
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. Mehr erfahren.
