Best Restaurants in Omaha

You can get a plate of biscuits and eggs drowning in gravy as easily as you can find posh, vegetarian dishes that make you forget you're eating healthy. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life, and make a stop to fill your appetite in Nebraska’s largest city.

Comfort Beg: Modern Love

Think all you're going to find in the Great Plains is meat and a starchy side? Think again. There are plenty of other options that will make your taste buds hope for more—and some of them are healthy too. One of those options is the vegetarian and vegan establishment named Modern Love, where vegetarian hot dogs are dressed in lentil chili and smoky cashew cheese, and the eggplant parm gets its gooeyness from almond ricotta and cashew cream. Wash it down with a hibiscus iced tea or a refreshing grapefruit shandy.

Hearty Eats: 11-Worth Cafe

The owners of the decades-old 11-Worth Cafe have a philosophy that's kept customers coming back time and again: big portions for the best value. You’ll have piles of food at this old-school coffee shop, but you may have to weather a line to get in the door. You'll know it was worth it when you tuck your fork into a gigantic four-egg omelet or gravy-drenched roast beef sandwich. Prices are insanely cheap for all the plates that will fill your table, including a massive slab of chicken-fried steak or a sirloin hoagie piled high with grilled onions. They don't charge for an extra plate if you want to split a dish, and you can even get the rich sausage gravy to go.

Gourmet Street Food: Block 16

Nebraska residents flock to Block 16 for their burger-and-fries fix and other comfort staples—with all the items living up to their funky descriptions. This downtown restaurant pitches its grub as "farm to table street food," with gyro sandwiches, buttermilk fried chicken, "gangsta fries" with pork rinds, and even a fry variety with duck confit and gooseberry. The 1/3-pound Croque Garcon burger comes piled with ham, cheese, egg, mustard and truffle mayo. Magnifique!

Pub Grub: Upstream Brewing Company

The Upstream Brewing Company may be the best brew pub in town—it takes bar snacks up several notches and even accepts reservations. There are two locations in town: West Omaha and downtown. Come here to choose from among several freshly brewed and seasonal beers, along with your old favorites. You can even get their signature ales to go. They also brew fresh root beer—enjoy it straight from the tap or in a frosty ice cream float. Whether you want to snack on fried pickle chips or dig into a beer-braised pot roast, the menu has a wide range of tasty dishes.

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