Beacon Hill & Boston Common
Affordable lunch specials ($10-15) make this a popular spot for State House staffers and other professional types. The minimalist decor and extensive menu…
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Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
The best eats on the boardwalk. Here you can munch shiitake omelets made with organic eggs, ginger noodles, or a pesto-brushed, arugula-dressed salmon…
Yellowstone National Park
Attached to the Old Faithful Snow Lodge, this fast-food place has breakfasts, burgers, salmon burgers and a bison-bratwurst sandwich. It's the first…
Orange County
Artsy and sophisticated yet casual Cal-Mediterranean bistro. It whips up creative modern classics like wild-mushroom penne, bacon-wrapped blue-cheese…
Phoenix
This dark and manly place is a gloriously old-school steakhouse. You will get steak. It will be big and juicy. There will be a potato. The ambience is…
Queen Anne & Lake Union
Hearty and flavorful vegan fare is served up at this location of the popular local chain, perched on the main drag of Queen Anne proper. The menu is big…
Telluride
The pizza? It’s chewy and crusty, but the crowd makes the place interesting. Ten minutes after you belly up to the bar for a slice and a cheap pint of…
Huntington Beach
For hearty Italian fare, follow the twinkling lights to this cozy, homey trattoria, known as much for its ripped waiters as for the thick slices of…
Sequoia National Park
The park's biggest general store sells groceries, camping supplies, snacks and hot drinks. It's recently refurbished snack bar also serves various hot…
Anchorage
If you're in town on Thursday, check out the Food Truck Festival in Spenard, in Chilkoot Charlie's parking lot. It's an eclectic mix of Asian cuisine,…
Las Vegas
Visually high impact, this Thai and pan-Asian kitchen offers a satay bar and quasi-authentic soups, curries and noodle dishes, from tom kha chicken to…
Northern Nevada
Ely's favorite old-school diner is the kind where waitresses call you ‘darlin'’ and comfort food is the only thing on the menu. They do a mean chicken…
Jersey Shore
The surfboard marks the entrance, and vintage surf-themed bric-a-brac lines the walls. It's a huge sports bar with more TVs than Howard Hughes' bedroom,…
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
The simplest of restaurants intended mainly for a local clientele, this seafood hole-in-the-wall next door to Hostal Emilia serves plentiful plates of…
Mono Lake Region
All-American bar with flags, patches, license plates and beer pumps decorating the walls and ceilings. Typical bar food includes breakfasts, sandwiches…
Mount Desert Island
If all that fried seafood/craft beer/blueberry pie has you craving something healthy, raw and delicious, head here. Order a zesty juice or a smoothie, a…
Georgian Bay
This quirky restaurant is a local favorite, and its walls are lined with booty from around the world. While the meals are just as international (Singapore…
Northern Nevada
After the culinary rigors of Hwy 50, your palate might need a little spice. Tiny Azteca is unassuming – located in a dusty strip mall on the way out of…
Sacramento & the Central Valley
This landmark Locke bar is a magnet for amiable Harley crews. The draw isn’t the food so much as the ambience. Above the creaking floorboards, the ceiling…
Inland Maine
The sandwiches here are huge and inexpensive (trust us, you only need a half-portion), making Big G's a good stop for travelers on a budget. Grab your…
Eastern Sierra
Hidden in a Bishop backstreet you'll find this low-key, friendly joint serving good, inexpensive breakfasts and sandwiches (the latter comes with soup)…
The Berkshires
This old-school diner on the east side of town dishes up all the classics at honest prices. The retro 1950s decor is fun and though the food is nothing…
Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
It’s hard to miss Gene’s: with its pink-and-yellow exterior, it’s one of the most vividly painted buildings on Elysian Fields Ave. The hot sausage po’boy…
Seattle
With Stumptown Coffee (imported from Portland, OR) and almond croissants so flaky they can seriously damage your laptop, Fresh Flours is a leading player…
Blue Ridge Highlands & Southwest Virginia
The intentions in this shack off Main St are good (house-roasted coffee, free wi-fi and local newspapers), but we wish the baristas had more expertise…
Montréal
This friendly little Lebanese joint scores high in popularity on the city’s shwarma-and-falafel circuit because of its delicious toasted-pita sandwiches…
Guadalajara Region
If you're looking for a break from Mexican food, head for Manix, which serves up American-style barbecue, chicken and steak, with pasta and pizza thrown…
Montana
Lots of seating, lots of TVs, and lots of good brew to go with the fairly standard pub food. Even the nachos at Missoula's prime gathering hall are…
Anaheim
Vegan snacks like yam wedges with ranch dressing, veggie burgers, Tex-Mex and big salads are served in this fun counter service shop in a little food…
Central Washington
A classic old-fashioned soda fountain of 1950s vintage, with lurid color schemes, peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, and humongous milkshakes plunked…
Nevada
Lunch, sip and linger at fetching, funky, art-filled Comma Coffee, where eavesdropping might reward you with the inside scoop from the Nevada Legislature…
Tremé-Lafitte
The name says it all: this is a grocery store–takeout that’s a good budget option for seafood and cooked hot plates, such as fried chicken, boudin, fish…
Southern Nevada
After a day of mountain biking, hiking or kayaking, what sounds better than a burger and a cold beer? Head to this downtown ‘drinkery’ and order the…
Grand Canyon National Park South Rim
Though fairly predictable, the food here encompasses a nice variety and is filling after a day's hiking. The various food stations serve burgers, pasta,…
Québec
Heavenly aromas may entice you into this petite boulangerie, where the fresh-baked breads – great for picnics – might include buckwheat, sourdough or…
Prince William Sound
This red clapboard building overlooking the harbor serves up Chinese and Korean food with a sideline in fish and chips to draw in the cruisers. There's a…
Alabama
This friendly diner is an excellent spot for a traditional Southern meat and three (ie, a main and two or three sides). The fare – hamburger steak, fried…
Kapaʻa
A fast-food, Chinese greasy spoon, one of three locations, specializing in affordable plate lunches featuring oxtail soup or pan-fried mahi mahi. It also…
Sitka
Kenny's struggles to impress with its mixed Chinese-Japanese-American menu that doesn't quite hit the fusion highs of Vancouver or Seattle. Still, if it's…
Kailua-Kona
Quinn's, while lacking a waterfront location (did you see the name of the place?), serves up some of the better fish and chips in Kailua-Kona. The…
