Hilo
Whether you're seeking locally inspired pastries, gourmet focaccia panini or a wedding cake made to order, this bakery-cafe is sure to please. We dare you…
Must-see restaurants in North America
Kansas
This Russian deli by the old Santa Fe main line has been serving up simple sandwiches since 1947. The chili (only served Monday to Thursday, September to…
Coastal Highway 1
Just great ice cream in fun flavors, from classics such as mocha almond fudge to the very unusual, such as ginger, chai or candy cap mushroom (tastes like…
Ozark Mountains
This standby serves up American-style eats – plate lunches and dinners that are of the meat-and-three variety. The food is just alright, but it's right on…
The Laurentians
La Forge offers a laid-back bistro on the lower level of its hexagonal building with tasty burgers, pastas, pizza and salads; the upstairs restaurant has…
Northern Virginia
Marketing itself as 'home of the famous cow puddles, mutton buttons, road apples and pig puddles' (huh?), this old-fashioned bakery next to the Safeway is…
Kihei
You'll be greeted by staff when you enter this cozy and homespun cafe in the Island Surf Building. Listen to locals chitchat as you dig into healthy…
Toronto
iHalo Krunch is famous for its charcoal soft serve and charcoal cones, alongside other popular Asian-inspired flavors such as matcha and ube (purple yam)…
Burlington
Delicious, reasonably priced homemade curries, rice and noodle dishes, accompanied by generous pots of tea, are the specialties at this bright, sunny…
South Lake Tahoe & Stateline
Since the '70s, this classic pizza parlor has been hand rolling its housemade dough (cornmeal or whole wheat, anyone?), then piling the pizzas with crafty…
Veracruz
There are actually two Pergolas, both near the main drive-by of Avenida Oriente 6. Which one you choose is a toss-up; both offer no-nonsense Mexican food,…
Okanagan Valley
Tucked into a small storefront midblock, this cafe, which has somehow morphed from Dolci Socialhaus to Dolci Thai, is easy to miss – but to do so would be…
San Diego
A daily market menu (subject to change depending on the catch) of sushi and smoked fish, chowder, and specialties like dungeness crab and chipotle-rubbed…
Cape Cod
Stop in this ultra-popular restaurant, which specializes in creative flatbreads with ingredients such as duck bacon and butternut squash. Even if you're…
San Miguel de Allende
This unpretentious hangout is a great choice for home-style Mexican cooking with superb chili sauces. Try the inexpensive set lunch (M$120) or the…
Washington Coast
Sharing digs with Nahcotta post office, this small nook serves espresso from Astoria, OR, sandwiches on freshly baked bread, and, on Sundays, the lauded …
Yosemite National Park
Located upstairs, the Snowflake Room has walls covered with cool old ski photos and pieces of vintage ski equipment. On weekends and holidays, the cozy…
Nic's Italian Steak & Crab House
Arizona
You wouldn't really expect an old Chicago vibe – dark, intimate, cozy booths – in Cottonwood, but this joint gets it right. Same goes for the grilled…
The Interior
Besides boasting some excellent taxidermy specimens, the Long Rifle's restaurant has a decent menu of burgers, chicken salads and fish tacos, plus…
Seattle
Cozy by day, irresistible at night, the Honeyhole has a lot to recommend it: big, stuffed sandwiches with funny names (Emilio Pestovez, the Texas Tease),…
Southern Arizona
Formerly Nellie Cashman's in the Russ House Hotel, this cantina serves Mexican fare alongside a few Italian dishes. Eat inside or enjoy a prickly-pear…
Washington, DC
Located in the Hiroshi Sugimoto–designed lobby of the Hirshhorn Museum, this branch of the popular chain serves handmade gelato, specialty espresso drinks…
Taxco
On the 2nd floor of the Hotel Casa Grande, this popular pizza-and-pasta place serves food and drink until midnight. You can watch the action on Plazuela…
Ohio
Ha Ha is a longstanding Yellow Springs tradition for pizza. Its claim to fame is its organic whole wheat crust. Grab a booth in the no-frills room and…
Cape Cod
Stop in the harbor-adjacent Black Cat Tavern for some post-sightseeing or pre-ferry boarding fried clams or lobster rolls. The menu selection isn't unique…
Hanalei
While the menu covers most bases competently, from burgers to pasta and ribs to fresh fish, and there’s a decent dinner-only sushi bar, the mountain views…
Portland
Vendors here hawk all of the produce Maine has up its plaid sleeves, from blueberries to homemade pickles. On Saturday mornings the market is held in…
Laguna Bacalar
Highly recommended by locals and expats alike, this streetside palapa (thatched-roof) place prepares breakfast and a set menu of home-style Mexican…
Jersey Shore
The size (and decor) of a high-school cafeteria from the 1950s, Uncle Bill's has been drawing in crowds for its butter-drenched flapjacks for 50 years. If…
Morelia
South of the center, this massive none-too-salubrious market bustles with vendors hawking everything from DVDs to watermelons, and is a good place to grab…
Cranberry General Store & Seawich Café
Mount Desert Island
A stone's throw from the ferry dock, the small general store and cafe is the island's heartbeat. Stop by for a sandwich or freshly baked goods, and to see…
South of Mexico City
Whether you want a meat-free quinoa-topped tostada (crispy tortilla), pizza, soy burger, set lunch, avocado 'prawn' cocktail or simply good-value healthy…
Sedona
This spacious brewery at Tlaquepaque Village will satisfy your post-hike drinking needs, with upmarket versions of pub food like fish and chips, charred…
Bruce Peninsula
A simple, 1980s-throwback, fish-fry joint facing busy 10th St W. Come here for fresh cod, haddock or halibut fried in a light, crispy batter. Meals come…
The Peninsula
Near downtown, this family-owned kitchen makes fresh cod, mahimahi and salmon tacos, along with deep-fried and grilled seafood plates. The pastel-colored…
Talkeetna
This general store, located in a historic building across from the park at the start of Main St, has pricey groceries and daily lunchtime fresh burritos,…
Austin
Choose from natural grass-fed cattle, buffalo meat or chicken for your burger at this Austin roadhouse (it opened in 1939). Southern mains, like chicken…
Acapulco
The house specialty is the molcajate, a large basalt stone bowl overflowing with grilled meats and veggies, avocado slices and cheese. They also do beef…
Ohio
Burgers, steaks, fish and chips, and other spins on pub grub – plus a good beer menu – are the name of the game at this bar-cum-restaurant. There's a nice…
Park City
Park City's cognoscenti flock to this modern pan-Asian phenomenon, where fine-dining dishes may include crab-crusted salmon or miso-marinated black cod…
