Our Restaurant Of The Month Is A Kentucky Italian Spot Open Since 1933 Where A Famous Rain Man Scene Was Filmed
Dustin Hoffman once counted spilled toothpicks at this bar while Tom Cruise looked on. That scene from Rain…
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This North Carolina Café Serves A Gold Rush-Era Breakfast You Rarely See On Menus Today
A breakfast once associated with Gold Rush camps somehow ended up on a garden table in western North…
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This North Carolina Restaurant Sits In 3 Counties, And The County Lines Run Right Through The Dining Room
Lunch here can turn into a geography lesson before dessert even arrives. One stone dining room in the…
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Top 10 Breakfast Places In North Louisiana Worth Every Mile Of The Drive
Meat pie for breakfast? In one corner of North Louisiana, that’s a real menu item, not a dare….
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You Can Eat Brick-Oven Pizza Inside A Real 1920s Subway Car At This Connecticut Restaurant
A real 1920s Philadelphia subway car now holds a brick oven in its back end. Yes, the kind…
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This Buffet Was Just Voted The Most Mouthwatering All-You-Can-Eat Destination In Kentucky
The mutton here smokes for 15 hours over hickory wood. Then it gets basted with a tangy vinegar…
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This Kentucky Middle Eastern Grocery Has Been Baking Fresh Pita And Baklava Since 1992
A Kentucky bakery that sells chicken hot dog pie with sesame topping, right beside trays of baklava and…
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This North Carolina Restaurant Transforms Into A Christmas Wonderland So Spectacular, Reservations Sell Out Months Ahead
Holiday reservations here can vanish in about 15 seconds. That is barely enough time for me to find…
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One Secret-Recipe Lemon Cake Has Made This 130-Year-Old Bakery A Kentucky Institution
Some families pass down jewelry, and some pass down stories. This Kentucky family has been passing down recipes…
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This Historic Kentucky Diner Has Been Serving All-Day Breakfast And Old-School Vibes Since 1962
Some people need a fancy brunch reservation to feel fancy. You need a booth, a hot cup of…
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These 10 Kentucky State Park Lodges Serve A Classic Thanksgiving Buffet, So You Can Skip The Dishes This Year
For more than four decades, Kentucky’s state resort parks have quietly turned Thanksgiving into a meal someone else…
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This Maryland Italian Deli Is Filled With Italian Goods You Rarely Find Elsewhere
A grocery run gets wonderfully out of hand when the deli counter smells like lunch and the shelves…
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12 Legendary Kentucky Dining Institutions Where Scoring A Table Requires Booking Weeks In Advance
Some meals are truly worth planning your whole week around. The restaurants on this list have been proving…
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10 Kentucky Bakeries Keeping German, French And Old-World Baking Traditions Alive
You know that smell that stops you mid-step on the sidewalk? It’s butter, sugar, and yeast teaming up…
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These Burgers At This Tiny Michigan Restaurant Are Worth Thinking About All Week
Some burgers disappear from memory before you leave the parking lot. These do not. One tiny Michigan restaurant…
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This Tiny Kentucky Bakery Has Been Serving Irresistible Homemade Donuts For Generations
You probably think you know a good donut when you see one. You might have a favorite shop…
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This Old-School California Italian Deli Opened With Just One Sandwich On The Menu In 1952
Starting a deli with only one sandwich sounds almost absurd by today’s standards. Back in 1952, though, one…
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This Old-School Connecticut Diner Has Been Making Its Famous Doughnuts From The Same Recipe For Generations
Recipes rarely survive for generations because everyone simply forgot to change them. Usually, somebody decided messing with a…
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We Ranked The 10 Best Old-School Restaurants In Kentucky And Here’s Who Made The Cut
Do you ever miss the days when restaurants didn’t need a QR code to show you the menu?…
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This Beloved Kentucky Steakhouse Is Still Famous For A Salad Bar Families Can’t Forget
Some restaurants make you wait for the main course. This one in Kentucky hands you a plate and…
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You Can Eat Inside An 1892 Bank And Hunt For Ghosts After Dinner At This Connecticut Restaurant
Dinner inside an old bank already gives you something to talk about. Finding out the building may have…
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This Beloved Kentucky Restaurant Just Earned A Spot In The State’s Historic Dining Guide
Some buildings get old and boring, but this one just keeps getting cooler. Back in the day, folks…
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This North Carolina Goat Dairy Produces Some Of The Creamiest Goat Cheese In The State
Goats have somehow figured out how to make picnics feel fancy. In the North Carolina Piedmont, one dairy…
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This Amish Bakery In Wisconsin Has Fresh Donuts Worth Driving Across The State For
Would you drive across Wisconsin for a donut? Ask again when the smell of fresh pastry hits the…
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This 91-Year-Old Connecticut Roadside Diner Still Serves Timeless Breakfasts With A Side Of History
Breakfast tastes a little different when the counter has been serving generations of customers since the 1930s. The…
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Locals Can’t Get Enough Of This Connecticut Brazilian Restaurant With A Flavor-Packed Buffet
You know that friend who always knows where to eat? Consider this my finest moment yet. There is…
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This Retro Drive-In In Kentucky Has Been Serving Burgers The Same Way Since 1947
Kentucky knows a thing or two about aging things well. Usually it involves oak barrels and a long…
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These Italian Eateries Define Great Italian Cuisine In Kentucky
Nobody drives to Kentucky expecting a plate of perfect pasta. That’s exactly why the Italian food here catches…
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One Old-School Connecticut Marina Restaurant Serves Some Of The Best Fried Clams In The State
There are fried clams and then there are the fried clams from this place and the gap between…
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This Arizona Restaurant Has Been Serving The Same Family Recipes For A Century
Think about how much has changed in a hundred years. Now think about a restaurant that has stayed…
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This Arizona Puerto Rican Restaurant Is Famous For Pernil, Mofongo, And Generous Portions
Arizona might not be the first place you think of for Puerto Rican food. That is exactly why…
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The Connecticut Seafood Spot That Has Been Frying Flounder The Right Way For Nearly A Century
Nearly a century of frying flounder the right way is not an accident, it is a philosophy. This…
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This Beloved Nebraska Diner Dishes Up Czech Comfort Food That Keeps Locals Coming Back
Picture a town with 66 people and one very good reason to drive there. That reason sits inside…
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This Connecticut Restaurant Has Hardly Changed Since 1954 And Regulars Are Thankful
The best old-school diners feel like they are operating on their own clock. Not rushed. Not redesigned every…
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10 Crowd-Pleasing Mexican Restaurants In Pennsylvania You Need To Try
Pennsylvania and Mexican food sound like a blind date nobody set up on purpose. Stick with me, because…
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The Florida Italian Restaurants That Make A Simple Dinner Feel Like A Trip To Italy
There is a particular kind of meal that ruins you quietly and permanently for anything mediocre. You do…
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These 10 Old-Fashioned Illinois Donut Shops Turn A Simple Morning Treat Into Sweet Nostalgia
When did we collectively decide that a great morning required a twelve dollar drink with an unpronounceable name,…
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This Massachusetts Bakery Turns Late-Night Cravings Into A North End Tradition
There is a very specific kind of magic that only exists late at night in a bakery that…
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This Connecticut Restaurant Is Actually A Former Jail With A Fascinating Past
Okay a restaurant inside a former jail is not something you come across every day and this place…
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Locals Say These Are The Japanese Restaurants In Pennsylvania You Need To Try
I did not walk into that small Japanese restaurant in Pennsylvania expecting anything life-changing. It was a rainy…
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The Pennsylvania Indian Markets Where You Can Find Spices, Sweets, And So Much More
There is a moment that happens to almost everyone the first time they go to a well-stocked Indian…
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10 Maryland Italian Restaurants That Deserve Far More Attention Than They Get
Italy has nothing to do with square footage or a reservation system. The best Italian food I have…
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The Most Authentic German Restaurants In Ohio Are Hiding In Plain Sight
Nobody flies to Ohio for the schnitzel. That sentence probably sounds absurd, and yet here I am, having…
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These Alaska Japanese Restaurants Have Earned Serious Local Love
Nobody put Alaska on my list of places to eat Japanese food. That was entirely my own discovery,…
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Locals Say This Florida Indian Eatery Belongs On Every Food Lover’s Bucket List
Some restaurants earn their reputation the loud way, with press coverage, flashy interiors, and lines around the block….
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The Only Pizza Hut Classic Left In Pennsylvania Still Has The Nostalgic Dine-In Experience People Miss
Some places stop you mid-drive and make you do a double take so hard you nearly miss your…
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This Pennsylvania Amish Country Restaurant Has A Buffet People Can’t Stop Talking About
Some meals stay with you long after the plates are cleared, and not just because you ate enough…
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These 10 Louisiana Italian Restaurants Are Worth Every Single Bite
Italian food and Louisiana might not be the first combination that comes to mind. Once you taste what…
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This Cozy New Jersey Bakery Is Famous For Recipes Passed Down Through Generations
There are bakeries you visit because they showed up in a search result, and then there are the…
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The Small Massachusetts Port Where The Clam Chowder Debate Never Ends
I have strong opinions about clam chowder and I am not ashamed of that. What I did not…
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This Michigan Pasty Shop Has Been Family Run Since 1952, And People Still Can’t Get Enough
I have a rule about stopping at places with no online presence, no Instagram account, and a parking…
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The West Virginia Diners Generations Keep Coming Back To
Some meals are just fuel. You eat, you leave, you forget. Then there are the meals that ambush…
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Illinois Turkish Restaurants That Are Worth Dropping Everything For
I have canceled afternoon plans for a meal exactly once, and I would do it again without a…
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This Louisiana Seafood Spot Feels Like The Heart Of Cajun Country
There is a reason people talk about Louisiana food the way they talk about very few other things…
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This Alabama Spot Is Serving Italian Food That Feels Truly Special
There is a moment in a great Italian meal where everything goes a little quiet. Not the room,…
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This Indiana Town Marks Its Entire Summer Calendar Around A Pierogi Festival That Draws Crowds
There are festivals you attend once out of curiosity and festivals you start building your entire summer calendar…
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This Cherokee Nation Food Tradition Has Been Feeding Families Long Before Oklahoma Had Restaurants
The best food discoveries in my life have one thing in common: I almost missed them entirely. This…
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This Hidden West Virginia Family Has Kept The Same Apple Butter Tradition Alive For Generations
Some smells are basically a form of persuasion. You are driving through rural West Virginia minding your own…
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This Czech Community In Texas Has A Sausage Worth Planning Your Year Around
Some food discoveries sneak up on you in the best possible way. You are driving through a part…
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This Alabama Backyard Smoker Has Become A Must-Visit For Serious BBQ Pitmasters
Some places earn their reputation one rack of ribs at a time, and no amount of marketing can…
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10 Upper Peninsula, Michigan Pasty Shops That Might Live Up To Grandma’s Expectations
There I was, standing in a gravel parking lot somewhere in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I was doing what…
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These Overlooked Louisiana Towns Hold Onto A Zydeco And Cracklin Tradition That Never Left
Some of the best food and music in America never makes it onto a billboard, a travel magazine…
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This Rural Ohio Diner Has Been Serving The Same Perfect Breakfast For 60 Years
I was not looking for a life-changing breakfast. I was looking for an exit ramp and a cup…
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Old-School Charm Lives On At These 10 Idaho Diners
Nobody talks about Idaho diners the way they should, and that is exactly why they are still so…
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The Southern Restaurants In Virginia That Keep Winning People Over
Virginia does not announce its best Southern restaurants. That would be too easy, and frankly too out of…
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These 10 Iconic New York Meals Are Still Going Strong
New York will humble you through food before it does anything else. You think you have had a…
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These 10 Texas Fast Food Meals Still Have A Loyal Following
Texas fast food does not play fair. You stop once, maybe on a road trip somewhere between nowhere…
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North Carolina’s Oldest Sites That Still Stand Against Time
I have a theory about old buildings. The ones worth visiting never announce themselves. They do not have…
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Historic North Carolina Towns Where The Past Still Feels Alive
History can hit differently when you are standing inside it rather than reading about it. A lot of…
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The Iconic California Spot Serving Burritos Exactly Like The Old Days
What makes a place feel unchanged in the best way, even as everything around it moves faster? The…
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Glendora’s Best Donuts Have Been Coming From This Small California Shop Since 1972
You don’t expect much at first. A quick stop, maybe one donut, and back on the road. Then…
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These Raleigh Ribs Are The Reason People Keep Saying North Carolina Does BBQ Better Than Anyone Else
There is a version of barbecue that is fine. Perfectly acceptable. The kind you eat, enjoy in the…
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10 North Carolina Fair Classics That Taste Like Pure Spring Joy
There is a specific kind of hunger that only hits at a fair, and it has nothing to…
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10 Unexpected Italian Restaurants In Hawaii That Totally Deliver
Nobody books a flight to Hawaii thinking about pasta. You come for the waves, the volcanic coastline, the…
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How North Carolina’s Amish Communities Keep Their Old-World Charm Alive
Somewhere between Asheville and nowhere in particular, I turned off the main highway onto a gravel road and…
