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  1. Rank 11870. JW’s Kitchen

    Southern American




  2. Rank 11870. Komé

    Contemporary Sushi


  3. A matcha truck parked near UT that grew out of its co-founder's cancer recovery, which is about as meaningful an origin story as a café can have. Ceremonial-grade matcha is the baseline, with rotating flavors like pistachio and rose moving through quickly among students and regulars. In a city where food trucks are practically a civic institution, this one keeps the vibe calm and the drinks deeply, conspicuously green.





  4. Rank 11870. La Mezca

    Speakeasy

    The Veracruz All Natural team tucked a mezcal and tequila speakeasy into Mueller, and the agave nerd crowd found it immediately. La Mezca is a cocktail bar where staff can take you deep into single-village production or just shake you a very good mezcal margarita, depending on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go. Taquitos from the Veracruz kitchen handle the rest.



  5. A cafe and bar where the grounds do half the work: twenty tree species, a working garden, and a stream running through a South Austin property that makes it surprisingly easy to justify a third coffee. The team behind Veracruz All Natural and DEE DEE partnered up here, so the food skews Mexican and Thai alongside the cafe menu. Come for the laptop-friendly shade, stay because it turns into a bar once the afternoon earns it.





  6. Rank 11870. Lynny's

    Bakery

    Sixties decor and biscuits are the whole agenda at this kitschy East Austin cafe. The brick-and-mortar on East 12th is the sit-down sibling to a food truck, and it earns its slow-brunch crowd with diner coffee that won't punish you and biscuits that split into sweet and savory directions depending on your mood. A place designed for lingering, which, in a city that keeps speeding up, is a minor act of defiance.




  7. Address
    210 S Market Ave, Ste 124, Springfield, MO 65806, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–2 AM

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  8. Rank 11870. Oken

    Japanese


  9. Rank 11870. Old Jerusalem

    Middle Eastern

    The wood-fired oven handles both meat skewers and cheesy pizza pies, which tells you this Northwest Hills Middle Eastern spot has range. Hummus, falafel, baba ghanouj, and shawarma anchor the menu, and the breakfast service alone sets it apart from the usual halal shortlist. The bright, patio-fronted room draws soccer watch parties and families in equal measure, which means it's already building the kind of regulars that take years to earn.





  10. Address
    400 Fairview Ave N, Ste 107, Seattle, WA 98109, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Mon 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–4 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram






  11. The doorman at this South Congress honky-tonk doubles as librarian, keeping a bartop lending shelf stocked with Stephen King, political memoirs, and science fiction, each copy embossed with his own face. Rod Gator, self-described rock-and-roll Mr. Rogers, curates the whole thing between metal gigs and solo sets. It is a deeply specific cultural artifact, and Sagebrush would not have it any other way.







  12. Address
    3428 N St Marys St, San Antonio, TX, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–Midnight

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    WebsiteInstagram

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    Address
    166 King St, Cohasset, MA 02025, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–2 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  14. Rank 11870. The Lost Well

    Dive Bar

    The address, a half-address on Airport, tells you something about the attitude before you walk in. The Lost Well is a punk rock bar and live music venue that relocated from Webberville when the landlord's patience ran out, and the new room landed so naturally it feels like the place was always here. Bigger than before, still loud, still dive-y in all the right ways, it draws a crowd that knows every band on the bill without checking the poster.


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  16. A newsstand painted in bold royal blue on West Fifth, TOMO Mags stocks curated print titles spanning style, design, sport, and cultural niche-ery that most algorithm-driven feeds would never surface. The founder road-tested the concept at markets and pop-ups before landing a brick-and-mortar, so the selection already has a point of view. For anyone who still believes a magazine is an argument worth having on paper.




  17. Betty Boop memorabilia, kitty cat pillows, and lipstick lamps make up the decor at this South First vintage shop, which is itself half the shopping experience. Very Cherry Vintage specializes in the pink-and-red end of retro femininity, the kind of stuff that used to take serious thrifting to track down. Owner Ashley curated a room that looks like a mood board came to life, in the best possible way for anyone who prefers their secondhand finds with a little theatrics.


  18. A 13-mile trail running through South Austin where Barton Creek's dry limestone bed meets shaded canyon walls and enough forking paths to make you genuinely question your navigation skills. The Hill Country Conservancy built it out to connect near Barton Springs, so you can walk from the city into something that feels nothing like it. Bring water, because the Texas sun is not a metaphor, and a downloaded map, because the trail markers are optimistic at best.


  19. The Wishbone Bridge finally closes the loop on the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail, replacing a white-knuckle sidewalk wedged between traffic and a long drop into the Colorado River with a proper pedestrian bridge over the lake. Cyclists and evening walkers now get an unobstructed sunset view where the old Longhorn Dam crossing used to test their nerves. The Austin Chronicle named it the best spot for a sunset stroll in 2026, and the case is hard to argue.


  20. Rank 11870. York Street Collective

    Indian Cocktail Bar


  21. Holographic dinosaurs roam the floor at Zoocade, a family entertainment venue that bills itself as the nation's first holographic zoo. The tech, from Axiom Holographics, puts you among T. rexes, ocean depths, and African savanna wildlife without anyone getting eaten, which the movie franchise never quite managed. Classic arcade games fill out the day when the dinos get old, which, judging by the kids, takes a while.


  22. Mission Bay sits between Oracle Park and Chase Center, which tells you something about who's sleeping here on weekends. LUMA is a 299-room hotel where the design leans hard into art and culture, so the lobby doesn't feel like a sports-fan crash pad even when it kind of is one. The new Central Subway puts Union Square and Chinatown within a short ride, making the neighborhood feel less remote than the address suggests.


  23. A motor lodge in Presidio Heights that traded the freeway aesthetic for sea-glass green walls and mid-century side tables. The Laurel Inn is a small hotel on a quiet residential stretch, close enough to the Presidio trails and Sacramento Street boutiques to feel genuinely local, far enough from downtown to actually sleep. Some rooms come with kitchenettes, which suits anyone staying long enough to stop pretending they'll eat every meal out.


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  27. Twelve rooms, each named for an LGBTQ+ hero, with portraits and color-saturated walls that make the minimalist furniture feel like a straight man at a drag show. This boutique hotel sits squarely in the Castro, close enough to the bars and restaurants that you'll need the private terrace to decompress between rounds. Condé Nast Traveler put it on their San Francisco hotel list, which tracks for a place this specific about its own personality.



  28. Address
    3213 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Saturday 5 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    OpenTable
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  35. Rank 11969. Gelato Cimmino

    Italian Ice Cream Shop

    A gelato shop in Old Town Scottsdale where the owner brought recipes from his hometown in southern Italy and hasn't wavered since. The flavors run classic, almond with orange, hazelnut, milk cream, plus dairy-free fruit options, and the affogato is the move if espresso is involved in your afternoon. The crowd is half tourists already pretending they're somewhere else, and the gelato gives them a reasonable case.


    Address
    7140 E Main St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Saturday 10 AM–10 PM

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  36. Rank 11970. American Cut

    Modern American Steakhouse

    Moody leather and brass in a Tribeca townhouse set the stage for a modern steakhouse that takes its theatrics seriously. USDA Prime and Japanese Wagyu go through a high-heat grill after dry-aging, and the kitchen consistently delivers on both. The room has a genuine late-night-Manhattan pull to it. Service can be uneven given the price point, but the cooking tends to carry the evening. It ranked 67th on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list.





  37. Address
    324 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Saturday 7 AM–5 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram


  38. Address
    268 36th St, Brooklyn, NY 11232, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Saturday 8 AM–5 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  39. Address
    133 N 7th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Saturday 7 AM–5 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram

  40. Rank 11970. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    536 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 AM

    Saturday 6 AM–10 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
  41. Rank 11970. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


    Address
    949 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 AM

    Saturday 6 AM–10 PM

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  42. Address
    1312 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–11 PM

    Online
    Website

  43. Address
    201 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Saturday 11 AM–11 PM

    Online
    Website

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