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  1. A post-fire renovation gave this Abbot Kinney neighborhood restaurant a fresher face, but the kitchen's restless energy is the same. Chef Casey Lane shops the farmers market in the morning and writes the menu by evening, so the charcoal-kissed dishes you order barely existed as an idea at breakfast. Pasta, whole fish, and whatever looked good at the stalls that day fill a room that Venice locals treat as a standing appointment.


    Address
    1633 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  2. Rank 14557. Thim Hing Sandwich

    Vietnamese Sandwich Shop

    Thim Hing is a cash-only bánh mì counter where people leave carrying sandwiches by the armload, as if provisioning for a long voyage. Around lunch, trunks get loaded with plastic bags of the stuff. The baguette runs rail-thin and loud when you bite it, which means more crunch per square inch than the usual loaf. Bring cash, order for everyone you know, and expect to be the slowest person in line.



  3. Address
    113 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, midnight, in 41 min

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  4. The front window is how you order, the aguas frescas are poured cold, and the adobada is quietly the whole argument for coming. This Echo Park taqueria is a branch of a Tijuana original, serving the usual lineup of proteins as tacos, mulitas, burritos, and vampiros. It landed on Eater's hottest new restaurants list, which tracks, given how fast the neighborhood found it. First-timers are pointed toward the adobada, and regulars tend to agree.


  5. Rank 14557. Tilly Bagel Shop

    Sourdough Bagel Shop


    Address
    34 E Balbo Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–2 PM

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  6. Rank 14557. Tim Ho Wan

    Cantonese


  7. Rank 14557. Tim Ho Wan

    Cantonese

    This is a dim sum restaurant in Katy Asian Town, part of the chain that earned the "world's least expensive Michelin-starred restaurant" nickname back in Hong Kong. The baked char siu buns, sweet and crackly on top, are what the room orders first. The dining room is big and booth-lined, with a bar off to the side that gives it a faint sports-bar energy. Nobody dresses up for this, and the check stays modest.


    Address
    23330 Grand Cir Blvd, Ste 180, Katy, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens Sat 10 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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    4350 E Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 8:30 PM, in 11 min

    Friday 4:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  9. Address
    615 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222, United States
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday Noon–1 AM

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  10. Rank 14557. Toulouse Houston

    French-inspired Belgian Café


  11. Rank 14557. Toyose

    Korean


  12. Rank 14557. Trad Room

    Izakaya


    Address
    266 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11233, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11 AM

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  13. Rank 14557. Triangle Spirits

    Cocktail Bar


    Address
    3507 Fremont Pl N, Seattle, WA 98103, United States
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1 AM

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  14. Rank 14557. Triple George Grill

    Classic Steakhouse


  15. True Food Kitchen is a bright, casual daytime-to-dinner spot in Downtown Summerlin where the menu has a ready answer for every dietary restriction at the table. That makes it the group-chat compromise that actually gets approved. Expect yoga leggings still in circulation, a lineup of bowls, salads, and sourdough pizza, and fried chicken that skips the gluten and the deep fryer. The flourless chocolate cake closes things out.


  16. Tú Lan is a no-frills Vietnamese counter-service spot on Mid-Market that has been feeding the neighborhood for what feels like forever. Lunchtime means office workers grabbing takeout while a few people eat at the back tables. The imperial rolls arrive loud and crackling, and the pho, rice plates, and vermicelli bowls are sized for a second meal. You leave with leftovers and change from a twenty.




  17. Address
    56 Nugent St, Southampton, NY 11968, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11:59 PM, in 40 min

    Friday 5 PM–11:59 PM

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  18. Rank 14557. Twins Lounge

    Dive Bar


  19. UFO Bar is a Corktown indie music bar that doubles as a hot dog stand, which is a less strange pairing than it sounds at midnight. The weenies come topped with elotes or kimchi, with halal beef or vegan sausage as the base, and the kitchen is a food truck's worth of ambition. Shows and events run most nights, and when the weather cooperates, everyone drifts up to the rooftop. Eater lists it among Corktown's best.



  20. Address
    4000 Canyons Resort Dr, Park City, UT, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–5 PM

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  21. Rank 14557. Vaca DTLA

    Spanish

    Vaca is a polished Spanish restaurant by the FIGat7th mall, an Orange County import that landed where the consultants and the company cards are. Tapas like gambas al ajillo and croquetas start around $20, ribeyes and paellas run much larger, and the steaks climb past $100. It suits a client dinner, a power lunch, or a parent you'd like to impress. Wear the good blazer, and let the expense report take the hit.


  22. Rank 14557. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

    Ice Cream Shop




  23. Address
    129 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 5 PM–11 PM

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  24. Rank 14557. Victory Tap

    Italian-American


  25. Vino & Vinyl is a wine bar in Sugar Land's Town Center that also happens to be a record shop, so you can flip through used LPs while someone pours you a glass. The menu runs to charcuterie boards, flatbreads, and heartier plates like steak tacos and braised short ribs. Happy hour is generous with its days, covering all of Tuesday plus late afternoons later in the week, which suits the unhurried, turntable-adjacent pace.


  26. Rank 14557. Vino Carta

    Wine Bar

    Vino Carta is a wine bar that doubles as a bottle shop at the north end of Little Italy, so you can drink a glass here or walk out with something for later. The shelves run to hundreds of bottles, heavy on natural, orange, and sparkling from small family producers. There's a monthly wine club, plus food pop-ups and the occasional DJ night, which is a lot of ambition for something that started as a place to buy wine.


  27. Rank 14557. VU Rooftop Bar

    Modern Cocktail Bar


    Address
    133 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 6 AM–10 AM, 3 PM–5 PM

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  28. Rank 14557. Wako

    Sushi


    Address
    211 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–10 PM

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  29. Warung Indo is a casual strip-mall Indonesian spot in Sugar Land, one of only two in the Houston area, which explains why homesick Indonesians treat it like a embassy with better lunch hours. The menu runs through the national greatest hits, nasi campur and nasi goreng among them, plus a turmeric-gold chicken soup for bad days. Order the pandan-and-coconut cendol to drink, and bring cash-register-line patience.



  30. Water Grill is an upscale seafood restaurant in the Gaslamp, where live tanks of lobster and crab sit in the dining room like a very polite audition. The leather booths and nautical wood paneling suggest a nice dinner, not a casual one. The oyster list pulls from across the country and into Mexico, and whole fish come charcoal-grilled or oven-roasted. It holds AAA's Three Diamonds, so a collared shirt wouldn't hurt.


    Address
    615 J St, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–11 PM

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  31. Address
    627 4th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 8 AM–2 AM

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  32. Lobster rolls come two ways here, cold New England-style or warm with butter, which tells you most of what you need to know about West Side Oyster Club. It's a casual seafood spot on Ocean Avenue doing clam chowder bread bowls, fried oysters, shrimp tacos, and po'boys in a room dressed in rustic wood and white tile, the whole thing quietly pretending the Pacific isn't right outside.


    Address
    1355 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  33. Rank 14557. Whiskey Licker Up

    Cajun & Creole Sandwich Shop



  34. Address
    150 NW Oregon Ave, Bend, OR, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Friday 11 AM–9:30 PM

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  35. Rank 14557. Wo Hop

    Chinese


    Address
    17 Mott St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Sat 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–10 PM

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  36. Rank 14557. Woods Lowside

    Wine Bar


    Address
    530 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  37. Rank 14557. Yala Coffee

    Middle Eastern Coffee Shop

    Sand coffee brewed over heated sand until frothy is the move here, and Yala is one of the only coffee shops in the city serving it. The Middle Eastern cafe on Sunset leans into fig matcha lattes and espresso-apricot tonics alongside the traditional stuff. It shares a block with a natural wine bar and a flea market, so the sidewalk patio fills with the kind of Silver Lake crowd that has strong opinions about both coffee and vintage denim.



  38. Address
    500 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 9:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–9:30 PM

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  39. Yi Cha means "second round" in Korean, which tells you the plan: show up already fed and keep going. It's a Korean gastropub on North Figueroa, doing pub food with a Korean American accent, like nachos piled with ginger-braised pork and chicken wings in gochujang Buffalo sauce. The cocktails run toward lychee and soju, and the bubbling gamjatang is a fine reason to ignore your original dinner plans.


    Address
    5715 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90042, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 4 PM–11 PM

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  40. Address
    88 Elizabeth St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
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    Closed now, opens Sat 7 AM

    Friday 7 AM–4 PM

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  41. Rank 14557. Yoli

    Modern Korean


    Address
    1133 NW Wall St, #100, Bend, OR, United States
    Hours

    Closes soon, 8:30 PM, in 11 min

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 4:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  42. Rank 14557. Yummy Seafood and Oyster Bar

    Viet- Cajun & Creole Oyster Bar



  43. Address
    5020 Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89146, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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  44. Rank 14557. Zentarou

    Sushi


    Address
    1380 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  45. A former bike shop on York Boulevard that now runs eggs and cocktails out of the same kitchen, Zero Fox is a family-owned all-day cafe and bar doing brunch in the morning and burgers after the sun dips. The menu shifts by the hour: chilaquiles and hot honey chicken and waffles give way to nachos and wings, with aguas frescas on one end and a chile-rimmed Foxirita on the other.


  46. Rank 14557. ZIGU

    Modern Izakaya

    The original 1930s wooden beams, plastered over for decades while the building housed a scooter-rental shop, are visible again here. Zigu is a modern izakaya tucked into the ground floor, running a menu of small plates, tempura, and sushi with local touches woven through: mochiko fried chicken, kale noodles, green papaya rolls. Waikiki usually does loud and obvious; this room does quiet and considered.


    Address
    413 Seaside Ave, Unit 1F, Honolulu, HI 96815, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 4 PM–Midnight

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  47. Rank 14557. Zom Tum

    Thai

    Zom Tum is a casual Thai and Laotian spot on Capitol Hill, set in the old Joselito space, with a papaya salad station right at the door so you meet the main attraction before you meet a host. The name is a playful spin on "som tom." Curries come from a longtime D.C. Thai restaurateur, and a bar pours craft Thai beers and whisky. Daily happy hour covers spring rolls, wontons, and wine, an unusual trio.



  48. Address
    2715 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closes soon, 11:30 PM, in 11 min

    Friday 11 AM–11:30 PM

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  49. Rank 14557. Zydeco

    Cajun & Creole


    Address
    919 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 4:30 PM–Midnight

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