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  1. Address
    2330 Flora St, Unit 150, Dallas, TX 75201, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–10 PM

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  2. The jalapeño beer-battered corn dog only appears after 11 p.m., which tells you everything about Lakewood Landing's priorities. This old-school dive bar packs a pool table, a jukebox loaded with local favorites, and a sprawling front patio into a small space that somehow feels lived-in rather than cramped. The burger has a loyal following, and the solo seat at the far end of the bar by the door is the best spot in Dallas for quiet, amateur people-watching.



  3. Address
    9191 Forest Ln, Unit 2, Dallas, TX 75243, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–Midnight

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  4. Address
    40 Island Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States
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    Open now, until midnight

    Friday 8 AM–Midnight

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    Resy
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  5. A coffee shop that also pours wine and cocktails, Little Finch sits on the 16th Street Mall as one of the rare locally owned spots among the chain-store sprawl. The team behind Olive & Finch built it to run all day, moving from pastries and fresh-pressed juices through sandwiches and salads into a proper bar program, which is either very convenient or very dangerous depending on your afternoon.


    Address
    1490 16th St Mall, Denver, CO, United States
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 6 AM–9 PM

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    3458 Waiʻalae Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Friday 8 AM–2 PM

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  7. Address
    4909 Indiana Ave, Nashville, TN, United States
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Friday 7 AM–9 PM

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  8. Address
    1812 N Haskell Ave, Dallas, TX 75204, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  9. Address
    7001 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  10. Address
    1839 N Henderson Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  11. Address
    5200 W Lovers Ln, Dallas, TX 75209, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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    OpenTable
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  12. Address
    1401 Fourth Ave S, Nashville, TN, United States
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    Closed now, opens 4 PM

    Friday 4 PM–3 AM

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  13. Address
    2727 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201, United States
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    Open now, until 5 PM

    Friday 7 AM–5 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  14. A Mexican import shop tucked into the small town of Guadalupe, Mercado Mexico rewards wandering more than it rewards a list. The sprawling aisles run from handpainted ornaments to big bottles of vanilla extract to terracotta planters, and most people leave with things they had no intention of buying. Come with a loose agenda and check every corner before you head to the register.


  15. The espresso martini that won Best Espresso Martini in the Dallas Observer's Best of Dallas landed Meyboom on the map, and the rest of the menu holds its own. This Belgian-influenced cocktail bar and brasserie on Lower Greenville leans old-world, with meticulously crafted cocktails, wine, and European brews alongside bar bites like fried goat cheese balls finished with a lambic beer cherry reduction. Cozy and a little classy, the kind of place where the drinks are taken seriously.



  16. Address
    4001 Preston Rd, Unit 502, Plano, TX 75093, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  17. Address
    2000 Woodall Rodgers Fwy, Dallas, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

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  18. Address
    1425 FM 407, Unit 600, Lewisville, TX, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  19. Address
    5026 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, TN, United States
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    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–9 PM

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  20. Rank 19439. Noble Riot

    Wine Bar

    A wine bar in RiNo that keeps fried chicken and tinned fish on the menu alongside Khikhvi, Nerello Mascalese, and a Mencía from Oregon that has no business being that good. The list leans hard into natural, biodynamic, and small-production bottles, and the staff can talk you through all of it without making you feel like a student. Grape nerds and people who just want a glass with snacks coexist peacefully here.





  21. Address
    338 Fifth Ave N, Bayport, MN, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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    Tock
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  22. Address
    2008 Jefferson St, Nashville, TN, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–6 PM

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  23. Address
    8843 SW 107th Ave, Miami, FL 33176, United States
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM

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  24. A food trailer parked in a restaurant's lot, Pablito's slings breakfast burritos to the green-chile-obsessed Denver crowd that takes these things very seriously. The menu runs four standards plus a build-your-own, but most people end up ordering the one called The Best Damn Burrito...Period, which commits fully to its own marketing. Westword named it Denver's best breakfast burrito in 2023, and the line on a cold morning makes a decent argument.


  25. Rank 19439. Parlor Doughnuts

    Doughnut Shop

    Parlor Doughnuts builds its doughnuts from laminated dough, which gives them a tall, layered cross-section and a richness closer to a croissant than a cruller. The Denver outpost of this Indiana-born chain carries flavors like French toast and raspberry pistachio, all draped in icing and clearly not interested in restraint. A doughnut shop for people who find regular doughnuts a little too subtle.




  26. Rank 19439. Pho Broadway

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

    The broth simmers for twelve hours, which tells you everything about how seriously this Vietnamese noodle shop takes its pho. Sixteen variations run from the classic stacked beef bowl to seafood versions with shrimp and fish balls. The room is no-frills and the portions are generous, the kind of place where the soup does the talking and nobody feels the need to narrate it.


    Address
    6645 S Broadway, Littleton, CO 80121, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Friday 10 AM–8:30 PM

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  27. Address
    2441 Goldfinch Ln, Garland, TX 75042, United States
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    Closed now, opens 1 PM

    Friday 1 PM–8 PM

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  28. Rank 19439. Pinky Ring Pizza

    New York-inspired Pizzeria

    Pinky Ring Pizza is a casual pizzeria in Madison, set up in a former Sir Pizza, which means the building already knew what it was getting into. The pies run from pepperoni and a New York-style cheese to stranger company like lamb with pistachio pesto, or one topped with dill pickles. There's garlic focaccia, a deep beer list, and half-and-half ordering for the undecided. Nashville Scene gave it Best New Pizza in 2023.


  29. The rotating sausage of the week pulls from global flavor traditions, which is either a bold move or a perfectly normal Tuesday at this RiNo barbecue spot. Brisket and pulled pork anchor the menu, but jackfruit and mushrooms hold their own alongside smoked confit duck, so vegetarians aren't left staring at sides. The D&D-themed name prepares you for the crowd, in the best possible, genuinely unsurprising way.


    Address
    2826 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–Midnight

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  30. Pochitos is a north Denver tortilla factory that also sells tamales by the dozen, and that second fact tends to overshadow the first. It's a bulk-buy, family-run shop where you stock the fridge: tortillas, chips, salsas, refried beans, rice, and masa for the ambitious. The tamales come in red and green, and they sell masa too, in case you want to make your own, though most people try one and quietly put that plan away.



  31. Address
    4930 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75206, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  32. A narrow strip-mall storefront off Thomas Road that serves Michoacán family recipes to a weekend brunch crowd that knows exactly what it came for. This festive, casual Mexican restaurant keeps its menu rooted in the cooking of one region, which tends to produce that rare strip-mall meal you find yourself describing to people. When mole negro is on the specials board, the table next to you has probably already ordered it.


    Address
    519 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013, United States
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    Closed now, opens 9 AM

    Friday 9 AM–9 PM

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  33. Rank 19439. Queen of Sheba

    Ethiopian

    Denver has a genuine Ethiopian dining scene, and this East Colfax restaurant quietly anchors it. The kitchen is largely a one-woman operation, and the food reflects it: injera that's properly tart and springy, stewed lentils and collards that take their time, and a shared platter loaded with enough variety to make the table a conversation. Come with people you like, because eating solo here would be missing the point.


    Address
    7225 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM

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  34. Address
    4101 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10:30 AM

    Friday 10:30 AM–8 PM

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    Resy
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  35. Rice Vice is the taproom for Proper Sake, a casual sake bar where the menu describes each pour in flavor notes so specific they border on a confession ("bubblegum funk" is a real category here). Order the citrusy nigori if you're new, or something earthier if you're not. Food means snacks, with the occasional pop-up out front. Esquire put it on its best bars in America list, and sake fans fill the room.




  36. Address
    8400 Preston Rd, Unit 100, Plano, TX 75024, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–9 PM

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  37. Address
    777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814, United States
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–8 PM

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  38. Address
    100 W Worthington Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States
    Hours

    Open now, until 8:30 PM

    Friday 7 AM–8:30 PM

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    OpenTable
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  39. Address
    901 SW Eighth St, Miami, FL, United States
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    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 7 AM–2 AM

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  40. Rank 19439. Savarino’s Bakery

    Italian Bakery

    Savarino's is a small Italian bakery in Columbia, Tennessee, where the cannoli, sfogliatelle, and bomboloni come out of a family operation that started in a Walmart shopping center and now sells to the public only on Fridays and Saturdays. Plan accordingly, because showing up on a Tuesday gets you a locked door and a lesson in wholesale. Nashville Scene named it the Best Reason to Go to Columbia, which is a narrow field, but still.






  41. Address
    1001 Ross Ave, Unit 132, Dallas, TX 75202, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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    968 Village Green Dr, Allen, TX 75013, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

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  43. Address
    9420 NW 41st St, Doral, FL 33178, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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  44. Address
    3020 Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75205, United States
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    Open now, until 3 PM

    Friday 7 AM–3 PM, 6 PM–2 AM

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  45. Address
    3000 Florida Ave, Miami, FL 33133, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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  46. Address
    321 N Zang Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  47. Address
    1801 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC, United States
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    Open now, until 7 PM

    Friday 7:30 AM–7 PM

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  48. A local Arizona chain spreading across the Valley one location at a time, Someburros is a casual Mexican restaurant where the happy hour margarita is the main event. Original and strawberry margs come in at a price that makes rounding up to a third feel almost responsible. Mini chimichangas and cheese crisps help absorb the damage. Phoenix New Times gave it a Best Cheap Margaritas nod, which is perhaps the most honest award category in existence.




  49. Address
    22 NE Third Ave, Miami, FL, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9:45 PM

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  50. Address
    9723 W Broward Blvd, Plantation, FL 33324, United States
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–9 PM

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  51. Rank 19439. Soy Cubano

    Cuban Sandwich Shop

    Soy Cubano is a small, counter-service sandwich spot in a McKennie Ave strip, built around one thing: the Cuban. It arrives cut into neat triangles, with a thin toasted roll, two kinds of pork, Swiss, pickle, and the yellow mustard doing its job. It's a casual, order-at-the-register, wear-whatever kind of lunch, and it's the kind of place where precision is the whole personality. Nashville Scene named it Best Cuban Sandwich in 2023.



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