Om Nom Nation
Are you sick of the same old chain restaurants and searching for somewhere unique to eat while traveling? Do you have an allergy, intolerance or specific dietary restriction? Or maybe you want to support local restaurants that take pride in serving the freshest, home-grown ingredients? If you answered yes to any of the previous questions, then this is the place for you!
Om Nom Nation is a resource to share favorite restaurants, must-try menu items and even a few restaurant reviews. In the future, I plan to highlight popular dishes, dietary accommodations and atmosphere at each location I've visited. If you have a spot you think should be added to the list, please feel free to let me know! One day, I hope to grow this list into a great resource for anyone traveling around North America looking for a place to eat - with a specific focus for those following the Paleo diet or who have gluten and dairy sensitivities.
United States
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
ROAM ARTISAN BURGERS
1785 Union St. San Francisco + other locations
roamburgers.com
San Diego
QUEENSTOWN PUBLIC HOUSE
1557 Columbia St.
queenstownpublichouse.com
THE SMOKING GOAT
3408 30th St. San Diego
thesmokinggoatrestaurant.com
NOT-SO-FAST FOOD TRUCK
Moves locations in San Diego - see website
notsofastfoodtruck.com
Beverly Hills
THE CUPCAKE ATM
9635 S Santa Monica Blvd.
sprinkles.com
Los Angeles
BALL AND CHAIN
643 N Cahvenga Blvd.
ball-and-chain-restaurant.com
THE TIPSY COW
15005 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks
tipsycowla.com
Multiple Locations
LEMONADELA
lemonadela.ca
SNOOZE AM EATERY
snoozeeatery.com
COLORADO
Denver
OLIVE & FINCH
1552 E 17th Ave.
oliveandfincheatery.com
SUGAR BAKE SHOP AND COFFEE HOUSE
277 Broadway St.
sugar-bakeshop.com
SHANAHAN'S STEAKHOUSE
5085 S Syracuse St.
shanahansteakhouse.com
BEET BOX BAKERY
1030 E 22nd Ave.
beetboxdenver.com
QUIERO AREPAS
Food truck - multiple locations
quieroarepas.com
FLORIDA
Augustine
THE FLORIDIAN
39 Cordova St.
thefloridianstaug.com
GEORGIA
Atlanta
THE CUPCAKE ATM
Lenox Square, 3393 Peachtree Rd.
sprinkles.com
ILLINOIS
Chicago
THE CUPCAKE ATM
50 E Walden St.
sprinkles.com
MINDY'S HOT CHOCOLATE
1747 N Damen Ave.
hotchocolatechicago.com
THE PURPLE PIG
500 N Michigan Ave
thepurplepigchicago.com
GARRETT'S POPCORN
Multiple locations around Chicago - you will smell it!
garrettpopcorn.com
LUCKY'S SANDWICH CO.
Multiple locations around Chicago
one by Wrigley field
luckysandwich.com
WILDBERRY PANCAKES & CAFE
130 E Randolph St, Chicago
wildberrycafe.com
KANSAS
Wichita
DOO DAH DINER
206 East Kellogg
doodahdiner.com
THE DONUT WHOLE
1720 E. Douglas Ave.
thedonutwhole.com
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
CAFE BEIGNET
311 Bourbon St
334-B Royal Street
cafebeignet.com
CAFE DU MONDE
800 Decatur Street (multiple other locations)
cafedumonde.com
DOMENICA
123 Baronne St
domenicarestaurant.com
LATITUDE 29
321 N Peters St
latitude29nola.com
MAIS AREPAS
1200 Carondelet St
Facebook.com/maisarepas
DISTRICT DONUTS
2209 Magazine St
donutsandsliders.com
DAT DOG
3336 Magazine St
datdognola.com
SHAYA
4213 Magazine St
shayarestaurant.com
MASSACHUETTS
Boston
*[FOMU]
481 Cambridge St, Allston
fomuicecream.com
*LONESTAR TACO BAR
479 Cambridge St, Allston
lonestar-boston.com
*RUSSELL HOUSE TAVERN
14 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge
russellhousecambridge.com
*TORO
1704 Washington St, Boston
toro-restaurant.com/boston/
ALDEN AND HARLOW
40 Brattle St, Cambridge
aldenharlow.com
*THE BARKING CRAB
88 Sleeper St, Boston
barkingcrab.com
*SWEET CHEEKS Q
1381 Boylston St, Boston
sweetcheeksq.com
MICHIGAN
Lansing
FORK IN THE ROAD
210 West Saginaw
forkintheroaddiner.com
GOLDEN HARVEST
1625 Turner St.
Yelp reviews and photos
SOUP SPOON CAFE
1419 E Michigan Ave.
soupspooncafe.com
Ann Arbour
JOLLY PUMPKIN
311 S Main St.
jollypumpkin.com
ZINGERMANS DELI
422 Detroit St.
zingermansdeli.com
CAFE ZOLA
112 W Washington St
cafezola.com
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
GLAM DOLL DONUTS
2605 Nicollet Ave.
glamdolldonuts.com
NEVADA
Las Vegas
FIREFLY TAPAS KITCHEN & BAR
3824 Paradise Rd.
fireflylv.com
THE CUPCAKE ATM
The Linq 3545 S Las Vegas Blvd.
sprinkles.com
NEW JERSEY
Avon-by-the-Sea
SEED TO SPROAT
410 Main St.
seedtosproatnj.com
NEW MEXICO
Taos Ski Valley
STRAY DOG CANTINA
105 Sutton Pl.
straydogtsv.com
NEW YORK
New York
HU KITCHEN
78 5th Ave.
hukitchen.com
THE CUPCAKE ATM
780 Lexington Ave.
sprinkles.com
BABYCAKES NYC
248 Broome St.
babycakesnyc.com
THE SPOTTED PIG
314 W 11th St.
thespottedpig.com
OREGON
Portland
TEOTE
1615 SE 12th Ave.
teotepdx.com
CULTURED CAVEMAN FOOD CART
culturedcavemanpdx.com
Lake Oswego
KYRA'S BAKE SHOP
460 5th St.
kyrasbakeshop.com
TENNESSEEE
Nashville
EPICE
2902 12th Ave. S
epicenashville.com
TEXAS
Austin
PICNIK
1700 S Lamar 400 B
picnikaustin.com
EL CHILE
1816 S First St.
1809 Manor Rd.
elchilecafe.com
24 DINER
6th & Lamar
24diner.com
WHOLLY COW BURGERS
619 Congress Ave.
whollycowburgers.com
FREEDMAN'S
2402 San Gabriel St.
freedmensbar.com
SEARSUCKERS
415 Colorado St.
searsuckers.com
ELALMA
1025 Barton Springs Rd.
elalmacafe.com
Dallas
THE CUPCAKE ATM
4020 Villa Nova Dr.
sprinkles.com
HGSPLYCO.
2008 Greenville Ave.
hgsplyco.com
WASHINGTON
Seattle
LOCAL 360
2234 1st Ave.
local360.org
MACRINA BAKERY
1943 First Ave. S
macrinabakery.com
VONS 1000 SPIRITS
1225 1st Ave.
vons1000spirits.com
WISCONSIN
Milwaukee
HONEY PIE CAFE
2643 S Kinnickinnic Ave.
honeypiecafe.com
STACK'D BURGER BAR
170 S First St.
stackedbar.com
BELAIR CANTINA
1935 N Water St.
belaircantina.com
PURPLE DOOR ICE CREAM
205 S 2nd St.
purpledooricecream.com
WOLF PEACH
1818 N Hubbard St.
wolf-peach.com
THE BLACK SHEEP
216 S 2nd St.
blacksheepmke.com
CENTRO CAFE
808 E Center St.
centrocaferiverwest.com
THE PIZZA MAN
2597 N Downer Ave.
pizzamanmke.com
HUE VIETNAMESE
2691 S Kinnickinnic Ave
huemilwaukee.com
ODD DUCK
2352 S Kinnickinnic Ave
oddduckrestaurant.com
STOREYHILL BKC
5100 W Bluemound Rd
storyhillbkc.com
BAVETTE LA BOUCHERIE
330 E Menomonee St
bavettelaboucherie.com
RICE N ROLL BISTRO
1952 N Farwell Ave
ricenrollbistro.com
HI-FI CAFE
2640 S Kinnickinnic Ave
hificafe.com
CAFE MANNA
3815 N Brookfield Rd, Brookfield
cafemanna.com
WYOMING
Jackson
LOCAL RESTAURANT & BAR
55 North Cache
localjh.com
LOTUS CAFÉ ORGANIC
145 N Glenwood St.
tetonlotuscafe.com
Canada
ONTARIO
Kincardine
TRAMONTO PASTA
756 Queen St.
tramontopasta.com
Saugeen Shores
ROSINA
698 Goderich St.
Rosina Facebook Page
SAFFRON
522 Goderich St.
saffronportelgin.com
THE ELK AND FINCH
54 Albert St. S
elkandfinch.com
Toronto
ALMOND BUTTERFLY
Gluten-free bakery
100 Harbord St.
almondbutterfly.com
HARLEM
67 Richmond St. E
745 Queen St. W
harlemrestaurant.com
BARQUE SMOKEHOUSE
299 Roncesvalles Ave.
barque.ca
WESLODGE
480 King St. W
weslodge.com
EL CABALLITO
220 King St. W
elcaballito.ca
PATRIA
478 King St. W
patriatoronto.com
THE HARBORD ROOM
89 Harbord St.
theharbordroom.com
NORTH OF BROOKLYN PIZZERIA
650 Queen St. W
northofbrooklyn.com
O.NOIR
620 Church St.
onoirtoronto.com
VALDEZ
606 King St W
valdezrestaurant.com
UNION
72 Ossington Ave
union72.ca
BUNNER'S BAKESHOP
3054 Dundas St W
bunners.ca
FEAST
881 Queen St W
thisisafeast.com
BANG BANG ICE CREAM
93 Ossington Ave
bangbangicecream.com
Waterloo
TACO FARM
8 Erb St. W
tacofarm.ca
THE BAUER KITCHEN
87 King St.S #102
thebauerkitchen.ca
BEERTOWN
75 King St. S
beertown.ca
WILDCRAFT
425 King St. N
wildcraft.ca