Travel Lens
Supper clubs, charcoal steaks and Cajun cooking on the Mississippi, from an 1880 freight house to a cash-only diner.
A 100-seat downtown restaurant led by a James Beard semifinalist chef. Order the pappardelle with gorgonzola cream.
A classic Wisconsin supper club with a 1920s gangster theme. Order the prime rib, carved to order, with an Old Fashioned.
An 1880 railroad freight house turned steak and seafood house. Order the Alaskan king crab and save room for grasshopper pie.
A family-run restaurant that grills hand-cut steaks over live charcoal. Order the ribeye or the filet mignon.
Cajun and Creole cooking in a brick hotel from the 1860s. Shrimp comes bacon-wrapped, in the gumbo and over grits.
A south side comfort-food kitchen in a 1911 storefront. Order the Reuben and try the house beer, Peddler Brau.
A small breakfast and lunch spot on Caledonia Street. Order the kimchi toast with bacon, fried eggs and chili crisp.
A cash-only south side diner open for more than 40 years. Order the sausage gravy biscuits with hash browns.
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