Benson’s anchor. Huge tap list, great bottle shop, and cigars to boot.
Hipster heaven. A low-key bar for the Saddle Creek Records set.
Perfect dive. Champagne on tap, pizza delivery from across the street.
See The Homy Inn.
Rich beers brewed on-site, with a hidden dumpling stand in the corner.
The grandpa’s basement of lounges, serving food until closing time.
Huge variety at Omaha’s most prolific brewer. Our neighborhood spot.
Out-of-this-world cocktails, in a relaxed Space Age setting.
Beer, cocktails and elevated pub fare. Order the beet chips.
The Slowdown complex’s hidden gem. A sleepy mid-century lounge.
Name says it all. Get cozy at this workers’-cottage-turned-gin-joint.
Upscale cocktails, upscale setting, in the heart of the Old Market.
Casual mediterranean spot with hookah bar and killer baba ghanouj.
Get take-out from El Basha and eat it here.
A little bit of everything at Omaha’s newest (and best) food hall.
Inspired European fare at a fair price.
A standby for nearly a decade. Beware ordering hotter than a six.
It’s a classic slice-and-a-beer sort of place, with a wood-fired oven.
Coveted by out-of-town guests. It’s worth the wait in line, we promise.
The type of vegan place that makes comfort food, not health food.
One of the best locales for pulling out a laptop and sipping a latte.
This Hanscom Park hub boasts “Omaha’s Best Burger.” Can’t disagree.
If you don’t make it here for lunch, you’ve made a terrible mistake.
Nationally renowned roaster and baristas.
Time stands still in this very, very french bistro.
Revived vaudevillian theater run by Omaha’s art house non-profit.
The crown jewel of The Gold Coast. Walk its grounds and take a tour.
Titian, Bodmer, Pollock and more in a fantastic Art Deco building. Free.
Open Sundays. Take your kids there while nursing your hangover.
Exciting art of the zeitgeist downstairs, brick-walled artist lofts upstairs.
1930s Art Deco train station houses artifacts of Omaha, American West.
Omaha's world-leading zoo.
Omaha's botanical garden
Venue
The revived Old Market classic.
Pricey but fantastic food. And some of the best cocktails in Omaha.
It's tiny and hip, but it's worth the wait for brunch.
Omaha's original wood-fired pizzeria.
Not your typical strip-mall Chinese food. Located in a strip-mall.
1890 work-in-progress. Occupied by a neurotic terrier, a three-legged cattle dog and an asshole cat.
The falafel used to be good. The curry fries still are.