Restaurant recommendations...

Coffee

Archetype Coffee*

Millwork Commons

1229 Millwork Ave.

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Rally Coffee Co.*

749 N. 14th St.

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Zen Coffee Co. (5 minute drive or Uber)

2504 Farnam St.

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Breakfast

Pettit's Pastry*

Great donuts, but get coffee somewhere else

502 N. 16th St.

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Jojo's Diner Downtown (5 minute drive or Uber)

Breakfast and lunch. Get the Papas Chingon or anything involving fried chicken.

1213 Harney St.

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Lunch and Dinner

Blatt Beer & Table*

One of our very favorite restaurants in Omaha. Amazing beer selection and fantastic food. We like the burger, chicken and waffles, and the Indian spiced chargrilled chicken sandwich. Sit at the bar for better service if there are only a couple of you.

610 N. 12th Street

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Dolomiti Pizzeria & Enoteca*

1105 N. 13th St.

Fantastic pizza and sandwiches made with local ingredients in Northern Italian styles. Some of the best Italian food we've had outside of Italy.

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Block 16 (5 minute drive or Uber)

1611 Farnam St.

James Beard semi-finalists and on multiple "best burger" lists (the "Croque Garcon" is Alton Brown's favorite burger in the country). Heavy use of local ingredients and Belgian inspiration. We recommend the Duck Duck Goose fries, the Dragon Wrap, and the Three Happiness Burger.

Lunch gets pretty busy, so plan to stand in line and wait a while!

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Dessert (the most important meal of the day)

Coneflower Creamery*

1241 Millwork Ave.

The best ice cream in the country (according to Yelp)

If you don't do dairy, their non-dairy ice cream is exceptional (as are all their flavors). We recommend the tart cherry crumble, the dark chocolate, and/or the golden milk flavors.

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*Within a 15 minute walk of the Hot Shops and hotel area