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Atomic Cowboy – Denver, Colorado

Atomic Cowboy on East Colfax Avenue in Denver has been a city pub and pizza institution since it opened, combining creative craft pizza with a bar food program and the kind of eclectic, personality-driven atmosphere that makes a Colfax Avenue address feel exactly right. It appeared in Season 17, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and

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Colorado, Denver, Pizza, Restaurants, Season 17

Sidecar Bar and Grille – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sidecar Bar and Grille on Christian Street in Philadelphia’s Graduate Hospital neighborhood has been a city pub institution since it opened, combining a serious craft beer program with scratch-made bar food and comfort plates that earn a South Philadelphia neighborhood restaurant its loyal following in a city that takes both its beer and its food

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Comfort Food, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Restaurants, Season 17

Highland Tavern – Denver, Colorado

Highland Tavern on Navajo Street in Denver’s Highland neighborhood has been a city pub institution since it opened, combining a serious craft beer program with scratch-made bar food and a whole hog BBQ program that earns a Denver neighborhood restaurant its destination reputation in a city with an increasingly competitive pub food scene. It appeared

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Colorado, Denver, Restaurants, Season 17

Beer Belly – Los Angeles, California – Closed

Beer Belly appeared in Season 16, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Unlikely Partners,” which aired March 11, 2013, as a Los Angeles Koreatown pub and burger operation combining a serious craft beer program with creative scratch-made bar food — duck fat fries, creative burgers, and the kind of elevated pub food that earns

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Burgers, Califonia, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 16

The Golden State – Los Angeles, California

The Golden State on North Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles’s Fairfax district has been a celebrated California burger and craft beer destination since it opened, building a menu around quality-sourced burgers on house-baked buns with artisan toppings that reflect California’s premium ingredient culture — the kind of burger that earns a Los Angeles restaurant its

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Burgers, Califonia, Gastropub, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Season 16

Eva’s European Sweets – Syracuse, New York

Eva’s European Sweets on Milton Avenue in Syracuse has been a city Polish bakery and deli institution since Eva Witkowiak opened it, serving the pierogi, kielbasa, baked goods, and Eastern European prepared foods that earn a Central New York community with deep Polish immigrant roots its most authentic connection to the culinary traditions of the

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New York, Restaurants, Season 16

Pies ‘N’ Thighs – Brooklyn, New York

Pies ‘N’ Thighs on South 4th Street in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood has been one of New York City’s most celebrated Southern comfort food restaurants since it opened, combining a serious fried chicken program with scratch-made Southern biscuits, pies, and the comfort food that earns a Brooklyn restaurant its national food media reputation in a borough

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Brooklyn, New York, Restaurants, Season 16

Empire Brewing Company – Syracuse, New York – Closed

Empire Brewing Company appeared in Season 16, Episode 7 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Land to Sea,” which aired February 11, 2013, as a Syracuse downtown brewpub serving house-brewed craft beers alongside a scratch-made pub food kitchen in an Armory Square setting that made it a Central New York craft brewing pioneer. The restaurant has

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Gastropub, New York, Restaurants, Season 16

The Smoke Joint – Brooklyn, New York – Closed

The Smoke Joint appeared in Season 16, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Matches Made in Heaven,” which aired January 7, 2013, as a Fort Greene, Brooklyn BBQ operation bringing slow-smoked Southern pit traditions to a New York City borough that had very few serious BBQ options at the time, earning a devoted Brooklyn

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Barbecue, Brooklyn, New York, Restaurants, Season 16

Funk ‘n’ Waffles – Syracuse, New York

Funk ‘n’ Waffles on South Crouse Avenue near Syracuse University has been a city institution since it opened, combining a serious waffle program — sweet and savory, creative and classic — with a live music venue atmosphere that makes it as much a Syracuse cultural destination as a food one. It appeared in Season 16,

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Comfort Food, New York, Restaurants, Season 16
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