Elie's Chinchorro is a caribbean restaurant in South Omaha, Omaha.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Traditional pernil: slow-roasted pork shoulder, the most frequently cited dish in local food coverage.
Address: 4805 S 24th St, Omaha, NE 68107
Lalibela serves traditional Ethiopian stews on injera flatbread in a Midtown dining room, one of Omaha's few sub-Saharan African restaurants.
Order: Injera sharing platter with the house combination of stews: the best introduction to the full menu.
Block 16 is Omaha's best-known casual counter, producing farm-to-table sandwiches and bowls from locally sourced proteins on a small rotating daily menu.
Order: Daily special sandwich: the counter changes its creative menu each service and the best items go by 13:00.
Crescent Moon pours over 300 craft beers alongside its Blackstone Reuben on Farnam Street, hosting the annual November Reubenfest in the sandwich district.
Order: Blackstone Reuben: corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss, on rye with the house dressing, ordered at the bar.
Mula Blackstone has a summer cocktail porch and a Mexican street food menu anchored by a deep tequila and mezcal programme on Farnam Street.
Order: Street tacos with a mezcal cocktail: Mula stocks the widest agave spirit selection on Farnam Street.
Dolomiti in Millwork Commons pairs sourdough-base wood-fired pies with a Northern Italian wine list, treating pizza night as a proper enoteca visit.
Order: Sourdough Neapolitan-style pizza with a glass from the by-the-glass Italian wine list.
Ika San on Jones Street hides an expansive izakaya behind a narrow downtown door, serving ramen, donburi and gyoza under graffiti murals and hip hop.
Order: Tonkotsu ramen: the 12-hour bone broth runs out before closing on busy weekend nights.
