French$$Old MarketMon 14:00-21:00; Tue-Fri 12:00-21:00; Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun closed
Le Bouillon is Omaha's most Parisian dining room, with natural wines, oysters, and French small plates in a Howard Street storefront doubling as a wine shop.
Order: Oysters with a glass from the natural wine list during Monday afternoon happy hour.
New American$$Old MarketTue-Fri 07:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-14:00; Mon closed
Kitchen Table on Farnam Street runs a farm-direct breakfast and lunch programme with Nebraska ingredients, serving until mid-afternoon and never later.
Order: Farm-sourced seasonal grain bowl: the kitchen rotates the base grain and protein weekly.
Mediterranean$DundeeMon-Thu 11:30-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:00; Sun 11:30-20:00
Amsterdam Falafel and Kabob in Dundee is Nebraska's best cheap meal, with falafel and kabob wraps at a self-serve topping bar for around $11.
Order: Falafel wrap with toppings from the self-serve bar: the mix-and-match format keeps the queue moving fast.
American steakhouse$$$MidtownTue-Thu 11:00-14:00, 16:00-21:00; Fri 11:00-14:00, 16:00-22:00; Sat 10:00-14:00, 16:00-22:00; Sun 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00; Mon closed
Gorat's on Center Street is the steakhouse Warren Buffett has publicly called his favourite, with hand-cut steaks and one of the city's most cited Reubens.
Order: T-bone or house Reuben: what Warren Buffett orders when he brings his Berkshire Hathaway group here each year.
French$$Old MarketMon-Thu 10:00-22:00; Fri 10:00-23:00; Sat 09:00-23:00; Sun 11:30-21:00
La Buvette combines a wine and grocery merchant with a rotating French kitchen, serving daily specials and a wine retail shelf in an Old Market storefront.
Order: Rotating daily French special with a glass from the merchant wine section; the cheese counter pairs well.
Italian$Little BohemiaMon closed; Tue-Thu 08:30-19:30; Fri 08:30-20:00; Sat 07:30-20:00; Sun 07:30-18:00
Orsi's on Pacific Street has been a Little Bohemia institution since the early 1900s, baking Italian bread and selling brick-oven pizza by the slice.
Order: Brick-oven pizza slice or a fresh Italian loaf: both made the same way since the original family opened.