Upstream Brewing Company is an american restaurant in Old Market, Omaha.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: House-brewed session ale alongside the weekend brunch burger: the kitchen and the brewery are under one roof.
Address: 514 S 11th St, Omaha, NE 68102
Kathmandu Momo Station serves Himalayan dumplings and Nepalese small plates downtown, open late and cited as one of Omaha's most underrated casual kitchens.
Order: Steamed momo dumplings: the filling changes daily and the kitchen makes them by hand each morning.
Cascio's has served Italian-style steaks in Little Bohemia since 1946, with a house Polish vinaigrette salad that regulars insist on ordering.
Order: Italian-dressed salad then the bone-in rib-eye: the combination unchanged since the family opened in 1946.
Noli's sells New York-style slices from a Blackstone window, using a water filtration system tuned to match New York tap water mineral content for its dough.
Order: Large New York slice: the owner adjusts water pH to replicate New York mineral content for the dough.
Kathmandu Momo Station serves Himalayan dumplings and Nepalese small plates downtown, open late and cited as one of Omaha's most underrated casual kitchens.
Order: Steamed momo dumplings: the filling changes daily and the kitchen makes them by hand each morning.
La Casa Pizzaria has made Sicilian thin rectangular pizza on Leavenworth Street since 1953, the hamburger topping its house signature from the start.
Order: Thin rectangular Sicilian-style pizza: the dough recipe unchanged since Joe Patane opened in 1953.
Elie's Chinchorro on 16th Street is one of few Puerto Rican restaurants in the Great Plains, serving traditional food largely absent from city food coverage.
Order: Traditional pernil: slow-roasted pork shoulder, the most frequently cited dish in local food coverage.
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.
