New American restaurants in Omaha
11 new american places in Omaha we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Omaha · New American across every city.
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V. Mertz
- ★ 4.7
- Contemporary American
- $$$
- Old Market
Order Eight-course Grand Tasting with Wine Spectator-honoured cellar pairings for the full evening.
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Johnny's Cafe
- ★ 4.8
- $$$
- Old Market
Order Hand-cut bone-in rib-eye: the dish bringing stockyard workers and journalists to 27th Street since 1922.
The 2026 James Beard America's Classics winner, Johnny's has run beside the Union Stockyards since 1922 and is in its third generation of family ownership.
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Gorat's Steak House
- ★ 4.6
- $$$
- Midtown
Order T-bone or house Reuben: the cuts Warren Buffett has been ordering at his annual table here for decades.
Warren Buffett's favourite steakhouse, Gorat's on Center Street has been open for decades and makes one of Omaha's most cited Reubens with hand-cut steaks.
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The Drover
- ★ 4.5
- $$$
- West Omaha
Order Whiskey-marinated filet: the overnight bourbon marinade is the Drover's signature draw.
The Drover's whiskey-marinated steaks over wood grill are the city's most discussed steakhouse alternative, rooted in Omaha's Western-dining tradition.
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Monarch Prime and Bar
- ★ 4.3
- $$$
- Old Market
Order The dry-aged programme changes by cut and season: ask the server what came off the dry-age rack that week.
Monarch Prime and Bar runs a house dry-ageing programme inside the Hotel Deco XV, with a bar menu that extends alongside the dining room into late evening.
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Kitchen Table
- ★ 4.1
- New American
- $$
- Old Market
Order Seasonal breakfast bowl: the kitchen sources directly from regional farms and the grain base changes weekly.
Kitchen Table on Farnam Street runs a farm-to-table breakfast and lunch programme with produce and proteins arriving weekly from Nebraska farms.
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Kitchen Table
- ★ 4.1
- New American
- $$
- Old Market
Order Farm-sourced seasonal grain bowl: the kitchen rotates the base grain and protein weekly.
Kitchen Table on Farnam Street runs a farm-direct breakfast and lunch programme with Nebraska ingredients, serving until mid-afternoon and never later.
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Gorat's Steak House
- ★ 4.6
- $$$
- Midtown
Order T-bone or house Reuben: what Warren Buffett orders when he brings his Berkshire Hathaway group here each year.
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.
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V. Mertz
- ★ 4.7
- Contemporary American
- $$$
- Old Market
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Johnny's Cafe
- ★ 4.8
- $$$
- Old Market
The 2026 James Beard America's Classics winner, Johnny's Cafe has served hand-cut steaks in the same building beside the former Union Stockyards since 1922.
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Monarch Prime and Bar
- ★ 4.3
- $$$
- Old Market
Monarch Prime and Bar runs a house dry-ageing programme in Hotel Deco XV, with white tablecloth steakhouse service and a late-evening bar menu.