11 new american places in Omaha we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Omaha | New American across every city.
V. Mertz ★ 4.7
Old Market · 1022 Howard St, Omaha, NE 68102
V. Mertz serves five and eight-course tasting menus in the Old Market Passageway, with a 450-bottle cellar and Nebraska-sourced seasonal ingredients.
Johnny's Cafe ★ 4.8
Old Market · 4702 S 27th St, Omaha, NE 68107
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.
Gorat's Steak House ★ 4.6
Midtown · 4917 Center St, Omaha, NE 68106
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.
The Drover ★ 4.5
West Omaha · 2121 S 73rd St, Omaha, NE 68124
The Drover's whiskey-marinated steaks over wood grill are the city's most discussed steakhouse alternative, rooted in Omaha's Western-dining tradition.
Monarch Prime and Bar ★ 4.3
Old Market · 316 S 15th St, Omaha, NE 68102
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.
Kitchen Table ★ 4.1
Old Market · 1415 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102
Kitchen Table on Farnam Street runs a farm-to-table breakfast and lunch programme with produce and proteins arriving weekly from Nebraska farms.
Kitchen Table ★ 4.1
Old Market · 1415 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102
Kitchen Table on Farnam Street runs a farm-direct breakfast and lunch programme with Nebraska ingredients, serving until mid-afternoon and never later.
Gorat's Steak House ★ 4.6
Midtown · 4917 Center St, Omaha, NE 68106
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.
V. Mertz ★ 4.7
Old Market · 1022 Howard St, Omaha, NE 68102
V. Mertz operates in the historic Old Market Passageway, serving five and eight-course tasting menus with a Wine Spectator Award-recognised cellar.
Johnny's Cafe ★ 4.8
Old Market · 4702 S 27th St, Omaha, NE 68107
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.
Monarch Prime and Bar ★ 4.3
Old Market · 316 S 15th St, Omaha, NE 68102
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.