Modern American$$$Old MarketTue-Sat 17:30-close; Mon and Sun closed
Chef Tim Nicholson's Bemis Bag Building kitchen has drawn multiple James Beard nominations, built on Nebraska farm sourcing and serious charcuterie.
Signature: House-cured charcuterie, Farm-sourced vegetable courses
Order: Whatever the charcuterie board carries that evening: house-cured and always different.
Contemporary American$$$Old MarketTue-Sun 17:30-close; Mon closed
V. Mertz serves five and eight-course tasting menus in the Old Market Passageway, with a 450-bottle cellar and Nebraska-sourced seasonal ingredients.
Signature: Five-course tasting, Eight-course grand tasting
Order: Eight-course Grand Tasting with Wine Spectator-honoured cellar pairings for the full evening.
Modern European$$$BensonThu-Sun 17:00-close; Mon-Wed closed
Au Courant's European kitchen rotates its six-course tasting menu every week, using Nebraska ingredients in a format that changes completely by Thursday.
Signature: Six-course weekly tasting menu
Order: The six-course weekly-changing chef's tasting menu, under $80 per person at time of research.
American steakhouse$$$Old MarketTue-Fri 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00; Sat 17:00-21:00; Sun-Mon closed
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.
Signature: Bone-in rib-eye, Prime rib
Order: Hand-cut bone-in rib-eye: the dish bringing stockyard workers and journalists to 27th Street since 1922.
American steakhouse$$$MidtownTue-Thu 11:00-14:00, 16:00-21:00; Fri 11:00-14:00, 16:00-22:00; Sat 10:00-14:00, 16:00-22:00; Sun 10:00-14:00, 16:00-20:00; Mon closed
Warren Buffett's favourite steakhouse, Gorat's on Center Street has been open for decades and makes one of Omaha's most cited Reubens with hand-cut steaks.
Signature: T-bone steak, House Reuben
Order: T-bone or house Reuben: the cuts Warren Buffett has been ordering at his annual table here for decades.
American steakhouse$$$West OmahaMon-Fri 11:00-14:00, 17:00-22:00; Sat 16:00-22:30; Sun 16:00-21:00
The Drover's whiskey-marinated steaks over wood grill are the city's most discussed steakhouse alternative, rooted in Omaha's Western-dining tradition.
Signature: Whiskey-marinated steak, Bone-in filet
Order: Whiskey-marinated filet: the overnight bourbon marinade is the Drover's signature draw.