Boston Title and Abstract ★ 4.3
Tulsa's best-kept secret: an unmarked alley entrance leads underground to a speakeasy restaurant that does not advertise, relying entirely on word of mouth.
The places in Tulsa the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.
Off the beaten plate
Slate Sourdough ★ 4.0
A three-day-a-week small-batch sourdough bakery that sells out before noon most Saturdays, producing long-fermented organic loaves in a tiny downtown space.
Nola's Creole and Cocktails ★ 4.0
Cherry Street's low-key New Orleans kitchen that locals rate highly while visitors routinely walk past it, worth seeking out for the gumbo alone.
American Solera Brewery ★ 4.3
A mixed-fermentation brewery producing world-class sour ales in a low-key taproom that draws international beer enthusiasts while most visitors are still.