Above, A Runza
Bellevue, NE-
Stella’s Bar & Grill-106 Galvin Rd S, Bellevue, NE 68005-Old bar serving burgers rustic style. Since 1936 but modern renovation takes away some of the charm.
Cairo, NE
Bowling Bar-
Cairo Bowl and The Watering Hole- 324 S High St, Cairo, NE 68824-Old Bowling alley with a tin ceiling bar with good burgers.
Columbus, NE
Eats-Glurs Tavern-2301 11th St, Columbus, NE 68601-US 30 circa 1876 awesome old bar and grill with great burgers
Fremont, NE
Eats-
Penny’s Diner-2700 Diers Pkwy, Fremont, NE 68025-24 hour diner
Grand Island, NE
Bar/Venue-
Glass Bar-1009 W North Front St, Grand Island, NE 68801-Charming neighborhood bar with bands
Eats-
Coney Island Lunch Room-104 3rd St E, Grand Island, NE 68801-Chili dog spot since forever
Hastings, NE
Attraction/Museum-
Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum-1205 E 42nd St, Hastings, NE 68901(402) 705-0000
Hyannis, NE
Eats-
Hyannis Hotel-102 Main Ave, Hyannis, NE (308) 458-2344-Really old bar steakhouse in a tiny old hotel.
Lincoln, Nebraska
As mentioned above, look for the Frenchie Sandwich around the area, a breaded deep fried grilled cheese.
Bars-
1867 Bar-101 N 14th St #6, Lincoln, NE 68508-531-289-1724-Local Live Music
Eats-
Lees Chicken-1940 W Van Dorn St, Lincoln, NE 68522-Famous old chicken restaurant
Tina’s Cafe -616 South St, Lincoln, NE 68502-Awesome giant cinnamon rolls and a local variation of the regional runza.
Sweets
UNL Dairy Store-114, Food Industry Complex, Lincoln, NE 68503- 402-472-2828-Ice cream shop offering items produced from the universitys dairy program
Venues-
Zoo Bar-136 N 14th St, Lincoln, NE 68508-Since 1973, more jazz or blues type bands. Zoo fest every July
Loup City, NE
Eats-Loup City Diner-705 O St, Loup City, NE 68853 308-745-2021-Not a fancy space but quality food
McCook, NE
Bakery-Sehnert’s Bakery & Bieroc Cafe-312 Norris Ave, McCook, NE 69001-Closed Sunday, closes early on Saturday.
North Platte, NE
Bars-
Kelsey’s Place-219 W Rodeo Rd Ave, North Platte, NE 69101-Local bar
Ogallala, NE
Many Western Town attractions here.
Eats-
Front Street Steakhouse & Crystal Palace Saloon-519 E 1st St, Ogallala, NE 69153-Western shootout show, steak and lots of old west displays
Homemade Heaven-12 N Spruce St, Ogallala, NE 69153 (308) 284-4879-Burgers, Sandwiches and Pies in an old diner setting.
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is a college town and border city. It borders Council Bluff, Iowa, where the bars close a little later. Last time I was there, Omaha bars closed at 1 am, while in Council Bluffs they close at 2.
Omaha is also a roadtrip town. People there think nothing of Driving 10 hours to Chicago, or 4 hours to Kansas City, where the amusement Park Worlds of Fun is.
Gallery-
Petshop Gallery -Art gallery/Group creative space in Omaha, Nebraska
: 2727 N 62nd St, Omaha, NE 68104
Museum-
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum– more than 28,000 Western and American Indian art works and artifacts.1700 NE 63rd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 478-2250
The Local weekly is the Omaha Reader.
Other music links:
Lazy Eye-non specific local band info.
Black Heart Booking puts on some punk and metal shows along with A-13 Punk Rock.
Bars-
The Homy Inn-1510 N Saddle Creek Rd, Omaha, NE 68104-Since 1956. Champagne on Tap and lots of decorations with old beer giveaways and cans. Open slighty later than most, til 2 am.
Beercade-Our charter forces us to list all arcade and pinball bars-6104 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104
Jerry’s Bar- 6301 Military Ave, Omaha, NE 68104-Nice bar with comfy booths
Tiki Bar-
Laka Lono Rum Club-1204 Howard St, Omaha, NE 68102-Awesome tiki bar.
Eats-
Nebraska has a local specialty aside from Meat known as the Runza. They have all sorts of varities, but the basic and original is a roll filled with a beef, cabbage, onions and spices, sort of like a knish, but with regular bread dough instead of pastry. And you can find them at a chain called Runza, with tons of locations throughout the state.
Aside from Runza there is a chain called Little King Sandwich Shop which is a step up above subway in Omaha.
Also there is a regional sandwich called the Frenchie or Frenchie. It is a grilled cheese dipped in breadcrumbs and fried and available at local chains Don and Millies which is a chili dog chain mainly and the odd hybrid Mexican joint in Lincoln, Amigos/King Classic.
Johnnys Cafe-4702 S. 27th St.-Omaha, NE -402-731-4774-Steak, and for dessert-Turtle pie. Rumors of its demise are swirling sadly but its still surviving in 2023
Gorat’s Steak House 4917 Center St Omaha, NE (402) 551-3733 seems to get high marks now from the locals. Live music on Saturdays
Big Mamas Kitchen, 3223 North 45th Street, Turning Point Campus, Bldg A, Omaha NE 68104-old school soul food restaurant in an former school building. They have a unique item called an afro burger which is a highly spiced Tubular beef patty dipped in bbq sauce.
The Drover -2121 S 73rd St, Omaha, NE 68124 (402) 391-7440-Old steakhouse with “omahas first salad bar” virtually unchanged since 1968 and “famous whisky steaks”
Lithuanian Bakery & Cafe -7427 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68114-Bakery with ethnic baked goods. Get a napoleon torte
Orsi’s Italian Bakery & Pizzeria-621 Pacific St, Omaha, NE 68108-100 plus year old pizza bakery
Shirley’s Diner– 13838 R Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137
Live music-
The B. Bar-4330 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE 68105
The Sydney– 5918 Maple St, Omaha, NE 68104 (402) 932-9262-Bar with bands
Pageturners Lounge– 5004 Dodge St Omaha, Nebraska 68132
The Waiting Room Lounge-6212 Maple St, Omaha, Nebraska 68104(402) 884-5353
Reverb Lounge – 6121 Military Ave, Omaha, NE 68104 til–2AM (402) 884-5707
O’leaver’s-1322 S Saddle Crick Rd-Omaha, NE, 68106
The Admiral Auditorium, 2234 South 13th Street, Omaha, NE
Westfair Ampitheater-Westfair is located on Highway 6, just 2 miles east of I-80 on the East side of Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs is just over the river from Omaha.
Harney Street Tavern-1215 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68102
Record stores-
Antiquarium-417 S 13th St, Omaha, NE 68102
Homer’s Record Stores, 13533 “I” Circle, Omaha, NE 68137
Town House Inn Omaha 1963, formerly at 7000 Dodge Street
Indianola, NE
Eats-
The Rocket Inn – 117 4th St, Indianola, NE 69034 (308) 364-9906-Trashy travel is a pizza snob and refuses to eat it outside of NY or New Haven, CT. That being said, this lost in time Nebraska joint has a hyper-regional variation that is thick and loaded.
McCook, NE
Eats-
Mac’s Drive-In – 809 W B St, McCook, NE 69001 (308) 345-2420-Drive in restaurant with a dining room with phones to call in your order. Hand cut onion rings, pizza burgers.
Sehnert’s Bakery & Bieroc Cafe-312 Norris Ave, McCook, NE 69001
www.sehnerts.com 308-345-6500
Papillion, NE
Eats-
Caniglia’s A Mano-11425 S 72nd St #101, Papillion, NE-Tiny spot with 4 tables with pizza and subs.
Paxton, NE
Eats-
Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse -1933 casual steakhouse with big-game trophies.123 N Oak St, Paxton, NE 69155 (308) 239-4500
Scottsbluff, NE
Eats-
Scotty’s Drive-In-618 E 27th St, Scottsbluff, NE 69361-Food Drive in with an amazing sign
Virginia Nebraska
Terry’s Steakhouse-200 4th St, Virginia, NE 68458-Freestanding old building with a steakhouse
