Wake up and smell the diner coffee: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. With that wisdom in mind, our annual Cheap Eats issue pays homage to—and very few dollars for—classic bacon and eggs, and cheap morning meals. Runny yolks, homemade pop tarts, Nutella-coated crepes…why would anybody eat anything besides breakfast food? Click […]
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Help us find more under $7 deals
Our reporters’ assignment: scour the couch pillows for loose change—limit $7—and hit the streets in search of delicious deals. That means regular menu items, not specials, going beyond the bargain standards of pizza and fast food. The more unexpected the discovery, the better. The meals we offer here will surely whet your appetite. But just […]
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Best Chowder
Perennial winner of this category is Esquire, located up on the Bedford Highway, one of those sterling roadside restos you can’t miss. The chowder continues to appeal due to the old-fashioned way it’s made—with cream, not milk—and the variety of ways you can have it: with corn, haddock or lobster. On Fridays, ask for the […]
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True North Diner’s retro-fitted comforts
In going for a retro look and feel for the True North Diner, the owners have apparently spared no expense. The vast cavern of mediocrity that was the Ponderosa has become a gleaming, chrome and red, black and white tiled bastion of days past. It looks really sharp—not the genuine patina of age that the […]
