Best of OKC

Best of Food & Drink

Best Pet-Friendly Patio
The Pump Bar
Closed as of August 3, 2025

Good Times
Skydance Brewing Co.
The Garage Burgers & Beer
The Winston

Best Place to Watch TV Sports
Fassler Hall
421 NW 10th St., suite 201

74 Sports Kitchen & Cocktails
Pub W
The Garage Burgers & Beer
The Winston

Best Local Brewery
Angry Scotsman Brewing
704 W. Reno Ave.

Lively Beerworks
Prairie Artisan Ales
Skydance Brewing Co.
Stonecloud Brewing Company

Best Cocktail
Club Special - The Mill Bar Neighborhood Bar
3600 NW 58th St.

Butterfly Effect, Jimmy B’s Culinary + Krafted
Oklahoma Old Fashioned, Symmetry
So Fresh, So Clean, Pub W
Zuma Puma, Zuma OKC

Best Breakfast
Cafe Antigua
1903 N. Classen Blvd.

Aurora All Day Café
Jimmy’s Egg
Neighborhood J.A.M.
Sunnyside Diner

Best Brunch
Cafe Kacao
3325 N. Classen Blvd.

Cheever’s Café
Hatch Early Mood Food
Neighborhood J.A.M.
Press & Plow

Best spot open Late
Guyutes
730 NW 23rd St.

Beverly’s Pancake House
The Mill Neighborhood Bar
Two Doors Down Wine + Bistro
Zuma

Best Burger
Johnnie’s Charcoal Broiler
multiple locations

Bar Arbolada
Sun Cattle Co
The Garage Burgers & Beer
Tucker’s Onion Burgers

Best Taco
Big Truck Tacos
530 NW 23rd St.

Café Sol
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Hacienda Tacos
Taco Empire

Best Sandwich Shop
Lee’s Sandwiches
3300 N. Classen Blvd.

City Bites
Neptune Submarine Sandwiches
The Goose
Two Doors Down Wine + Bistro

Best Barbecue
Clark Crew BBQ
3510 Northwest Expressway

Big O’s Pork & Dreams
Earl’s Rib Palace
Smokehouse Social Barbecue
Swadley’s Bar-B-Q

Best Pizza Place
Hideaway Pizza
multiple locations

Empire Slice House
Pizzeria Gusto
The Hall’s Pizza Kitchen
Dado’s Pizza

Best Steakhouse
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse
multiple locations

Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Mickey Mantle’s Steakhouse
Ranch Steakhouse
Symmetry

Best Sushi
Tokyo Japanese Restaurant
7512 N. Western Ave.

Cafe Icon Sushi & Grill
Jimmy B’s Culinary + Krafted
Roll and rock Sushi and Hibachi
Sushi Neko

Best Seafood
Pearl’s Oyster Bar
5641 N. Classen Blvd.

AKAI Sushi
Kanji Japanese
Symmetry
Tokyo Japanese Restaurant

Best Restaurant or Bakery w/ Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free options
Picasso Cafe
3009 Paseo

30th Street Market
Big Biang Theory
Birdies by Chef kevin Lee
Plant

Best Dessert Restaurant, Shop or Bakery
Pie Junkie
1711 NW 16th St.

Boom Town Creamery
Ganache Patisserie
Harvey Bakery & Kitchen
L’Arc Pâtisserie

Best Mexican Restaurant
Azteca Mexican Grill OKC
4024 N. May Ave.

Abel’s Mexican Restaurant
Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant
Mama Roja Mexican Kitchen
Ted’s Café Escondido

Best Latin Restaurant
Cafe Kacao
3325 N. Classen Blvd.

1492 New World Latin Cuisine
Café Antigua
La Brasa
Púchica Muchá Que Rico

Best Italian Restaurant
Patrono Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar
305 N. Walker Ave.

Osteria
Bellini’s Ristorante & Grill
Benvenuti’s Ristorante
Papa Dio’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

Best Coffee Shop
Elemental Coffee
815 N. Hudson Ave.

Bradford House
Full Circle Bookstore
Harvey Bakery & Kitchen
Vacca Coffeehouse


Best Western European Restaurant, not Italian
La Baguette Bistro
7408 N. May Ave.

Fait Maison Restaurant
Fassler Hall
Ganache Patisserie
Rainbow Bistro


Best Mediterranean Restaurant
Basil Mediterranean Café
211 NW 23rd St.

Cous Cous Cafe
Hummus Mediterranean Cafe North OKC
Mediterranean Imports, Deli & Gastro Goods
Zorba’s Mediterranean Cuisine

Best Indian Restaurant
Taj Cuisine of India
1500 NW 23rd St.

Gopuram Taste of India
Himalayas - Aroma of India
Rasoi Indian Restaurant and Deli
Sheesh Mahal

Best Eastern Asian Restaurant
Ma Der Lao Kitchen
1634 N. Blackwelder Ave., suite 102

Chuanyu Fusion
Gorō Ramen
Pho Thai Nguyen
VII Asian Bistro

Best New Restaurant to Open After 8/1/24
Tipsy Tomato
7301 N. May Ave.

BAR SEN
Hillwilly’s Kitchen & Bar
Elisabetta
Two Doors Down Wine + Bistro

Best Fine Dining Restaurant
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse
multiple locations

Black Walnut
Frida Southwest
Symmetry
The Metro Wine Bar & Bistro

Best Neighborhood Bar
The Mill Neighborhood Bar
3600 NW 58th St.

Blue Note Lounge
The Pump Bar
Two Doors Down Wine + Bistro
Zuma

Best New Bar to Open After 8/1/24
Later Bye
301 NW 13th St., suite 101

Hillwilly’s Kitchen & Bar
Pub W, Yukon
SDCR Barley & Wine Bar, Edmond
Two Doors Down Wine + Bistro

Best Patio Dining
Redrock Canyon Grill
multiple locations

Flip’s Wine Bar & Trattoria
Guyutes
Hillwilly’s Kitchen & Bar
Pizzeria Gusto

Best Diner
Sunnyside Diner
multiple locations

Around the Corner Restaurant
Boomarang Diner
Granny’s Kitchen
Jeff’s Country Cafe

Best Restaurant
Ma Der Lao Kitchen
1634 N. Blackwelder Ave., Suite 102

AKAI Sushi
Cattlemen’s Steakhouse
Frida Southwest
Symmetry

Best Chef
Chef Meghan Synco, Hal Smith Restaurants
@chefsynco

Andrew Black, perle mesta
Chef Kevin Lee, Birdies
Jeff Chanchaleune, Ma Der Lao Kitchen and BAR SEN
Kathryn Mathis, pizzeria gusto

Best Pre-or-Post Event Spot
The Jones Assembly
901 W. Sheridan Ave.

Fassler Hall
Guyutes
Stonecloud Brewing Company
The Pump Bar

Best LGBTQ+ Bar or Club
The Boom
2218 NW 39th St.

Angles
Indigo Lounge
The County Line
Tramps

Best Dive Bar
The Mill Neighborhood Bar
3600 NW 58th St.

Blue Note Lounge
Cookie’s on Western
Good Times
The Flea

Best National or Regional Restaurant*
CAVA
multiple locations

Chili’s Grill & Bar
Chuy’s
Texas Roadhouse
Whiskey Cake

Best appetizers
Pizzeria Gusto
2415 N. Walker Ave.

Benvenuti’s Ristorante
Pub W
Symmetry
The Winston

Best local lunch spot
Cheever’s Café
2409 N. Hudson Ave.

Charleston’s Restaurant
Pub W
Rainbow Bistro
Two Doors Down Wine + Bistro

Best Food Truck
Tamale King
2915 N. Classen Blvd., suite B

Birrieria Utzil
Bondi Bowls
Mob Thai’d
Taste of Soul Eggroll