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The SBH review: The top 5 new(-ish) Omaha restaurants
It’s that time of year again: annual food lists are back. Honestly, I always enjoy digging around my own archive, remembering what I enjoyed (and sometimes what I didn’t) and realizing which restaurants, in my real life, I have visited again and again. Favorites change. This year, I’m trying something new: taking a look back…
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The 38 Essential Omaha Restaurants – 2024 Edition
An omakase and yakitori from the city’s first James Beard finalist, prime rib at a century-old steakhouse, the purported inventor of the Reuben sandwich, and more of Omaha’s best meals.
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The SBH Review: Sushi and burgers? Memoir opens trendy new chapter for Omaha restaurant group
I’ve been thinking a lot about how a restaurant tells us who it is. Memoir, a new, super-hot downtown Omaha restaurant is dedicated to that exact task: telling a story. It’s the tale of Omaha-based Flagship Restaurant Group, an arbiter of cool in this city for two decades with spots like Blue Sushi Sake Grill,…
Business: Memoir
In early 2024, Omaha-based Flagship Restaurant Group celebrated its 20th anniversary with its version of an American grill. Nestled in a downtown spot east of 10th Street, Memoir borrows ideas from each of the group’s other concepts in an attempt to tell Flagship’s whole story. Expect a broad swath of pasta, grilled entrees, sushi, and steaks, plus a craft cocktail program, all set in a rich dining room filled with hues of gold, green, and burgundy. The Pyro burger and the riff on a French dip are especially popular selections from the sandwich menu.