Neighborhood: Blackstone

South 33rd Street to 38th Street; Leavenworth Street to Dodge Street.

  • Old Man Drinker’s absolute best places to get a cocktail in 2019

    Old Man Drinker’s absolute best places to get a cocktail in 2019

    Hello friends, citizens of the nearly one million person metropolitan area known as Omaha and treasured guests who found this on Google.com after panicking upon remembering they are gonna be with their lame co-workers on an Omaha business trip in 24 hours and have no idea where to drink. It’s Ol’ Man Drinker, risen from…

  • Old Man Drinker’s cocktail awards

    Old Man Drinker’s cocktail awards

    Let’s do some Old Man Drinker awards, since it’s awards season and there is so much more cocktail love to go around in Omaha Town. Best West Omaha restaurant to get a legit drink: Dante, 16901 Wright Plaza. You my have noticed that my Top 5 bars in Omaha list is East Omaha focused. Sorries,…

  • A rumored Brazilian steakhouse, new takeout curry and Omaha’s Topgolf

    Omaha’s first Brazilian steakhouse plans to open in the Capitol District. Rumor is a Texas de Brazil is coming to the development off 10th and Capitol; no timeline has been announced yet. I’ll keep you posted.→ A new food hall is part of the ongoing development in the Blackstone District. Here’s the scoop via my…

  • Instagram: Dec. 15

    Instagram: Dec. 15

    Did you know @forno.omaha has wings? They do. And they’re great, sweet-spicy with super tender meat and a lovely char.

  • Instagram: Dec. 14

    Instagram: Dec. 14

    Still working my way through Omaha chili. The full rundown will be live on my site in January.

  • Holiday lunches, the return of Austin’s Steakhouse and Petrow’s plans to close

    Another busy week in the restaurant news game.  Before I get to openings and closings, a couple events to note.  → If you find it challenging to get to Omaha’s “fancy restaurants” on a regular basis, two very nice spots (that I know of) open for a limited run of holiday lunches. V. Mertz will serve…