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food · california

Alice's Restaurant

Alice's Restaurant at 17288 Skyline Boulevard in Woodside, CA has been the Bay Area's premier motorcycle gathering spot for decades, perched at the intersection of Skyline Blvd (CA-35) and La Honda Road (CA-84). The diner serves classic American breakfasts and burgers and is surrounded by redwood forests at roughly 1,460 feet elevation. On any given weekend, the front parking lot is packed with bikes representing every style. The location makes it a natural hub for riders coming up from San Jose, down from San Francisco, or looping Skyline and Alice's to the coast on Highway 84.

food · vermont

American Flatbread at Lareau Farm

American Flatbread occupies the original farmhouse at Lareau Farm, a 25-acre property on the west side of Route 100 in Waitsfield, Vermont, just south of Waitsfield Village and north of the Mad River crossing. Open Thursday through Sunday evenings, the restaurant bakes thin-crust wood-fired flatbreads (pizza) using local Vermont ingredients in a hand-built outdoor earthen oven. The farm setting — river meadows, gardens, and the 19th-century farmhouse — makes it one of the most atmospheric dining stops on the VT-100 corridor. The restaurant has occupied this location since 1991 and is consistently cited among the best food stops in the Mad River Valley.

food · minnesota

Aroma Pie Shoppe

The Aroma Pie Shoppe occupies a small house at 618 Main Street in Whalan, MN 55949, a village of roughly 60 people tucked into the Root River valley along the Historic Bluff Country National Scenic Byway (MN-16). The shop is renowned throughout the region for homemade pies with local fruit fillings including rhubarb, gooseberry, and wild blueberry, baked fresh daily in a seasonal operation that runs roughly May through October. Seating is minimal and the shop fills quickly on weekend afternoons. Whalan sits on MN-16 between Lanesboro and Peterson, placing it at the geographic heart of the bluff-country motorcycle loop that follows the Root River corridor.

food · south carolina

Aunt Sue's Country Corner

A beloved roadside complex at 107 Country Creek Drive in Pickens, just off SC-11 between Caesars Head and Table Rock State Parks, two miles east of Table Rock. The property includes a Southern comfort-food restaurant, an ice cream parlor, a pizza shop, and a cluster of retail shops in a country-village setting. Owner Teresa Lewis has operated the property for over 20 years, and it has become a well-known refueling stop for riders looping the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. The location at the foot of Table Rock puts it directly on the most popular motorcycle day-ride route in the Upstate. Open seasonally; hours vary by season.

food · hawaii

Aunty Sandy's Banana Bread

Aunty Sandy's Banana Bread is the iconic roadside food stop on the Road to Hana, operating for over 30 years at 210 Ke'anae Road on the Ke'anae Peninsula, reached by turning left off Hana Highway just past mile marker 16. The family-run stand bakes fresh banana bread on-site daily and serves hot dogs and kalua pig. The stand faces the ocean on the black-lava Ke'anae Peninsula — a short detour from HI-360 that drops riders into a dramatically different seascape. Open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until sold out (often by noon in peak season). No entry fee.

food · arizona

Bear Wallow Cafe

Bear Wallow Cafe is a beloved small-town diner in Alpine, Arizona, at the northern terminus of the Coronado Trail (US-191), sitting at 8,046 feet elevation. Famous for its house-made pies and hearty breakfasts, the cafe has been a fixture for riders completing the Devil's Highway run since before the road was re-signed from Route 666. The menu leans classic American — eggs, burgers, steaks — with locals and through-riders mixing freely at the counter. Hours are 6am–8pm and the parking lot handles multiple bikes comfortably.

food · louisiana

Best Stop Supermarket

Family-owned Cajun country store open since 1986 and an 18-time winner of Times of Acadiana's Best of Acadiana poll. Specializes in housemade boudin (pork, chicken, shrimp, and crawfish), cracklins, boudin balls, and smoked sausage. Located at I-10 Exit 97 in Scott — widely regarded as the boudin capital of Louisiana — making it the default fuel stop on any I-10 or Atchafalaya-corridor ride.

food · minnesota

Betty's Pies

A North Shore institution since 1956 — it started as a fish-shack coffee stop — famous for five-layer butterscotch and French blueberry pies. Open daily, right on MN-61.

food · new jersey

Blairstown Diner

Family-owned classic diner operating since 1949 on NJ Route 94 in the heart of the Warren County Skylands. Gained cult fame as a filming location for the original Friday the 13th (1980). Retro decor, full breakfast all day, and a loyal rider crowd. Open daily 7 AM–8 PM.

food · utah

Burr Trail Grill

Casual diner and coffee shop at the western mouth of the Burr Trail Scenic Backway in Boulder. Hearty breakfasts and lunches; on-site coffee bar. The building sits literally at the point where UT-12 bends and the Burr Trail heads east into Capitol Reef country — half the riders who arrive for fuel leave planning a detour.

food · missouri

Carl's Drive-In

Carl's Drive-In at 9033 Manchester Road in Brentwood sits on the historic Route 66 alignment west of St. Louis. The small carhop-style stand dates to a 1918 service station footprint and has operated as a restaurant since the 1940s; Carl Meyer bought and renamed it in 1959. The menu centers on burgers, hot dogs, onion rings, and root beer floats from a hand-dipped soft-serve machine. The retro stand is routinely featured in Route 66 guides as one of the few genuinely intact mid-century carhop experiences still operating in Missouri.

food · pennsylvania

Cedar Run Inn

A remote roadhouse at the floor of Pine Creek Gorge in the hamlet of Cedar Run, sitting directly on the Pine Creek Rail Trail at the corridor's midpoint. Listed as a key resupply stop on the Mid-Atlantic Backcountry Discovery Route and a classic lunch stop for motorcyclists descending into the gorge from PA-414. The inn serves food and drinks daily and offers basic lodging — one of the only services for miles in either direction along the gorge bottom. Address: 281 Beulahland Rd, Cedar Run, PA 17727.

food · rhode island

Champlin's Seafood Deck

Counter-service seafood institution at the entrance to Galilee Harbor since the 1940s, where Rhode Island's largest commercial fishing fleet unloads daily. Open-air deck and Channel Lounge seating overlook the working waterfront and the Block Island Ferry channel. Menu driven by whatever comes off the boats: whole lobsters, native littlenecks, fried squid, fresh scallops.

food · north dakota

Cowboy Cafe

A no-frills diner on Medora's main drag that has been feeding travelers and park visitors since the Badlands tourism era took off. Open for breakfast and lunch only (7 am–2 pm, Mon–Sat), cash-friendly, with straight-ahead American diner food. The northeast-corner location makes it an easy first or last stop when riding the South Unit scenic loop.

food · illinois

Cozy Dog Drive In

A Route 66 institution open since 1949 at 2935 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703. Ed Waldmire Jr. invented the corn dog on a stick here in the early 1940s and named it the 'Cozy Dog.' The original drive-in moved to its current building in 1996 but has operated continuously on Route 66 ever since. The walls are covered in Route 66 memorabilia and old photographs. Open Monday through Saturday 8 am to 8 pm.

food · vermont

Creemee Stand — Wilmington

The Creemee Stand is a seasonal roadside soft-serve custard shack at 716 Route 100 North in Wilmington, Vermont, on the southern stretch of the VT-100 corridor near the junction with Route 9. Serving since the 1970s, it is one of the most cited creemee destinations in southern Vermont — the Signature Vermont Maple Creemee is made with locally produced maple syrup. Ice cream is sourced from Wilcox Dairy, the oldest ice cream manufacturer in Vermont. Open daily noon–9 PM during the May–October season. The stand sits in a wide gravel pull-off with easy motorcycle parking directly off Route 100.

food · illinois

Dixie Travel Plaza

Founded in 1928 by J.P. Walters and John Geske as a sandwich stand in a truck mechanic's garage on US Route 66, the Dixie Trucker's Home in McLean is one of the longest-operating truck stops in America. Located at 260 Dixie Rd (Route 136), McLean, IL 61754, off I-55 exit 145, it sits roughly halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. The Geske family ran it from 1928 to 2003; it survived a fire in 1965 and closed for only one day. Now operating as a full travel plaza, it remains a documented Route 66 landmark.

food · mississippi

Doe's Eat Place

A James Beard Foundation 'America's Classic' (2007) that has operated out of the same ramshackle building on Nelson Street since 1941. Customers walk through the kitchen to reach their table; the tamales are Delta-style and the charcoal-seared porterhouses are legendary. Still family-run by the Signa family.

food · delaware

Dogfish Head Milton Brewery

The flagship production brewery and tasting room of the famed craft-beer pioneer, housed in a converted cannery on the Broadkill River. Riders arrive via DE-9 or US-113 to sample 27 rotating taps, walk through the Steampunk Treehouse, and take guided tours. A natural anchor on any southern-Delaware run.

food · rhode island

Flo's Drive In

A legendary open-air clam shack on the shore of Narragansett Bay in Portsmouth's Island Park neighborhood, open seasonally since 1936. Known statewide for whole-belly fried clams served at outdoor picnic tables a stone's throw from the water. The original Drive-In is open Thursday–Sunday, 11am–8pm, seasonal.

food · texas

Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop & Bent Rim Grill

A motorcycle-stop store (opened 2002) with the attached Bent Rim Grill — "Ride to Eat, Eat to Ride" — at the Ranch Road 337 hub in Leakey.

food · michigan

Good Hart General Store

An authentic 1934 general store sitting mid-route on M-119 at the heart of the Tunnel of Trees, Good Hart General Store is a beloved rider waypoint 13 miles north of Harbor Springs and 8 miles south of Cross Village. The store has operated for nearly a century and stocks deli food, a full bakery, groceries, and a U.S. Post Office under one roof. The store's own website maintains a 'Biker Corner' page dedicated to motorcyclists on the Tunnel of Trees. The surrounding village of Good Hart is an unincorporated community directly on M-119 where the tree canopy is thickest.

food · west virginia

Harper's Old Country Store

West Virginia's oldest continuously operated store in its original building (est. 1902, fifth-generation Harper family) sits at the junction of Routes 28, 33, and 55 directly in front of Seneca Rocks. The oiled hardwood floors and pressed-tin ceiling are unchanged; upstairs the Front Porch Restaurant serves hand-tossed pizzas, calzones, sandwiches, and local WV beers. The store owner describes motorcyclists as 'probably the fastest growing part of the tourism business.' Open Wednesday–Sunday.

food · maryland

Harris Crab House

A waterfront crab house at Kent Narrows on the Eastern Shore, just minutes off US-50/301 after crossing the Bay Bridge. Open daily 11 am–8:30 pm, it serves steamed Chesapeake blue crabs by the dozen, cream of crab soup, and crab cakes directly overlooking the narrows. The large parking lot handles bikes easily, and it's a natural anchor for any Eastern Shore day loop.

food · maine

Hawk's Nest Lodge & Restaurant

A full-service lodge and restaurant on the bank of the Dead River in West Forks, serving the Old Canada Road (US-201) corridor. The wrap-around deck overlooks the river and makes for a memorable lunch or dinner stop on the 78-mile byway between Skowhegan and the Canadian border. The pub menu leans toward hearty fare suited for riders; the location is less than a mile north of the Kennebec River confluence. Under new local ownership since 2024. Open seasonally.

food · kansas

Hays House 1857 Restaurant & Tavern

Established in 1857 by Seth Hays on the Santa Fe Trail, Hays House is documented as the oldest continuously-operating restaurant west of the Mississippi River. The stone building at 112 W. Main in Council Grove anchors the north end of the Flint Hills National Scenic Byway. The menu leans on Kansas comfort food — award-winning Chicken Fried Steak, slow-smoked brisket, and house-made pies — in a dining room that has fed travelers for more than 165 years. Recognized as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine by the Kansas Sampler Foundation.

food · ohio

Heini's Cheese Chalet

Heini's Cheese Chalet at 6005 County Road 77 in Millersburg has been a third-generation family business since 1935, operating as the retail and tasting arm of Bunker Hill Cheese. Riders rolling through Holmes County on the Amish Country Tour loop pull in for free samples of more than 80 cheese varieties made on site, handmade fudge, bulk foods, and coffee. The factory floor is visible from the tasting room. Cheese-making typically runs mornings only. The surrounding roads through Holmes County — SR-557, SR-83, and CR-77 itself — carry light traffic through farms and buggy lanes that make for an unexpectedly pleasant rural ride.

food · utah

Hell's Backbone Grill & Farm

Farm-to-table restaurant in Boulder that is a legendary pilgrim stop on Scenic Byway 12. Sits at the junction of UT-12 and the Burr Trail, making it a natural refuel point between Capitol Reef and Bryce Canyon. Seasonal menu driven by the on-site farm; outdoor seating with red-rock backdrop. Opens spring through fall.

food · utah

Kiva Koffeehouse

A striking kiva-style cafe built into the hillside above the Escalante River canyon, near milepost 73 on Scenic Byway 12. Open Wed–Mon, April through October.

food · michigan

Legs Inn

A stone-and-driftwood castle at the northern terminus of the Tunnel of Trees on M-119, Legs Inn opened in 1921 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Polish immigrant Stanley Smolak hand-carved fantastical creatures into every surface using tree roots, limbs, and driftwood. The roofline is crowned with inverted cast-iron stove legs — giving the inn its name. The menu leans Polish (pierogis, borscht, kielbasa) alongside UP pasties and lakeside garden seating. Motorcyclists fill the parking lot from spring through fall; the Discovery Channel listed M-119 as a Top 10 North American motorcycle ride, and Legs Inn is the natural bookend.

food · delaware

Lewes Oyster House

Award-winning tavern by chef Sean Corea at 108 2nd Street in historic downtown Lewes — raw bar, regionally sourced seafood, and craft beer a few blocks from the Canal. Popular with touring riders finishing the coastal Route 1 run before or after the Cape May ferry crossing.

food · north carolina

Lynn's Place

Lynn's Place is a family-owned American diner at 237 E Main Street in downtown Robbinsville, NC, in operation since March 2003. The menu centers on homemade Carolina Mountain cooking: hand-cut steaks, fresh-ground burgers, a seasonal salad bar with local vegetables, and rotating homemade desserts. Open Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Friday until 9 p.m. Robbinsville sits at the convergence of three landmark motorcycle roads — US-129 (Tail of the Dragon), the Cherohala Skyway (NC-143), and Wayah Road — making Lynn's Place the default lunch and dinner stop for riders based in the area.

food · oklahoma

Meers Store & Restaurant

A living ghost-town general store turned cult-burger destination at 26005 State Hwy 115 in Meers, the last surviving structure of an 1890s gold-rush town inside Comanche County. Meers raises its own Texas Longhorns and grinds fresh patties daily for the MeersBurger — so large it requires a special oversized bun — and a Bison Burger sourced from refuge-adjacent herds. Food Network named it the best burger in Oklahoma. The store is on Hwy 115 northeast of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge main entrance, making it the natural post-ride meal stop after the Mount Scott loop.

food · nevada

Middlegate Station

Middlegate Station is a historic roadhouse on US-50 — the 'Loneliest Road in America' — located roughly 45 miles east of Fallon in Churchill County. Founded as a Pony Express relay post in 1857, the station today combines a full bar (the Sagebrush Saloon), a restaurant famous for its multi-pound 'Middlegate Monster' burger, a mini-mart, motel, and RV park. It is one of the very few services for miles in either direction, and the 'Shoe Tree' — a cottonwood covered in hundreds of tossed pairs of sneakers — stands just east along the highway. Gas, cold beer, and honest food in genuine American West isolation.

food · kentucky

Miguel's Pizza

Miguel's Pizza at 1890 Natural Bridge Road in Slade has been the unofficial base camp for Red River Gorge visitors since the 1980s. Rock climbers originally turned the small yellow building into a gathering spot, and riders followed — the gravel lot routinely fills with motorcycles on weekends from April through October. The menu centers on hand-tossed pizzas built to order, plus calzones and salads. Camping on the property is available for a small fee. Miguel's sits half a mile from the Natural Bridge State Resort Park entrance and is one of the few year-round food stops inside the gorge corridor.

food · arizona

Mt. Lemmon Cookie Cabin

The Cookie Cabin has been family-owned in Summerhaven at the top of Mount Lemmon since 1990, perched at 7,700 feet above Tucson in the Santa Catalina Mountains. It serves giant handcrafted cookies and New York-style pizza to cyclists and motorcyclists who've climbed the Catalina Highway (SR-77 extension) — a 25-mile run that gains 6,000 feet of elevation from the Sonoran Desert floor to a pine-covered sky island. The address is 12781 N Sabino Canyon Park, Summerhaven. Open daily 11am–5pm, with outdoor seating overlooking the forest.

food · arkansas

Oark General Store

Operating since 1890 and believed to be Arkansas's oldest continuously running store — now a full cafe on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places, deep in the Ozark backroads.

food · arkansas

Oark General Store & Cafe

Founded in 1890, Oark General Store is the oldest continuously operating store in Arkansas, sitting in the tiny hamlet of Oark at the east end of the Pig Trail (AR-23). The cafe serves made-from-scratch burgers, pies, and ice cream. The store is listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places and has long been one of the most-photographed biker stops in the Ozarks. Riders arriving from the north on AR-23 or from the south via Ozark reach it at the tail end of the Pig Trail's switchbacks.

food · wisconsin

Pete's Hamburgers

Pete's Hamburgers has operated at the corner of Blackhawk Avenue and Beaumont Road in Prairie du Chien, WI since 1909 — over 115 consecutive years under one family. The walk-up stand serves a single item: a water-poached burger with onions cooked directly on a flat-top griddle flooded with water, producing a soft, steamed bun and a melt-in-your-mouth patty. Open Friday through Sunday, April through October only. Prairie du Chien sits where WI-35 (Great River Road) meets the Wisconsin River, and the stand is a pilgrimage stop for touring riders on the southern stretch of the byway.

food · montana

Philipsburg Brewery & Town Center

Philipsburg is a well-preserved 1880s silver-mining town on the Pintler Scenic Highway, home to the Philipsburg Brewing Company — a popular rider lunch and beer stop. The historic Broadway Street is walkable and lined with original storefronts including the famous Sweet Palace candy shop.

food · new york

Phoenicia Diner

The Phoenicia Diner is a 1962 stainless-steel classic diner sitting directly on Route 28 in the heart of the Catskill Mountains at 5681 NY-28, Phoenicia, NY 12464. The diner serves elevated American diner fare — pancakes, eggs Benedict, and burgers — made from locally sourced Hudson Valley ingredients. It has become a cultural touchstone of the Catskill Mountain Scenic Byway and is a well-known stop on the 52-mile Route 28 corridor that passes through Woodstock, Phoenicia, and Shandaken. On weekends, the parking lot fills with motorcycles from New York City and the Hudson Valley.

food · new hampshire

Polly's Pancake Parlor

A White Mountains institution since 1938, Polly's Pancake Parlor sits at 672 Route 117 in Sugar Hill — a small hilltop village with panoramic views of the Franconia Ridge and Cannon Mountain. The restaurant serves buckwheat, whole wheat, and cornmeal pancakes cooked on a wood-fired griddle, along with local maple syrup tapped from the surrounding property. The farmhouse setting, mountain backdrop, and breakfast-focused menu have made it a must-stop for generations of New England touring riders. Open seasonally; call ahead for current hours.

food · new mexico

Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante

Rancho de Chimayó Restaurante occupies a 19th-century hacienda at 300 Juan Medina Rd in Chimayó, a quarter mile from the Santuario. A James Beard Foundation American Classics Award winner, the restaurant serves northern New Mexican staples — carne adovada, chile rellenos, posole — using house-made red and green chile. The covered outdoor patio on the acequia (irrigation ditch) is the preferred seating for riders arriving in warmer months. Open since 1965, it is consistently cited as the defining dining stop on the High Road to Taos corridor.

food · maine

Red's Eats

An institution since 1938 and one of the most-photographed roadside shacks in New England, Red's Eats sits at the corner of Water Street and Route 1 in downtown Wiscasset, right at the Sheepscot River bridge. The lobster roll — stuffed with more than a whole lobster's worth of fresh claw and tail meat, served with butter and mayo on the side — has been described by food writers and riders alike as a mandatory stop on any Maine coast run. The building is about the size of a minivan; eat at picnic tables on the riverbank. Open late April through mid-October, Tuesday–Sunday.

food · oklahoma

Rock Cafe

A Route 66 institution at 114 W. Main Street in Stroud, Oklahoma, built in 1936 from local sandstone and open continuously since 1939 (with a hiatus after a 2008 fire, reopened 2009). Owner Dawn Welch served as the real-life inspiration for Sally Carrera in Pixar's Cars (2006), cementing the cafe's national profile. The menu leans diner classics — burgers, chicken fried steak, catfish, pie — prepared from scratch. The original rock walls and wartime-era grill are intact. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

food · nebraska

Sandhills Corral

A bar and grill at the junction of US-83 and Nebraska Highway 2 in Thedford — the most notable food and fuel stop in the middle 100-plus-mile stretch of the 272-mile Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway. Known for burgers and smoked prime rib. In a region where gas and meals can be 50+ miles apart, Thedford is the critical mid-route resupply.

food · virginia

Skyland Resort Dining Room

Perched at the highest elevation on Skyline Drive (MP 41.7–42.5), Skyland's Pollock Dining Room offers farm-to-table meals with panoramic Shenandoah Valley views. Open seasonally late March through early November, it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. A lighter Mountain Taproom menu and Grab 'n Go counter are also on site — ideal for riders who don't want a full sit-down.

food · indiana

Story Inn

Story Inn occupies the entire village of Story, Indiana — Indiana's oldest country inn, established in 1851 and restored as a combined restaurant, tavern, and bed & breakfast. Located at 6404 State Road 135 S where Brown County State Park meets the Hoosier National Forest, the inn serves farm-to-table cuisine with craft beer and wine out of a cellar bar in a historic general-store building. Rooms and cottages are available for overnight stays starting around $200. The property sits on SR-135, one of southern Indiana's premier motorcycle roads, and the inn's parking lot regularly fills with two-wheelers on weekends.

food · new mexico

Sugar Nymphs Bistro

Sugar Nymphs Bistro sits at 15046 NM-75 in the mountain village of Peñasco, roughly midway along the High Road to Taos at around 7,500 feet. The mural-covered building houses a beloved farm-to-table café known for house-made soups, sandwiches, and fresh salads using locally sourced ingredients. Its location on NM-75 — a quieter High Road alternative with sweeping mountain meadow views — makes it the natural lunch stop on the northern half of the route. Open Wednesday through Sunday; the laid-back atmosphere draws both touring riders and locals.

food · missouri

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard at 6726 Chippewa Street, St. Louis, has operated on Historic Route 66 since 1941 and is one of the most recognizable roadside food landmarks in the United States. The walk-up window serves the chain's famous 'concrete' — a thick frozen custard shake served upside-down — along with sundaes and seasonal specials. The Chippewa location is a Missouri and Route 66 landmark, listed by the Missouri Route 66 Association as a must-stop. Open daily; outdoor seating only.

food · tennessee

Tellico Grains Bakery

Tellico Grains Bakery is a family-owned artisan bakery at 105 Depot Street in Tellico Plains, TN, operated by Stuart and Anissa Shull. Breads are baked fresh daily in a wood-fired brick oven, and sandwiches are made to order on house-baked rolls starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Wood-fired pizzas are available daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The bakery sits at the western gateway to the Cherohala Skyway and has built a strong following among touring motorcyclists who stop here to fuel up before or after tackling the 43-mile byway into the Smokies.

food · colorado

Tennessee Pass Cafe

Tennessee Pass Cafe at 222 Harrison Avenue in Leadville occupies a historic building in the center of North America's highest incorporated city (10,152 ft). The menu leans into American comfort food with vegetarian and vegan options, a full bar, and outdoor seating. Leadville sits at the intersection of two major Colorado motorcycle byways — the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway (Independence Pass / Tennessee Pass corridor on SH-82 and US-24) and the road south toward Collegiate Peaks. It is the only full-service town along a 60-plus mile mountain corridor and functions as the natural refueling and food stop for riders cutting between Aspen and the Arkansas Valley.

food · indiana

The Overlook Restaurant

The Overlook Restaurant has operated since 1948 at 1153 West State Road 62 on a bluff above Leavenworth, Indiana, offering a 20-mile panoramic view of the Ohio River's Horseshoe Bend from both the dining room and outdoor seating. The menu is American diner-style — burgers, catfish, country cooking — with an attached lounge. It sits on SR-62, part of the Ohio River Scenic Byway, making it a natural lunch or dinner stop on the byway run through Crawford County.

food · connecticut

The Pantry

A beloved local institution since 1977, The Pantry in Washington Depot serves housemade breakfasts, lunches, and baked goods in a cozy New England setting. The restaurant is independently owned and operated in the heart of Washington Depot village — a natural pause point on the Route 47/202 corridor through the Litchfield Hills. Locally sourced ingredients, strong coffee, and substantial sandwiches make it a practical mid-ride stop.

food · california

The Rock Store

The Savko family's stone roadhouse on Mulholland Highway, serving riders since 1963. Open Friday through Sunday — the weekend gathering point for LA's canyon-riding scene.

food · georgia

The Rusty Bike Cafe

A motorcycle-themed breakfast-and-lunch cafe ranked #1 restaurant in Clayton, GA on TripAdvisor with 600+ reviews. Located at the southern end of US-441 where it enters Rabun County's waterfall country, it is a favorite fueling stop for riders coming off the Tallulah Gorge area and heading north toward Dillard or the Blue Ridge. Signature dishes include the Roadster (chicken fried steak and eggs) and banana bread French toast. Hours 7 am – 3 pm daily.

food · wyoming

Top of the World Store

A beloved log-cabin general store at 9,400 ft on the Wyoming side of the Beartooth Highway (US-212), officially addressed in Cody, WY. Sells gas, groceries, fishing licenses, and snacks — the de-facto mid-pass refuel stop and social hub for riders crossing Beartooth. The store's elevation and stark alpine surroundings have made it a pilgrimage point for motorcyclists since Charles Kuralt called this 'the most beautiful drive in America.'

food · arizona

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat is a tiny unincorporated community of about six permanent residents on the Apache Trail (SR-88), 18 miles northeast of Apache Junction. The last surviving stagecoach stop on the historic trail, today it consists of a saloon, restaurant, gift shop, and ice cream parlor crammed into a handful of historic buildings. The Superstition Saloon — its walls plastered floor-to-ceiling with signed dollar bills — serves burgers, chili, and cold beer to riders who've just navigated the paved stretch of the Apache Trail past Canyon Lake. It's the turn-around point for most bikes, as the road beyond becomes unpaved dirt.

food · wisconsin

Trempealeau Hotel, Restaurant and Saloon

The Trempealeau Hotel at 11332 Main St, Trempealeau, WI 54661 is a historic riverfront saloon dating to the late 1800s, perched alongside the Mississippi at the WI-35 Great River Road. Famous across the Midwest for its vegetarian Walnut Burger, the kitchen also serves classic bar food and regional Wisconsin fare. Outdoor riverfront seating, a live-music stage, and lawn space overlooking the water make summer evenings here a destination in their own right. Hours vary by season (Fri–Sat 3–9 p.m., Sun noon–7 p.m. as of 2026; check ahead). Motorcyclists on the Great River Road routinely flag it as a must-stop for the combination of history, cold drinks, and a burger unlike anything else on the route.

food · ohio

Triple Nickel Diner

A family-owned farm-to-table diner founded in 2016 by two former nurses, right off SR-555 in Chesterhill — homemade pies included. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

food · georgia

Two Tire Tavern

A motorcycle-themed bar and restaurant on Helen's main strip, ranked #1 bar and pub in town on TripAdvisor. Moto décor, an outdoor deck for people-watching, and a draft beer list draw riders in after runs on the nearby Richard Russell Scenic Highway, GA-180 Wolf Pen Gap Road, and the Unicoi Gap. Free off-street parking accommodates large groups of bikes on the paved lot.

food · south dakota

Wall Drug

The legendary roadside complex — 5¢ coffee, free ice water, and an 80-foot brontosaurus — drawing two million visitors a year to a town of fewer than 900.

food · pennsylvania

Wellsboro Diner

A 1939 Sterling Diner car parked on Wellsboro's gas-lit Main Street and operating continuously ever since — rated one of the best classic diners in America by Huffington Post. Known for towering hot roast beef sandwiches, fresh-baked pies, and a no-frills breakfast that fuels riders before a day on PA-44 or PA-144. On summer and fall weekends, rows of motorcycles line the street out front as riders base camp in Wellsboro for Pine Creek Gorge runs. Breakfast and lunch only; street parking for bikes.

food · washington

Whistlin' Jack's Lodge

Whistlin' Jack's Outpost and Lodge has operated on SR-410 beside the Naches River since the early 1900s. The current property at 20800 WA-410 in Naches includes a 96-seat Riverside Restaurant, a 70-seat Fireside Lounge with 10 beers on tap and a full bar, an outdoor dining patio, a gift shop, and eight lodge rooms plus six river cabins. The kitchen runs American comfort food and mountain staples. It occupies a narrow riverside clearing midway up the Chinook Pass approach — the only full-service food and lodging stop for miles in either direction on SR-410, making it the natural midday break for riders heading to or from the pass.

food · alabama

Wildflower Cafe

Atop Lookout Mountain in the village of Mentone, the Wildflower Cafe occupies an 1800s log cabin and serves fresh New American dishes with a hippie-chic vibe. One of northeast Alabama's most-reviewed mountain restaurants.

food · wisconsin

Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor

Wilson's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor at 9990 Water Street (WI-42), Ephraim, WI 54211 has operated continuously since 1906 — making it one of Wisconsin's oldest continuously operating restaurants. The soda fountain and ice cream parlor serves home-brewed draft root beer, sundaes, classic burgers, and sandwiches from a classic counter-service setup steps from the Eagle Harbor shoreline in Door County. Phone: (920) 854-2041; website: wilsonsicecream.com. WI-42 runs the full length of the Door Peninsula's west shore, and Ephraim is its most-visited village for cyclists and motorcyclists.

food · iowa

WW Homestead Dairy

A working farm dairy at 850 Rossville Rd, Waukon, IA 52172 producing award-winning fresh cheese curds, cream-line whole milk, and homemade ice cream served in waffle cones made on site. Open Mon–Thu 8 am–7 pm, Fri 8 am–8 pm. Farm tours are available. Located in Allamakee County in the Iowa Driftless Area, a few miles from Waukon on a rural county road. Self-described as 'The Cheese Curd Capital of Iowa.'