Metro Bites

By Michael Palacios

Oklahoma City has diverse culinary experiences sprawled throughout the metro. From brunch food to Japanese, the food options within the city are nearly endless. Here are six must-try local restaurants offering delicious food and welcoming dining atmospheres

1. Paseo Grill
2909 Paseo, Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Located in the historic Paseo Arts District of Oklahoma City, the Paseo Grill offers a masterful take on American cuisine. The menu includes dishes found all over the globe with tasteful spins added from their own kitchen. You can expect to find every corner covered here as the menu features entrees coming from both land and sea with their signature being the prime New York strip steak. The romantic ambiance of the  Paseo Grill creates an intimate experience for visitors whether it be inside in the warmly lit velvet seating area or the patio that overlooks the Paseo’s dazzling scenery.

Paseo Grill

2. Neighborhood JAM
525 NW 11th St., Suite 101, Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Breakfast or lunch? Sometimes it can be a bit difficult deciding what to eat when you don’t know what you want. Neighborhood JAM makes the choice much easier as it's known definitively as the community brunch spot. Sprinkled with colorful decor, the atmosphere is a warm welcome for family and friends to come and enjoy comfort food together. They have pancakes, eggs, potatoes, sausages and much more. You want it? They have it. Best part is there’s never a Neighborhood JAM that is too far away as they have four locations throughout Oklahoma City.

Neighborhood JAM

3. The Hall’s Pizza Kitchen
1004 N Hudson Ave., Suite 106, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Pizza is an all-American favorite. A seemingly endless variety of combinations of toppings and ingredients can be assembled when creating a pie. It never seems to go wrong. The most popular pie is “The Saturday Night,” a classic meat lovers pizza inspired by the owner’s tradition of making this signature pizza every Saturday night. Their wood-fired pizza comes in all styles, and the atmosphere inside boasts a light industrial aesthetic along with a rooftop patio for a gorgeous view of Oklahoma City. Hall’s Pizza Kitchen offers just that, a great taste and time.

The Hall's Pizza Kitchen

4. Flower Child
1144 NW 63rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73116

A thoughtfully-crafted menu with an intention of serving healthy meals, every ingredient put into the dish is brought fresh from nearby farms. Inclusion is a major goal for Flower Child as their menu features various meals that are labeled as either vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free. They also offer other options for those expecting a more traditional take on healthy options such as the popular grilled chicken thigh and yaki noodles. Flavor is definitely not a missing factor. Because of the practices used, there is something for everyone here. It’s simply healthy.

Flower Child

5. Tamashii Ramen House
321 NW 8th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73102

Inspired by the Japanese noodle houses across the Pacific Ocean, Tamashii Ramen House offers an authentic taste of ramen with a noir-like setting and plays anime and Japanese shows on their projectors for guests to enjoy. Specializing in pork-based broths, the ramen house serves a multitude of soups. The biggest hit is the tonkatsu ramen, a classic noodle and pork broth adorned with vegetables, hard boiled egg and slices of pork.

Tamashii Ramen House

6. Stella Modern Italian Cuisine
1201 N Walker Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73103

As the restaurant’s name advertises, Stella adorns itself with elegant contemporary decor. This philosophy transfers to their culinary practices as their presentation of each dish is distinguished by its aesthetic. From tastefully aged wines to quintessential dishes like Italian sausage pasta and tomahawk pork chop, Stella has cuisines that coincide with the atmosphere. The menu also changes with the season that keeps visitors coming back to experience the fine dining all over again. The Italian restaurant also offers popular brick-oven pizzas for casual dining with great taste.

Stella Modern Italian Cuisine