What are the best restaurants on Route 66?

Start with classics and easy road-trip stops like The Albright, Pine Country Restaurant, Frontier Restaurant, The Big Texan, Mother Road Market, Ted Drewes, Cozy Dog Drive In, and Lou Mitchell’s.

How does Roamward choose restaurants?

Roamward keeps this list curated: places must be trip-useful, currently operating when verified, and good fits for major routes, park gateways, or overnight towns.

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Dining · Route towns · Park gateways

Best restaurants on American road trips

Quick answer: start with 57 curated places to eat near major routes and gateway towns — not an exhaustive phone book, just the meals worth planning into the drive.

Updated 2026-07-01. Hours, menus, and reservations can change; check the restaurant before you go.

6 spotsArizonaFlagstaff · Kingman · Seligman · more 8 spotsCaliforniaBarstow · Big Sur · Malibu · more 3 spotsIllinoisChicago · Springfield 4 spotsMissouriJoplin · Springfield · St. Louis 4 spotsNew MexicoAlbuquerque · Gallup · Santa Fe · more 4 spotsNorth CarolinaAsheville · Blowing Rock · Little Switzerland · more 4 spotsOklahomaElk City · Oklahoma City · Stroud · more 1 spotTexasAmarillo 21 spotsUtahBryce Canyon City · Moab · Springdale · more 2 spotsVirginiaFloyd · Roanoke

Plan it. Then take it on the road.