This trendy spot has rock walls, funky-colored tiles, comfy booths and light fixtures that seem right out of the 1950s.

Friendly if sometimes too-cool-for-school servers sling hash with a smile—or was that a smirk?—at the 101 Coffee Shop. Mussed-up diners take it all in stride: Dude, it's all good, man. The non-greasy greasy-spoon experience is helped along by quality entres like chorizo and eggs with grits, smoked salmon scrambles, blackened chicken sandwiches, and fried chicken. Owner Warner Ebbink, who also oversees the retro-swanky Dominick's, knows exactly how to draw in good-looking crowds with a penchant for nostalgia.