If there's any place that takes pizza making seriously, then it is Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza. Delivering the best quality of pizzas, this pizzeria is hard to match-up to. One of the things that Marco's is also famous for, is their gluten-free pizza base! Ambiance, staff and food have everyone raving about this place. Â
The owner of Mercury Café calls it a community center. The cafe exudes a vague hippie aura and serves as a restaurant, bakery, coffeehouse, dance club and concert hall. It is hard to pinpoint the exact style of this eclectic nightspot, serving up everything from Celtic and Cajun to theater and poetry. Swing and salsa bands are regulars on the second floor, which accommodates 350. The main dining room might feature a concert pianist one evening and a string quartet the next. The dinner menu offers salads, sandwiches, pasta dishes and more.
Located within walking distance of the State Capitol and other city landmarks, this restaurant has built a name for serving excellent vegetarian food. The decor is bare bones simple, and the clientele runs the gamut from heath nut business yuppies to granola hippies. Breakfast, with the amazing Banana Bread French Toast, Breakfast Burrito and numerous scramblers, made the place famous. But lunch draws huge crowds and popular demand finally kept the place open for dinner, which feature tofu creations, pasta, and an excellent veggie burger.