THE LOCAL FIELD GUIDE
Around Oklahoma
Find a good meal, a curious shop, a bit of history, or somewhere to spend an afternoon. These are the places I’ve visited and the stories I brought home.
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Food & Drink
Restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and the meals worth talking about.
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Shops & Markets
Thrift finds, neighborhood stores, markets, and curious places to browse.
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Museums & History
Museums, historic places, and the stories behind a stop.
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Parks & Outdoors
Parks, lakes, and a good excuse to spend some time outside.
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Arts & Culture
Murals, galleries, creative spaces, and local culture.
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Games & Collectibles
Arcades, comic shops, toys, books, and collections worth exploring.
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JR’s Pub & Grill Is Where South OKC Gets Burgers, Karaoke and Night Golf
JR’s Pub & Grill in south Oklahoma City pairs burgers, pool, karaoke and TVs with a lighted nine-hole par-3 golf course, driving range and mini
Read the story The Red Cup’s Apple Johnnycakes Made My Lost TikTok Draft Less Painful
The Red Cup in Oklahoma City is a long-running vegetarian cafe on N. Classen known for vegan breakfast, apple Johnnycakes, Rancheros Verdes, coffee and an
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Enoki Eatz at The Collective Made Me Forget About Meat for a Meal
Enoki Eatz inside The Collective in Midtown Oklahoma City serves plant-based burgers, walnut tacos, mushroom-forward plates and the kind of food that makes meat feel
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The Barn Drive-Thru: The Stillwater Liquor Store I Had to Make a U-Turn For
The Barn Drive-Thru in Stillwater, Oklahoma is a barn-shaped drive-through store on The Strip near OSU, known for fountain drinks, snacks, beer and wine.
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Sweis Specialty Foods Keeps 75 Years of Grocery Life Going at NW 30th and May
Sweis Specialty Foods in Oklahoma City is a family-owned neighborhood grocery at 3106 N May Ave with groceries, produce, dairy and a meat department, plus
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Windsor Donuts Was a Good Late Stop on My OKC Donut Tour
A stop at Windsor Donuts in northwest Oklahoma City, a straightforward Windsor District donut shop near NW 23rd and Meridian with donut holes, an apple
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