Front Street Cafe in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood delivers exactly that kind of religious experience with a chicken sandwich so criminally delicious it should come with a warning label.

OJ’s Diner sits unassumingly in Greenville, looking exactly like what you’d expect from a classic American diner – which is to say, it looks like home. The kind of home where someone actually knows ...

Modern-day general stores are a nod to this old model, but today’s incarnations are upscale and well edited. Along with ...