The busiest driving week of the year
Pick your road. Chef lists the places worth getting off the highway for, in the order you'll pass them: how far off the exit, what to get, the usual hours, and who's open on Thursday. Then open the whole drive in Google Maps.
Boston to D.C.
I-95, Boston to Washington · 442 miles · 5 stops
Olneyville New York System · Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana · Madonia Brothers Bakery · Reading Terminal Market · Faidley's Seafood
Manhattan to the East End
The LIE to the Hamptons · 115 miles · 4 stops
Briermere Farms · Tate's Bake Shop · Candy Kitchen · Cromer's Market
Detroit to Tampa
I-75, Michigan to Florida · 1130 miles · 6 stops
Tony Packo's · Camp Washington Chili · Harland Sanders Café and Museum · The Varsity · Ellis Bros. Pecans · Columbia Restaurant
L.A. to the Bay
I-5, Los Angeles to San Francisco · 388 miles · 4 stops
Philippe the Original · Bravo Farms · Harris Ranch · Pea Soup Andersen's
Tell Chef where you're driving from and to, and he'll find the stops worth getting off for.
19 stops, every one checked open on November 5, 2026. Hours change the week of Thanksgiving: call ahead. Chef Amazing isn't paid by any place here. Driving a road we don't have yet? Tell us at hello@chefamazing.com.
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