Earthworks Cafe & Lounge

Earthworks Cafe & Lounge on W Main Street in Newark is a brunch and dinner restaurant with a stage. Bands play on weekends, and Sunday nights are bingo. It's big and industrial, with comfy chairs, couches, nooks and rotating art. There's no wifi, and brunch moves at a relaxed pace.

The hangover fries are a fun brunch pick. There's a French scramble, French toast, grits and pancakes, and the Reuben is good at lunch. Groups can get a mimosa bucket. You can buy bags of coffee to take home.