When celebrity chef Alton Brown declared Block 16’s Croque Garçon burger “the best burger I’ve ever had. Period.” on national television, the people of Omaha simply nodded — because they already knew.
Block 16 is the James Beard Award-nominated, nationally acclaimed, farm-to-table street food spot on Farnam Street where chef couple Paul and Jessica Urban have been turning locally sourced ingredients, family memories, and relentlessly creative daily specials into some of the most talked-about food in the entire country since 2010. 🍔
Named Best Burger in Nebraska, Best Restaurant in Nebraska, and featured on Food Network and USA Today — this is the downtown Omaha gem that put the whole city on the American food map.
How Block 16 Won Omaha’s Hearts
Paul and Jessica Urban never planned on opening a sandwich counter. The two met in Metropolitan Community College’s culinary program with dreams of fine dining — white tablecloths, tasting menus, the whole vision…