A list of all the restaurant recommendations from our interviews.
Adelaide, South Australia: Psychosis director Pirie Martin doesn’t eat out much but does recommend an Afghan restaurant called Parwana
Ankara, Türkiye: Producer Ali Aksu recommends the new restaurant run by the Salt Bae
Auckland, New Zealand: Mega Time Squad‘s Tim Van Dammen recommends Farina.
Bailey Island, ME: Director Carter Smith (Swallowed) recommends “a fabulous new restaurant that just opened up this year [2020] called Sundrenched. There’s a famous restaurant there—Cook’s Lobster House—but I much prefer Sundrenched.”
Beacon, NY: Scott Bateman (5000 Space Aliens) recommends The Town Crier, a pub with live music.
Boulder, CO: Director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei (Cam) recommend Bramble & Hare (where the movie was conceived) and the coffee shop The Trident (where the movie was written).
Bucharest, Romania: Delta Space Mission‘s Calin Cazan recommends “for young people, Curtea Veche, and for those close to my age, any restaurant in Charles de Gaulle Square or Herăstrău Park.”
Chalmette, LA: When in Chalmette, Manbaby director Tim Lightell recommends Rocky & Carlo’s.
Chester, Connecticut: Nina Martin, author of Sexy Thrills: Undressing the Erotic Thriller, recommends the Village Bistro for brunch (tell Chelsea Nina sent you and maybe you’ll get a discount!)
Chicago, IL: Derek Bishé, producer of Next Exit (2022), recommends Portillo’s Hot Dogs, which he argues “are slightly better than Home Depot.”
* Ben Gojer, producer and special effects worm wrangler on All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, recommends the Chicago Diner
* Troy Lewis, editor on All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, recommends Alice & Friends’ Vegan Kitchen
* 366 scribe Shane Wilson recommends La Crêperie (get the Coq au Vin with Banana Nutella for dessert)
Des Moines, IA: When partying in Des Moines “Penguin” Pete Trbovich recommends a visit to Fong’s Pizza
Detroit, MI: Psycho Ape co-director Greg DeLiso recommends “National Coney Island.”
Essex, Ontario, Canada: When in Essex, director/producer Jakob Skrzypa (Vampire Zombies… From Space!) recommends Chochi’s Pizza (it may even be worth the drive if you’re in Windsor)
Fort Frances, Ontario: Actor Travis Cannon (The Diabetic) recommends “The Macom Inn” (which may no longer exist).
Grand Rapids, MI: Low-budget director Joel Potrykus (Buzzard, Relaxer): “Yester-Dog. The hot-dog place that American Pie called ‘Yester-Years.’ The writer from that is from Grand Rapids, so it’s all secretly taking place in Grand Rapids though they had to change the names of everything. I don’t eat meat any more, but if I do go back, if Y2K happens and I start eating meat again, I’m going to Yester-Dog.”
Herndon, VA: Actress Katie Parker recommends Glory Days Grill.
Home Depot (multiple U.S. cities): When dining at Home Depot, All Jacked up and Full of Worms‘ Alex Phillips says “I really like the hot dogs… Depot Dogs are great.”
Indianapolis, IN: Alfred Eaker recommends Chez Jean (“divine!”) if you have a lot to spend, and Bynum’s Steakhouse (“the best steakhouse I’ve ever been to”) if you don’t.
Kansas City, KS: Kick Me director Garry Huggins says “anywhere you go in Kansas City, Kansas for street tacos is going to be great..“
Limerick, Ireland: Roger Mitchell (“Zardoz Speaks to You”) recommends a burger place he can’t remember the name of, on the end of a bridge at the end of town.
Los Angeles, CA (Echo Park): Case Esparros (The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost) recommends the upscale pizza at Grá (where his twin brother is a chef).
Louisville, KY:
Madrid, Spain: Eccentric Eduardo Casanova proclaims “my favorite restaurant is… my mum’s house.”
Mantua, Italy: Author Paolo Zelati (“American Nightmares”) recommends Grifone Bianco in Piazzo Elba.
Minneapolis, MN: Chained for Life‘s Aaron Schimberg recommends Al’s Breakfast.
Montpelier, France: Bruno Samper (Vesper) recommends Le Jardin des Sens (which has, unfortunately, closed, though the twin brothers who operated it have started a new restaurant, Terminal #1).
Montreal, Quebec: The Diabetic director Mitchell Stafiej recommends the vegan restaurant Hello 123 and adds, “get the lasagna.”
Naugatuck, CT: Dan Pullen of Movies from Hell recommends Maple’s Family Restaurant.
New Orleans, LA: Since there are no good restaurants in New Orleans, director Joe Badon recommends you try the Chantilly Cake at Bywater Bakery.
* Manbaby director Tim Lightell has found a place to dine in the Big Easy: Elizabeth’s for brunch.
Orange, CA: It’s not clear if it’s either a restaurant or an entity that exists anymore, but Bradley Kornish of Movies from Hell recommends Thrifty’s Ice Cream.
Ottawa, Ontario: Actor James Watts (The Diabetic) recommends House of TARG.
Piermont, NY: Actor Patch Darragh (Cam) recommends Divine Wine Bar.
South Lake, TX: All Jacked Up and Full of Worms‘ Ben Gojer (see also: Chicago) recommends Johnny B’s Burgers.
St. Louis, MO: For authentic “St. Louis-style” pizza, Fang‘s Richard Burgin recommends Ino’s.
Tallinn, Estonia: Brothers Sander and Peeter Maran (Chainsaws Were Singing) recommend a pair of hamburger joints: Hesburger (multiple locations, try the cucumber and mayo) or GrillStop24h (next to St. John’s Church) .
Meanwhile, Miguel Llansó goes a different direction, suggesting the Russian restaurant Troika, which he describes as “a very strange place.”
Thames, New Zealand: Tim Van Dammen (see also: Auckland) says “If you go to Thames, I would recommend getting some fish and chips somewhere.“
Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo Gore Police‘s Yoshihiro Nishimura recommends “Kanda Kikanbo. This is the best ramen. It’s very good.“
Topanga Canyon, CA: Director Mali Elfman (Next Exit) can’t recommend any restaurants, but: “I will say, at the [Topanga Creek] General Store there’s a mini-carrot cake that you could get that’s always by the register that I would always try to steal.”
Troy, NY: When dining in Troy, 366 scribe Giles Edwards recommends Jack’s Hamburger Stand (seasonal; try the steamed hams) or Brown’s Brewing Company.
Tulsa, OK: Producer Veronika Payton (The Sudbury Devil) recommends the Nam-Hai Oriental Food Market, specifically the Phở Nhi Vietnamese Noodle House.
Vilnius, Lithuania: Kristina Buozyte recommends the wild boar at Lokys.
Wayland, MA: When asked if he could recommend a restaurant in his hometown of Wayland, MA, director and YouTuber Andrew Rakich replied, “no.”