Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain

It's the real deal, and it sits directly on the "mother road," Route 66. This neighborhood fixture was restored in the late '80s to turn-of-the-20th-century glory. The soda fountain, complete with antique stained-glass cabinets, marble-topped counters, chrome bar stools and original Hamilton Beach malt mixers, came from a 1900s pharmacy in Missouri. The fare: comfy food throwbacks like egg creams, vanilla Cokes, phosphates, banana splits, milkshakes and floats. The butterscotch sundaes are super-swell.