The Walnut Room

You can slum it with a cheap slice and a drink at just about every pizza joint in town, but when you want to slum it in style, the Walnut Room feels your vibe. At lunchtime, a fresh-faced server, usually of the hipster sort, will trot out an eight-inch thin-crust pizza topped with whatever single ingredient tickles your fancy, a cup of soup or a house salad scattered with mozzarella, and a beverage. This Five Points joint, which opened in 2005, is not only a great place for grub, but it's also a 250-person music venue that brings in a steady stream of local and national acts and boasts one of the best-sounding rooms in the city.